100%

Scanned image of the page. Keyboard directions: use + to zoom in, - to zoom out, arrow keys to pan inside the viewer.

Page Options

Share

Something wrong?

Something wrong with this page? Report problem.

Rights / Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be under copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the Bentley Historical Library at bentley.ref@umich.edu

March 22, 1996 - Image 87

Resource type:
Text
Publication:
The Detroit Jewish News, 1996-03-22

Disclaimer: Computer generated plain text may have errors. Read more about this.

T

JEWISH
FAMILY
SERVICE

H E

INSIDER

MARCH
1996

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE •
NEWSLETTER

• EXPANDING OUR HORIZONS TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS •

CELEBRATION OF CITIZENSHIP
UNITES ENTIRE COMMUNITY

The Jewish Community Center
Inter-Generational Choir presented
a lovely program, followed by a
reception honoring our communi-
ty's newest citizens.
The program was planned
under the leadership of Jewish
Family Service Vice President
Betsy Winkelman and an inter-
agency committee comprised of
representatives from each of our
local Jewish agencies.
This project centered around
the "HIAS Means Freedom" picto-
rial exhibit which was loaned to
the Jewish community for three
weeks from January 26 through
February 16, 1996. The exhibit,
which depicts the 115 year history
of the efforts of HIAS to rescue
and resettle Jews in danger all over
the world, was displayed at the
Judge Avern Cohn administers the Oath of Allegiance.
Jimmy Prentis Morris building of
On February 4, 1996, Congregation Beth Achim was
the
Jewish
Community
Center. A companion piece high-
the site of the culminating event of the 1995-96
lighting
the
local
work
of Resettlement Service since its
Celebration of Citizenship Program sponsored by the
inception
in
1937
was
also
displayed.
Jewish community of Metropolitan Detroit. In a moving
The
pictorial
panels
provided
visitors to the exhibit a
ceremony, Federal District Court Judges Avern Cohn and
panoramic
view
of
the
rescue
and
immigration of Jews.
Paul D. Borman administered the Oath of Allegiance to
Over
300
school
children
accompanied
by their teachers
108 individuals from 39 countries. Many of the new citi-
took
docent-guided
tours
of
the
exhibit.
zens were former Jewish Family Service - Resettlement
On Saturday, February 10, 1996, a "Russian Tea
Service clients.
Room,"
closed the exhibit and Celebration of Citizenship
Preceding the ceremony, Co-Chairs Margaret Demant
events.
Eighteen talented and highly-skilled new
and Ann Mandelbaum Mann shared their recollections of
American
musicians, all professionals and previously
their own immigration and naturalization experiences
resettled
by
our community, presented a very special
with the new Americans, their families and well-wishers
musical
evening,
reminding us of the many accomplish-
who filled the sanctuary for this memorable occasion.
ments
and
contributions
made by emigres to the Detroit
Following the Oath of Allegiance, each new citizen was
area.
presented with a small American flag and a photograph.

SAVE
THESE
DATES

Detroit News columnist, George Cantor, will
moderate a medical ethics presentation by Dr. Fred
Rosner, M.D., the evening of May 2, 1996. Dr. Rosner
is Director of the Department of Medicine of Queens
Hospital Center in New York. Listed in Who's Who in
America and Who's Who in World Jewry, Dr. Rosner is
a world-recognized authority on Jewish medical ethics.
This lecture is part of Jewish Family Service's Education
Forum series. Call Margaret Weiner, Associate Director,
559-1500, for more information.
Watch for the upcoming Reva Stocker Lecture on
Wednesday evening, June 5, 1996, at the Applebaum
Parenting Center, 4200 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, MI. This year Joseph Giordano, noted
expert on ethnicity and family life, will be the featured
speaker. Mr. Giordano is the Director of the Louis
Caplan Center on Group Identity and Mental Health,
American Jewish Committee, New York City. His
writings have appeared in professional journals,
newspapers and magazines nationwide.

2000

BEYOND

Jewish Family Service staff and Board of Directors are
well into the strategic planning process for the year 2000
and beyond. With the assistance of planning consultant,
Dr. Geri Lakin, surveys were developed and mailed to JFS
staff, clients and Board members, and focus groups were
conducted. Joint committees of staff and Board members
will use survey and focus group information to formulate
and plan JFS' role in the next century. The finalized
strategic planning document will be presented to the
Board of Directors on April 25, 1996.

■ 111,,rraenesrCe."7..,

STAFF PARTICIPATES IN
ISRAELI SEMINAR

By Phyllis Schwartz, M.S.W.

Left to Right:
Jewish Family Service
staff members
Marina Flomina,
Rimma Igolinskaya,
and
Ludmila Tolkachier
became U.S. citizens
in 1995. They came
to the United states
with assistance
from the Hebrew
Immigrant Aid Society
and JFS'
Resettlement Service.

On November 26, 1996, six members of the Jewish Family Service
and Resettlement Service staff travelled to Israel to participate in a two
week multi-agency seminar led by Harvey Finkelberg of the Fresh Air
Society. For most of the participants, this was their first trip to Israel.
With colleagues in sister agencies, staff explored the ways in which
Back Row (left to right):
our programs service the community and looked for opportunities for
Marilyn Hertzberg, Judy Shewach-Stevenson,
further collaboration and growth.
Anna Taradash, Phyllis Schwartz.
One of the program highlights was meeting social work counterparts
Front Row (left to right): Sandy Hyman,
in Nazareth Ilit. Staff recognized the universality of social work issues
Mindi Silver-Weiss
that connect all of us in our profession. At the adult day care facilities,
staff saw a level of caring and sensitivity to personal needs that was truly in spirational.
Participants were given the opportunity to dialogue with educators, journalists, government representatives, and the
Israeli public on issues of concern, ranging from politics and human services to religion and ethics. Staff returned with a
new understanding of Israel and their Jewish heritage and a renewed sense of commitment to the agency and community.

24123 GREENFIELD kik!), So(iTHFIE1A), MI 48075 • 6960 ORCHARD LAKE RO \D. SUITE 202, NVEST BLOOMFIELD. MI 48322

Back to Top

© 2024 Regents of the University of Michigan