Tag: Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County
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Holocaust survivor celebrates 100th birthday with friends at Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County
Holocaust survivor Herbert Goldsmith celebrated his 100th birthday in early January. with staff and board members of Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County in Monroe, members of the Holocaust survivor program Cafe Europa, and Lisa Adler from the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. In related news, Café Europa, a program for Holocaust…
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Kosher Meals on Wheels continues to serve seniors who want to age in place
Every morning Monday through Friday, you can find Sara Ullman outside the back of The Orchid Kosher restaurant on Main Street in Metuchen taking packaged prepared frozen kosher meals outside of crates and organizing the meals into coolers for midday deliveries across 14 Middlesex County municipalities. Along with organizing the meals leaving from Metuchen, Ullman…
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‘Cooking Companions’ needed to prepare, share meals with seniors in Middlesex County
Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County is seeking volunteers to prepare and share lunch once or twice a month with homebound seniors. To become a Cooking Companion, email [email protected] or call 732-777-1940.
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Jewish Family Services will distribute backpacks to Women’s Center members on Aug. 22
Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County will hold its fourth annual Women’s Equality Day & Back to School event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 22 at the center, 32 Ford Ave., Floor 2, Milltown. Filled backpacks are free for the children of Women’s Center members only who are in grades Kindergarten to…
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Jewish Family Services holds school supply drive
Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County is holding its annual school supply drive. Requested items include backpacks, pencil cases, pens, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue sticks, pencil sharpeners, notebooks, pocket folders, rulers, scissors, clear tape, lunch packs, highlighters, markers, calculators and White Out. For more information, call 732-777-1940 or email [email protected]. Donations will be accepted at…
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Old Bridge Library to present programs on healthcare topics
The Old Bridge Library will present programs on healthcare topics this month at the library. The library is located at 1 Old Bridge Plaza, at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. Preventing Healthcare Fraud will be at 2 p.m. on April 15. This program will focus on how to avoid falling…
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Jewish Family Services to celebrate 50 years of community service
Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County will celebrate 50 years of serving the community during the One Community Gala 2019 on June 2 at Classical Caterers, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick. The featured speaker will be Art Shamsky of the 1969 New York Mets, which won the World Series that season. Lina Llona, president of…
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Seniors invited to enjoy The Lighter Side of Aging
Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County and Senior Chai will present The Lighter Side of Aging from 1-2:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 in the Monroe office, Concordia Shopping Center, 1600 Perrineville Road. Aging isn’t easy but when you consider the alternative, laugh. The recreational activity program for active seniors will provide a time of relaxation…
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Displaced homemakers invited to women’s support group
The Women’s Center at Jewish Family Services (JFS) will hold a women’s support group from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Tuesday, beginning Jan. 30, at JFS of Middlesex County, 32 Ford Ave., Floor 2, Milltown. The JFS Women’s Center serves displaced homemakers: women who are single moms, separated, divorced, widowed or living with a disabled…
