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Jewish Family News
Volume 11 No. 2
June 2015
JFS Aging with Dignity Services
cal reimbursement, and
Shabbat meals and other
nutritional support.
Jewish Family Services
is proud to announce that
the JFS Senior Services
Department is now Aging
with Dignity Services,
reflecting our increased
breadth of services for
elders at a variety of life
stages, with a focus on
those that allow older
adults to remain in their
homes.
JFS SV HomeCare Services
Our newest program is celebrating its first nine months of service to
the community and providing flexible care as needed up to 24 hours
per day. JFS social workers provide
oversight.
“The caregivers that have been
working with my mother have been
wonderful, and we appreciate all the
work and compassion that they’ve
given us.”
“You have darling caregivers! We
fell in love at first sight.”
According to Jodi CapitolaDuran, Director of Social Services,
“Having social workers as part of
the homecare team helps to coordinate services as well as assess the
quality of care one is receiving. Our
social work staff members are liaisons between the family and caregiver. We provide an added level of
advocacy for families as care needs
change.”
Caring for the Caregivers
JFS provides group and individual training and support services
for people caring for sick or disabled
loved ones. We hold caregiver training workshops and monthly support
groups focused on reducing caregiver
stress and the additional stressors
that come with caring for a loved
one with Alzheimer or a dementiarelated disorder.
What our Homecare Consumers
Are Saying:
“She’s just wonderful! My caregiver goes out of her way without
being asked.”
Holocaust Survivor Support
We currently assist 160 Holocaust survivors (ages 70-102) with
case management, caregiver support,
home visits, homecare and medi-
Galina
Chyorny,
Coordinator
of
Holocaust
Survivor
and Émigré Services,
tells us, “Our survivors
greatly appreciate the
supermarket gift cards
that we give to them so
they can purchase more
healthy foods. Many survivors by
the of the month barely have money
left and this is substantial assistance
for them. They can now afford food
they couldn’t before. The survivors
who receive hot meals appreciate that
it lasts two days – some even make it
last the whole week. Some survivors
can’t go to the store very often to buy
food and can’t go out to eat so they
love the food we bring them from
Jerusalem Grill.” She adds, “Home
care is a big help for them and lets
Aging with Dignity • continued on pg. 4
Inside:
Backpack Drive..........................2
Freedom Seder..........................6
Yellow Comforter Project........7
Internship Opportunity...........7
Board of Directors
President
Robin Sabes
Vice President
Susan Greenberg Englander
Treasurer
Marty Newman
Secretary
Sheila Monheit
Past President
Seth Silverstein
Members
Elaine Blais • Rhonda Farber
Elizabeth Lichy • Richard Namm
Marty Newman • Bill Pomper
Fagie Rosen • Cantor Meeka Simerly
Steve Schleimer • Elise Wessels
Staff
Executive Director
Mindy Berkowitz, MSW, MA
Director of Refugee & Career Services
Zoya Lazer, MLS
Director of Social Services
Jodi Capitola-Duran, MSW, ACSW
Holocaust Survivor &
Emigre Services Coordinator
Galina Chyorny, MA
Seniors Case Manager
Avital Agam, BSW
Office Manager
Elena Aronin Kulvets, MS
Finance Manager
Tamar Levi, MA
Project N.O.A.H. Social Worker
Anna Bennett, MSW, ACSW
Career Counselor
Helen Sappa, LMFT, PhD
Vocational Case Manager
Caroline Golpashin, BA
VESL Instructor
Natalie Lazar, BA, TESL
Beginning ESL Instructor
John Bracken, TEFL
Resettlement Coordinator
Azita Eshagh, AA
Coordinator of Volunteer Engagement
Lori Cinnamon, MBA
Administrative Assistant
Valerie DuBose, AAS
MSW Interns
Clarissa Harwell, BA
Sumi Kamiya, BA
Newsletter
Bettina Rosenberg
The Jewish Family News is
published four times a year by
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Road Suite 202
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 556-0600
www.jfssv.org
From Our President
Providing Needed Services to Our Community
Robin Sabes
Dear Friends,
Summer is
fast
approaching and Jewish
Family Services
continues to strive
to provide needed
services to the community. We are
expanding our senior services. It will
now be referred to as our Aging with
Dignity program. I hope you enjoy
reading about it in this newsletter.
Our Annual Meeting will be
Wednesday, June 17 at 7:00 pm
in the Adult Lounge of the Levy
Family Campus. Refreshments will
be served. We welcome everyone
JFS Summer
Backpack Drive
June-July 2015
Collecting backpacks and school
supplies for students in
kindergarten through college
For more information
(including supply lists):
Check the JFS website
www.jfssv.org
or
email [email protected]
or
Call Lori Cinnamon, Coordinator
of Volunteer Engagement
at (408) 357-7467
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to attend. Hear about our goals
for next year, as well as the recap
of the current year. We will honor
the people who have gone above
and beyond the call of duty to make
Jewish Family Services the outstanding agency it is.
Finally, don’t forget that JFS
offers Home Care Services for
recently hospitalized people or
seniors who need extra assistance
with driving, cooking, or household
duties. Please call the office for more
information.
I hope you have a relaxing
summer.
Robin
Staff Direct Numbers
Area Code 408
Avital Agam...................357-7450
Anna Bennett...............357-7425
Mindy Berkowitz. ..........357-7455
Jodi Capitola...................357-7456
Galina Chyorny.. ..........357-7458
Lori Cinnamon.............357-7467
Valerie DuBose..............357-7542
Azita Eshagh..................357-7457
Caroline Golpashin......357-7449
Clarissa Harwell...........357-7453
Elena Kulvets.................357-7406
Sumi Kamiya................556-0600
Natalie Lazar.................357-7448
Zoya Lazer......................357-7452
Tami Levi ..................... 357-7454
Helen Sappa ..................357-7459
Executive Director’s Message
Opportunity to Do Good This Summer
Mindy Berkowitz
Dear Friends,
Welcome to
the summer issue
of the Jewish
Family News.
Summer is
a time of vacation getaways and relaxation for so
many of us. It’s also a great time to
do something good for someone else.
I think it’s important to do an act of
tzedakah (righteous giving of charity)
or gemilut hasadim (loving kindness)
– especially in a world where we hear
more about hate than good. It makes
us feel better about ourselves and the
world itself.
We have an easy new oppor-
tunity for you this summer that’ll
make you feel good: we’re holding
a Backpack Drive. As we went to
press, we were still firming up the
details but please do contact us and
check our website for all the info
you’ll need to help a student have a
successful school year.
I hope you’ll enjoy reading about
how our community came together
to help all who were hungry have a
good Passover. We were happy to
organize all these efforts.
JFS’ Annual Meetings are special. They are celebrations of all that
is good about people who care. Each
year we highlight the selfless volunteering and good work of our volun-
teers, staff and Board. We tell stories
that warm your heart and make
you feel glad that you came to the
Annual Meeting. This year will be
no exception. I hope you’ll join us
on June 17th at 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy our beautiful California
summer – and all that is good in the
world.
All the best,
Mindy
P.S. Are you or do you know a
college student looking for a great
summer internship? We’ve got one
here at JFS focused on non-profit
management, program development, volunteer engagement, and
social media. See page 7.
Giving Adults, Children and Families
Better Lives in Silicon Valley
You Are Cordially Invited to Attend
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
Annual Meeting
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Levy Family Campus Adult Lounge
Honoring Volunteers and Staff for Outstanding Service
Installation of New Slate of Board of Directors
Celebrating Our Successes
Festive Dessert Reception
R.S.V.P. to [email protected]; 408.556.0600
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JFS: Serving Our Community
Aging with Dignity • contnued from pg. 1
Have a great idea for an Aging
with Dignity program? Contact
Jodi at (408) 357-7456 or jodicd@
jfssv.org.
Need Aging with Dignity
Services (including caregiver
support)? Contact Avital Agam at
(408) 357-7450 or [email protected].
Need services in Russian?
Contact Galina Chyorny at (408)
357-7458 or [email protected].
Want to volunteer? Contact
Lori Cinnamon at (408) 357-7467 or
[email protected].
Sheldon and Sandy Spungen stay active by volunteering.
them stay in their homes as long as
possible.”
Russian Speaking Social Cultural
Activities
JFS has been an anchor for Russian
speaking seniors since the 1990s.
The ESL volunteer-led program that
Rosalie Sogolow began in the early
1990s is still going strong with six
ESL sessions per week for seniors.
The 2015 Freedom Seder served 155
Russian speakers on April 5th. JFS
also provides support for Russian
language cultural celebrations and
World War II Veterans Association.
Volunteers Connecting Isolated
Seniors to the World: Friendly
Visitors and Chaplain Aides
Currently six Chaplain Aides
provide services and support at
senior living communities and 14
Friendly Visitors spend quality time
with homebound seniors.
Centerpieces for Tzedakah
Quarterly Training Program for
Volunteers Who Work Directly
with Seniors
In the past year our volunteers
have received training on Maintaining Boundaries, The Need for Self
Care, Recognizing the signs of Elder
Abuse, and The Health Benefits of
Volunteering. Jodi tells us, “As we
go forward we’ll be focusing on
more community oriented training
topics such as elder abuse and long
term care planning.”
Future Programs
JFS is looking to expanding our
Aging with Dignity Services. As Jodi
considers this, she’ll ask these questions: “‘How do you put things in
place so that you can age with dignity? How do you ensure that your
wishes are known so that the necessary care and services will be in place
at your time of need?’ We’re currently
considering various information and
service areas that may be relevant to
our community.”
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renting or volunteering
please contact
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(408) 556-0600
[email protected]
http://jfssv.org/donate.
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JFS: Serving Our Community
Freedom Seder Held for More Than 150
Galina Chyoryn, Coordinator of Holocaust Services and Emigre Services
Thank You to Our
Generous Community
Lori Cinnamon,
Coordinator of Volunteer Engagement
Jewish Family Services thanks
our Passover Food Drive community
partners for collecting much needed
food for vulnerable families and seniors:
Jewish Federation, Addison-Penzak
JCC, Congregation Beth David,
Congregation Sinai, Congregation
Shir Hadash, Temple Emanu-El,
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School,
and Yavneh Day School.
Rabbi Ilana Baird leads the Freedom Seder with help from Eden, Benjamin, and Natalie Menipaz, and her daughters Anat and Daniella Baird
On April 5th, 155 people came
together in the auditorium of the
Levy Family Campus to say “Next
Year in Jerusalem” at a community
Passover Seder for Russian-speaking
seniors. In the spirit of the Passover
song Dayenu Jewish Family Services
of Silicon Valley would like to thank
those supporters without whom the
event would not have been possible.
But, the event had all that, along
with an excellent meal from caterer
Lucy Fried and classy entertainment
from pianist Caroline Menipaz and
her daughter. Many who had been
to prior Freedom Seders, along with
some for whom this was their first
seder experience, called to say thank
you for the wonderful time they
had.
This event was generously funded
by Jewish Federation of Silicon
Valley and supported by many volunteers. Dayenu! - that alone would
have been enough for us.
As Rabbi Baird said at the conclusion of the evening, “If not in
Jerusalem, let’s meet right back here,
same time, same place.” Sounds like
a great idea!
Rabbi Ilana Baird led the Seder
with tradition and humor. Dayenu! that too would have been enough.
Volunteers of all ages helped
reach out to the participants and
set up the tables. Dayenu! - it would
have been enough.
Visit our website
www.jfssv.org
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Support from the Emergency
Food and Shelter Program, private
monetary donations, and donated
food enabled JFS to pack 270 Passover
packages for families and homebound
seniors, and 210 individual Passover
bags for seniors in retirement homes
and nursing facilities.
Many dedicated volunteers packed
and delivered Passover food, and also
took time to have meaningful visits
with 35 senior households.
Young people from Jewish
Federation NextGen group sorted
food and helped get out a Passover
mailing. The Congregation Beth
David JET group packed large food
packages. Yavneh students and friends
decorated and packed small food
packages for seniors in retirement
homes and assisted living facilities.
The wonderful JFS Chaplain Aides
led meaningful services and seders for
our seniors in facilities. After Passover
three local Safeway stores donated
more than 1,000 food items that will
create nearly 200 food packages for
isolated seniors. Special thanks to volunteer Gary Zatkin who “schlepped”
all the food to JFS on a hot April day.
JFS SV: Serving Our Community
Community-Wide Yellow Comforter Project
Raises Funds to Feed the Hungry
Friday, May 29, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Levy Family Campus Lobby
Volunteer Shell Rubenstein led Passover
seder at The Atrium.
The second annual “Yellow
Comforter Project,” organized by
the Jewish Federation of Silicon
Valley’s PJ Library® in collaboration
with area Jewish day schools and
synagogues, will celebrate the culmination of a tzedakah project that
engaged elementary school children
in an effort to collect boxes and cans
of food to benefit local, national and
worldwide food programs for families in need.
The community is invited to
participate in this celebration. All
ages are welcome to help build a
home out of the cans and boxes that
have been collected by the children.
The structures will be built according to designs contributed by local
designer, Dan Winkelblek.
There will be additional fun
philanthropy projects and a special
Shabbat celebration with songs
led by Barbara Biran. The event is
open to the entire community. A
donation of $7.00 per family is
requested to purchase challahs for
the Jewish Family Services Shabbat
Meal Program.
For more information please
contact [email protected] or (408)
357-7501.
Summer Internship Opportunity at JFS
We at JFS are so fortunate to have great
volunteers and community partners.
Gary Zatkin is always so helpful bringing
and taking food for us. This time it was
three local Safeway Stores that donated
their leftover Passover food for our grateful senior and family clients.
JFS is pleased to announce an
internship opportunity for a college student interested in non-profit
management, program development
volunteer engagement, and social
media. We are seeking a summer
intern (June-August, flexible dates)
to work with JFS’ Coordinator of
Volunteer Engagement.
The internship will focus on supporting ongoing volunteer engagement as well as coordinating events
and community drives. One particular area of focus will be helping
to develop a new young adult volunteer initiative program for 21-39 year
olds. Qualified applicants should
have prior social media and event
organizing experience – and a “can
do” attitude.
The internship is 15-20 hours
per week at the JFS offices at
the Levy Family Campus in Los
Gatos. It takes place during business hours with some evening and
weekend work. Call Lori Cinnamon
408-357-7467 or email résumés and
inquiries to [email protected].
Matching Gifts
Congregation Beth David's JET students
enjoy packing Passover food for needy
families and seniors.
If your employer has a matching gifts program, leverage your
contribution to JFS with a match by your company!
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Donations
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Thanks You for Your Support!
Addie and Ray Kopp Memorial Fund
Murray and Bernice Siegel, to support programs
for seniors and émigrés
Big Hearted Birthday Fund
In honor of Margie Cahn’s birthday: Marcia and Joe
Riggio
In honor of Solomon Lieb’s 1st birthday: Marcy
Auerbach, Lena Lieb
In honor of Lottie Rosen’s 90th birthday: Burt and
Sandy Epstein
In honor of Shirley Wiesner’s special birthday:
Judy Sack and Judy Siegel, for Shabbat dinner for
a family with children
Burt Epstein Community Service Fund
Burt and Sandy Epstein, for speedy recovery
for Manny Siegler and Margie Blickman, and in
memory of Lucy Wargon
Centerpieces for Tzedakah
Congregation Beth David Adult B’nai Mitzvah
Class
Ruth and Noah Bareket
Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood
Corporate Matching Gifts
Apple Matching Gift Program: Michelle Kaplan,
Seth Silverstein
HP Matching Program: Debby Brown, Ben Kovar
Good Morning JFS!
Vlada Gelfond
Judy Gilford
Caroline Golpashin
Barbara Green
Helaine and Stephen Green
Jenny Green and Scott Budman
Frances Greenberg
Andrea Greyber
Karen and Allen Guggenheim
Steve Guggenheim
Susan Hailpern
Ann Blick Hamer
Bruce and Julia Hartman
Michele Healey Eaton
Sue Heller
Pamela Hoffman
Kyra Hubis
Madelyn Isaacs
Joseph Isaacson
Kim and Steven Jackman
Ronald and Gail Joseph
Jonathan and Michelle Kaplan
Doris and Stan Katz
Jackie Klein
Cindy Klein
Elena and Peter Kulvets
Susan and Gary Latshaw
Marty Lazar
Alex and Zoya Lazer
Ann Lee
Tina Levenfeld
Tamar and Amitay Levi
Judy Levin
Susan Levin
Yvette Levine
Paula Levitt
Rabbi Dana Magat
Yael and Elie Alcheck
Nebi Alemu
Sue Anis
Anonymous
Evann Aronoff
Gloria Ascher
Hana Baskind
Rochelle Baumstein
Rabbi Joshua Berkenwald
Rabbi Allan and Mindy Berkowitz
Barbara and Mort Berlant
Elaine Blais
Judy and Brett Borah
Ruth Brill
Marleen Brodsky
Margaret Cant
Denise Chazin
The Robert and Kimberly Chortek Fund
Marguerite Choukrane
Lori Cinnamon
Leslie Cragin and Renee Jones
Kathleen Dolci
Gregory Drake
Bette Emanuel
Susan Greenberg Englander and Jeff Englander
Rhonda Farber
Robin Feinman-Marino
Liz and Katie Fennell
Diane Fisher
Barbara Frank
Joyce Freeman
Lucy Fried
Sheri Frumkin
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Marsha Matheny
Debbie and Grant Michels
Ruth Miller
Lissa Minkin and Michael Brown
Barry and Rosemarie Mirkin
Sheila Monheit
Richard and Patti Namm
Janice and Ron Naymark
Yvonne and John Nemec
Julee Ogawa
Rabbis Philip and Shoshana Ohriner
Donna Padnos
Haryl Pascal
Nirit Peer
Diana Perkins
Ruth Perkins
Tracy Perkins
Joelle Pluemer
Howard and Margie Pomerantz
Bill Pomper
Rabbi Daniel Pressman
John and Rosalie Price
Judith Propp
Thelma Ramm
Fagie Rosen
Bettina Rosenberg
Sarah and Bill Rothenberg
Rochelle Rubenstein
Rami Rubin
Eleanor and Richard Rusnak
Robin Sabes
Naomi Salowe
Sharon Samuels
Gretchen Sand
Steve Schleimer and Cyndi Sherman
Debra Schwartz
Mike and Marilyn Segal
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Thanks You for Your Support!
Tzvia Shelef
Daniela and Seth Silverstein
Cantor Meeka and Dave Simerly
Susan Sjostrom
Bonnie Slavitt Moore and Jack Moore
Patrick Soricone
Bonnie and Lee Stone
Lisa Stroud
Michal Strutin and Michael Sinensky
Mark Tannen
Laurie Hahn Tapper
Barbara and Chuck Taubman
Helen Tieger
Lainey and Maurice Tofig
Rob Tufel
Barbara Day Turner
Sandi Weinstein
Sheila Weisberg
Richard and Efrat Weisfield
Zvi Weiss
Linda Wolf
Kari Wolff
Carol and Richard Zbriger
Joe Zimmer
Donation of Goods and Food
Ruth and Max Bart
Edith Brooks
Clay Campbell
C’est Si Bon Bakery
Seema Cicerone
Lori Cinnamon
Ted Cohen
Congregation Beth David
Congregation Shir Hadash
Congregation Sinai
Joanne Cornbleet
Janice Decker
Tatiana Degai
Simona Freeman
Joe and Michelle Gabriel
Linda Golan
Lily Guggenheim and family
Haleh Pastry Shop
Laurie Himelstein
Sharon Hirsch
Madelyn Isaacs
Joseph Issaacson
JCC Massage Therapy
Jewish Federation (Dignity Drive)
Knitzvah Group
Howard and Debby Katzman
Arleen Kluger
Sara Korn
Bonnie Marantette
Leni Sue Master
Lauren Nagel
Carol Parris
Sandee Pascoe
PJ Library
Rene Prupes
Fagie Rosen
Bettina and Dan Rosenberg
Jill and Josh Rosenberg
Safeway/Pollard Road
Safeway/Union Avenue
Adelle Salle
Helen Sappa
Shir Hadash Religious School
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
Linda Sparanzo
Chuck Taubman
Temple Emanu-El
VITAS
Ellie and Judee Weinstein
Sandi Weinstein
John Weintraub
Carol Weiss
Sherri Wiesner
Jane Witkin
Yavneh Day School
…and many generous anonymous donors
Harvey Belsky Fund
Harvey Belsky, in honor of Larry and Marilyn
Cosden
Art and Gladie Rabitz
Barrie Stone
Jewish Family Services Fund
In memory of Barbara Meyers: Carol and Roy
Blitzer, Annie and Aaron Hall, Laura and Edward
Tappan, Greta and Danny Zidel
In support of JFS Holocaust Survivor Services: Lev
Feldman and Anna Tabachnikova, Ludmila Leongardt, Ida Plotkina
Abbott Laboratories Employee Giving Program
AmazonSmile Foundation
Anonymous
Barbara Barko, in memory of David Sommer
John Bracken
Debby Brown
Nesya Fishstrom and Judith Skopicki, in honor of
Shell Rubenstein
Herm and Beryl Greenberg
IBM Employee Services Center
Molly Kaufman
Arleen Kluger, in honor of Linda Golan and Miriam
Engel; in memory of Lucy Wargon and Alvin Diamant
Ben Kovar
Jeff Kusnitz
Richard Lavenstein, in appreciation of Sheila Monheit’s dedication to seniors
Evelyn Namm
Dorit and Ogen Perry, in honor of the marriage of
Jackie Schneider and Bob Rebitzer
Loren and Robyn Shalinsky, in memory of Michael
Meltzer
Pi and Cathy Silverstein, in memory of Joan Morris
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Donations
Knitzvah
Linda Allen
Sue Anis
Ginny Baird
Gail Barsky
Sharon Barowsky
Hana Baskind
Harvey Belsky, in memory of Dr. Arthur Stein
Barbara Berlant
Suzy Berlant
Elaine Blais
Sharon Bollinger
Edith Brooks
Chai House Knitzvah
Margo Choukrone
Lori Cinnamon
Linda Cohen
Linda Coon
Diane Davis
Pam Ellman
Debbie Ferris
Inna Fiterman
Wendy Fotland
Alex Fotland
Marilyn Fuller
Bernice Gaon
Eleanor Gerstley
Linda Golan
Elyse Elconin Goldberg
Vicki Nosanov Goldman
Susan Gore
Arlene Greenberg
Frances Greenberg
Becky Guillett
Sue Hamilton
Arielle Hendel
Jennifer Henderson
Tamara Herman
Marilyn Highland
Lonnie Hoffman
Jill Hough
Mereline Howard
Judy Israel
Donations
Gail Jacobs
Renee Jones
Molly Kaufman
Rhoda Kestler
Arleen Kluger
Mony Leung
Lynnann Levy
Louise Lopez
Michal Lubin
Tamar Maltiel
Missy Marsh
Lenisue Master
Sue Matthias
Claudia Muller
Joy Null
Jill Osofsky
Donna Padnos
Rhoda Raice
Diane Rauchwerger
Cherie Ravel
Donna Rodgers
Judy Rowlee
Shell Rubenstein
Judith Sapper
Mitzi Sapper
Rita Schwehr
Sew For Love
Susan Sjostrom
Mary Jane Stevenson
Temple Emanu-El Mitzvah Day
Karen Traiger
Judy Vant
Andrea Wald
Lucy Wargon z"l
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Thanks You for Your Support!
Catherine Watson
Sandi Weinstein
Michelle Zeiler
…and many generous anonymous donors
Passover Freedom Drive
Sy and Naomi Alpert
The Altman-Aronow Charitable Foundation
Jill and Stephen Becker
Harvey Belsky, in honor of Bert and Barbara Berns,
and in memory of Dr. Sid Sogolow
Raisa Berenberg
Sarra Berenshteyn
Congregation Sinai, for Maot Chittin
Leonid Bitman and Olga Sokolova
Margie and Edward Cahn
James and Barb Chappell
David Chernomordik and Izabella Letskin, in
memory of Asya Chernomordik
Yevgeniy Chigerev
Congregation Emeth
Marlene Decker
Dina Fayngold
Ida Fishman
Boris Gantvarg
Shirley and Allen Ginzburg
Fira and Vladimir Glikman, in honor of JFS Senior
ESL class and teachers
Leonid Goldburd
Rabbi Debbie Israel
Lorie Kaplan, in appreciation of Wayne Rose
Howard and Deborah Katzman
Ellie and Ed Kiss
Julie and Stuart Krigel
Hana and Dan Lang
Ed and Loretta Levin
Ken and Gloria Levy
Susan and Richard Lichte, in honor of Bonnie
Slavitt Moore and Jack Moore
Lana Lopatinsky
Kate Lorig
Michal Lubin
Aleksandr and Yekaterina Marchuk
Doysa Markova
Sofia Masterovaya
Ellen Mastman and Lee Waxman
Dr. Loren Mendel
Frederica Postman
Lois Price and Harold Price
Marcia and Joe Riggio
Victor and Olga Rivkin
Fagie Rosen, in memory of Viktor Nisenzon and
Hillel Levine
Linda and Ron Rossen
Michael and Pnina Rothenberg
Eleanor and Richard Rusnak
Amy and Dan Schiff
Natalie Schriger, in memory of Annabel and
Harvey Moskowitz
Florence Silverman
Al and Ruth Sporer
Bonnie and Lee Stone
Michal Strutin and Michael Sinensky
Anna and Semyon Tokar
Ella Vidnaya
Alice Wald and Paul Overmyer
Elena and David Weinberg
Yavneh Day School
Sofia Zadkovsky, in memory of David Zadkovsky
Mary and Avi Zakai
Janice and David Zalk
Shabbat Dinner
Rhonda Farber
Judith Sack
Alice Wald and Paul Overmyer
Daphna Rahmil
Melissa and Joshua Roza
Vehicle Donations
Donna and Wolf Schaechter
Jewish Family Services
of Silicon Valley believes
that people facing difficult
challenges deserve a better
life.
Every day we restore
hope for families, seniors, and
adults because we believe
in tikkun olam, repairing our
little corner of the world.
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
A PROJECT N.O.A.H. PROGRAM
Centerpieces for Tzedakah….
Perfect for Bar or Bat Mitzvah Celebrations
Help those in need when you decorate your celebration with these
food themed Centerpieces for Tzedakah baskets.
Your tax-deductible donation helps to feed over 1,300 people annually!
Visit www.jfssv.org for more information.
Instead of flowers at your private event…..make a
donation to JFS by “renting” our gaily wrapped food
baskets for your decorations.
Your rental supports
Jewish Family Services
food assistance programs. Baskets are available in
two sizes: Large for the Bimah or
Buffet, and Table for dining
centerpieces. Our committee
of volunteers can
coordinate the
baskets with your
desired theme and
colors! Decorated
baskets will be
delivered to your
party location for a
small fee. A sample
basket is on display in
the JFS Offices.
For more information contact
Mindy @ [email protected] or
408-354-7455.
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Please accept this donation to Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
Your gift to Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley last year made a difference in the lives of more than
9,800 people in our community.
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Jewish Family Services Fund supports JFS’ work in our local community
Burt Epstein Community Service Fund supports JFS SV collaborations with local groups to provide community service
Project N.O.A.H. (No One Abandoned Here) provides emergency services to the most needy among us
Ursula Gusdorf Memorial Scholarship Award grants educational scholarships so refugees can pursue their education
Addie and Ray Kopp Memorial Fund supports programs for seniors and émigrés
Harvey Belsky Fund for where the need is greatest
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