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Two representatives of the Jewish Russian community came to Jewish Family Service to personally present the agency with the following letter along with flowers as a thank you during Thanksgiving 2020. At this challenging time in our world and
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community, JFS wanted to share these sincere words of gratitude from local members of the Tidewater Jewish community.
Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community 5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 200 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462-4370 voice 757-965-6100 • fax 757-965-6102 email news@ujft.org
November 23, 2020 TO: T he United Jewish Federation of Tidewater Jewish Family Service of Tidewater
Terri Denison, Editor Germaine Clair, Art Director Lisa Richmon, Staff Writer Sandy Goldberg, Account Executive Ronnie Jacobs Cohen, Account Executive Marilyn Cerase, Subscription Manager Reba Karp, Editor Emeritus
FROM: Russian Senior Members of Jewish Family Service and their Families Dear Friends:
W
e congratulate you and Jewish Family
care. She helped us with the paperwork for Food
Service with Thanksgiving Day and wish
Stamps, vouchers to Farmers’ Market, fuel assistance,
you all the best! We also would like to thank you
and Medicaid annual renewal.
for help to Russian members from Jewish Family
We learned English as a second language at
Service. Every year we receive gifts on Passover,
Temple Israel with a wonderful teacher Mrs. Elsa
Rosh Hashanah, and Purim. At this difficult year
Borman and Alla Gean provided us with text books.
with COVID-19 Pandemic, we received special gifts:
We all passed the examination for citizenship and
money, masks, and gloves. We appreciate for your
we are proud to be American citizens. We enjoyed
assistance and kindness.
interesting parties on Victory Days and International
Case Manager, Alla Gean works with us for almost 20 years and gives to us professional help and advice with all our needs: health, finance, and
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Women’s Days.
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We thank you all very much and wish to you healthy and happy Thanksgiving Day.
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others. Alla Gean helped us to receive Medicare and Medicaide, appointments to doctors with transporta-
Your grateful:
tion and translation, hearing aids, glasses, and home
(Individual Signatures of 23 JFS New American Clients)
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