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Oct 5, 2018

Single Mom Got Her Life on Track with Help from Jewish Family Services

Melissa* came to the JFS Women’s Center for help getting her life on track. She joined the JFS Women’s Center support group to learn what other women were doing to redefine themselves after losing a partner. The group helped Melissa find the strength and confidence she lost after years…

Oct 3, 2018

Synagogue and Federation Leader Says We Need Each Other

Marcia Schwartz, a Federation leader and member of Congregation B'nai Tikvah, North Brunswick, addressed congregants of her synagogue during this year's high holidays. She described ways the Federation and B’nai Tikvah have been working together to make a positive impact in the Jewish…

Aug 31, 2018

Holocaust Survivors, Ida and Marcus, are No Longer Homebound

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These elderly Holocaust survivors were confined to their home until a Jewish Federation's partner helped them access the resource they needed to regain mobility.

Jan 24, 2018

A Survivor Shares Her Story with a New Generation

Too “traumatized after the war,” Marsha Kreuzman didn’t discuss her Holocaust experiences for nearly 30 years. “I cannot actually tell you what date motivated me, but I woke up and said, ‘the world has to know what we went through,’” she recalls. The younger generation had to h…

Jul 11, 2017

Helping Holocaust Survivors Age with Dignity in their Own Homes

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This Holocaust survivor would sleep in the same clothes for days until Jewish Family Services got him the help he needed.