Program Offers Free Medical Care To Vulnerable New York Seniors
A new pilot program is offering free medical care to some of New York City’s most vulnerable community members: home-bound seniors.
Program Offers Free Medical Care To Vulnerable New York Seniors
The program is a joint effort between ZiphyCare, YM&YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, and Selfhelp Community Services.
Yom Hashoah Online Ceremonies and Resources
Yom Hashoah is an annual day of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust observed by Jewish communities around the world.
Women Holocaust survivors find joy in fighting poverty
Frumie Cisner remembers the first time she witnessed a Holocaust survivor picking through trash — how the woman scavenged a box of baked goods from a dumpster in front of a Brooklyn synagogue.
Virtual gallery helps keep stories of the Holocaust alive
Selfhelp is an organization that provides services to Holocaust survivors, and now they’re having survivors share their stories through art for all to see.
Holocaust Survivors in New York: “Talk to the Children”
Auschwitz was liberated 75 years ago today; one survivor tells his harrowing tale for posterity
On a sunny, winter day in Queens, New York, Sherman sits at his dining room table, with a blurred, blue tattoo still visible on his thinning inner arm: B2593.
Take it from a Holocaust survivor: We need Non-Jews to stand up against anti-Semitism
As a Holocaust survivor, I know how hatred spreads until it is inescapable. When I was a child, the crimes committed against Jews and others who were persecuted in the Holocaust were part of my daily life.
Eight Months into Pandemic, Senior Center Doors Remain Shut
Despite the recent closing of more than 100 public schools, New Yorkers have become accustomed to a steady stream of re-openings since June. Hair salons. Restaurants. Children’s day care centers. Even, to some extent, schools.
