Established in 1990, Zichron Menachem (ZM) is named in memory
of Menachem Ehrental, an Israeli boy who battled cancer for over 14 years - from
age 18 months until his young death. Drawing on their vast experience as parents
of a cancer-stricken child, Menachem's family founded ZM as a
non-profit organization aimed at easing the suffering of young cancer patients
and their families
ZM’s unique programs and activities help the ill children
and their family members cope with this often terrible disease.
ZM has been blessed from the start with many dedicated volunteers.
Specially selected and trained ZM volunteers stay with the children
at the hospital or keep them company at home, which enables the sick child’s
parents to rest, to go to work, or to do errands. Volunteers - under the supervision
of professionals in a variety of fields - assist the children at the ZM
Day Center, and they accompany the children at ZM camps
and outings.
ZM is the first organization of its kind to be established in
Israel. ZM operates nation-wide, assisting children who are being
treated at 12 different hospitals throughout Israel. ZM supplies
its programs and activities completely free-of-charge to this special population,
without discrimination regarding religion, ethnic origin or socio-economic status.