2023 JFS One Community Journal

With immense gratitude, we thank our community for rallying year after year to support our essential programs and services. Explore the 2023 edition of our One Community journal, a guide to the local businesses and services that have joined us in our mission to improve the lives of those in need.

Fellow Community Members,

I'm writing to you as a relatively "new" president of

JFS. Although it's been nearly five months that I’ve

been president, I continually feel that I'm learning

more and more about all the services that JFS

provides. I want to invite you on the same journey

whether or not you've been a client of JFS, you’re

familiar with some, maybe many, of our programs

and services or you are new to the agency. Please visit our website

(jfsmiddlesex.org), sign up for our weekly eblast, and attend JFS

programs and community events. Help us to more fully develop the

support our staff and volunteers provide for the many members of our

communities by asking questions and offering suggestions.

Remember, one of the values of our tradition is not waiting to be asked

for an opinion. Our staff and volunteers are always looking for ways to

meet more of the needs of our clients and general community and are

eager to hear from you.

I encourage you to email JFS at office@jfsmiddlesex.org or me at

sandyhecno1@aol.com with your questions and comments. We all

benefit from a continuing mutual dialogue. Looking forward to meeting

many more of our community members.

Sol B. Heckelman

JFS Board President

Dear JFS Friends and Family:

We are so happy to finally welcome you back in person after our last One

Community Gala in 2019. Shakespeare said that “Parting is such sweet sorrow” but,

after years of the pandemic, we know it is not the parting but the months and years

apart that make our reunion so sweet.

Thank you for your support as we continue to see more and more community

members come to JFS for help. In the first six months of this year, we expect to serve:

Our JFS board, staff and volunteers deserve special recognition for keeping up with

the dramatic increases in requests for food, mental health counseling, employment

and immigration services, kosher meals on wheels, and more. The JFS Women’s

Center continues to help women become self-sufficient after the loss of a partner,

and our Department of Justice Accredited Immigration Services are working hard to

reunite immigrant families and help new citizens realize their American dream.

Your support keeps us going – your contribution feeds, educates, counsels, and

empowers local families. At JFS, 95 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to our

programs. We are honored to have your support as, together, we serve our

community with strength, dignity and compassion.

Thank you for being part of our JFS family.

We wish you and your loved ones good

health and happiness.

Roni Salkin

Executive Director

190 Holocaust Survivors

18,000 Kosher Meals on Wheels

560 Immigrants

3,300 bags of food (Kosher Food Pantries), and

provide 2,400 counseling sessions

JFS Middlesex is proud to

serve our community.

Holocaust Survivor Services

Counseling Services

Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels

Immigration and Citizenship

Senior Services

Women’s and Career Centers

732.777.1940

www.jfsmiddlesex.org

219C Blackhorse Lane, North Brunswick, NJ 08902

1600 Perrineville, Suite 52, Monroe Township, NJ 08831

P L AT I N U M S P O N S O R S

EMKA Home Care Services, Inc.

The Marion and Norman Tanzman

Charitable Foundation

G O L D S P O N S O R S

Nice Jewish Girls

Jeffries and Rona Shein

T A B L E S P O N S O R S

Louis and Judith Cavaliere

Charles and Ellen Clarkson

The Jewish Social Service Committee

Roni and Jeff Salkin

O N E C O M M U N I T Y S P O N S O R S

Abilene and Jeff and Vickie Solomon

Charles and Ellen Clarkson

The Creative Print Group

Jeffrey and Patricia Einbond

Jack and Carol Goldberg

Murray and Liz Katz

Oasis Senior Advisors / Connie Pizarro

Parker Health Group

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System

SMP of New Jersey

Jerrold G. Trub and Teri Manes

Zimmerman Financial Group, Inc.

P A R T N E R S P O N S O R S

Anonymous

Monmouth Telecom

Mike and Marion Bernstein

Commissioner Shanti Narra

Lou and Judith Cavaliere

Netcentric IT

Collegium Musicum

RiverSpring Living

Congregation Ahavas Achim

Bernie and Marcia Sokal

Crabiel Funeral Homes

The Gardens at Monroe

Jason Fruhschein, Esq.

The Orchid Kosher

Goldstein’s Funeral Home

Marshall and Naomi Trachtenberg

Dr. Sol B. Heckelman

Steven and Sara Ullman

Magyar Bank

Victory Subaru

Mike and Marcia Menaker

JFS of Middlesex County

Executive Board

Sol Heckelman, President

Jeffrey Einbond, Immediate Past President/VP Professional Services

Vickie Solomon, President Emeritus

Jack Goldberg, VP Fund Development

Bernie Sokal, VP Board Development

Naomi Trachtenberg, Recording Secretary

Jerrold Trub, Treasurer

Trustees

Vivian Beenstock

Michael Bernstein

Jason Fruhschein, Esq.

Murray Katz

Sara Levine

Michael Menaker

Shanti Narra, Esq.

Connie Pizarro

Buvana Radhakrishnan

Shana Siegel, Esq.

Bart Weinstein

JFS of Middlesex County

Meet Our Team

Debby Alter

Director, Immigration Services

Lisa Balewitz

Women’s Center Coordinator

Michelle Beley-Bianco

Director, Volunteer Services

Nora Bergman

Intake/Administrative Assistant

Karen Blewitt

Bookkeeper

Laurie Boehm, LCSW

Director, Senior Services

Judith Cavaliere

Director, Business Development

Charles Clarkson, Esq.

Director, Senior Medicare Patrol NJ

Cynthia F. Csillag-Cornick, LCSW

Staff Therapist

Francine Elkin

Intake/Administrative Assistant

Evelyn Hill

Administrative Assistant

Stacey Lampert, LCSW

Staff Therapist

Alicia Lax, LCSW

Staff Therapist

Michele Livow, LCSW

Staff Therapist

Diane Markowitz

Career Development Specialist

Ira Marks

Controller

Lisa Mason

Executive Administrator/Grants

Stanford Mironov

Transportation

Yash Monga

KMOW Dispatcher/Medical Biller

Diane Moore

Senior Services Assistant

Miriam Plumer, LSW

Staff Therapist

Julie Rodriguez

Immigration Services/Media

Judy Rogers, LCSW

Staff Therapist

Fay Ross, LSW

Holocaust Survivor Services

Joel Schneider

SMP Outreach Specialist

Veronica Sheehan, LCSW

Staff Therapist

John Tello

Citizenship Coordinator

Harlan Tuckman

Transportation

Sara Ullman

KMOW Coordinator

America Zuniga

Intake/Administrative Assistant

Roni Salkin, Executive Director

William Stover, LCSW, Associate Executive Director/Director of Clinical Services

doctor

Get In Touch

Contact Us

732-303-1444

info@netcentric-it.com

To JFS Staff and Board of Trustees:

Your persistence in quietly but effectively

continuing to provide valuable services

addressing the physical and social-emotional

gaps in the lives of our many needy

community members is vital.

Thank you for your flexibility and

determination in the midst of the pressures

of these troubling times.

SOL HECKELMAN

President

JFS Middlesex Board of Trustees

Our admiration and

heartfelt thanks to JFS

staff, volunteers and

Board for their

outstanding

commitment and service

to our community

during these challenging

times.

Sara and Michael Levine

Victory Subaru thanks Jewish

Family Services for all their

great work in the community!

Congratulations to JFS!

Here's to Continued Success!

Anonymous

Honoring our long-time community partner

Jewish Social Services for its steadfast

devotion to all those in need. May JSS

continue to go from strength to strength for

many years to come.

Jeff and Vickie Solomon

Extending heartfelt gratitude to

Ann Salzberg, a true Woman of Valor,

who has faithfully offered her time and

effort to Jewish Social Services as a

dedicated volunteer.

Jeff and Vickie Solomon

Congratulations JSS! We are

proud to honor you! Your

support to our community is

immeasurable!

Jeff and Pat Einbond

11 Deer Park Drive, Suite 102-H

Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852

www.phcofnj.com

(732) 230-3540

info@phcofnj.com

Don't Make A Move Without Jon Kessler!

call/text 732-672-4699

Thank you,

Roni and Staff for

all your great work!

David Mosseri

Congratulations JSS!

Your support of our community is

always appreciated!

Rabbi Steven Miodownik

and Congregation Ahavas Achim

(732) 659-6898

233 Route 18

East Brunswick, NJ

08816

We express much appreciation to the

staff and volunteers of Jewish Family

Services who continue to provide

services during this challenging

economic climate.

Thank you.

VIVIAN AND WOODY BEENSTOCK

To JFS

For all you do during these

difficult times

Marcia and Mike Menaker

As I join the Board of Trustees as a new member, I

look forward to a meaningful and productive

partnership with JFS Middlesex. I am honored to

serve on the board of such a compassionate,

dedicated organization that strives to improve the

quality of life in our beloved community.

Bart Weinstein

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