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VOL. 12 NO. 8                                             www.seabreezepublications.com                                            AUGUST 2022

      JFS Prepares Community for Emergencies  Summer Fun




         Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service has                                                    at Temple Beth
      announced that for the second consecutive year the agency
      will be distributing Just in Case Bags to the clients it serves
      in the community, including seniors, Holocaust survivors,                                            David Camp
      and families in need. The Food Pantry Committee at
      Alpert JFS launched this project last year to ensure clients
      are ready in the event of storms or other emergencies.                                                  This summer, Temple Beth David Camp celebrated author
      JFSComForCare, a private-duty home health care agency,                                               Eric Carle. Each week, a different book was featured and
      is the sponsor of the Just in Case bags program.                                                     the children participated in activities such as art, cooking,
         Non-perishable  food, household necessities,  and                                                 science, and play as it related to each of the stories read
      personal hygiene products are collected from Alpert JFS’                                             to them. Some of their favorites were The Very Hungry
      two kosher food pantries located in West Palm Beach and                                              Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, The Grouchy Ladybug,
      Boynton Beach. Volunteers assemble the Just in Case bags,                                            and Will You Be My Friend. After having read these stories,
      then deliver them to clients around Palm Beach County. This                                          the children visited a butterfly garden, made ladybug and
      year, volunteers will deliver the bags to homes throughout                                           spider cookies, and learned all about how to make and be a
      north Palm Beach County on August 17 and 18.         “Alpert JFS is committed to combatting hunger and   friend. In total, nine books written by Carle were explored.
         “We are beyond grateful to the community at large   need in our community,” said Marc Hopin, CEO of Alpert
      for  their  many  donations  of  food  and  other  household   JFS. “We provide food and essential items throughout the
      necessities to the food pantry that helps neighbors and   year to individuals and families who are struggling with
      those in need,” said Belinda Lasky, Director of Volunteer   food insecurity. It is especially important during storm
      Leadership & Food Insecurity at Alpert JFS. “Alpert JFS   season. The face of food insecurity may be homebound
      is committed to ending food insecurity and hunger in our   elderly living on meager incomes but can just as easily
      Jewish community in a respectful and dignified way.”  be young families facing financial challenges, setbacks,
         Specific  items  included  in  the  bags  are  shelf-stable   or job loss.”
      milk, cereal, peanut butter, protein and/or granola bars,      For  more  information  about  the  Just  in  Case  bags,
      crackers, bottled water, dried fruit and/or applesauce, JFS   please contact  Lasky at belinda.lasky@alpertjfs.org  or
      flashlight, hand sanitizer, and more.             561-713-1893.
      MorseLife Next Generations


      Teaches Resonating Lessons




         This year, three-quarters of a century after the Holocaust,
      The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution
      that condemns the denial and distortion of the Holocaust.                                            The Baby Shark group
      Coauthored by 71 countries around the globe and passed
      without opposition or abstention, this validated that the                                               The children also
      failure to recognize and understand the tragic scope of                                              enjoyed playing outdoors
      this genocide is dangerous to all humanity. As the current                                           in the sprinklers and at the
      example in Ukraine continues to play out on television                                               water tables, which kept
      and is discussed at dinner tables and social and spiritual                                           them nice and cool despite
      gatherings, complaisance is now understood as an affront                                             the summer heat. Other
      to humanity — our own and others.                 MorseLife Next Generations Holocaust Living Learning   activities included music
         Sadly, as confirmed by the Conference on Jewish   Experience brings Holocaust survivors into the classroom   with Miss Tracie, Amazing
      Material Claims Against Germany, “If these trends continue   to share their own experiences.         Athletes, Shabbat, and
      for another generation, the crucial lessons from this terrible                                       playing in the indoor gym
      part of history will be lost.” Governments, survivors,   Holocaust Living Learning Experience docents, and a   bounce house. As always,
      historians, and educators have made extraordinary efforts   speakers bureau of Holocaust survivors and children of   camp days were filled with
      to document history. Yet, despite this, the reframing of the   Holocaust survivors, the MorseLife Next Generations   lots of fun!  Enjoying the water slide
      Holocaust is gaining traction, the percentage of Holocaust   Holocaust Living Learning Experience (LLE) presents
      deniers is growing, and the number of antisemitic attacks   life-changing lessons learned from the Holocaust. By
      is increasing.                                    sharing the unfiltered experiences of those persecuted, the
        Through a professional staff, trained and qualified   programing profoundly impacts those who may be hearing
                                                                                 stories of the Holocaust
                                                                                 for the first time or correct
                                                                                 damaging misperceptions
                                                                                 gained through inaccurate
                                                                                 information. The  LLE
                                                                                 teaches the effects of hate
                                                                                 speech and the importance of
                                                                                 social justice and tolerance.

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