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Shanah Tovah u’Metukah –שנה טובה ומתוקה A Good and Sweet Year!
As the Jewish community celebrates the new year with Rosh Hashanah, JFCS East Bay welcomes all of our friends to celebrate a time of renewal with us. A new year is a great time for a fresh start! See...
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Rosh Hashanah – A Time of Returning, Refreshing, Reaffirming
Over the past few months, many of us have been returning to in-person activities, holding events “for the first time in three years” and declaring we are “back to normal.” Restaurants, airports,...
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Chavarim – A Social Program for Neurodivergent Jewish Adults
Chavarim, meaning “friends” in Hebrew, is the only East Bay group specifically for neurodivergent Jewish adults. Through this program, JFCS East Bay is glad to provide a way for clients to socially...
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Building Trust and Preserving Holocaust Survivors’ Life Stories
Gennady Mikityansky works with Holocaust survivors and older adults. His programs, through JFCS East Bay, touch the lives of over 160 Holocaust survivors, over 60 older adults with a history of...
View ArticleOur Community’s Problem-Solvers
An article published at jewishfed.org Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) and Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS East Bay) have tended to the social service needs of individuals and...
View ArticleПриветствуем Новоприбывших из Украины/Вітаємо новоприбулих з України/Welcome...
Приветствуем Новоприбывших из Украины Мы можем оказать вам содействие в следующем: • Подача заявлений на получение государственных пособий • Ознакомление с системой здравоохранения • Зачисление детей в...
View ArticleRefugees in the Bay Area: Welcoming Our Neighbors: March 23, 2023
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Spring Into Action 2023
Overview of JFCS East Bay’s Afghan Crisis Response 21 months ago, the U.S. military airlifted nearly 130,000 Afghans out of the country from Kabul’s airport in the final days of its withdrawal,...
View ArticlePartnerships
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services Bill Graham Supporting Foundation California Department of Public Health Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies Contra...
View ArticleSpring Into Advocacy 2023
Supporting California Extended Case Management Legislation Senate Bill 85, the California Extended Case Management Act (CECM) is now being considered by our California state legislature. This law would...
View ArticleYouth Ambassador Program
Becoming a JFCS East Bay Youth Ambassador is a great opportunity for you to fulfill any service hours you may have for your high school graduation requirements, or to participate in a mitzvah project...
View ArticleJFCS East Bay on KPIX Channel 5
The East Bay is seeing a third influx of refugees from Afghanistan nearly two years after the U.S. withdrawal from that country. As Max Darrow reports, assimilating into life here can be a challenge,...
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JFCS East Bay Services for Ukrainian Newcomers – Frequently Asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: How is JFCS East Bay serving Ukrainians? How can I help? What legal services can JFCS East Bay offer arriving Ukrainians? What volunteer services can JFCS East Bay...
View ArticleThe Treasure
The Treasureby Paula TorlyCelebrations of any kind were put on hold as Papa struggled to find a way out of Vienna for the family in 1937. Birthdays came and went without ceremony or observation. It...
View ArticleChildhood in Mannheim
Childhood in Mannheimby Ruth SpencerAs far as I can remember, my early childhood in Mannheim was fairly uneventful, neither particularly happy nor unhappy. I remember Oma, my grandmother, taking me...
View ArticleOne Story About Courageous People
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View ArticleLoaf of Bread
Loaf of Bread By R.A. Denise ran noiselessly up the narrow path and through the olive grove, dodging the gnarled tree trunks twisted and bent by the fury of past mistrals. At the edge of the clearing,...
View ArticleLight
Light by J.G. This story is based on the life of Alec and his parents, Dyna and Jakob, who were living in Lodz when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Some names have been altered to protect the privacy...
View ArticleMy Grandparents
My Grandparents by Ilse Eden Maternal Grandparents My mother was from Schwedt an der Oder, a small tobacco-growing town in Germany. My grandmother lived there in what seemed like a big house. We took...
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