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COMMUNITY FOCUS January 2021 27A
Caring for our seniors – in Additional assistance
Sara “Suki” Sellinger Anne Spindel Arthur Timmons Frank Wieckowski
Joel & Felicia Servetz David & Lisa Spindler Bruce & Janet Udell Michele Wieckowski Sarasota and in Israel for Holocaust survivors
Berta Shaffer Paula and Arnold Spitalny Frank & Svetlana Usherenko Brenna Wilhm This program is sponsored by This program is sponsored by
Clay Shafton Iris Starr Oleg & Ritta Vainer Marvin Wolf The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
mong the greatest challenges Director of Strategic Partnerships at s Holocaust survivors continue working to get the word out to sur-
Allan & Gail Shaivitz Anne Stein Robert & Judith* Vigder Linda Wolfe our community faces during JDC-Eshel, will engage in a conver- to age, they require more help vivors who may not be aware of this
Athe Coronavirus pandemic is sation about their work, its successes Ato address a range of health, development as well as informing our
David & Robin Shapiro Barry Stein Neal Vorchheimer Nancy Wolk caring for our seniors – keeping them and challenges, what we have learned socialization and home care needs. existing clients.”
Additionally, more than $650 mil-
Gerard & Barbara Shapiro Roberta Steiner Eleanor Wachs Craig Wolpert protected physically, active mentally, about caring for our seniors during this Regrettably, Covid-19 has only exacer- lion is being allocated to survivors for
pandemic, new initiatives in Saraso-
and nourished spiritually and emotion-
bated their plight.
However, due to the gravity of the
Steven & Cheryl Shapiro Devora Leah Steinmetz Mark Walzer Scott Woolf ally. How can the necessity of physical ta-Manatee and in Israel, and how we situation, an agreement was recently social welfare aid. This marks almost
can all work together to help protect
a $40 million increase from last year.
isolation be reconciled with the impor-
Mark & Margaret Sharff Rabbi Chaim & Sara Steinmetz Elizabeth Weber Daryl Worobow tance of human contact? What can be and sustain this essential population. reached between The Claims Confer- These resources will benefit tens of
Larry & Carol Shatoff Rabbi Levi Steinmetz Herman Weber Karen Worobow done to keep our cherished seniors safe This special conversation will be mod- ence and the German government to thousands of the most impoverished
in every aspect of their health?
survivors who are especially vulner-
erated by Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman,
increase financial and human services
As members of the Sarasota-Man-
Hirsh & Goldie Shifrin Lina & Abram Stekolshchik Gloria & William Weed Stanley & Cynthia Wright atee community, we are blessed to have and is sponsored by The Jewish Fed- support for survivors worldwide. able to rises in the cost of groceries
and other necessities brought on by
eration of Sarasota-Manatee, JFCS,
“There are survivors who are under
David & Larissa Shutovsky Deborah Stengel Pamela Weigert Merrill & Sheila Wynne an expert, caring professional – Pamela JDC, Eshel, and Temple Emanu-El’s the impression that they’ve already re- the pandemic. More homecare, med-
Linda Silver Kenneth Stock Robert Weigert Larry & Sheree Zaslavsky Baron, MSW, Director of Aging Ser- Israel Committee, Social Action Com- ceived the full compensation to which ical expenses and programs to allevi-
they are entitled. But the criteria for
vices at Jewish Family & Children’s
mittee, Starfish Initiative and Adult
ate social isolation will be covered as
Alan & Cindy Silverglat Ronnie Storch Norman & Hannah Weinberg Saul & Leah Zatz Service of the Suncoast (JFCS) – over- Education Committee. compensation have changed and sup- well.
seeing local efforts. And as Jews and
All survivors in our area are urged
The event is free, and the entire
plementary payments are now avail-
Ken & Susan Simon Martin & Hadassah Strobel Kyla Weiner Sharon Zawadski friends of Israel, we are blessed to have community is warmly invited. For more able to many survivors in the wake of to contact JFCS Holocaust Assistance
information, call Rabbi Elaine Rose
this agreement,” explains Communi-
Eshel, which functions under the aus-
Director Jan Alston to learn more
Robert Simon Stephen & Leah Suffin Laura Weinshel Harry & Dodie Zehnwirth pices of the Joint Distribution Commit- Glickman at 941.379.1997. To register ty Chaplain Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz, about these new resources. Jan can be
Dennis Zimmerman
Sheri Simon Nonna & Mikahail Sukhovitsky Steven Weinshel Merrill Zinder* tee (JDC) to meet these needs all over and receive the Zoom link, please visit JFCS of the Suncoast’s Jewish Healing reached at 941.366.2224 or jalston@
the Jewish state.
Program Director. “That’s why we are
sarasotatemple.org/event-registration.
jfcs-cares.org.
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