Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Northern New Jersey and the Glen Rock Jewish Center invite the community to an evening of inspiration and discussion with Author Ann Arnold on Sunday, May 7, 4 p.m., at the Glen Rock Jewish Center, 682 Harristown Rd, Glen Rock, NJ.
Ann Arnold’s first book, “Together: A Journey for Survival,” chronicles her grandmother’s courageous story of saving her family from the Nazis. The story displays the magnificent strength of a mother’s love and the incredible courage of good people during the worst of times. While Ann’s father, aunt and grandmother did not go to the death camps, they saw a side of the war that very few people survived: in the forests and farms. Ann most recently has been awarded with the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Heroes for Tolerance award for her work and lectures on tolerance.
JFCS offers many programs and services for Holocaust survivors, including Café Europa, a wonderful monthly program that provides a kosher luncheon and entertainment. Café Europa, however, is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of services to Holocaust survivors.
Through the JFCS Senior Services department, survivors can apply for and receive home care and home health aides to provide everything from companionship to medication management, cooking and assistance with bathing and grooming. Care managers can arrange for cleaning and housekeeping services. They can provide transportation to doctors and appointments. The agency can even assist with emergency financial assistance for co-pays and medical bills when necessary. Survivors can receive assistance applying for benefits from Claims Conference and from the county.
JFCS facilitates DASH—providing Dental Assistance to Survivors of the Holocaust. The network of over 50 local practitioners provides free or low-cost services for dental care. Through grant funding, they will even cover the cost of lab work and transportation to dental appointments.
Many of our local survivors receive weekly meals through the JFCS kosher meals-on-wheels program, and others receive weekly prepared Shabbat meals provided through the generosity of a local donor.
Along with this personal care, the families of survivors receive individual and family support not only through JFCS care managers, but through the agency’s clinicians. Many participate in our Second Generation Survivors Support Group, a monthly group held in our Teaneck location.
Based on Jewish tradition and values, JFCSNNJ’s mission is to strengthen and enhance the well-being of all who call upon us by providing professional and compassionate human services to effectively meet life’s many challenges.
