H EADLINES
Virtual Dementia
Support Groups
Specially Designed for Families and
Caregivers on Zoom
The 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the Month
May 11 and May 25, 2021
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Joining is easy!
Call 215.321.6166 or e-mail Yardley@arden-courts.com
to register and receive the link to join the support
group. Statue of Liberty Menorah
Courtesy of Emily August
Jewish solidarity with multiple
communities in the face of
national reckonings on racial
injustice. “We embrace the Jewish
community in all its diversity,”
Galperin said. “We’re trying
to bring in as many diff erent
stories and people, whether
they be Ashkenazi, Sephardi,
Mizrahi, Jews of color, diff erent
denominations or levels of
religious observance.”
Th e kickoff event will be a
multi-day screening begin-
ning on May 8 of fi lmmaker
Martin Doblmeier’s documen-
tary “Spiritual Audacity: Th e
Abraham Joshua Heschel Story,”
which focuses on the titular
character’s leadership during
the civil rights movement, the
Vietnam War and the movement
to free Soviet Jews.

Other events will include
a virtual discussion among
members of the Congressional
Caucus on Black-Jewish
Relations about the importance
of America’s Black and Jewish
communities coming together
to combat hate and an all-night
virtual Shavuot festival.

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, the
fi rst ordained Asian American
rabbi in North America, will
speak in honor of the intersec-
tion between JAHM and Asian
American Pacific Islander
Heritage Month, which also
takes place in May.

NMAJH’s partner organi-
zations have provided online
resources for perusal, from the
Th eatre Schmooze Podcast by
the Alliance for Jewish Th eatre
to reading lists from the
Jewish Book Council to online
exhibits from regional Jewish
museums across the country.

August said NMAJH will
organize a nomination and
voting process for the Ed Snider
Only in America Gallery/Hall of
Fame Hometown Hero Contest.

Participants will be able to
nominate and vote for people
in their communities with
outstanding records of service,
and one winner will be inducted
into the hall later this year.

“Just reading the news over
the past year, you read stories
of incredible individuals who
have taken the initiative to help
their communities,” August
said. “It’s a way to celebrate
the ongoing, everyday contri-
butions of Jews in America.” ●
You do not need to download the Zoom application
to join the event.

Memory Care Community
If you are caring for someone with dementia,
who is caring for you?
You are not alone. This virtual informational, supportive
group will help you to learn more about the disease as well
as understand their feelings about the changes dementia has
made on their daily lives. Support groups can also help you:
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Learn practical caregiving information
Get mutual support
Learn about your local community resources
Find solutions to challenging behaviors
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