Chai Life Spring 2013 (PDF Document) - Jewish Federation of South ...

PARTNERSHIP 2gether
Partnership 2Gether:
A New Decade of
Fortifying Bonds
with Our Sister City
Since 2002, P2Gether
(formerly Partnership 2000/
P2K) has been building
living bridges between
residents and institutions in
South Palm Beach County
and our Sister City, Kiryat
Bialik. Over the years, many
women, teens, educators
and other professionals from
both communities have
taken part in a variety of
exchanges. Coming together
around common experiences
and needs, they’ve formed
lasting friendships and
collaborated on projects
of mutual concern, from a
playground to bomb shelters,
from special needs school
equipment to after-school
programming for Ethiopian
children, and beyond.
Legacy of Love Helps Seniors in Sister City
Lewis Rosenthal established the Mollie
Rosenthal Memorial Fund with our Jewish
Community Foundation in 1989 to honor
his mother, who was born in Russia in 1876
and immigrated to New York barely into
her teens. When the Great Depression
took its toll on her family, Mollie
persevered to provide a haven for those
in need and ensure that her children went
to college. Her efforts touched many lives
and enabled Lewis to become a successful
dentist with a passion for Israel.
This year, the Mollie Rosenthal Memorial
Fund has honored Mollie’s spirit and
compassion by funding two American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
projects in our Sister City, Kiryat Bialik, Israel.
With support from the fund, the Supportive
Community Program has expanded to
provide vital day-to-day assistance and
urgent medical care to an additional
103 elderly residents ages 73 to 90. The
neighborhood-based program helps them
age in the comfort of their homes while
remaining connected to the community.
The Glickman Center for Education and
Training in Kiryat Bialik has also received
essential funding to build and enhance
the skills of those who care for the elderly
in varied capacities. Services offered
include training, advanced studies, and
human resource development. This
training is becoming ever more important
with the area’s rising senior population
and their increasingly complex needs.
Local and Kiryat Bialik
participants in Federation’s
recent Women’s Exchange
visited the Glickman Center
PARTNERSHIP2gether(P2G)
WOMEN’S EXCHANGE JOINT FUNDRAISER
Though 6,500 miles away, our Federation’s Sister City, Kiryat Bialik, Israel, keeps getting closer through bonds of friendship and understanding. This past November, we were privileged to
travel to Israel and share a remarkable week with 6 wonderful women from Kiryat Bialik, as we participated in the third South Palm Beach County Partnership2gether Women to Women’s
Exchange. We had so many meaningful and powerful moments together, but when we visited the after-school program for disadvantaged Ethiopian Israeli children at the Pisgot elementary
school, we knew that we had to help in some way.
The after-school program has too many children and not enough staff. They do their best, but if we could provide them with one more staff member, many more of these children would have the opportunity
to get extra help in basic reading and math. The benefits of one more staff member are enormous.
The cost per year for this additional teacher is $6,000. Your help at any level will be greatly appreciated!
While we’re raising money in SPBC for the teacher, our Kiryat Bialik sisters will be collecting toys, games and school supplies for the children at the Pisgot Elementary School after school program. Working
together as a Boca-Bialik team, we will improve the lives of 99 children every afternoon!
For more information, please contact Dana Vizner at danav@bocafed.org or 561.852.3270. Visit jewishboca.org/p2gwomen to make a donation today!
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