1. religion and spirituality
2. judaism

annual report 2014
our vision
chair’s message
Jewish Family Service is a community leader that
empowers people to achieve fulfilling lives.
Dear Friends of Jewish Family Service,
our mission
We provide exceptional social services, grounded in
Jewish values, to support individuals and families
from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
our values
JFS values and honors the fundamental sanctity
and worthiness of all human beings, Tselem Elohim.
JFS demonstrates dignity and respect in every
aspect of our work, Chesed.
JFS puts into practice a commitment to heal and
repair the world, Tikkun Olam.
JFS operates with fiscal efficiency and integrity,
Haginut Ba’asakim.
jfs board & officers
2013-14 Officers
Hermine Levey Weston, Chair
Daniel Plotkin, Vice Chair
Debra Ann Latour, Vice Chair
Luis Escobar, Treasurer
Anita Sarro, Secretary
2013-14 Board Members
Amy Bricker
Andrea Chasen
Suzette Fontaine Collins
Ellen Freyman
Jonna Gaberman
Sheldon Lyons
Ronda Parish
Todd Ratner
Corrie Trattner
Life Board Members
Hyman Darling
Joseph Dorison
Michael Sorrell
Bernice Thaler
President & CEO
Robert Marmor
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As the Chair of Jewish Family Service, I continue to be inspired by the staff,
the Board and how they translate the agency’s values into the provision of
exceptional social services. This is the mission of the agency. There are successes
to celebrate and challenges to acknowledge and overcome. I have a tendency to
focus on success, even recognizing that challenges can turn into opportunities for
more success.
Jewish Family Service provides services across the spectrum of age and human
diversity. We connect little tots with the joys of play through Jewish music.
Adults learn about planning for their future. Our elders and their adult children
are supported so loved ones can have safe and meaningful lives in their homes.
This work strengthens our Jewish and non-Jewish communities by providing
guidance and programs across the life cycle. Success!
Our skilled and experienced staff literally open the door to domestic security
for the refugee community in the Greater Springfield area. There are late night
arrivals where families are brought to their new homes, continued supportive
home visits, language classes, employment assistance and later, classes to help
these new Americans gain citizenship. Success!
These refugee support services are proudly provided. Yet, there are challenges
in the community that must be addressed. The agency will continue to settle
refugees, as we always have, with respect for the community in which they live,
in cooperation with local officials, other faith-based and civic organizations,
school systems and community groups. Success!
In 2013, a group of dedicated board members, professional JFS staff and
prominent community volunteers met and developed the agency’s strategic
plan. We prioritized the goals of the plan and set about getting the foundation
of the agency in order. Our priorities were to write a plan for human resource
development and emergency preparedness. We reviewed the physical
spaces required to provide services. JFS needs information technologies for
programmatic services.
The Board is committed to the implementation of these prioritized goals while
acknowledging there are unforeseen limits to the human capacities. We recognize
that it is important to acknowledge these challenges, and work within the
restraints of time and circumstance. Services and planning for the future are part
of the continuum of any system. Recognition of challenges and rising to meet
them is part of the success of this organization.
This is what families do; we support each other in difficult times and celebrate
accomplishments. So it is with our Jewish Family Service organization. This is
success!
On behalf of everyone at JFS, I thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Hermine Levey Weston
Chair of the Board
how we help
we strengthen community
Our innovative services and programs address traditional and
contemporary Jewish family life. We offer educational programs,
safety net services, enriching workshops for individuals and
families seeking to build or strengthen their Jewish connections.
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Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing!
Jewish Family Jam
Passover Food Project
ESSEN-tials (in partnership with Rachel’s Table)
1,715 individuals were enriched by Jewish Life programming
we empower families and individuals to stay
strong
Our counseling services assist families and individuals coping
with life’s planned and unplanned challenges and transitions.
Our experienced and compassionate clinical staff works closely
with you to meet your needs. We accept most major insurance
coverage plans, including MassHealth and Medicare.
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Individual, Couple and Family Therapy
Emergency Consultation
Support Groups
Workshops
1,449 individuals received compassionate care
we assist new Americans to start new lives
We welcome refugees from around the world who are fleeing
religious and political persecution. Refugees are supported to
become self-sufficient from the time of arrival until they become
citizens. We help refugees resettle here safely, learn English, gain
employment and become valued, contributing members of our
community.
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we support older adults to age well
Case Management
English as a Second Language
Employment
Citizenship & Naturalization
Refugee Mental Health Services
241 refugees were resettled and 1,109 individuals
participated in services
Our focus is to help elders maintain as much independence
as possible, plan for life-changing events and increase social
interactions. We offer family members and their elder loved ones
a range of social services including assessments, information &
referral, and counseling.
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Elder Care Helpline
Geriatric Care Assessment
Guardianship and Conservatorship
Community Outreach and Information
Caregiver Support Groups
1,108 individuals and families received guidance and support
we offer ways to give of yourself
We believe that healing the world begins with one person at a
time. Volunteer your time and talents; it is rewarding for both
you and the beneficiary of your act of kindness. Get involved
with JFS now!
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TAP-In! Good Cheer Callers
Refugee Family Mentors
English and Citizenship Tutors
27 volunteers donated 1,080 hours
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financial report
Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts and Lenox Charitable Fund
COMBINED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
2013
Income
Contributions
$86,674
Jewish Federation
$62,805
United Way of Pioneer Valley
$35,135
Government Contracts, Grants
$1,287,563
Program Fees
$1,229,528
Lenox Rental Income
$69,750
Interest, Dividends, Misc
$12,190
Realized Gains/Invst.
Total Support and Revenue
44%
46%
$8,188
$2,791,833
2013
Expenses
Adoption Program
2013
0%4%
$495
Older Adult Program
$418,915
Counseling Program
$1,156,843
Jewish Family Life
$77,201
New American Program
$883,355
Lenox Charitable Fund
$48,422
Marketing and Development
$61,025
Management and General
$96,534
Total Expenses
0% 3% 1% 3%
2%
1%
2%
2%
3%
15%
32%
42%
$2,742,790
Change in Net Assets
49,043
Net Assets - Beginning
311,090
Net Assets - Ending
360,133
This financial information is excerpted from the
complete financial statements for the year ended
9/30/13. Audited by the firm of Boisselle, Morton
& Associates, LLP Certified Public Accountants.
The full financial statements are available upon
request at Jewish Family Service of Western
Massachusetts, Inc. 15 Lenox Street, Springfield,
MA 01108.”
salute to volunteers
We proudly honor the dedication and enthusiasm of JFS volunteers
who generously give their time and talents to support our mission:
Jean Caldwell
Susan Chanin
Steven Clark
Prakash Darjee
Joseph Dorison
Adena Falk
Aleza Falk
Jonna Gaberman
Georgene Gelinas
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Diane Hollyer
Virginia Lyons
Anna Mineo
Joanna Mineo
Patricia O’Connor
Marilyn Paul-Lewis
Dianne Panciera
Father William
Pomerleau
David Porter
Janice Reisman
Myrna Robbins
Sandra Rowley
Joanna Smiley
Mildred Stambovsky
David Stein
Heather Wilder
Bruce Wintman
Judi Wisch
Solving problems. Helping families.
Strengning Communy.
funders & collaborators
We gratefully acknowledge these corporate, public and nonprofit organizations for their financial
support and partnership. Thank you.
Funders
Collaborators
The Beveridge Family Foundation
B’nai Tzedek Youth Foundation
City of Springfield:
Dept. of Health & Human Services
Dept. of Elder Affairs
Community Foundation of Western
Massachusetts
Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc.
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Hebrew Immigration Aid Society
Highland Valley Elder Services
Jewish Endowment Foundation
of Western Massachusetts
Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health &
Human Resources:
Dept. of Elder Affairs
Office for Refugees & Immigrants
MassMutual Financial Group
Raynier Institute & Foundation
TD Bank Foundation
USI Insurance Services
United States Department of Homeland
Security
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
United Way of Pioneer Valley
Alzheimer’s Association, NH/MA Chapter
Amherst Survival Center
Ascentria Care Alliance
Baystate Medical Center
Beit Ahavah
Berkshire Insurance Group
Caring Health Center
Catholic Charities of Springfield
Chabad House
Combined Jewish Philanthropies:
Jewish Community Relations Council
Congregation B’nai Israel
Congregation B’nai Torah
Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc.
Fallon Community Health Foundation
Franklin County Home Care, Inc.
FutureWorks
Georgetown Condominiums
Goodwill Industries
Gray House
Greater New Life Christian Center
Greater Springfield Council of Churches
Heritage Academy
Holy Name Parish & Social Center
HomeInstead Senior Care
Homewatch Caregivers
International Health Solutions
Islamic Society of Western Mass.
Jewish Community of Amherst
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
Jewish Lifecare
Lander Grinspoon Academy
Longmeadow Adult Center
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy
Massachusetts Association of Jewish
Federations
Mercy Care – Forest Park
New England Farm Workers Council
Northampton Survival Center
Open Pantry Community Services
Rachel’s Table
Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Center
Russian Community Association of
Massachusetts
Sinai Temple
Shriners’ Hospital for Children
Smith College
Springfield City Library
Springfield College
Springfield Farmers Market
Springfield Housing Authority
Springfield Jewish Community Center
Square One
St. Jude’s Church
St. Mary’s Church, Longmeadow
St. Mary’s Church, Northampton
St. Peter’s Church
Valley Opportunity Council
West Springfield Public Library
West Springfield Public Schools
Western Massachusetts Refugee &
Immigrant Consortium
Westfield State University
WestMass ElderCare
Springfield Public Schools
Temple Beth El
Temple Israel
Trinity United Methodist Church
Western New England University
legacy society contributors
We are extremely grateful to our community’s visionary leaders who have made a commitment to
support Jewish Family Service through their estate plans:
Shira Atik
Lawrence & Sue Bernstein
Amy Bricker
Ida Caplan*
Andrea Chasen
Melvin Cohen & Pamela Smith
Hyman Darling
Catherine Dorison
Joseph Dorison
Seymour Frankel
Myra & Jerry Gold
Marc Goldman
Susan Goldman
Elliot Greenberg
Janice Greenberg
Harold Grinspoon
Barry Kittredge
Edward & Susan Kline
Avrom Kushner & Nancy Posnick-Kushner
Jonathan Lasko
Michael & Debra Latour
Jeannine LeBlanc
Bruce Leshine
Elizabeth Leshine
Robert Marmor
Arthur & Rebecca Marshall*
Mary Louise & Newell Nissenbaum*
Ronda Parish & Herbert Wood
Daniel Plotkin
Mollie Plotkin
Todd C. & Amy G. Ratner
Suzanne Rosenberg
Michael Rothberg
Anita Sarro
Mark Shapiro
Marsha Shapiro
Anne Weiss
Steven Weiss
Hermine Levey Weston
Bruce Wintman & Jonna Gaberman
And six anonymous donors
*Of blessed memory
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our generous donors
$10,000 or more
The Barrington Foundation, Inc.
$5,000-$9,999
Isadore & Amanda Jermyn
Ronald & Brenna Sadowsky
$1,000-$4,999
Gabriel Auerbach
Joseph & Catherine Dorison
Luis Escobar
Mass Mutual Financial Group
Posnick Family Foundation
David & Ellen Ratner
Steven & Hana Rivkin
Anita Sarro & Randy Purinton
Michael & Janell Sorrell
TD Bank
Hermine Levey Weston
Bruce Wintman & Jonna
Gaberman
Eugene & Rhoda Zeller Restricted
Fund
$500-$999
Martin & Marian Broder
Sheila Budnick
Jonathan & Andrea Chasen
Kenneth & Linda Cohen
Abraham Goodman Fund for
Immigrants
Aaron & Lynne Leavitt
Robert Marmor
Arthur & Rebecca Marshall
Legacy Fund
Alex Pavlenko
Jacob & Estelle Shammash
Rabbi Mark & Marsha Shapiro
And one anonymous donor.
$100-499
David & Sharon Aminia
Stuart & Michelle Anfang
Dirk Auferoth
Joanna Aviles
Martin Baicker & Kelly Larkin
Alda Balbino
David & Iris Berkman
Phillip Berman
Bob Bernardi
Randall & Maxine Bernstein
Michael Bogen
Terrence Boyer
Michael Ceppetelli & Martha
Finkel
Jeffrey & Susan Chanin
United Church of Christ
Melvin Cohen & Pamela Smith
Jeffrey Cossin
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Benjamin Coyle
Hyman & Meryl Darling
Scott DeWolski & Rachel Likover
George & Sherry Dickerman
George Dickstein
Mark & Phyllis Dindas
Mark & Marie Draymore
Richard & Jane Engelman
Margaret Epstein
Neil & Trudi Epstein
Sarah Everett
Gregory Faust & Randahl Cooley
Steven & Donna Feldman
Ann Filler Fund for the
Guardianship Program
David & Janice Finkelstein
William & Susan Firestone
Malcolm & Betsey Freedman
Richard & Ellen Freyman
Richard & Diane Friedberg
Richard Gaberman & Betsy Heit
Gaberman
Alan & Bette Gerstein
Stanley & Candy Glazer
Thelma Goldberg
Richard Goldstein & Andrea
Snyder
Daniel & Kathy Goodman
Donna Gordon
Jacob & Lucy Greenburg
Ronald & Susan Grodsky
Henry Hasenbush & Corrie
Trattner
Joy Hendel
Mark & Ronda Jackowitz
Kenneth & Abigail Jaffe
John Joelson & Joanne Levin
Cheryl Kaplowitz
Michael & Carole Katz
Jane Kaufman
Richard & Karen Kessler
Jeffrey & Diane Kontoff
Steven & Alissa Korn
Arthur Krulewitz
Robert Leavitt & Donna Fisher
Kenneth & Jeannine LeBlanc
Maxine Levey
Sheldon & Linda Lyons
Al & Joan Marmor
Michelle Martone
Lois Meyers
Keith & Linda Minoff
Ronald & Ronnie Nadel
Sharon Nagle
Robyn Newhouse
Jane Newman
Jeffrey & Fran Ochs
Pamela O’Keefe
Robert & Susanne Osofsky
Ronda Parish & Herbert Wood
Judd & Rhoda Peskin
Steven Petlock
Daniel & Mollie Plotkin
Leonard & Adrienne Plotkin
Vivian Poisson
Christine Pratt
Joan Rosenbaum
Alan Rosenberg
Daniel & Jane Rothschild
Paul & Marsha Rothschild
Jerry Schreibstein & Harlene
Ginsberg
Michael Solon & Christina
deMeza
Eric & Elizabeth Stahl
Lawrence & Cindy Starr
Randi Stein
John Todd & Dorothy Nemetz
Anne Weiss
Ruth Weiss
Steven & Nadine Wenner
Stanley & Karen Winer
And 13 anonymous donors.
$50-$99
Sylvia Allen
Adele Barden
Joel & Betsy Bertuzzi
Joseph & Roslyn Block
Sheila Blum
Kathleen Bowler
Hester Broad
Andrew & Jane Cohen
Claire Cohen-Stelzer
Steven & Amy Dane
Robert DiTusa
David & Sharon Ehrlich
Michele Feinstein
Jesse & Leona Fieldman
Rabbi Nancy Flam & Neil Kudler
Michael & Betty Germain
Myron & Penina Glazer
Mark & Ellen Gold
Andrew & Rachel Goldberg
Marisol Gonzalez
Dennis & Miriam Gordan
Joel & Bonnie Gordon
Elliot & Janice Greenberg
Harold Grinspoon & Diane
Troderman
Keri Johnson
Bernice Kalicka
Jeffrey Kamenetz & Helena
Friedman
Stephen & Susan Kaplan
Michael & Debra Latour
Bruce Leiter
Arthur & Kitty Levi
Carol Levine
Joseph Lieberman
Jeffrey & Sharon Mandell
Glenn & Maria Markenson
Jose & Helena Matias
Jay Musen
Barry & Ellen Nigrosh
Harold Okun
Robert & Jeanne Potash
Todd & Amy Ratner
Richard & Gayle Rediker
Hyman Robinovitz
Michael & Joan Rosner
Jonathan & Tani Sapirstein
Ian & Shari Schein
Naomi Schoenberg
Morton & Frances Shames
Stephen & Judith Shelasky
Edward Shore
James & Fay Smith
Gary & Patti Stein
Harold & Ruth Stein
Jeffrey & Anita Sussman
Bernice Thaler
David & Carol Tivoli
George & Sydney Torrey
Zane & Dottie Wernick
And 13 anonymous donors.
our generous donors
Under $50
Tatyana Abashina
Ronald Ackerman & Cleo
Gorman
Harry Aizenstat
Suzanne Amopolin
Frances Barnard
Michael Barr
Jonathan & Lori Baru
Lawrence & Sue Bernstein
Jennie Black
Nelia Blyankman & Anna
Margolin
Robert & Laura Bohn
Amy Bricker
Helen Burstein
William Caplin & Mary JenewinCaplin
Stuart Chipkin & Marcia Guzy
Adele Citron
Bruce Cohen
Joseph & Cathy Cohen
William & Margo Cooley
Kevin Darjee
Robert & Lynn Dashevsky
Howard & Esther Rae Davis
Daren Davis
Charles Dorison
Liza Dorison
Samuel Dorison
Janet Draymore
Eric & Melinda Elman
Myer Ezrin & Elaine Becker
Phylis Fein
In Kind
Hazem Abdullah
Roxanne Abrams
Kathy Anderson
Janice Boyer
John Breda
Amy Bricker
Martin & Marian Broder
Florence Brownsky
Jan Calcasola
Ruth Carlson
Jill Cayen
Larry Cooley
Mark & Elisabeth Cranna
Steve & Amy Dane
Hy & Meryl Darling
Joe & Cathy Dorison
Julie Ely
Jane Feienberg
Jonathon & Donna Fein
(continued)
Ina Fine
Saul Finestone
Lilian Fink
Barbara Finkel
Gunther & Thais Fischel
William & Lynn Foggle
Myron & Ellen Follett
Seymour Frankel
David Fuentes
Daniel Garfield & Amy Mager
Genya Gertsenzon
Marc & Susan Goldman
Jonathan & Susan Goldsmith
Eleanor Goldstick
Gary & Abby Goodman
Richard & Diane Goodman
Bernard & Samra Gotlib
Yale Gressel
Ellen Grey
Lisa Haber
Samuel & Joan Ann Hellerman
Shirley Hersh
Eugene Heyman & Suzanne Berch
David & Laura Hirsh
Michael & Carole Hirshberg
Bruce Hochberg
Loren Hutner
Theodore & Judy Ingis
Robert Kadis & Donna Fitzgerald
Marica Kahn
Ira Kaplan
Daniel Karpman
Eli Kates
Molly Kazin
Paul Kingston
Barry Kittredge
Ann Koenig
Bettie Kravetz
Emin Kurbanzade
Iosif & Sulamit Ladin
Melvin Lavin
Howard & Kaye Lerner
Abigail Leshine
Erica Linnick
Morton & Susan Lynn
Mark Mackler
Peter Madol
Zachary Marowitz
Adele Miller & Arnold Greenhut
Bernard & Selma Milstein
Marion Mindel
Goldie Newman & Sandra
Corwin
Margaret Newton
Marjorie Osherow
Jim Osofsky
Jamie Parish-Toscano
Selma Paroshinsky
Lisa Perlbinder
Evan & Judith Plotkin
Avrom Kushner & Nancy PosnickKushner
Cynthis Powers
Monroe & Joan Rabin
Edward & Linda Radding
Robert & Marilyn Rappaport
Gloria Ray
Seth & Kathy Roberts
Arleen Roberts
Anne Robinson
Lauren Rosenberg
Ann Rosenfield
Stanley & Andrea Rosenstein
Gloria Rothman
Julia Rueschemeyer
Eileen Rutman
Paul & Phyllis Salvage
Marcia Schimmel
Kenneth Schoen & Jane Trigere
Joel & Linda Schwartz
Max & Shirley Shepro
Marjorie Sherman
Kenneth Shusterman & Elaine
Blake-Shusterman
Jeffrey Siegel
Julian Simons
Donald & Margie Smith
Ira & Judith Smolowitz
Anthony & Esta Sobey
Alex & Galina Sokolskiy
George & Linda Spitz
Mildred Stambovsky
Kimberly Starkman
Dolores Stein
Arkady & Vera Viess
Phil & Victoria Wacks
Sidney Weiner
Ronald & Janet Weiss
Stuart Weissman & Jocelyn Tobin
Carol Wernick
Shirley Wilson
Judi Wisch
And 20 anonymous donors.
Bill & Margie Feinberg
Brad & Jodie Foster
Deborah Freedman
James Gebhardt
Rafik Ghalaini
Ellis & Roberta Goldberg
Gary & Abby Goodman
Dennis & Miriam Gordan
Barry & Donna Gordon
Ellen Grey
Joan Hager
Karen Heafitz
Mark & Ronda Jackowitz
Tina Jenkins
Ronald Johnston
Harold Kaiser
Scott & Erica Kaplan
Charlotte Lak
Don & Sandy Levy
Deborah Lieberman
Joao Matias
Jose & Helena Matias
Tom & Nancy Moriarty
David Morse & Susan Shepard
Andrew & Heidi Moskovitz
Abdikadir Obsiye
Karen O’Keefe
Jon & Wendy Oltsik
Marilyn Paul-Lewis
Adam Peck & Rhonda Goldberg
Judy Pimento
Eleanor Plaus
Doug Price
Sally Ann Resnic
Gerald & Elizabeth Rome
Mariam Saleh
Henry & Evelyn Salz
Ruth Sandow
Shawn Santanello
Lisa Scheff
Jeff Schrenzel & Beth Rosen
Joan Schuman
Margaret Seuffert
Howard & Cheryl Singer
Terri Theroux
Jay & Elise Ungar
Christopher Watroba
Steven & Frances Weber
Michelle Weinberg
Joyce Wise
Jackie Wise
Judith Wolf
Toni Yahres
Sonia Zeroogian
And 2 anonymous donors.
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