Nazi Victim Services Directory June 2009
Table of Contents Organization Page Bikur Cholim of Boro Park. 3 The Blue Card. 4 Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst. 5 6 Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns. 7 8 Jewish Community Council of Canarsie. 9 Jewish Community Council of Kings Bay. 10 Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights and Inwood. 11 13 Kings Bay YM-YWHA. 14 Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. 15 17 New York Legal Assistance Group. 18 19 Samuel Field Y. 20 Selfhelp Community Services. 21 26 Shorefront Jewish Community Council. 27 28 YM-YWHA of Boro Park. 29 YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood. 30 2
Bikur Cholim of Boro Park Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Moshe Becker, MBA, Program Director, and Elisa Stern, LCSW, Director of Social Support Services Address 5216 11th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 Phone 1.718.438.2020 E-mail mbecker@bikurcholimbp.com or estern@bikurcholimbp.com Name of Program Project for Holocaust Survivors Program Contact Sarah Baum, Intake Director Site Address 5216 11th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 Site Phone 1.718.438.2020 Case Management Friendly Visiting Health and Wellness Housekeeping Social Programs Support Groups Supportive Counseling Brooklyn Staten Island Holocaust survivors in Brooklyn and Staten Island. Program is sensitive to the special needs of religiously observant survivors. Special support groups include group for diabetics and for those without children in the area 3
The Blue Card Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Elie Rubinstein Address 171 Madison Avenue, Room 1405, New York, NY 10016 Phone 1.212.239.2251 E-mail blue.card@verizon.net Website www.thebluecard.org Name of Program Program Contact Elie Rubinstein Site Address 171 Madison Avenue, Room 1405, New York, NY 10016 Site Phone 1.212.239.2251 E-mail blue.card@verizon.net Friendly Visiting Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Queens Staten Island Nassau County Suffolk County Westchester Low-income Holocaust survivors. 4
Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Vladimir Vishnevskiy, Immigrant Services Director Address 7802 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11214 Phone 1.718.943.6340 E-mail vladimir@jchb.org Website www.jchb.org Name of Program Poka Gorit Svecha: Socialization Program for Nazi Victims Program Contact Lyubov Mikityansky, Associate Director Immigrant Department Site Address 7802 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11214 Site Phone 1.718.943.6308 E-mail lyubov@jchb.org Friendly Visiting Health and Wellness Legal Services Meals Social Programs Support Groups Transportation Brooklyn Holocaust survivors, including those of concentration camps, ghetto victims and those who were evacuated from cities before the Fascist regime, Leningrad blockade victims, and World War II veterans. Open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 5
Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst (continued) Name of Program STIMUL: Social Services for Nazi Victims Program Contact Lyubov Mikityansky, Associate Director Immigrant Department Site Address 7802 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11214 Site Phone 1.718.943.6308 E-mail lyubov@jchb.org s Case Management Project Reach/F.E.G.S. Psychotherapy/Psychiatric Services s Brooklyn Holocaust survivors, including those of concentration camps, ghetto victims and those who were evacuated from cities before the Fascist regime, Leningrad blockade victims, and World War II veterans. Open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 6
Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Cathy P. Byrne, MS, RN, Gerontologist Address 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Phone 1.516.569.6733 E-mail cathy.byrne@fivetownsjcc.org Website www.fivetownsjcc.org Name of Program I Never Said Goodbye Program Contact Cathy Byrne Site Address 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Site Phone 1.516.569.6733 E-mail cathy.byrne@fivetownsjcc.org Case Management Friendly Visiting Health and Wellness Legal Services Meals Psychotherapy/Psychiatric Services Social Programs Support Groups Supportive Counseling Transportation Queens: Five Towns, Far Rockaway All Holocaust survivors. Comprehensive program is offered on various days and times. Chaverim mental-health day program operates every Thursday. 7
Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns (continued) Name of Program Chizuk Program Contact Cathy Byrne Site Address 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Site Phone 1.516.569.6733 E-mail cathy.byrne@fivetownsjcc.org Friendly Visiting Intergenerational Mitzvah Program Legal Services Meals Supportive Counseling Queens: Five Towns, Far Rockaway Any Holocaust survivor in need. Days and times vary. 8
Jewish Community Council of Canarsie Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Avrohom Hecht Address 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11234 Phone 1.718.495.6210 E-mail canarsiejcc@aol.com Website www.canarsiejcc.org Name of Program Special Services for Nazi Victims Program Contact Beth Silbergleit or Inna Gekelman Site Address 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11234 Site Phone 1.718.495.6210 E-mail canarsiejcc@aol.com Case Management Friendly Visiting Support Groups Supportive Counseling Brooklyn: Starrett City, Canarsie, Mill Basin Holocaust survivors, Nazi victims, and hidden children. Psychosocial groups meet only on Sundays. Case management and advocacy provided Monday through Thursday. 9
Jewish Community Council of Kings Bay Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Aleksandra Antonovskaya Address 3495 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11229 Phone 1.718.648.7703 ext. 227 E-mail aleksandra@kingsbayy.org or lora@kingsbayy.org Website www.kingsbayy.org Name of Program Case Management and Transportation Services for Nazi Victims Program Contact Larisa Mezhiborsky Site Address 3495 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11229 Site Phone 1.718.648.7703 ext. 227 E-mail lora@kingsbayy.org Case Management Transportation Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay, Bergen Beach, Midwood, Mill Basin, Madison, and Home Crest areas of South Brooklyn Brooklyn Holocaust survivors. Computerized Benefit Checkup program includes referral services, advocacy, and emergency cash assistance. Nazi Victims Transportation program includes transportation to grocery shopping, medical appointments, United States Citizen and Immigration Services appointments and examination sites, and community events and social programs. 10
Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights and Inwood Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Deborah Hes Address 121 Bennett Avenue, Suite 11A, New York, NY 10033 Phone 1.212.568.5450 E-mail dhes@jccwhi.com Website www.jccwhi.org Name of Program Social Adult Day Care program Program Contact Robin Kahan Site Address 121 Bennett Avenue, Suite 11A, New York, NY 10033 Site Phone 1.212.568.5450 E-mail rkahan@jccwhi.com Case Assistance Friendly Visiting Social Programs Supportive Counseling Manhattan: Washington Heights, Inwood Culturally specific to Holocaust survivors with cognitive impairment. Open Monday 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. only. 11
Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights and Inwood (continued) Name of Program Discussion Groups for Jewish Senior Adults Program Contact Robin Kahan Site Address 121 Bennett Avenue, Suite 11A, New York, NY 10033 Site Phone 1.212.568.5450 E-mail rkahan@jccwhi.com Support Groups Supportive Counseling Manhattan: Washington Heights, Inwood Jewish seniors. Program runs once a month, usually the second Tuesday of the month. 12
Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights and Inwood (continued) Name of Program Nazi Victims Transportation Program Program Contact Robin Kahan Site Address 121 Bennett Avenue, Suite 11A, New York, NY 10033 Site Phone 1.212.568.5450 E-mail rkahan@jccwhi.com Case Assistance Meals Social Programs Transportation Manhattan: Washington Heights, Inwood Ambulatory, elderly, or disabled seniors living in Washington Heights or Inwood. Open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 13
Kings Bay YM-YWHA Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Marina Rojavski Address 3495 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11229 Phone 1.718.648.7703 ext. 225 E-mail marina@kingsbayy.org Website www.kingsbayy.org Name of Program Kavod Holocaust Survivors Help Center Program Contact Marina Rojavski Site Address 3495 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11229 Site Phone 1.718.648.7703 ext. 225 E-mail marina@kingsbayy.org Case Management Health and Wellness Legal Services Meals Social Programs Support Groups Transportation Brooklyn Each program has different eligibility. Open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Special events are held on Sundays. 14
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Tova Goldwasser Address 80 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10038 Phone 1.212.453.9539 E-mail tgoldwasser@metcouncil.org Website www.metcouncil.org Name of Program Home Services Program Contact Valeriya Beloshkurenko Site Address 80 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10038 Site Phone 1.212.543.9524 E-mail val@metcouncil.org Minor safety and security repairs. Provides gently used clothing and furniture. Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Queens Staten Island Nazi victims who reside in the five boroughs. Office open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 15
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (continued) Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Tova Goldwasser Address 80 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10038 Phone 1.212.453.9539 E-mail tgoldwasser@metcouncil.org Website www.metcouncil.org Name of Program Metropolitan Council Homecare Services Program Contact Peggy Branch Site Address 80 Maiden Lane, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10038 Site Phone 1.212.453.9688 E-mail pbranch@metcouncil.org Housekeeping Personal Care/Home Health Care Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Queens Documented Nazi victims, by date and place of birth, who are not Medicaid recipients. Office open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 16
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (continued) Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Tova Goldwasser Address 80 Maiden Lane, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10038 Phone 1.212.453.9539 E-mail tgoldwasser@metcouncil.org Website www.metcouncil.org Name of Program Crisis Intervention for Nazi Victims Program Contact Tova Goldwasser Site Address 80 Maiden Lane, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10038 Site Phone 1.212.453.9539 E-mail tgoldwasser@metcouncil.org Case Management/Entitlement Services/Advocacy Legal Services Meals Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Queens Staten Island Nazi victims who reside in the five boroughs. Office open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 17
New York Legal Assistance Group Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Yisroel Schulman Address 450 West 33rd Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Phone 1.212,613,5050 E-mail yschulman@nylag.org Website www.nylag.org Name of Program The Holocaust Survivor Abuse Prevention Project Program Contact Yisroel Schulman Site Address 450 West 33rd Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Site Phone 1.212.613.5050 E-mail yschulman@nylag.org Legal Services Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Queens Staten Island Nassau County Suffolk County Westchester Holocaust survivors or family members. Open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Home visits are available for the homebound. 18
New York Legal Assistance Group (continued) Name of Program Program Contact Holocaust Compensation Assistance Project (HCAP) Laura Davis Site Address 450 West 33rd Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Site Phone 1.212.613.5040 E-mail ldavis@nylag.org Legal Services Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Queens Staten Island Nassau County Suffolk County Westchester None 19
Samuel Field Y Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Jeri Mendelsohn, LCSW, Assistant Executive Director Address 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362 Phone 1.718.225.6750 ext. 266 E-mail jmendelsohn@sfy.org Website www.sfy.org Name of Program Nazi Victims Program of the CAPE Mental Health Center Program Contact Jane Bardavid Site Address CAPE Mental Health Center of the Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362 Site Phone 1.718.225.6750 ext. 250 E-mail jbardavid@sfy.org Psychotherapy/Psychiatric Services Support Groups Queens Each participant must have identified him or herself as a direct Nazi victim. The CAPE Mental Health Clinic of the Samuel Field Y bills a patient s Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance company for the psychiatric evaluation and consultation. Support groups take place at the Queensborough Community College Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center. 20
Selfhelp Community Services Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Elihu Kover Address 520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Phone 1.212.971.5745 E-mail ekover@selfhelp.net Website: www.selfhelp.net Name of Program Selfhelp Bronx Nazi Victim Services Program Contact Amy Newman, Program Director Site Address 990 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461 Site Phone 1.718.239.3177 E-mail anewman@selfhelp.net Case Management Financial Management and Guardianship Housekeeping Personal Care/Home Health Care Social Programs Supportive Counseling Bronx, except Riverdale Serves all of Bronx except for Riverdale. For service in Riverdale, call 1.212.781.7200. 21
Selfhelp Community Services (continued) Name of Program Selfhelp Kensington Nazi Victim Services Program Contact Tova Klein, Program Director Site Address CAPE, 419 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 Site Phone 1.718.633.1300 E-mail tklein@selfhelp.net Case Management Financial Management and Guardianship Friendly Visiting Housekeeping Immigration Services for Russian Nazi Victims Personal Care/Home Health Care Social Programs Supportive Counseling Brooklyn None Special unit specifically for Russian-speaking Nazi victims. 22
Selfhelp Community Services (continued) Name of Program Program Contact Selfhelp Manhattan Nazi Victim Program Lilian Sicular, Program Director Site Address 520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Site Phone 1.212.971.5475 E-mail lsicular@selfhelp.net Case Management Housekeeping Personal Care / Home Health Care Social Programs Supportive Counseling Financial Management and Guardianship None Manhattan, below 155th Street 23
Selfhelp Community Services (continued) Name of Program Program Contact Selfhelp Nassau Nazi Victim Program Gina Goldman, Program Coordinator Site Address 50 Clinton Street, Room 514, Hempstead, NY 11550 Site Phone 1.516.481.1865 E-mail ggoldman@selfhelp.net Case Management Financial Management and Guardianship Housekeeping Personal Care / Home Health Care Social Programs Supportive Counseling Serves all of Nassau County. Nassau County 24
Selfhelp Community Services (continued) Name of Program Selfhelp Queens Nazi Victim Program Program Contact Adele Friedman, Program Director Site Address 70-20 Austin Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Site Phone 1.718.268.1252 E-mail afriedman@selfhelp.net Case Management Financial Management and Guardianship Housekeeping Personal Care/Home Health Care Social Programs Supportive Counseling Queens, except the Rockaways Serves all of Queens except the Rockaways. 25
Selfhelp Community Services (continued) Name of Program Selfhelp Washington Heights Nazi Victim Program Program Contact Adeena Horowitz, Program Director Site Address 620 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10040 Site Phone 1.212.781.7200 E-mail ahorowitz@selfhelp.net Case Management Financial Management and Guardianship Housekeeping Personal Care/Home Health Care Social Programs Supportive Counseling Bronx: Riverdale Manhattan, above 155th Street Serves Manhattan above 155th Street and the Riverdale section of the Bronx. 26
Shorefront Jewish Community Council Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Rabbi Moshe Wiener, Executive Director Address 3049 Brighton Sixth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235 Phone 1.718.743.0575 E-mail m.wiener@jccgci.org Website www.shorefrontjcc.org Name of Program Claims Conference Program Contact Rabbi Moshe Wiener Site Address 3049 Brighton Sixth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235 Site Phone 1.718.743.0575 E-mail m.wiener@jccgci.org Case Management Housing Legal Services Meals Transportation Brooklyn Serves all Holocaust survivors. Open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 27
Shorefront Jewish Community Council (continued) Name of Program Project Tov Program Contact Rabbi Moshe Wiener Site Address 3049 Brighton Sixth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235 Site Phone 1.718.743.0575 E-mail m.wiener@jccgci.org Case Management Housing Legal Services Meals Transportation Brooklyn Serves all Holocaust survivors. Open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 28
YM-YWHA of Boro Park Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Ellie Kastel Address 4912 14th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 Phone 1.718.438.5921 E-mail boroparkymywha@aol.com Name of Program Club Nissim Program Contact Simonne Hirschorn Site Address 4912 14th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 Site Phone 1.718.438.5921 E-mail boroparkymywha@aol.com Health and Wellness Social Programs Support Group Brooklyn: Borough Park, Flatbush, Kensington, and Williamsburg Guidelines set by Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference). Must preregister to determine eligibility. Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 29
YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood Administrator Responsible for Nazi Victim Services Deborah Katznelson Address 54 Nagle Avenue, New York, NY 10040 Phone 1.212.569.6200 E-mail dkatznelson@ywashhts.org Website www.ywashhts.org Name of Program Nazi Victim Sunday Social Program Program Contact Sharon Asherman Site Address 54 Nagle Avenue, New York, NY 10040 Site Phone 1.212.569.6200 ext. 221 E-mail sasherman@ywashhts.org Social Programs Transportation Manhattan: Washington Heights and Inwood, from 181st Street to 218th Street, river to river Anyone ages 60 or older. Participants must complete information form to become Senior Center members. There is no fee for membership. Open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday program includes an on-site kosher lunch, classes, and afternoon activities. Special programs may have a one-time cost. English, Russian, and Spanish speakers welcome. Transportation is available by car service to program, medical appointments, or to meet other needs of clients not using Access-A-Ride or ambulette services. 30