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Villa Capri Cruisers Support JFS Food Pantry

13January2016Arthur E LevandoskiAnnouncementscar club, community, counseling, cruisers, JFS NEPA, JFSNEPA, Mental Health, Scranton, villa capri

On January 12, 2015 JFS received a check from the Villa Capri Car Cruisers for $500.00 in support of the Mae S. Gelb Kosher Food Pantry. Established in 2001 by Mae Gelb’s daughters Bev Klein and Sondra Myers the pantry provides assistance with food and other necessary household items to family and individuals during times of

Small Business Spotlight on JFSNEPA

12November2015jfsoflackNews100th, clients, counseling, dental, dental care, family, Holocaust, human service, Jewish, JFS, JFSNEPA, Mental Health, NEPA, older adults, pennsylvania, Scranton, scranton chamber, service, Sheila Nudelman Abdo

Scranton Chamber of Commerce Member since 2014 Jewish Family Service (JFS) of NEPA was founded with one thing in mind: to serve the community. Open to all faiths and backgrounds, Jewish Family Service is a human service organization whose mission reflects the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion for all people in need. Through professional

Car Donations Are An Ideal Way of Contributing To Charity

27October2015Arthur E LevandoskiNews2015, Boat, Car, Cars, charitable, claim, dealership, deduction, Donate, donations, donors, JFS, JFS NEPA, Mental Health, Motorcycle, NEPA, new, old, RV, Scranton, SUV, tax, used

This is the time of year where people are giving back to the communities they live in. Whether they donate a new toy to a toy drive, donate canned goods to a food shelf, or serve dinner at a soup kitchen, they are making a difference. However, one of the biggest ways you can give back is through car donation. Car Donations are an ideal way of contributing to charity and here’s why.

Community Organization of the Game with the Railriders!

31August2015Arthur E LevandoskiNewsbaseball, community, counseling, eldercare, first pitch, game, help, Jewish, JFS, JFS NEPA, JFSNEPA, Mental Health, NEPA, night, Older Adult Services, organization, PNC field, radio, railriders, Scranton, SWB Railriders, wilkes barre

Community Organization of the Game: An Evening with the Railriders!

by Arthur E. Levandoski

On August 19, 2015 Jewish Family Service was the Scranton Wilkes Barre Railriders Community Organization of the Game. Although the evening got started with a little rain shower by the time the ballpark gates opened the rain had given way to a beautiful summer evening.

Don’t Be Rude! Or How Not to Use a Cellphone.

8July2015jfsoflackNewsboss, cell phones, community, counseling, Don Minkoff, family, help, Jewish, JFS, JFSNEPA, loud, Mental Health, NEPA, phones, planes, quiet, relaxing, rude, Scranton, social media, social worker, technology, texting, trains, working

I only travel by train; where as the rest of my family prefers planes. I find the pace of riding the train peaceful and relaxing; watching the world go chuga-chuga by at the same time as I am reading and listening to music. Two years ago while riding the train from Milwaukee to Chicago (The Hiawatha,

IS IT REAL OR IS IT…. the story of Henry Hill

30June2015jfsoflackNewscommunity, Craig's List, Don Minkoff, e-mail, Facebook, information, Interent, Jewish, JFS, JFSNEPA, mistrust, Music Man, questions, real, scam, Scranton, social media, twitter, understand

The musical The Music Man tells the story of Henry Hill and how he manipulates a whole town into believing they need a marching band. Of course in the story, through a relationship, he finds a change of heart, atones and in the end the town rescues him from legal troubles by actually putting together

Thoughts from the Heart by Susan Blum Connors

25June2015jfsoflackNews100, agency, anne frank, board, century, churchill, community, counseling, desmond tutu, heart, JFS, JFS NEPA, Mental Health, older adult, organization, President, quotes, retirement, Scranton, service, Susan Blum Connors, Susan Connors, tom brokaw, volunteering

When I accepted the role of President of the Board of JFS two years ago, the majority of my family and friends were very supportive and proud of me. There were, however, those few individuals whose first comments were, “Why? Aren’t you busy enough? Don’t you just want to sit back and enjoy your retirement?

JFSNEPA Celebrates 100th Annual Meeting

18June2015Arthur E LevandoskiNewsAnnual Meeting, Colonnade, directors, Doug Smith Trio, Gelb Foundation, history, Inc, Jay Landau, JFS, JFSNEPA, Kosher, Nivert Metal Supply, officers, Scranton, Sheila Nudelman Abdo, Susan Blum Connors

Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania (JFSNEPA) celebrated their 100th Annual Meeting on June 16, 2015. The meeting was held at The Colonnade in Scranton, PA from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The evening was attended by over 125 people who enjoyed light Kosher fare and music from the Doug Smith Trio. Over $36,000 was raised

Survivors tell students the horrors of the Holocaust.

6May2015Arthur E LevandoskiNewsAlan Moskin, Children Remember the Holocaust, German, Hilton Scranton, Holocaust, JFS, JFS NEPA, Liberator, Lida Stein, Maggy Bushwick, Nazi, Scranton, Sol Lurie, students, Survivors, Susan Connors, Symposium, Teen

The 27th Annual Teen Symposium on the Holocaust was held at the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center on May 5th and 6th. Staff and board members from JFS both attended and took part in the event which uses first hand accounts as Survivors tell students the horrors of the Holocaust. JFS Board President Susan Connors,