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This timely lecture
is being made
LIFE
available to the
entire community
at no charge.
Supported by the
Jerry & Eileen Bielfield
Jewish Hospice Fund
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shortly after the fire broke out,
found the residents sitting safe-
ly with staff in their nearby van.
Mr. Thomas said the men are
responding well to their situa-
tion.
"I spoke with them, and
they've all slept well since the
fire," Mr. Thomas said. "They are
getting used to their new sur-
roundings and keeping as many
"All their belongings
were destroyed."
About Our Guest Speaker...
— Joyce Keller
Dr. Fred 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. He is the
author of Modern Medicine and Jewish Ethics and
Medicine and Jewish Laws & 2, and other works.
Join Us As We Discuss...
• Who Comes First? Parents/Children/Spouses
• Who's Responsible
• Difficult Choices
• Ethical Concerns
• End-of-Life Decisions
Moderator:
George Cantor, Columnist
Dr. Fred Rosner
Thursday, May 2, 1996 • 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Agency for Jewish Education
routines as possible.
"I have no doubt that every-
one is tuned in to what is going
on. In all of the commotion, we
were so impressed with all the
residents' ability to be calm and
wait to see what was going to
happen."
Mr. Thomas and other JARC
officials also were impressed by
the swift action of the three staff
members in the home at the
time of the fire — especially live-
in staffer Lisa Green. Ms. Green
and her 22-month-old son occu-
py the apartment above the
home's garage. She handed her
child to one of the residents
while she helped evacuate the
others.
This is the first time in the
agency's 27-year history that dis-
aster has forced the displace-
ment of JARC residents.
In 1982, the Louis C. and
Edith B. Blumberg Home in
Pleasant Ridge was fire-bombed.
None of the residents had moved
into the home at the time.
JARC took possession of its
three-bedroom Franklin home
in 1984. It was previously owned
by a group of investors who
hoped the 4 1/2-acre property
would be rezoned for commercial
development. When Franklin
denied the rezoning, the busi-
nessmen donated the home and
its surrounding property to_
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CHANGING FAMILIES •
broken homes in Israel, Rabbi
Weintraub said.
Rabbi Weintraub declined to
discuss the home's finances or
what it intends to do with Mr.
Abramson's gift. As of Tuesday,
neither the Diskin home nor the
rabbinical seminary said it had
been contacted by a represen-
tative of Mr. Abramson's estate.
Mr. Abramson died at Prov:
idence Hospital of heart com-
plications on April 3, his 82nd
birthday. In declining health, he