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February 2016
Schechter Students "Adopt" Children
At Gross Schechter Day School, Tikkun Olam (Repair the World) is a big part of its curriculum.
Students are in the community monthly, helping at Head Start, Stepstone Academy, Cleveland Food
Bank, Kosher Food Bank, Shaker Lakes, Ronald McDonald House, Menorah Park and Rescue Village.
This year, students brought in donations for the Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau holiday gift pro-
gram. Gifts ranged from gift cards, games to dolls, art supplies, scarves, hats and more.
More than 35 children were "adopted" and there were over 100 additional gifts collected.
Pictured:
Nancy Markus,
Grade 7 Level
Advisor, and
Beachwood
residents Kobi
Einhorn, Ilan
Amkraut, Michelle
Aylyarov, Andrew
Caplan, Noah
Saidel and William
Uvlin.
BHS Grad Wins Division III Football
National
Championship
Darrell Sullins Jr., #7, a former Beachwood
High School track and football player,
recently won the Division III Football National
Championship with the University of Mount
Union. Sullins, a 2013 Beachwood graduate, is
a junior at Mount Union, majoring in exercise
science and plans to become a physical
therapist. Congratulations go out to Sullins and
his team!
IMPACT!
Thank you to the 400+ community mem-
bers who filled the room with energy and
excitement at the launch of IMPACT!, the
Jewish Federation of Cleveland's new volunteer
initiative designed for Baby Boomers looking to
use their skills, passion, and leadership to make
a difference in people's lives.
The group was inspired by the words of key-
note speaker Dick Goldberg, former director
of Coming of Age, who said, "Volunteering is
good not just for our soul, but for our physical
and mental health."
And, words by the distinguished panel of
Mindy Davidson, Ann Freimuth and Zach Paris,
describing how they are making an IMPACT,
were inspirational.
Thanks go to Bonnie Marks, chair and
IMPACT! liaison, the Jewish Volunteer Network
Committee, and all guests for attending and
participating.
With this program, there is a lot to be excited
about! Visit www.jewishcleveland.org to learn
more about how you can make an IMPACT!
Keynote Speaker Dick Goldberg joins
panelists Mindy Davidson, Ann Freimuth,
and Zach Paris in a discussion about
how adults 50+ can make meaningful
contributions in their community.
America at Last
"My life was spared
when my family and
I escaped Germa-
ny and arrived in
America in July
1940," Marlit Polsky
told us.
Her story, now
available in her
newly-published
book, America at Last, chronicles the
experiences of a young girl before, during
and after WW2, Nazi persecution, violence
against her family, and her two-months'
journey through five continents.
"We were among the last to escape the
war horrors," Polsky said.
Many lighthearted and quirky events
add humor to Polsky's story, which appeals
to all ages. Young adults would benefit
from the historical contents, and perhaps
chuckle at the games and "toys" of that era.
The adjustment of living in a new coun-
try was daunting, and learning to speak En-
glish, with the help of the classrooms and
comic books, soon became an accomplish-
ment -- a tribute to human adaptability.
Polsky, a Beachwood resident, has
done public speaking about her journey
throughout the Cleveland area and has
articles published in the Cleveland Jewish
News.
America at Last can be purchased at
amazon.com.
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