Doctor Focuses on the Minds of the Elderly

Dr. Marc E. Agronin, geriatric psychiatrist and mental health director of the Miami Jewish Health Systems, was recently featured in the New York Times for his work with the elderly.  Follow this link to read the article. 

A Day of Remembrance

Rabbi Joshua Zlochower, LMSW, director of Chaplaincy Services at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, and Abramson Center residents Adela Matyas and Lucy Berger participate in a candle-lighting service held at the Center on May 2nd to honor the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust. The service marked the Center's observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), the nation's annual commemoration of the Holocaust.

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The Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life is a nonprofit provider of services to seniors that include skilled nursing care, personal care and independent living apartments, post-hospital transitional care, hospice, home care, adult day care, counseling and referral, as well as aging research. Located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pa., the Abramson Center serves seniors throughout Greater Philadelphia. 

Defending Medicaid

On May 24, 2011 the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) hosted a conference call to discuss strategy and advocacy to defend the Medicaid program against Congressional proposals that will drastically harm the program and its delivery of services to the most vulnerable in our communities. AJAS members are encouraged to visit www.jewishfederations.org/health and click on "Medicaid Action Alert Kit" to learn more and take action.

Pen Pal Project Brings Generations Together

In this age of emails, texting and Facebook, it is reassuring to know that the time-honored practice of handwriting letters is not lost. In fact, a recent pen pal project pairing fifth-graders from Blue Valley School District's Mission Trail Elementary School and residents of Village Shalom, a continuing-care retirement community in Overland Park, did more than revive the art of correspondence; it fostered some new intergenerational relationships.  Click here to read more...

Village Shalom resident Rose Stolowy and Mission Trail Elementary student Gregory Hassler share pizza and conversation at the recent pen pal party. The pair corresponded throughout the 2010-11 school year.

IDF Visits The Jewish Home

from left to right: Jewish Home residents Regine Arouete and Leslie Novis with Officers of the Israel Defense Force.