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OUR COMMUNITY
Just five months previous-
ly, Ancier had been expect-
ing twins. While her son,
Yoni, was born healthy, her
daughter, Chaya Nechama,
was stillborn.
“I’d been planning to wear
my twins together and didn’t
get to … So I decided to
donate my baby carriers in
honor of my baby daughter,”
Ancier said.
Ancier also posted on dif-
ferent Facebook groups, like
the 3,000+ member strong
Jewish Moms of Metro
Detroit page and others, ask-
ing if any other moms in the
area had extra baby carriers
they’d want to donate.
She was completely
stunned by the response.
Within five days, she had
collected more than 40 baby
carriers, many which were
delivered with hand-written
notes of encouragement by
their donors. She’d also col-
lected $750 from people who
did not have baby carriers
to donate but still wanted to
be part of this mitzvah and
pitched in for shipping fees.
Ancier lovingly packaged
the top-of-the-line versatile
carriers and sent them off
to the organization, which
is located out of St. Louis,
ironically where Ancier is
from, too. She moved here
just four years ago with her
husband, Justin. They are
members of Rabbi Yosef
Bromberg’s shul at Aish
HaTorah and send their
children to Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah.
Currently, these baby car-
riers, donated with love by
moms in the Detroit Jewish
community, are joining hun-
dreds of others from across
the country and will soon
be winging their way toward
those displaced moms,
where they’ll hopefully offer
a little solace and support
during this dark time.
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