Comfort Object

Comfort Object is an emotional, artistic initiative proposed as part of the healing process for people from the south of Israel who survived the Saturday October 7th attack. Our desire as human beings to hold on to our personal belongings, which bring us comfort and joy, hold memories and life experience is what led us, six women who come from various backgrounds – art, therapy, and social initiatives – to invite families whose lives were destroyed on October 7th to choose a damaged object and renew it. The aim of the initiative is to provide a space for the simultaneous preservation and renewal of a memory from the physical home, which was attacked and destroyed, and in so doing to create an additional facet in the healing process of these survivors, including a holistic approach. ​Dresser, toy, table, armchair, tools, jewelry, picture, stuffed toy or any other object or piece of furniture that has significance following that Saturday, will be renewed. The item may change its purpose following its renewal. ​Accompanied by the personal story and with the help of the initiative support team, the object will be renewed or repaired, rendering it an old-new item. The restoration process will be artistically photographed, hand in hand with the trauma survivors, as full partners. The owners will get their renewed objects back. If they choose, they can lend them to an exhibition, to be presented to the public together with the photos.  The project requires numerous resources such as the purchase of materials for the renewal of the objects, photography, editing, documentation, cataloging, transportation, and storage etc. To see the success of the project and to enable many families to join it, we would be happy to see you take part in it and support it (the donation is recognized for tax purposes). For further details, interest in the project or any other contribution please contact: Tal Sterlin Halperin, 052-3669581, hefetzmaavar@gmail.com  www.hefetzmaavar.com **We are Operating in partnership with Eretz-Ir, an NGO providing professional guidance and organizational base for social entrepreneurs and initiatives. All receipts will be formally provided by Eretz-Ir and the donations would be transferred directly to Hefetz Maavar.