I’m Still Here – Yom Hashoah

Apr 13, 2026, 6:35 PM

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I’m still here

by your side

all these years

waiting with you

fear searing

tears burning

as we tremble

through the cold

through the dark

waiting

at the edge…

take my hand

I’m still here

About the Author

Sandra Schachter made aliya from Canada in 1968 and lived in Jerusalem for 33 years, where she was a freelance writer and editor, contributing articles and poetry to various publications around the world. She now resides in Montreal.