Since 2020, a free clinic at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine has treated 69 Holocaust survivors, many of whom are afflicted with dental diseases due to childhood malnourishment
(Courtesy of JFSCNJ) Small groups of Holocaust survivors, their caregivers, and Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey (JFSCNJ) volunteers and staff, gathered at the Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg multi-purpose center at the JFS Halpern building in Elizabeth, on March 30 for a model Seder program led by middle school students at the Jewish Educational Center.
Marking a groundbreaking development, Jewish Family Services of Union County announced recently that they have officially partnered with the new Tomchei Shabbos program that had already been quietly operating in the Elizabeth, Hillside and Springfield communities. “To my knowledge, it is the first time in New Jersey anywhere, that a Jewish Family Service Agency is partnering with a Tomchei Shabbos,” reported Heidi Pikarsky, of JFS Central.
(Courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ) A Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) program provides free dental care to Holocaust survivors, whose oral health is often compromised because of the neglect and malnutrition they suffered during World War II. The program, developed through a partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, is funded by a donation from RSDM Professor Dr.