Communal Life
WINDOWS/Family Violence
Prevention
Friends of Refugees
of Eastern Europe (FREE)
Jewish Family Service
24123 Greenfield Road
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 559-1500
Fax: (248) 559-9858
Contact Person: Ellen Yashinsky
15900 W. 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 569-2358
home: (248) 569-8514
Contact Person: Rabbi Yosef Mishulovin
6960 Orchard Lake Road #202
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 737-5055
A coordinated response to domestic violence. Individual
and group counseling, crisis intervention, emergency
Safe Place shelter, transition planning, information and
referral, dating violence seminars, access to medical
and legal support.
Safe Place
National Council of Jewish Women, Greater
Detroit Sections
26400 Lahser Road, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48034
(248) 355-3300
Fax: (248) 355-9951
Provides an apartment shelter for battered Jewish
women and their children. Educates the public about
domestic violence.
Emigre Services
American Red Cross
100 Mack
P.O. Box 33351
Detroit, MI 48232
(313) 833-4440 ext. 2500
Fax: (313) 833-2105
E-Mail: o'neill@usa.redcross.org
Website: www.semredcross.org
Contact Person: Dorthaer Norwood
Provides tracing for families whose members are
separated due to war, civil disturbance or natural
disasters. This also extends to Holocaust tracing for
victims of World War II.
Ferndale Adult and
Community Education
Jewish Community Center-JPM Building
15110 W.10 Mile Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 967-4030 ext. 230
Contact Person: Deborah Hitsky
Provides free English language, citizenship exam
preparation, conversation and writing classes for all
proficiency levels. Free childcare on premises.
Outreach service provided to new Americans from the
former Soviet Union including job placement,
counseling, bar mitzvah programs, Hebrew schools,
adult education, Russian language library, holiday
needs and Shabbat and holiday needs.
Immigration & Citizenship Services
Jewish Family Service
24123 Greenfield Road
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 559-4566
(800) 600-0845
Fax: (248) 559-9858
Contact Person: Rachel Yoskowitz
One-stop connection for all immigration issues. Document
preparation assistance, escorted transportation,
resettlement and acculturation services, counseling,
advocacy INS interview preparatory program.
Jewish Vocational Service -
Special Education Resources
29699 Southfield Road
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 559-5000
Fax: (248) 559-0773
Contact Person: Karol Friedman
Provides assessment, individual counseling, job
readiness seminars and language classes for new
Americans arriving from the former Soviet Union.
Immigrants are assisted in overcoming vocational,
cultural and linguistic challenges.
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Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
(248) 642-4260
Fax: (248) 642-4941
Email: jfmd@jfmd.org
Contact Person: Robert P. Aronson, chief
executive officer; Mark A. Davidoff, chief
operating officer
Identifies needs within the community and mobilizes
human and financial resources to meet those needs
through planning, allocation and fund raising. Works
closely with its Annual Campaign and United Jewish
Foundation. Solicits volunteers to plan and run programs.
A Sampling of Departments:
Community Outreach and Education
Contact Person: Kari Alterman, Randie Levin
Programs include Federation Forum luncheon speakers
and the Maimonides Society for medical professionals.
Introductory leadership series runs twice a year.
Administers the committee rotaiton as well as young
leadership awards.
Young Adult Division/YAD
Contact Person: Josh Cohen
Offers ages 21-35, singles and married, educational,
cultural and social programs, leadership development and
volunteer opportunities.Supports Federation Annual Fund
through fundraising activities. "Bar Nights" held monthly.
Women's Campaign and Education
Contact Person: Helen Katz
Engages Jewish women in a variety of social, educational,
volunteer and fund-raising activities to encourage
involvement, strengthen identity and promote values.
Programs include fundraising events, non-solicitation
breakfast series, a Women's Seder and Shalom Detroit.
Flint Jewish Federation
619 Wallenberg St.
Flint, MI 48502
(810) 767-5922
Fax: (810) 767-9024
Email: fjf@gfn.org
Website: www.gfn.org/fjf
Contact Person: Gary S. Alter, executive director
Organizes Annual Campaign in Genessee County.
Allocates to local, national and international Jewish
organizations. Advocate for Jewish community in
Genesee/Shiawassee/Lapeer Counties. Organizes
community-wide Jewish celebrations and
commemorations. Active endowment fund program.
Jewish Federation
of Washtenaw County
2939 Birch Hollow Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 677-0100
Fax: (734) 677-0109
E-Mail: fed@jcfed.org
Website: www.jfedannarbor.org
Contact Person: Jeffrey Y. Levin, executive director
Financial & Material
Hebrew Free Loan Association
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite140
Bloomfield, MI 48301
(248) 723-8184
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