DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HEALTH SERVICES
Rachel Hotline
M EDICAL C ARE
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
8080 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-635-7344 or 1-800-773-2424
wcwebmail@dca.net • wcmontco.org
A 24-hour confidential hotline for victims of abuse. Ask for “Rachel” in order
to be connected to a Jewish woman at this hotline. Also provides support
groups, legal services, in-person and telephone counseling, and educational
programs. Einstein Healthcare Network
5501 Old York Road • Philadelphia, PA 19141
1-800-EINSTEIN or 215-456-7890 • einstein.edu
Major Philadelphia health-care system offering services through Einstein
Medical Center Philadelphia, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, Willow-
crest, Einstein at Germantown, Einstein Center One, Einstein at Elkins Park
and MossRehab.
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Domestic Violence Prevention/Intervention Program
Jewish Family and Children’s
Service of Greater Philadelphia
10125 Verree Road, Suite 304 • Philadelphia, PA 19116
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669
info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Domestic-violence prevention program with individual, group, family and cou-
ples therapy. There is also case management, advocacy and financial assistance
for those who have been abused. Speakers on topics concerning domestic-vio-
lence issues and on the prevention of dating violence are available to syna-
gogues, schools and community organizations.
SERVICES FOR THE
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL,
TRANSGENDER AND QUEER COMMUNITY
Congregation Beth Ahavah
at Congregation Rodeph Shalom • 615 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123 • 215-627-6747• Fax: 215-627-1313
BethAhavah@rodephshalom.org • BethAhavah.org
Serves the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, as well as peo-
ple of all gender and sexual identities. Beth Ahavah retains its congregational
status within the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and its membership in the
World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews: Keshet
Ga'avah. and offers its congregation dual membership at both Beth Ahavah
and Rodeph Shalom.
Jewish Pride
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch Street • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0513 • whoffman@jfgp.org
jewishphilly.org/get-involved/federation-groups/lgbt Affinity group for Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning men
and women and their Allies (LGBTQA) ages 40 and under.
JProud— Jewish Family and Children’s Service
2100 Arch Street • Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-866-JFCS-NOW • 1-866-532-7699
info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
A consortium, led by JFCS, which is comprised of local Jewish organizations
working together to raise awareness, educate and advocate for the diverse needs
of the Jewish LGBTQ community in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
Spectrum 267-235-3348 • spectrumphilly@gmail.com • spectrumphilly.org
Building community for LGBTQ Jews in their 20s and 30s by coordinating
events that enhance spirit and social life. Open to all genders and sexual identi-
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Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
5501 Old York Road • Philadelphia, PA 19141
1-800-EINSTEIN A tertiary-care teaching hospital specializing in heart care, orthopedics,
organ disease/transplantation, oncology, geriatric medicine, women’s
services, behavioral health, neurology and neurosurgery.
Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park
60 Township Line Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027 • 215-663-6000
Full-service medical and surgical specialty hospital. Robotic surgery for
urologic and gynecologic procedures, and minimally invasive spine and
joint replacement surgery. Additional services include Einstein
Bariatrics®, radiology, cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, neurol-
ogy, ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology and more.
Einstein at Germantown
One Penn Boulevard • Philadelphia, PA 19141 • 215-951-8000
Offers primary, cardiology, cardiac rehab and ob/gyn services; and a Crisis
Response Center (emergency psychiatric care) for children, adolescents
and adults.
Einstein Center One
9880 Bustleton Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19115 • 215-827-1600
Ambulatory care center offers a wide array of outpatient services using
the latest minimally invasive surgical techniques for breast surgery, gas-
troenterology, general surgery, gynecology and orthopedics. Medical
services include primary care, oncology, diagnostic radiology, cardiology,
gastroenterology, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedics and psychiatry.
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
559 West Germantown Pike • East Norriton, PA 19403
484-622-1000 • einsteinmontgomery.com
Technologically advanced medical center offers a spectrum of services,
including 24-hour emergency medicine at the Leonard and Madlyn
Abramson Family Emergency Department; cardiac and cancer care;
outpatient diagnostic testing with low dose radiation; cardiothoracic,
bariatric, and orthopedic services; minimally invasive surgery including
robotics; a full-service maternity unit with the Level III Arthur and Lea
Powell Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; and programs supporting overall
health and well-being.
MossRehab Einstein Healthcare Network
60 Township Line Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
1-800-CALL-MOSS or 215-663-6000 • mossrehab.com
Provides treatment and rehabilitation for stroke and neurological disor-
ders, spinal-cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amputation and other
physical disabilities. Inpatient and outpatient programs provide care and
numerous resources to return the patient to independence. Using the lat-
est technology, rehabilitation is tailored to individual needs and can
include physical, occupational, speech, hand, aquatic and massage
therapy, as well as fitness and wellness programs. MossRehab offers six
inpatient units and 11 outpatient locations in Philadelphia and
Montgomery counties.
Willowcrest
Einstein Healthcare Network
5501 Old York Road • Philadelphia, PA 19141
1-800-EINSTEIN • 215-456-8637 or 215-456-8638
Short-term sub-acute facility provides skilled nursing and comprehen-
sive rehabilitation to assist patients in returning to independence follow-
ing hospitalization for joint replacement, surgery, pre-prosthetic training
for amputation, illness or injury.
Birnhak Transitional Care
at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life
1425 Horsham Road • North Wales, PA 19454
215-371-3400 or 1-888-340-0080 • Fax: 215-371-3030
info@abramsoncenter.org • abramsoncenter.org
Comprehensive rehabilitative care focused on safely returning patients to
their homes after a hospital stay. Services include therapy available up to seven
days a week; post-orthopedic surgery care; physical, occupational and speech
therapy; pain management; wound care; advanced intravenous therapy; nutri-
tion management; head or spinal-cord injury care; respiratory care; frequent
assessments and treatment reviews; recreational and therapeutic activities;
patient and family education; case management; and discharge planning.
Amenities include a therapy gym, private rooms, television and wireless
Internet access.
Philadelphia Hatzolah
P.O. Box 18182 • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-677-6700 (emergency hotline)
info@PhiladelphiaHatzolah.org • philadelphiahatzolah.org.
Provides immediate emergency medical care until local mandated EMS
resources can arrive on the scene. Offers state-certified volunteers
available around the clock. The majority of Hatzolah team members are
fluently multilingual.
J EWISH G ENETIC D ISEASES
Jewish genetic diseases are a group of diseases for which screening is recom-
mended in the Ashkenazi population. One in five Ashkenazi Jews is a carrier
for at least one of the current 19 preventable and life-threatening diseases.
Tay-Sachs is an inherited genetic disorder — invariably fatal — that mainly
affects Jewish infants. It is inherited from two healthy parents who both carry
the gene, and there is a one-in-four chance that a baby will develop the disease
if both parents are carriers. A simple blood test can determine whether an
individual carries the Tay-Sachs gene. All Jewish people considering having
children should arrange for Tay-Sachs testing. Late-onset Tay-Sachs disease is a
degenerative genetic disorder that causes debilitating physical and/or
mental symptoms.
Gaucher Treatment Center
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Metabolic Diseases
Wood Center • 3615 Civil Center Boulevard, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-590-3376 • Fax: 215-590-4297
hartj@email.chop.edu • chop.edu
Offers diagnostic testing and patient evaluation for qualified
persons in collaboration with the National Gaucher Foundation.
Two-thirds of Gaucher patients are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases
Association of the Delaware Valley
720 Greenwood Avenue, Suite 300 • Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-887-0877 • Fax: 215-887-1931
info@tay-sachs.org • tay-sachs.org
Nonprofit voluntary health organization devoted to eliminating Tay-Sachs,
Canavan disease and other fatal degenerative disorders through programs of pre-
vention, education, research and carrier screenings.
Victor Center for the Prevention
of Jewish Genetic Diseases
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
5501 Old York Road, Levy 2 West • Philadelphia, PA 19141
877-401-1093 info@victorcenters.org • victorcenters.org
Provides genetic education, counseling and screening to individuals at risk of
being carriers of gene mutations for genetic diseases. Works with health-care
professionals, clergy and the community offering education about the genetic
diseases affecting Ashkenazi Jews.
SERVICES FOR
NEW AMERICANS
Basic services, coordinated through the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadel-
phia, are made available by local agencies: HIAS Pennsylvania; the KleinLife; and
JEVS Human Services.
HIAS Pennsylvania
2100 Arch Street, 3rd Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0900 • Fax: 215-832-0919
info@hiaspa.org • hiaspa.org
A legal and humanitarian service to people of all nationalities who come to the
United States for new lives. Provides legal services to low-income immigrants
and refugees, including political asylum, representation in deportation proceed-
ings, representation to survivors of domestic violence and immigrant youth, as
well as assistance with immigration applications, including naturalization, family
visas and applications for replacement green cards. Provides resettlement serv-
ices assisting refugees in becoming self-sufficient. Offers advocacy for the fair
treatment and full integration into American society of immigrants and refugees
of all backgrounds.
JEVS Center for New Americans
2770 Red Lion Road • Philadelphia, PA 19114
215-728-4210 • Fax: 215-728-4227 • jevshumanservices.org
Offers time-eligible refugees, asylees and victims of trafficking free services in
the following areas: employment counseling, job development and job place-
ment/job search/job retention workshops; Vocational English Language Training
(VELT) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes; computer-skills classes,
acculturation workshops, case management and individualized assistance in
developing and/or improving verbal language skills. Use of a driving simulator is
also offered. Participants are served in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware
and Montgomery counties.
New American Outreach Program
KleinLife: Northeast Philadelphia
10100 Jamison Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300, Ext. 175 • kleinlife.org
Sponsors a variety of programs for Russian-speaking Jews, including religious,
social, cultural and recreational activities. Offers activities for children, such as Jew-
ish Children’s Theater; Jewish history and tradition classes; ballet, ballroom and
rhythm dance classes; creative development classes for toddlers; music classes; and
swimming instruction. Programs for adults include Torah study; individual rabbini-
cal counseling; Judaica lectures and seminars; senior adult Jewish choir; Shabbat
services; yoga and aerobics classes; ballroom dancing; and a health club. Sponsor-
organized community events such as Chanukah, Purim and Israel Independence
Day celebrations, in addition to children’s concerts. Also provides traditional serv-
ices for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover and other Jewish holidays.
New American Russian-Speaking Seniors Program
KleinLife: Northeast Philadelphia
10100 Jamison Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300, Ext. 155 • kleinlife.org
Geared to senior adults whose primary language is Russian. Offers kosher
lunches, computer instruction, cultural and educational programs, citizenship
preparation courses, ESL classes, Shabbat programs and entertainment. Partici-
pants join with other Klein senior-adult participants in activities and access
to social services.
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