SEPTEMBER 23 • 2021 | 23

OUR COMMUNITY

O

n Sept. 2, 275 
Holocaust survivors 
welcomed the Jewish 
New Year a few days early with 
a delicious kosher lunch catered 
by Fleischman Residence and 
a virtual concert with Cantor 
Zachary Mondrow that more 
than 40 participants joined via 
Uber Conference, Uniper and 
Zoom.
This joint program of Jewish 
Family Service and the Program 
for Holocaust Survivors and 
Families of Jewish Senior Life 
was made possible thanks to 
the time and generosity of the 
41volunteers and two JFS trans-
portation drivers who delivered 
the boxed meals, as well as 
the generosity of the Jewish 
Federations of North America 
for funding the program. 
“We want our survivor com-
munity to know that they are 
not alone,
” says Dr. Charles 
Silow, director of the Program 
for Holocaust Survivors and 
Families of Jewish Senior Life. 
“We care about them, and we 
are there for them during these 
difficult and stressful times.
”
Missy Lewin, director 
of Holocaust Survivor and 
Supportive Services at Jewish 
Family Service, said, “It is truly 
an honor to bring programming 
and joy to the survivor com-
munity. “There’s nothing more 
heart-warming than getting a 
call from a survivor and hearing 
that we put a smile on their 
face.
” 

Holocaust survivors welcomed in 
5782 with a virtual concert.

A New Year’s Lunch

TOP TO BOTTOM: Volunteer 
Sandra Silver is ready to make her 
deliveries. Program organizers 
Missy Lewin and Charles Silow 
are all smiles. Edith Birnholtz 
receives her boxed lunch prior to 
the virtual concert.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JFS

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