The Weinberg Chatter Issue Summer 2014

Summer 2014

Dear Weinberg Families and Residents, Welcome to our Summer Edition! We hope that your summer is going well so far, and that we can all enjoy good weather for its remainder!

We hosted a wonderful Memorial Day Celebration with a few hundred guests in attendance, including lots of grandkids who delighted in the balloon artist. Families and residents alike enjoyed the delicious food selections and great music.

Our remodeling project is well underway, and we anticipate that it will be complete by the end of August. Our cafĂŠ is already in the process of being renovated. The Friend Center wallpaper has been removed, and new paint and carpeting is on its way! Thank you for your patience during this transition. We look forward to the opportunity for all of you and your family members to enjoy the beautifully remodeled spaces later this summer!

We have distributed our annual customer satisfaction surveys this week for both residents at Friend Center and Gidwitz Place. Residents at Gidwitz have until July 7th to return their surveys, and families are more than welcome to help complete them. The Friend Center surveys are mailed out to family members, and we request their return also by July 7th.

Your feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can continue to better serve our residents!

Our annual unannounced Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) survey was held on June 17th and I am happy to report that there were no resident related findings!

Keep an eye out for any of our emails and flyers about our upcoming events. Also, a reminder about our resident referral program: If any resident or family member refers a resident to either Gidwitz or Friend Center, and the person signs a 1 year lease, the person who made the referral will receive a check for $750.00. Our best referrals come from you, so please think of us!

Feel free to call me with any suggestions at any time.

Jennifer Weininger, Executive Director Of Weinberg Community for Senior Living 847.236.7856

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A few reminders: Please sign in at the front desk, and sign out when leaving—-we need to insist on this for the safety of our residents and staff.

Please obtain a form at the front desk when going out of town, and indicate an emergency contact for when you are away. You can alternately call front desk to give the above information, and it will be sent to pertinent staff.

If you have a private caregiver working for you, please make sure we are aware of this.

If your family member is in the hospital and will be going to a rehab facility, please advise us, to guarantee continuity of care.

If you bring your pet to our building, please make sure that he/she is on a leash at all times.

We are actively recruiting for the position of Personal Care Manager, but in the meantime please feel free to contact Nina Afremow at 847.236.7853, Mary Brennan at 847.236.7854 or Jennifer Weininger at 847.236.7856 for any personal care needs!

Linda Davis from the CJE billing department has retired. Your new contact will be Tracy Pore at 773.508.4476.

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July 4 Weinberg in Deerfield Parade at 12:00pm July 18 CJE SeniorLife is a proud sponsor of Highland Park Hospital’s “Be Part of the Cure” event benefiting Kellogg Cancer Center.

For more information go to foundation.northshore.org/be part of the cure July 20 When Comedy went to School Movie at Weinberg at 2:00pm July 28 Israeli Caravan at Weinberg at 11:00am July 31 Farmer’s Market at Weinberg at 11:30-2:00pm

Last year, CJE SeniorLife raised over $6,000 for the Walk to End Alzheimer's® hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association, and we’re hoping we can contribute even more this year. The walk will be held on September 20, 2014 at The Glen. For more information please go to http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2014/IL-GreaterIllinois? team_id=207478&pg=team&fr_id=5087 We appreciate everyone’s support. With these funds, more advanced research can be conducted to help prevent Alzheimer's disease and also provide programs and support to improve the lives of millions of Americans affected by the disease. Please feel free to contact Emily Mysel for more information 847.236.7863.

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Gidwitz July Birthdays:

Jo Levine 8/31

Howard Feder 7/1

Friend Center August Birthdays

Shirley Bloom 7/7

Jane Beederman 8/2

Geraldine Feder 7/12

Thelma Harris 8/20

Judith Lirtzman 7/20

Florence Draznin 8/21

Lois Lash 7/21

Paulette Buchbinder 8/26

Sarah Lebovic 7/21

Gidwitz September Birthdays

Marvin Bloom 7/27

Flo Barton 9/1

Betty Shenberg 7/29

Ed Brody 9/1

Friend Center July Birthdays:

Esther Kassab 9/1

Victoria Goldstein 7/4

Ruth Shore 9/2

Bernice Edelstein 7/21

Sol Stolowich 9/6

Marcella Brenner 7/24

Chickie Kavitt 9/8

Pauline Fried 7/25

Muriel Strauss 9/9

Gidwitz August Birthdays

Gert Frank 9/15

Henry Mason 8/5

Marvin Turchen 9/15

Mary Lee Behn 8/13

Sumner Nudel 9/15

Shirley Mann 8/13

Judith Baitcher 9/18

Evelyn Berbiar 8/14

Muriel Schwartz 9/20

Reva Meczyk 8/15

Lou Woloshin 9/23

Anne Horwitz 8/16

Char Levy 9/28

Milton Sloan 8/23

Sonia Katz 9/29

Roslyn Blinski 8/28

Enid Friedman 9/30

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In addition to our daily programs, here are

August 27, 2:00-3:00pm Guitar and Vocals of Dan Sullivan

Book Review, “The Grapes of Wrath”,

By John Steinbeck Presented by Melissa Stoeger, Librarian Deerfield Public Library

September 30, 2:00-3:00pm Lyric Opera Educational Corps, John Ramel, presents “Don Giovanni” Friend Center

some highlights for the upcoming months.

You are welcome to attend these or any or our entertainment programs with your family SEPTEMBER member.

September 14, 2:00-3:00pm JUNE Shirlee Todd, Vocalist, performs a program of High Holiday and Jewish Music June 3, 2:00-3:00pm

June 15, 2:00 –3:00 PM Father’s Day Guitar and Vocals of Dan Sullivan Friend Center

September 14, 6:00-7:00pm Piano and Sing- a- Long with Irina Schur

June 15, 2:00-3:00pm The Vocals of Wynn Mainzer JULY July 3, 2:00-3:00pm “A Jewish Travelog of London”, with Richard Klein July 27, 2:00-3:00pm “Tall Order”- Vocal Quartet Friend Center July 22, 2:00-3:00pm The Accordion of Mike Basin AUGUST August 3, 2:00-3:00pm David Booth Presents, Soprano Kimberly Jones August 25, 2:00-3:00pm Vocals of Robbie Cohen Malkowski Friend Center

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Friend Center Labor Day

Family Barbecue September 1 at 12:00-1:30pm

Ruth Berman Ruth and Leo Berman came to Gidwitz seven years ago, moving from the Bronx, NY. Ruth lost her beloved Leo a year and a half after moving here. They were married 69 years.

Ruth and Leo met at age 15 in junior high school, and married at age 22. Leo served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on a troop and supply ship. After the war, they opened LEO’S TOYS in the Bronx, selling toys to the neighborhood children, as well as others, especially with lots of business around the holidays. The store also sold greeting cards. Ruth remembers how some of the male customers purchased two Valentine cards and two boxes of candy, “One for the wife and one for the girlfriend!” she confides. Ruth’s mother would sometimes help out at the store.

Ruth has two sons—Marc a Chicago resident and CJE Board member, and Sam (named after Ruth’s father) who lives in Carmel, NY. She has four grandchildren and one great grandchild—June who was born last September. Ruth’s parents came from Poland, moved to Paris, and then to the U.S.A. Her father was a tailor. In fact, a photo hangs in the hallway with his three daughters dressed in party dresses that he made. He also made their wedding gowns.

There is a wonderful picture of Ruth and Leo in front of the toy store as well.

Ruth has a close group of friends. They all take meals together and spend the early evening visiting in the Lobby or outdoors on the Patio. Ruth attends the Women’s Group, the Monday AM Art Class, plays Mah Jong and is an avid reader. She recently completed reading the 750-page novel The Golden Finch.

Ruth is always listening to what’s going on here and a wonderful member of our Weinberg family.

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Elaine Brody Every resident of Weinberg Community and their families have met with Elaine Brody upon coming to Weinberg, but she does so much more than getting leases signed. She is often the first person to speak with prospective residents, getting information from them and providing the information to ensure that Weinberg is the right community to meet the needs of each individual. Elaine provides tours to those interested in our assisted living, explaining in detail the services and activities offered and introducing them to residents and staff and all those who are part of the Weinberg family.

Elaine has literally been here since day one of our existence, and even before—initially meeting with prospects at the Bernard Horwich J.C.C. before Weinberg was even built, and then at Weinberg during its construction— hard hats and all! Prior to serving as our Leasing Agent, she was a realtor in the North and Northwest suburbs. In her “first career,” she was as an early education professional at Brentano School in Logan Square. She retired from teaching to raise her family, a son and two daughters. Married for 45 years, she and her husband have nine grandchildren—five boys and four girls, ranging in age from four to 13 years. Their families all live in the metropolitan Chicago area and are frequently together, celebrating birthdays and attending sport’s activities, plays and dance recitals.

In Elaine’s non-working hours she enjoys reading, Monday night Mah Jong, going out to eat at restaurants, enjoying family and friends and travel. A real globe-trotter, Elaine has traveled to England, France, Italy, Eastern Europe, Greece, Israel, Ireland, Scotland and the Caribbean. But even on vacation Elaine is not far from Weinberg, often checking in electronically. That’s because she is devoted to Weinberg Community residents. She is so and interested in continuing relationships throughout each resident’s time with us, and we are very fortunate to have Elaine as part of our Weinberg family.

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