Geriatric Case Manager Sarah Barash is retiring from JFS after 31 years of service. We sat down with her to reminisce about her early years at the agency and learn about what’s next for her. How did you end up working at JFS? After my children reached junior high, I decided to return to school…
How to Help Someone in an Abusive Relationship
Sadly, considering how pervasive domestic abuse is, it is likely most of us will have some involvement with it at some point in our lives – experiencing it ourselves or witnessing someone else’s struggle. Here are ways you can help someone in an abusive relationship: Respect the victim’s choices. She will decide when she wants…
We Must Not Lock Our Doors on Refugees out of Blind Fear
I was at Disneyland when Paris was attacked. My daughter was waiting to take her picture with Mickey Mouse when the number of dead started being reported. By the time we got to the “It’s a Small World” ride, I received an email asking why the Jewish social-services agency I lead would resettle Muslim refugees….
What If We Never Left Egypt?
At Passover, we relive the story of the Exodus from enslavement in mitzrayim – the narrow place, which in our story, is Egypt. The retelling of the Passover story is often used to explore other journeys toward liberation from other narrow places, including the African-American journey from slavery. We are living during a tremendous groundswell…
Refugee Children Become American Students
The Al-Shammari family was welcomed to the U.S. by the JFS resettlement team on January 26, 2016. Shortly after arriving,14-year-old Ali and 15-year-old Maryam, enrolled in the Kent School District. These refugee children were beginning their careers as American students. The Al-Shammaris, a family of five, were forced to flee Iraq in 2014. As a…
Suddenly a Caregiver
Learn more from Older Adult Services. My mom’s health had been a concern for quite some time. She suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, depression and a number of joint problems. She missed a lot of work, had depleted her sick leave and, at 67, thought she probably should retire soon. Both family…
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