JFS Executive Director Debbie Zoller will never forget the moment when Sam* walked through the door with nothing but a small suitcase.
“Don’t take me to a shelter,” he begged Debbie. “I don’t think I could survive.”
Sam, a man in his early 70s with a slight build and genera…
On April 6, JFS Clinical Coordinator of Older Adult Services Carol Wilson brought a Passover seder experience to over a dozen residents of Kirkland Village in Bethlehem.
The group of residents, which included people who were born Jewish, people who converted to Judaism and people who are …
When Herb, 68, suddenly needed surgery for a serious heart condition, his sister, who lives in New Jersey, turned to Jewish Family Service for help. She was afraid that her brother would have a hard time managing in his home because, in addition to his heart condition, he was somewhat unstea…
Over two dozen volunteers gathered at Atria Bethlehem on Jan. 29 to bake a recipe that resident Gloria Nelson remembers from her Aunt Lil. The chocolate cake was a staple at her family’s celebrations, and as part of a community-wide mitzvah project in partnership with the Jewish Federation…
Jewish Family Service brought the light of Chanukah to Kirkland Village on Dec. 16.
Residents, both Jewish and non-Jewish, gathered to hear the story of Chanukah and light the candles together. Some even shared memories of their own Chanukah traditions.
Gladys Yass remembered eating …
