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for residents of the jewish home of san francisco
SEPTEMBER 2013
Shana Tova. Warmest wishes for a good and sweet year.

CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2013
2 MEMORIES
When work was play and home
meant chores
Rudy Hooremans
4 APACHE INDIAN FOLKTALE
Bernice Hunold
5 SMELL THE ROSES, JENNIFER
Francine Hament
5 FOOD SERVICE SHIFT
Francine Hament
6 EARL-ISMS
Francine Hament
6 WE MADE IT TO THE MUSEUM
Rudy Hooremans
7 WIT & HUMOR
Submitted by Edie Sadewitz
8 RESIDENTS’ BIRTHDAYS
September celebrants
9 HAPPENINGS AT HOME
Photos from the barbeque lunch, a concert,
and an afternoon of artwork
10 BRAVO EMPLOYEES OF THE
MONTH
August and September
11 BOOKS ARE THE BEST
Claire Shor is a real page-turner
12 COUNCIL OF RESIDENTS
July and August meeting minutes
14 IN MEMORY
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RESIDENTS
WRITE
ADAPTED FROM MEMORIES
By Rudy Hooremans
WHEN WORK WAS
PLAY AND HOME
MEANT CHORES
Somewhere during 1936, the Dutch government
bought a brand new generation of dataprocessing
equipment from the Burroughs
Company in the United States for the Centraal
Bureau voor Statistiek (Central Bureau for
Statistics). Vader was sent to New York to
become familiar with the workings of these
machines. There were manually keyboardoperated
punchers that translated statistical
data into little rectangular holes in thin
cardboard punch cards, electrically operated
sorters that could sort cards with like
information into stacks, and electric counting
machines that could count the number of cards
in each stack. Those totals were then entered
into books from which the final statistics were
eventually published.
I used to love going to Vader’s office. There
were many fascinating gadgets for me to play
with, such as typewriters, but what intrigued me
more were the little multiplication machines.
Compared to even the most elemental
calculators of today, they were primitive. The
contraptions had a little crank handle on the
left and right sides, and three series of little
Rudy Hooremans
windows. Inside was a cavalcade of gears that
moved numbers around as you turned the crank
handles. For instance, to multiply 275 by 625,
you moved one handle on the right to set 275
in the main window. Then you had to turn the
other right handle six revolutions forward. Then
you had to lift the carriage one notch to the
left and turn the same crank two revolutions.
Once again you had to move the carriage one
notch to the left and finally turn the handle
five times to complete the procedure. The final
result of 171875 would appear in the top left
window. Division was also possible and just as
convoluted.
There were also the electric adding
machines – black metal boxes about 18 inches
square and at least 24 inches high, with 12 rows
of buttons on top, each with the numbers zero
through nine, and alongside a plus, minus and
equals button. Pushing in a number followed by
the plus, then another number and the equals
button would set a series of levers in motion.
With lots of loud cracks and bangs, the violently
shaking machine would print the total on a
tape.
The new machines were wonders of modern
technology, although compared to today’s,
pathetically antediluvian.
By 1936, the Great Depression that had
already beleaguered the United States for
many years became a major factor in Western
Europe’s economic life. While Vader’s job was
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secure, it undoubtedly had an effect on my
parents’ situation. But the only indication I had
of this was that they decided keeping our maid,
Anna, full-time was becoming too expensive.
She would now only come on Saturdays to do
the heaviest work. It also meant that Vader
and I had to pitch in a little more. While up
to then I was only required to make my bed
every morning (but with Moeder, that meant
stripping the bed down to the mattress after
arising, putting the bedclothes on the chair in
front of the opened balcony doors and then,
before going to school, putting it all back on the
bed, with the bedspread) and dust my room’s
furniture and floor, now some other chores were
added to these requirements.
One of those tasks was to wash the
windows. The outside was done in typical
Dutch fashion. You took a pail of soapy water
and using a steelpan (a long-handled saucepan),
you threw the water up against the outside of
the window. Then, with a squeegee on a long
stick, you cleaned the glass. Inside, of course,
you didn’t throw the water. You used a sponge.
I also had to scrub the marble floor of the main
corridor, getting on my knees and using soapy
water and a mopping cloth. Luckily it never
became too dirty because it was always covered
with a carpet runner.
One more chore was to scrub the sidewalk
in front of the house once a week. The dark grey
paving stones had a raised diamond pattern,
which made it a little more difficult to get the
dirt out of the grooves, especially dog deposits.
We had a long-handled stiff bristled brush for
that purpose.
I remember one particular day. Moeder
had sent me to the grocery store to purchase a
bottle of salad oil. The bottle was shaped like a
wine bottle with a long neck. The grocer put a
paper bag over the top of the bottle and handed
it to me. I climbed onto my bicycle, tightly
gripping the neck of the bottle through the bag,
and headed home. Just as I maneuvered my bike
onto the sidewalk, my grip apparently loosened
a bit, and the bottle slipped out, crashing to
the ground and spilling its greasy contents all
over the sidewalk. Moeder was furious, since
she had been standing there, waiting for the
oil. She chased me right back to the grocer for
a replacement bottle, which I had to pay for out
of my allowance. Being a little wiser, this time I
held the bottle in my arm from the bottom. By
the time I returned home, the pail and brush
were waiting for me.
Read more of Rudy’s memories in the next
issue of AtHome.
BACK BY
POPULAR DEMAND!
MASQUERADE $5 JEWELRY
& ACCESSORIES SALE
Monday, September 23 &
Tuesday, September 24
Goodman Building lobby
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the gift shop
Proceeds benefit resident programs
and services
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RESIDENTS
WRITE
APACHE INDIAN
FOLKTALE
By Bernice Hunold
I’d like to tell you a myth of the Apache
Indians. I chose it for reasons that will
be clear to everyone who knows me, and
everyone who doesn’t. – Bernice Hunold
In the beginning there was nothing at
all – except darkness and water and
the great spirits who lived even before
time began.
Then the spirits made Earth and they
made Sky. And Creator, who was chief of all the
spirits, made an animal. He alone knew how to
do it. He made the animal out of clay and put
legs on it and a tail.
“Walk on your legs,” he said. And the
animal walked. “That’s the way,” Creator said.
“Now run.” And the animal ran.
That animal, the first on Earth, was Dog.
Then Creator made many animals. He
made horns and wings and fins. Creator made
all the animals there are. They covered the
whole earth and each had its special place – in
the sea, on the land, and in the air.
While Creator was busy making all the
animals, Dog stood nearby. Wherever Creator
went, Dog would follow.
“Will you always stay with us?” Dog asked
Creator. “Or will you leave us some day?”
“Some day I will leave,” Creator said.
Bernice Hunold
Photo by Ray Hunold
“If you do, if you must, will you make me a
special friend?” asked Dog.
Creator gave it a thought. Then he lay down
on the ground. “Draw a line all around me,” he
said.
So Dog went all around Creator, tracing
him on the ground with his paw. When he was
done, Creator got up and looked at it.
“Now go off a ways and don’t look,” Creator
said. He took some clay and tossed it down.
But pretty soon Dog returned and looked.
“Oh, there’s someone on the ground where you
were lying,” he said.
“You go off and no looking,” Creator said.
So Dog went off a little further. Creator worked
on the clay.
Soon Dog returned and looked. “He’s
sitting up,” he cried.
“You go off further still,” Creator said, “and
looking is a no-no.” And Dog went off.
Creator blew on the clay. After a while, he
called to Dog. “Now you can look.”
Dog ran back and looked. “Oh, Creator, is
he for me?”
“He is pretty good,” Creator said. “Yes, he is
for you.”
Creator lifted the man to his feet. “Now
walk,” Creator said to the man, and he showed
him how to walk. And how to talk and how to
laugh. When the man laughed, Creator laughed
with him.
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Dog came running and he jumped up on
the man. He jumped up and down the way dogs
do when they are happy. And the man laughed
and laughed as Dog kept jumping up on him.
“You will be all right,” Creator decided.
And he left Dog with his man. Together they
walked through time.
SMELL THE ROSES,
JENNIFER
By Francine Hament
Beautiful roses, given to me at volunteer Earl
Annecston’s last visit to the Jewish Home on
Passover 2013.
Because Jennifer Serafin [recently relocated
nurse practitioner] is allergic to roses, all she
could do when she came to my room was
pretend to smell them, at the risk of having an
allergic reaction. However, above is a photo I
snapped of her in the sniffing position.
Do we all miss Jennifer? You bet we do. Her
work here was so significant. Doctors depended
on her skills to make up the many times she
took over medical necessities, so important to
the care of so many residents.
We manage without Jennifer, but she is
sorely missed. And while we wish her luck
in her new position, we’ll never forget her
“smelling the roses” at the Jewish Home.
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Francine Hament
FOOD SERVICE SHIFT
By Francine Hament
Chaos? No. Just some readjusting to
a new way of dining. Different? Yes,
of course. An improvement? Well,
that remains to be seen. Or, in this
case, eaten.
Meals for most of us (in the Friedman and
Koret buildings, at least) are now served in
bright blue thermos containers with a matching
“dome.” Everything comes up from the kitchen –
nice and hot, as it should be.
Staff members oversaw the first few
days of this new service delivery, making
sure residents received the food they would
normally order from each unit’s kitchen. These
new arrangements were put into effect to help
lower costs and keep food hotter. (The latter a
major complaint from us residents.) All the
staff involved deserve our thanks for their help
in making this transition more efficient (and
hotter!) in the long run.
By the time this piece is published, it will
be old news. But do write in with your ideas and
suggestions. Are you pleased and comfortable
with this new system?
Bon appétit!
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EARL-ISMS
By Francine Hament
Earl Annecston spent 40 years as
a highly valued volunteer at the
Jewish Home.
He did just about everything in terms of
enriching the lives of so many residents.
I particularly remember Betty Kroll,
who loved all the jokes and special
food with which Earl would delight her.
She called him “that nice man with so
many interesting stories.” In fact, I was
also her volunteer companion, and
we managed to arrange her “escape”
(as she called it) from her room to the
garden café. Betty felt as though she
hadn’t been able to see more than her four walls,
but Earl arranged to get her to the café, where
she marveled at seeing a tree after so many
years!
It is a tribute to Earl, with all his caring
ways, that he brought so much joy to so many.
Roses always arrived with Earl, who never
missed a week handing them out to one and all.
Besides all this goodness, given with such
love, Earl became a bar mitzvah in the Jewish
Home’s synagogue, the place where he also
carried the Torah on any given Saturday.
Earl was noted for his humor, his “Earlisms”
as we called them, and his loving heart,
that sadly gave out early in June. Visiting him
in the hospital, I saw a man barely managing
to deal with all his medical issues. As I gently
planted a kiss on his cheek, I said, “Do you know
who this is?” His humor still came through in
his weak response: “Well, I hope it wasn’t from
my son.” Earl-isms to the end …
A memorial service for Earl was held on
August 10 at Menorah Village, also known as
Peninsula Del Rey, in Daly City, where he lived
the last few years and was so highly regarded.
Earl will be in my heart and memory forever.
One of the last photos Fran Hament has of
Earl Annecston, taken at the Home’s seder.
WE MADE IT TO
THE MUSEUM
By Rudy Hooremans
A few months ago, some of the residents of
our Home took a trip to the Legion of Honor
fine arts museum in Lincoln Park.
As usual, a big bus transported us. The
goal was to see an exhibition by a group
of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists,
depicting scenes of bodies of water.
There were paintings by Monet, Renoir,
Pissarro, Caillebotte, and several other famous
artists – all with the common theme and hence
the title of the exhibition, Impressionists on the
Water. Many of the paintings showed rowboats
and/or sailboats.
Lucky for us and the volunteers who pushed
us around, the entire exhibition was located on
one floor.
We are very grateful to Jewish Community
Federation’s Senior Excursion Fund for giving
us this opportunity.
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WIT & HUMOR
Submitted by Edie Sadewitz
A PROFESSED PAPER’S PUNNING IN PRINT
Teacher Arrested
A public school teacher was arrested
today at John F. Kennedy International
airport as he attempted to board a
flight while in possession of a ruler, a
protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and
a calculator.
At a morning press conference, Attorney
General Eric Holder said he believes the man is
a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement.
He did not identify the man, who has been
charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of
math instruction.
“Al-Gebra is a problem for us,” the attorney
general said. “They derive solutions by means
and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents
in search of absolute values.
“They use secret code names like ‘X’ and ‘Y’
and refer to themselves as ‘unknowns,’ but we
have determined that they belong to a common
denominator of the axis of medieval with
coordinates in every country.”
As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to
say, “There are three sides to every triangle.”
When asked to comment on the arrest,
President Obama said, “If God had wanted us
to have better weapons of math instruction, He
would have given us more fingers and toes.”
White House aides told reporters they
could not recall a more intelligent or profound
statement by the president. It is believed that
another Nobel Prize will follow.
Edie Sadewitz
QUOTABLE QUIPS
& WISECRACKS
Submitted by Edie Sadewitz
Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your
children.
– Sam Levenson, American humorist,
writer, teacher, television host,
and journalist; d. 1980
My therapist told me the way to achieve true
inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve
finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate
cake. I feel better already.
– Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning
American author and columnist
I’m not going to vacuum ’til Sears makes one
you can ride on.
– Roseanne Barr, American actress,
comedienne, writer
The most remarkable thing about my mother
is that for 30 years she served us nothing
but leftovers. The original meal has never
been found.
– Calvin Trillin, American journalist,
humorist, food writer, poet,
memoirist and novelist
I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t
want to interrupt her.
– Rodney Dangerfield,
American comedian and actor
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My husband wanted one of those big-screen
TVs for his birthday. So I just moved his chair
closer to the one we have already.
– Wendy Liebman, stand-up comedian
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t
need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.
– Henny Youngman, British-American
comedian and violinist famous
for one-liners; d. 1998
Inside me there’s a thin person struggling to get
out, but I can usually sedate him with four or
five cupcakes.
– Bob Thaves, cartoonist; d. 2006
I have enough money to last me the rest of my
life – unless I buy something.
– Jackie Mason, American
stand-up comedian and actor
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Turning 102 is a pretty good reason to
capture Lillian Mishel on camera at the
August birthday luncheon. So is the
fact that she cut the cake for others
celebrating their birthdays in the same
month. As always, Lillian’s personality
shines through her signature smile.
July birthday celebrant
Ruth Shapiro reached her
century (mazel tov to her
and her fellow celebrants!)
and had the pleasure of
cutting the cake at the
birthday luncheon – a
pleasure doubled by having
her son, Edward, present
and on hand to help do
the honors. Known for her
love of dancing, Ruth and
Edward took to the floor
thereafter and showed
off their fine style.
3 Adel Shagalova
4 Vera Okun
5 Liya Perlova
6 Esfir Kapchits
6 Monroe Sainberg
10 Manya Kloss
10 Dennis McGarraugh
10 Dozya Nigulas
12 Betty Simons
15 Vitaliy Epshteyn
15 Dina Kats
18 Lev Kanevskiy
19 Sofya Kerzhner
20 Samuil Gavinoser
21 Edie Sadewitz
22 Lucille Kaufman
24 Irina Brusilovsky
24 Richard Nusinow
26 Raisa Kozlova
28 Leya Shisterman
29 Nathalie Bronk
29 Efim Reidman
30 Faina Geberger
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HAPPENINGS AT HOME
PRE-INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT
The flags were waved, the music rang out, and red, white and blue were
the colors of the day when residents pre-celebrated Independence Day at
a concert on July 3. (Forward thinking, that’s us.)
Enjoying the concert are, left to right,
Mikhail Yukhtman, Nina Ablin, Liza
Golmyan and Liza Yurkovetsky.
Berta Kovalesky has a banner time as
she waves her flag with aplomb.
Svetlana Chernitskaya provides the piano
Smiles and noisemakers times two.
music and performance elements. No,
the glasses are not prescription, but they
certainly do make an impression.
PHOTO GALLERY CONTINUES ON PAGE 15
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BRAVO! EMPLOYEE OF THE
MONTH NOMINATION FORM
I, ,
nominate
for the Bravo! Employee of the
Month Award for the month of
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Performs “beyond the call of duty” to
improve service to the residents, or the
quality of the Jewish Home’s image.
Exemplifies professionalism and
dedication to excellent service by
putting forth the extra effort.
Makes outstanding contributions of
significance to the Jewish Home to
fulfill its mission/vision.
I feel he/she should receive the award
because:
Submit this form to your recreation
coordinator by the 1st of the month for the
following month’s award consideration. Or you
can place it in the nomination box located at
the self-service area in the H.R. department, 1st
floor, B-building, or hand-deliver it to the H.R.
department, or e-mail it to mdeguzman@jhsf.org.
.
BRAVO!
EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
AUGUST
WHAT YOU WROTE IN YOUR
NOMINATIONS:
MERCEDITA ANSELMO, CNA
Mercy is not only very
professional and efficient,
but also loving and
compassionate. When
her unit was placed on
isolation for two different
issues and a lot of things
had to be checked, Mercy
completed every task with
care, attention, and great
accommodation.
JULIA MARKOVA,
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Julia does a great job covering
almost all the clinics and
employees’ physical exams
and vaccinations. She did an
outstanding job coordinating
and implementing the
hepatitis B tracking process –
creating the database,
starting the vaccinations,
titer testing, and updating the
vaccination database.
Bravo! is generously underwritten
by Jewish Home supporters
Dana Corvin and Harris Weinberg.
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EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
SEPTEMBER
JENNIFER GUMBOC,
UNIT COORDINATOR
Extremely competent
and professional, Jennifer
is also always helpful;
even if she is assigned to
a different floor, she will
come to our assistance
in a matter of minutes.
Her knowledge, efficiency,
and organizational skills
make our job easier. It is a
pleasure to work with her.
DARREL MATA, SECURITY OFFICER
Darrel was the security
officer on the scene during
the fire on August 13. He
assisted with containing
the fire, and made sure that
the first responders, San
Francisco Fire Department,
arson investigators, and
vendors knew where
they were going. He also
explained the nature of
the incident to optimize
response.
Resident bibliophile Claire Shor
BOOKS ARE THE BEST
And Claire Shor would agree – which is
why she completed the San Francisco
Public Library’s Summer Reading
Program, ratcheting up 40 hours worth
of reading by August 11. (Claire usually
reads at least four hours a day.)
To take part in the Summer Reading
Program, Claire made use of the local Excelsior
library branch, conveniently located within
walking distance of the Home. Her reading
list ranged from Harper Lee’s classic To Kill a
Mockingbird to the intimate memoir Tracy and
Hepburn by Garson Kanin. A bonus prize for
finishing the program was the choice of a book
or a pass to the de Young Museum. No prizes
for correctly guessing that bibliophile Claire
chose a book!
Recreational programs director Mediatrix
Valera hopes to incorporate some of the
activities available at the library in next year’s
Summer Arts Festival. Beyond browsing the
stacks of books, the library offers movies,
presentations, classes, lectures, and more.
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COUNCIL OF RESIDENTS
JULY 23, 2013
MEETING MINUTES
Edie Sadewitz, Council president
emeritus, sat in for Edie Shaffer who
was unable to attend. Edie called the
meeting to order at 2:35 p.m. and
introduced the officers in attendance.
Council secretary Anna Stepp read the
minutes of the previous meeting, which were
approved as read.
Edie read the names of residents who had
passed away within the last month.
Edie read the names of new residents who
were admitted to the Home within the last
month.
Treasurer Claire Shor gave the financial
report. There were no deposits and $5 in
withdrawals, leaving the balance at $192.31 in
the checking account and $10 in petty cash.
Anna reminded the membership that
copies of the Residents’ Bill of Rights as well as
the Theft and Loss Prevention Procedures are
always available to residents, and that copies
are on hand at all Council meetings. Residents
were reminded that their social worker will
follow up with them on the status of all missing
item reports. Residents should also feel free to
contact their social worker for follow-up issues.
FOOD FORUM
Last month’s open Food Forum meeting
minutes were distributed.
OLD BUSINESS
Edie Sadewitz mentioned a delay in receiving
her medications when she needs a refill. Anna
will notify chief nursing officer Edwin Cabigao
and pharmacy about this issue.
Edie Shaffer gave rave reviews for the
concerts held on May 27 and 31, noting that “the
programs were wonderful and entertaining.”
Residents expressed a concern with possible
nursing changes when they have outside
appointments. Edwin Cabigao will attend the
July Council meeting to address concerns.
Mark Friedlander announced a change
to television’s Lifetime station, which will
broadcast on channel 10 (a change from channel
31) until further notice. Headline News will
temporarily be unavailable.
Mark answered questions and concerns
from residents regarding changes throughout
the Home.
Edie Sadewitz suggested making a donation
on behalf of the Council of Residents to the
victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Residents
and Council members agreed to reconvene at
the July meeting to decide if a donation will be
made to this cause.
NEW BUSINESS
Edie Sadewitz commended the programming
broadcasted on channel 17 and Sunday
afternoons.
Edie thanked staff who assisted with the
setting up of the Council meeting.
Dulce Martinez suggested sending get well
cards on behalf of the Council to Mike Abreu
and Edie Shaffer.
Mark Friedlander reminded residents of the
dates and times of the next town hall meetings
with Edwin Cabigao.
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Mark spent the remainder of the meeting
addressing residents’ concerns about the
continued changes throughout the Home.
RAFFLE WINNER
Rachel Alhadeff was the lucky winner of this
month’s raffle.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Recorded by Anna Stepp
Resident Services Coordinator
COUNCIL OF RESIDENTS
AUGUST 27, 2013
MEETING MINUTES
Council president Edie Shaffer called
the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. and
introduced the officers in attendance.
Council secretary Anna Stepp read the
minutes of the previous meeting, which were
approved as read.
Edie read the names of residents who had
passed away within the last month.
Edie read the names of new residents who
were admitted to the Home within the last
month.
Treasurer Claire Shor gave the financial
report. There were no deposits and $0 in
withdrawals, leaving the balance at $192.31 in
the checking account and $10 in petty cash.
Anna reminded the membership that
copies of the Residents’ Bill of Rights as well as
the Theft and Loss Prevention Procedures are
always available to residents, and that copies
are on hand at all Council meetings. Residents
were reminded that their social worker will
follow up with them on the status of all missing
item reports. Residents should also feel free to
contact their social worker for follow-up issues.
IN MEMORY
Tamara Blanter
February 9, 1927 to July 26, 2013
Stanford Bower
March 27, 1929 to June 28, 2013
Esther Friedman
March 13, 1928 to July 20, 2013
Anne Gale
November 27, 1911 to July 4, 2013
Maya Goldshteyn
October 16, 1931 to June 27, 2013
Helga Henius
June 24, 1920 to July 5, 2013
Alexander Katten
September 18, 1935 to August 23, 2013
Patsy Levinson
April 26, 1936 to August 8, 2013
Ilya Mikhlin
March 25, 1917 to July 26, 2013
Sarrakhava Nemtseva
December 19, 1916 to July 24, 2013
Frieda Pencek
May 14, 1929 to June 28, 2013
Semen Rayz
December 5, 1925 to August 24, 2013
Zelda Shenderovich
December 15, 1913 to August 15, 2013
Lidia Smolyarova
March 12, 1926 to July 25, 2013
Iosif Solovey
November 28, 1938 to July 19, 2013
Yelizaveta Spasskaya
November 22, 1913 to June 28, 2013
Elizabeth Szasz
August 7, 1916 to August 11, 2013
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FOOD FORUM
Last month’s open Food Forum minutes were
distributed.
OLD BUSINESS
Edie Sadewitz commended the programming
broadcasted on channel 17 and Sunday
afternoons.
Edie thanked staff who assisted with the
setting up of the Council meeting.
Dulce Martinez suggested sending get well
cards on behalf of the Council to Mike Abreu
and Edie Shaffer.
Mark Friedlander reminded residents of the
dates and times of the next town hall meetings
with Edwin Cabigao.
Mark spent the remainder of the meeting
addressing residents’ concerns about the
continued changes throughout the Home.
NEW BUSINESS
Edie Sadewitz reminded the Council officers
and residents in attendance of the voluntary
contribution of $2 for biennial residents’ dues.
Residents who wish to contribute should bring
their $2 to the September Council meeting.
Residents agreed to make a $50 donation
towards the victims of the Oklahoma tornado.
Edie Sadewitz volunteered to speak to Rabbi
Marder to see if the donation can be made to a
Jewish organization. If such an organization is
not available, the donation will go to the Red
Cross.
Rebekah Finer suggested adding a Russian
conversation program to the activities calendar.
Mark Friedlander announced the following
changes to television channels: Lifetime is now
broadcast on channel 10 and Comcast sports on
channel 30. The FX channel has been removed
until further notice.
Mark spent the remainder of the meeting
addressing residents’ concerns about the
continued changes throughout the Home.
RAFFLE WINNER
Mark Steiner was the lucky winner of this
month’s raffle.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
Recorded by Anna Stepp
Resident Services Coordinator
COUNCIL OF RESIDENTS OFFICERS 2013-2014
Claire Shor
Treasurer
Edie Shaffer
President
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Sylvia Korn
Vice President

HAPPENINGS AT HOME
AN AFTERNOON
OF ARTWORK
Residents got crafty, letting
their eye for color and
imagination take flight as they
created unique collages.
Fully focused is Edie Sadewitz (left).
Gloria Houtenbrink stretches for her selections.
“What do you think of this configuration?”
queries recreation coordinator
Marnie St Clair of Betty Spiegel.
Creative arts director Gary Tanner lends a helping
hand. Edna Lachar (right) does her own thing.
Astrid Stange (right) is delighted to have
her daughter, Cindy Zier, by her side.
“This takes concentration,”
muses Marion Levenberg.
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HAPPENINGS AT HOME
MEMORIES OF SUMMER
Our typical San Francisco summers may not bring out the sunshine as much as
we’d like, but July did bring forth the good food and camaraderie that are features
of our annual barbeque luncheons.
Table mates Bernice Hunold
(top of photo) and Francine Hament.
Banjo Dave provided the entertainment,
strumming along on his banjo, of course.
Sporting a lovely striped
chapeau is Arlene Lind.
Sunny smiles from Rebekah
Finer and Anna Stepp, resident
services coordinator.
Ben Tarrant, the gentleman
with the gentle smile.
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Awaiting table service are, left to right, Dulce Martinez,
Edna Lachar, Marion Levenberg and Claire Shor.
STARS patients enjoyed the luncheon, too.
Rudy “I’m ready for my
hamburger” Hooremans.
Scrumptious servings of food, compliments
of (left to right) Nutritional Services
stewardess Minda Guevarra, supervisor
Edna Diaz, and stewardess Lucila Lopez.
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Showing off her balancing style
and how to smile for the camera is
recreation coordinator Susan Barnett.
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