Land For Care
Jewish Family Service and Sinai Hospital receive a
joint grant to provide services to aging Holocaust
survivors.
marketing and development at
JFS, said part of the money will
go to a program that provides
home-based meal preparation,
companion and housekeeping
services to Holocaust survivors
with little income.
JULIE EDGAR SENIOR WRITER
D
r. Charles Slow has built
a psychotherapy practice
on counseling people who
survived the worst
calamity in modern history.
The work has been rewarding,
if not exactly lucrative.
But with a joint grant that
was just awarded to Jewish
Family Service and Sinai Hos-
pital, which administers his
therapeutic services for Holo-
caust survivors, Dr. Silow will
be able to offer support groups
in the West Bloomfield area.
Likewise, JFS will be able to ex-
pand its existing home-based
care program to older and frail
Holocaust survivors throughout
the metro area. The program
currently serves approximately
250 survivors.
The grant, through the Con-
ference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany, pro-
vides $89,000 per year for three
years. The money is coming from
the sale of unclaimed property
once owned by Jews in the for-
mer East Germany.
A spokesperson for the con-
ference said $90 million in
grants awarded to agencies in
22 regions and cities represent
the third round of allocations
since the restitution program
was instituted in 1990. He ex-
pects the program to continue as
properties are sold. It could take
another decade to process all the
claims that have deluged the
conference.
The joint JFS-Sinai grant
money will be administered by
an as-yet-unformed advisory
committee comprised of sur-
vivors. Sinai and JFS will meet
early next month to put togeth-
er a committee.
Marcia Mittleman, director of Dr. Charles Silow:
Helping survivors.
20% off everyday 20% off everyday 20%
"It's really exciting for us that
we can make a difference in
people's lives. Many of these
Holocaust survivors are getting
frail and old and need assis-
tance," she said. The advisory
committee will also serve to
identify survivors in
the community who
might need help.
Dr. Silow has
been running sup-
port groups for sur-
vivors at the Jewish
Community Center
in Oak Park for
three years, often
for free. Part of the
grant money will
fund weekly sup-
port groups at the
Jewish Community
Center in West
Bloomfield and com-
pensate him for his
services.
Dr. Silow and
JFS applied for a $1
million grant a year
ago, hoping for
funding for Cafe Eu-
ropa, a monthly
coffeehouse for sur-
vivors, a monthly
Yiddish film series,
individual and fam-
ily therapy, and
more comprehen-
sive health-care services for ag-
ing survivors.
"Our only disappointment,"
said Dr. Silow, "is that more
monies should have been grant-
ed, especially to provide health
care for individuals, assistance
with home health care, Meals
on Wheels, and all kinds of
health aids. As the aging sur-
vivor population grows, we're go-
ing to see a greater need for
assistance, both physical and
emotional.
"The survivors have, by defi-
nition, survived the worst
calamity that has ever occurred.
Now they're faced with a foe
they cannot survive, which is the
aging process," Dr. Silow said.
There are an estimated 3,000
Holocaust survivors living in the
metro Detroit area. ❑
Corrections
The name ofJenna Golden-
berg was misspelled in the
May 23 Here's To list of the
Groves High School Future
Problem Solving state cham-
pionship team.
The name of Mary Rattner
Nave was misspelled in the
May 23 story on relationship
therapy.
"Because Plumbing Doesn't
Have To Be Boring."
FOR THE FITTHY
BUT NOT SO RICH.
By all appearances, your cus-
tomers might think the new
Delta' •spout will clean
them out long before it cleans
them up. Its unique petite
style is gracefully designed.
Refined. But unlike other G
spouts these extraordinary
looks carry a very ordinary
price. And of course like every
Delta faucet before it, the
new C•spout is quality con-
structed to iirtually guaran-
tee flawless performance. The
new Delta •spout Your cus-
tomers don't have to be rich
to appreciate it. Just a little
clirtY
DELTA
A
LOCATED IN
THE ORCHARD MALL
6385 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD
AT MAPLE
WEST BLOOMFIELD Mt 48322
810.855.4488
MONDAY - TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY - SATURDAY
10 AM - 5:30 PM
THURSDAY 10 AM - 8 PM
8
and an ever changing selection of outstanding hand
crafted items for yourself, your home, and gift giving
the
It
is brought to Ike
dvance Plumbing Supply Company's showroom features the latest
products the plumbing industry has to offer.
Exceptional brands such as Kohler, Dombracht, Franke, Porcher & American
China are favorites of interior designers and builders alike.
Come see our showroom & let our knowledgeable sales staff make your bath
& kitchen ideas come to life.
ADVANCE
peamee,t9 & q‘edee,e9. sawd.„ ea.
Store hours are 7:30-5 Mon.-Fri., 8-3 Sat., or other times by appointment.
1977 W. Maple Road, Walled Lake (Between Haggerty & Decker Rds.)
(810) 669-7474