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WJCS Hosts Passover Luncheon for Holocaust Survivors in Westchester
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WJCS Hosts Passover Luncheon for Holocaust Survivors in Westchester

Miriam Arond2025-04-09T16:21:40-04:00April 9th, 2025|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: allison danzig, beth el synagogue, passover, UJA federation of NY, holocaust survivor luncheon, Claims Conference, Holocaust survivors, Jewish|

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) hosted a Passover Luncheon for members of its Holocaust Survivors program at Beth El Synagogue Center In New Rochelle on Wednesday April 3rd. In partnership with UJA-Federation of New York and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, WJCS created a pre-holiday celebration filled with music, delicious food, and many smiling faces. Holocaust survivors attended with family members and caregivers, all of whom delighted in the opportunity to be together. "WJCS is committed to ensuring that Holocaust survivors in Westchester feel supported, both in practical ways as well as socially and emotionally," said ...

WJCS 2023 Summer Happenings
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WJCS 2023 Summer Happenings

Miriam Arond2023-09-20T12:40:33-04:00August 3rd, 2023|Categories: General|Tags: POINT, deloitte impact day, summer 2023, youth and families, summer events, holocaust survivor luncheon, NYS senator shelley b. mayer, westchester community foundation, Westchester|

WJCS Hosts 3rd Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon
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WJCS Hosts 3rd Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Luncheon

Miriam Arond2023-09-12T15:27:50-04:00July 13th, 2023|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: holocaust survivor, holocaust survivor luncheon, NYS senator shelley b. mayer, holocaust survivor day, scarsdale, Westchester Reform Temple, UJA-Federation of New York, Claims Conference, Second Generation Holocaust, Westchester|

Photo at left, from left: Gillian Rittmaster, Assistant Executive Director of WJCS Jewish Programs, New York State Senator Shelley Mayer, and Allison Danzig, Coordinator of WJCS Holocaust Support Services. Photo at right: Holocaust survivors and their relatives and caregivers joined hands in celebrating being together. WJCS celebrated the 3rd Annual Holocaust Survivor Day by hosting a festive luncheon on Wednesday July 12th at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale. Eighty people, which included 50 survivors and their support network of family and caregivers, attended the gathering. New York State Shelley B. Mayor choked up with emotion as she spoke to ...