Alpert JFS News

Holocaust Survivors Share Stories with Limestone Creek 5th Graders

Last week, three of our Holocaust survivors, Evelyn Grapek, Marie Steinaway, and Alex Metzger, visited Limestone Creek Elementary School in Jupiter to share their stories with nearly 200 fifth-grade students. Alpert JFS volunteer Joanne Baseman created the program at Limestone nearly 10 years ago, for students to meet and talk with local Holocaust survivors, hear their stories, and have the chance to ask questions. Joanne taught at Limestone for over 30 years, before retiring in 2018. “I want to continue […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/holocaust-survivors-share-stories-with-limestone-creek-5th-graders/

Discussing the Importance of Mental Health Programs in Tallahassee

February 8th was Behavioral Health Day at the State Capital. Together, Alpert Jewish Family Service, Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, JFS of Broward County, and Jewish Community Services of South Florida traveled to Tallahassee and met with local state representatives and senators to discuss the importance of funding mental health programs in our community. Thank you to State Senators Shevrin Jones, Lori Berman, Gayle Harrell, Tina Polsky, and Florida Representative Peggy-Gossett-Seidman for […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/discussing-importance-of-mental-health-programs-in-tallahassee/

Raising more than $568,000, this year’s 19th Annual No Excuse for Abuse Evening surpassed the fundraising for any previous event in the agency’s history.

Thank you to all who joined us on Sunday, February 5, for our 19th Annual No Excuse for Abuse Evening at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Nearly 400 guests came together to celebrate the life-changing impact of Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) and Melvin J. & Claire Levine Jewish Residential & Family Service. To date, the event has raised more than $568,000, surpassing the fundraising for any previous event in our agency’s […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/raising-more-than-568000-this-years-19th-annual-no-excuse-for-abuse-evening-surpassed-the-fundraising-for-any-previous-event-in-the-agencys-history/

Mazel Tov to our 10th Annual No Excuse for Abuse Poster & Poetry Contest Winners

For the past ten years, the KOLOT committee (Kolot means “voices” in Hebrew), the outreach arm of the Alpert JFS Domestic Abuse program, has spearheaded an annual outreach initiative–the poster and poetry contest for Jewish students in grades K through 12 from our local schools, synagogues, and Chabads. Students’ creative submissions highlight the issues of bullying, self-esteem, and healthy relationships. This year we received a record 103 submissions from Boynton Beach to Jupiter! Thank you to each participant from the […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/mazel-tov-to-our-10th-annual-no-excuse-for-abuse-poster-poetry-contest-winners/

Holocaust Survivors Enjoy Social Time, Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The Alpert JFS Holocaust team, with help from Amicable Homecare, produced a beautiful Eat & Schmooze social for over 50 of our Russian and Ukrainian survivors. With the conference room fully outfitted in winter wonderland decorations, survivors sang and danced to Russian-based, live music provided by Sheila’s Music!  We also took a moment during the event to recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which occurs on Friday, January 27. WPTV/NBC was there to capture the moment. Click the box below to […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/holocaust-survivors-enjoy-social-time-commemorate-international-holocaust-remembrance-day/

Mentoring 4 Kids Featured on WPTV and WFLX

Thank you WPTV/NBC and WFLX/FOX for airing these segments about the Alpert JFS Mentoring 4 Kids program!  Click the box below to watch the video. If you are interested in becoming a Mentoring 4 Kids volunteer, please call (561) 684-1991 or CLICK HERE to visit the Mentoring 4 Kids page on our website. https://www.alpertjfs.org/mentoring-4-kids-featured-on-wptv-and-wflx/

Shear Family Foundation Renews Support of AJFS Food Insecurity Initiatives

Alpert Jewish Family Service is pleased to announce we’ve received a second $250,000 grant from the Shear Family Foundation to help fund the expansion of our food insecurity initiatives. The funds will be used for the operations of the expanded food pantry and wraparound services we will provide at the new Alpert JFS Enrichment Center in Boynton Beach. The generous support of the Shear Family Foundation will help further Alpert JFS’s efforts to end food insecurity among the ALICE (Asset-Limited, […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/shear-family-foundation-renews-support-of-ajfs-food-insecurity-initiatives/

Lifestyle Magazine Features Mariel Hemingway Interview, Previews No Excuse for Abuse

Thank you to Lifestyle Magazine, which just published this wonderful four-page spread interview with Mariel Hemingway, featured speaker at the Alpert JFS 19th Annual No Excuse for Abuse Evening, February 5, 2023 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Click on any of the images below to read the story. Click here for more information and to register for the 19th Annual No Excuse for Abuse Evening!  https://www.alpertjfs.org/lifestyle-magazine-features-mariel-hemingway-interview-previews-no-excuse-for-abuse/

VIDEO: Holocaust Survivors Enjoy Chanukah-Themed “Eat & Schmooze”

Over 40 Holocaust survivors gathered to celebrate Chanukah with festive food, music, and a little dancing! Our second in-person “Eat & Schmooze” social took place on December 14 at Temple Shaarei Shalom in Boynton Beach. Click the box below to watch the video!  Click here to learn more about how Alpert JFS supports serves Holocaust survivors in Palm Beach County. https://www.alpertjfs.org/video-holocaust-survivors-enjoy-chanukah-themed-eat-schmooze/

Jewish Voice Previews 19th Annual No Excuse for Abuse

The following preview story about the 19th Annual No Excuse for Abuse Evening appeared in the November issue of The Jewish Voice. For more information and to register for the event, please click here For the 19th consecutive year, Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service of Palm Beach County will host its highly regarded No Excuse for Abuse event, which will feature Academy award-nominated actor, author, and mental health advocate Mariel Hemingway. Being held in person after two years […] https://www.alpertjfs.org/jewish-voice-previews-19th-annual-no-excuse-for-abuse/