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2.6 challenges by fundraisers for Jewish Homes Emergency Appeal
27 Apr 2020Members of the community from 3 to 96 took on 2.6 challenges on the day that the Virgin Money London Marathon should have taken place, in order to raise funds for Jewish Care, The Fed and Nightingale Hammerson, as part of the Jewish Homes Emergency Appeal
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96 year old Ruth's 2k for 6 days challenge
27 Apr 202096 year old Ruth Brook is one of the older members of our community to take on the 2.6 challenge on the day that the Virgin Money London Marathon should have taken place, in order to raise funds for Jewish Care, and other social care providers, The Fed an
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New recruits join army of volunteers to feed and befriend older people
21 Apr 2020Jewish Care was prepared and ready to call in a new army of volunteers to assist in the mammoth effort to support older, vulnerable members in the local community through the Coronavirus crisis.
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Marking Yom HaShoah at Jewish Care
21 Apr 2020Residents across Jewish Care homes marked Yom HaShoah and the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust and liberation of Bergen-Belsen this year by lighting candles and holding commemorative services.
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New recruits join army of local Jewish Care volunteers
18 Apr 2020Jewish Care has recruited new volunteers to assist in the mammoth effort to support older, vulnerable members in the local community across London.
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Jewish Homes Emergency Appeal
11 Apr 2020The UK’s three largest Jewish residential care home charities have come together in a historic landmark moment to help the most vulnerable older members of the Jewish community through the Covid-19 crisis by launching a joint emergency appeal.
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Reaching out on Virtual Seders at Jewish Care this Pesach
05 Apr 2020Whilst this Pesach will be very different for all of us this year, Jewish Care are doing everything they can to ensure that residents, independent living tenants and the Jewish Care and wider community can celebrate Pesach this year by attending a Seder,
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Jewish Care’s Celebrity Cheerleaders
23 Mar 2020Jewish Care has launched a campaign with many high-profile celebrities to keep workforce morale high by showing appreciation to both their staff and volunteers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mass Microsoft Teams meeting connects Jewish Care central office staff
23 Mar 2020Today, over 160 Jewish Care staff at Jewish Care’s central offices, Amelie House joined a huge virtual group meeting on Microsoft Teams since current circumstances as a result of Covid19 have seen them working across different resources, care homes and in
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Jewish Care redeploy staff and volunteers in mass to support isolated
22 Mar 2020Whilst care staff are working hard to protect, care for and keep residents safe across Jewish Care homes and independent living apartments, central office staff and volunteers are being redeployed to support older members of the community.
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Shared Reading groups create connections at Jewish Care
05 Mar 2020World Book Day is here, the biggest international day celebrating books. At Jewish Care, books and reading is celebrated throughout the year.
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War time bride celebrates century
04 Mar 2020Great grandma to eight, Betty Shapiro, who sorted maps in the government stationary department during the war, recently celebrated her 100th birthday.