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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