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Pinwheel Garden Planting – CANCELLED
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Please join us as we gather the community to stand together against child abuse.
Covid 19
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‘I was there, I saw it happen’: Charlotte Holocaust survivors hope others never forget
Monday marks 75 years since the Soviet Union liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland at the end of World War II, and is now observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Charlotte Holocaust survivor remembers childhood, has growing fears
Monday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. A Charlotte survivor, Irving Bienstock, is getting ready for a trip to Israel to meet soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces.
JFS’s Annual Senior Adult Chanukah Party
The 16th Annual Senior Adult Chanukah party is in the books. Seniors, Holocaust survivors, and family members from all over the community enjoyed a traditional holiday lunch, the sounds of Viva Klezmer!, hand-made cards from the students at Charlotte Jewish Day School and everyone was especially delighted by the performance given by Charlotte Jewish Preschool.
The Dreidel Drive Was a Success
Jewish Family Services extends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this year’s Dreidel Drive an overwhelming success. Dreidels and stars were posted on displays throughout Shalom Park and at the Preschool on Sardis.
Growth Drives Future Plans at JFS
JFS has been helping the community for almost 40 years. It has been the primary resource, and place to go for those struggling with mental health, food insecurity, domestic violence, parenting, and aging.
JFS Food Pantry – The Need Continues to Grow
The spirit of generosity is perhaps most evident through the holiday season. At JFS we are blessed, year-round, by the generosity of our community who gives in so many ways. This month we shine a light on one of the ways our community gives to JFS – through the JFS food pantry.
Holocaust Survivors Enjoy an Afternoon at the Theatre
When the cast of the Broadway show, The Band’s Visit, heard there were Holocaust survivors in the audience they made it a point to come out after the show to mingle with them. Everyone was delighted. JFS transported and welcomed approximately 17 survivors and their family members to a private luncheon and show at the Knight Theater at the Levine Center of the Arts.
School Violence – Yes, There is Hope & What You Can Do to Help
The headlines appear almost daily – another school shooting. It strikes fear in the hearts of everyone you know: parents, grandparents, and especially the staff, teachers, and students who must enter a school every day.