At Datonics, we support a variety of charity initiatives and love when our team members share their personal volunteer commitments. Today we highlight a story from one of our team members Chana Katri, who works in our Israeli office, on her rewarding and moving work with Holocaust survivors.
My name is Chana Katri. I am 22 years old and was born and raised in Milan, Italy. I moved to Israel directly after high school, graduated in Psychology at Reichman University and am currently pursuing a Masters in Organizational Behavior and Development. I joined the Datonics team almost two years ago, working on the Operations team with Custom Segments requests and expanding to additional content-related projects.
Last year, I started to volunteer in an organization called Nizoley Shoah ( ניצולי שואה ), which provides general help and support for Holocaust survivors in Israel, as well as elderly refugees living alone.
The person I am taking care of is Tikva. Tikva is originally from Iraq and is 90 years old with a happy and faithful soul. We usually sit together drinking tea and talking about her family and her past. We go together to her doctors’ appointments and to visit her family.
Since I am far away from my family in Italy, Tikva has become my new family in Israel.
It is always nice to get advice from a strong woman like her, and I bring all her wise words with me everywhere. Spending time with her makes me feel grateful and fulfilled, but most of all, it has made me understand how such small actions are able to change a person’s day and improve their overall life.
Doing good is one of the only free things in the world, and I believe if we would all take a small responsibility on ourselves, we would definitely live in a better world with better people.
