Spring 2015

WEINBERG COMMUNITY FOR SENIOR LIVING

Gidwitz Place for Assisted Living The Friend Center for Memory Care Bernard Heerey Annex and Adult Day Services

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Dear Weinberg Families and Residents,

Welcome to our Spring Edition! Hope everyone is starting to

enjoy our nicer weather!

We have had many wonderful events over the last few months.,

and here are a few: Our Gidwitz Songsters recently performed

for our entire community and it was fun to see them “on stage”

after the hours and hours that went into practicing for this fun

event! We also recently had an amazing art show entitled “The

Story of My Life” which was comprised of pieces of artwork creat-

ed by Friend Center and Adult Day Care clients. A special thanks

to our Life Enrichment Team for their efforts with this show. If you

have not seen this yet, please visit our art gallery! Believe it or not, Passover is over and

we are thrilled that we were able to celebrate with so many of our family members who

joined us for either one or two nights of the holiday. Thank you to all those who thought of

us for catering and ordered some of our Passover specialties for your own seders!

I want to welcome Elyse Schott, who is our new certified personal trainer, replacing Dontrel.

She comes with lots of experience with personal training at her neighborhood gym. She has

also worked at a chiropractor’s office in the past. Please welcome her as she transitions to

her new role.

Keep your eyes out for our resident/family satisfaction surveys which will be coming out

over the next several weeks. I encourage all of you to fill them out and give us your honest

feedback. We hope you enjoy all of our programs and services, but are always looking to

improve in the areas we need to!

As a reminder, we have our resident referral program. If any resident or family member re-

fers a resident to Gidwitz or Friend Center and the person signs a one-year lease, you will

receive a check for $750.00. Our best referrals come from you, so please think of us!

Feel free to call me with any suggestions at any time.

Jennifer Weininger

Executive Director Of Weinberg Community for Senior Living

847-236-7856

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A few reminders:

Please sign in at the front desk, and sign out when leaving—-we need to insist on this for

the safety of our residents and staff.

Please obtain a form at the front desk when going out of town, and indicate an emergency

contact for when you are away. You can alternately call front desk to give the above infor-

mation, and it will be sent to pertinent staff.

If you have a private caregiver working for you, please make sure we are aware of this.

If your family member is in the hospital and will be going to a rehab facility, please advise

us, to guarantee continuity of care.

If you bring your pet to our building, please make sure that he/she is on a leash at all times.

Please help us in congratulating Tawanna Shack who will now be in the position of

Business Office Liaison. In her new role, she will be helping the residents and families with

any and all of their billing needs. She is transitioning and continuing to learn a lot about our

billing process but we are thrilled to have her advance within our community and help to

better meet our customers needs!

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Cera Gordon

Cera was born on April 17th 1915 in Williston, North Da-

kota in a mud hut. She was the oldest of six children. At

the age of 18 she and her brother left Williston to venture

out into the world. She ended up in Fort Wayne, Indiana

and trained to be a stenographer.

In 1937, Cera opened up the very first social security of-

fice in Lafayette, Indiana, serving as its manager. She

met her husband Morris Friedman, the owner of the local grocery store. Cera and Morris had

four children, all of whom live throughout the United States. She is now a grandmother of

seven and a great grandmother of seven. After Morris passed away, Cera got back together

with her high school sweetheart, Leonard Gordon, who had asked for her hand in marriage

50 years earlier. They moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. Cera lived there for over 20 years

where she remained extremely active in the Jewish community and in aerobics and dance

classes.

Cera’s ability to remain happy, healthy, and positive throughout her life can be attributed to

her three favorite sayings: 1. Let it go; 2. This too shall pass; and 3. It is what it is. Happy

100th birthday Cera you are an inspiration to us all.

Mazel Tov to Marci Balonick, Personal Care Manager on the birth of her son Nathan.

Mazel Tov to Charlotte Weidman, Manager of Food Service on her 1st granddaughter

Charlie.

Mazel Tov to Jackie Abramson on receiving her Licensed Professional Counselor

(LPC) credential.

Mazel Tov to Ken Johnston, Director of Food Service on his marriage.

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Gidwitz Place

April Birthdays

Selma Hoffman 4/1

Goldie Green 4/4

Joyce Scher 4/4

Edythe Kaye 4/8

Donald Newar 4/20

Beverly Kadish 4/20

Anne Dennison 4/29

Dorothy Swartz 4/30

Doris Cohen 4/30

Esther Goldman 4/30

May Birthdays

Pearl Silverman 5/4

Dorothy Gold 5/10

Lois Witt 5/11

Jeanette Rosen 5/14

Stanley Schrerro 5/14

Flora Atkin 5/15

Dorothy Bishop 5/15

Ruth Asin 5/17

Dorothy Nixon 5/21

Sylvia Delman 5/28

June Birthdays

Norm Breyer 6/21

Sarah Cornick 6/2

Marcella Richman 6/15

Lola Stolberg 6/15

Hugo Herzog 6/17

Leah Kramer 6/24

Muriel Cohen 6/28

Friend Center

April Birthdays

Cera Gordon 4/17

May Birthdays

Jane Sundheim 5/20

June Birthdays

Gert Kite 6/6

Irving Katz 6/24

In addition to our daily programs, here are some

highlights for the upcoming months. You are

welcome to attend these or any or our entertain-

ment programs with your family member.

April Events

Gidwitz Place

Thursday, April 2, 2:00PM

Hy Spek Presents: Movers and Shakers of

Chicago– A History

Sunday, April 19-, 1:30 PM

“Israel Politics: A Current View”

Presented by Rayna Gorstein, CJHS Student

Friend Center

Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 PM

“Massage for the Soul”

May Events

Gidwitz Place

Thursday, May 7, 2:00PM

Sark Antaramian Trio

Sunday, May 10 2:00PM

Happy Mother’s Day!

Vocals of Alex Talbott

Friend Center

Wednesday, May 27, 2:00pPM

French Horn and Piano of Tom Stanfield

June events

Gidwitz Place

Thursday, June 11, 2PM

Book Review, with Melissa Stoeger, Librarian

from Deerfield Public Library

“The Orphan Train”

Sunday, June 21,

Happy Father’s Day!

Performance by “Royal Polynesian Review”

Save the date for our “First Annual Dog

Show” Sunday, June 28

Friend Center

Violin of Mihai Vlad

Wednesday, June 24, 2:00PM

We’d also like to highlight our

Birthday Parties each month:

Gidwitz, 2PM, 3rd Wed of each month, Gidwitz

Social Hall

Music, performances, singing, refreshments-

Friend Center: 2PM,

Last Wed. of the Month,

Musical Entertainment and refreshments In

Friend Center Piano Room

Family and friends are welcome!

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Anita Coleman

Anita moved to the Gidwitz community in August

2014, with her husband Phillip. Phillip has sadly

passed away. He’s been described as a gentle-

man with a good sense of humor. He was very

instrumental in developing the community of

St Charles, Illinois.

Anita had nine children—with a 19 year age

span between the youngest, 39-year-old Lisa,

and the oldest, 59-year-old Linda. Lisa resides

in Israel, and Linda lives in Northbrook. Anita

has 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild—so far! While the children

were young, the Coleman home was the gathering place for all of their

friends—with swimming, good food and always a warm welcome. And Anita,

who a kept a kosher home, did everything with no nanny, no housekeeping

help. Shabbat dinners, often with 24 at the table, featured homemade chicken

soup, challah and chocolate chip cookies. Quite a lady!

Anita grew up in East Rogers Park, and graduated from Sullivan High School.

She was the middle of a sib ship of three. Anita still has her house in North-

brook, where the out-of-town kids often stay. She continues to drive and sees

her family often. Anita has a nurturing personality, and always offers a helping

hand. She participates in many activities including art classes, religious ser-

vices and exercise classes. You’ll also find her in the weekly Women’s Group—

just listen for the heartiest laugh! Anita cherishes the many friendships that she

has made, and we consider ourselves very fortunate to have Anita as a mem-

ber of Weinberg Community.

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Nina Afremow

Nina has been a Social Worker at Gidwitz Place

for 16 years and counting and continues to derive

great pleasure from relationships with residents,

families and co-workers. This is her second ca-

reer—she was a Special Education teacher in the

Chicago Schools, teaching hearing-impaired stu-

dents. In her early 40’s she attended Jane Ad-

dams School of Social Work at UIC, receiving her

MSW, and then her LCSW two years later.

Nina has had a variety of social work experienc-

es. Her first position was at a for-profit psychiatric

hospital in the Uptown area, working with a diverse population. After 5 years

she became a psychotherapist for Humana HMO, in Evanston and Glenview.

When Humana’s Behavioral Health closed, she was offered the position she

now has—a beshert occurrence!

Nina was married at age 20, and she has a daughter Arlyn, who resides in a

nearby suburb. An attorney by education, Arlyn has been a poetry teacher at

various schools, including Solomon Schecter. She is a published poet. Her son

in law Mark works as an attorney, and both he and Arlyn are dedicated parents

to three children: Madelyn, a Junior at NYU; Susannah, graduating from New

Trier this June; and son Jackson, who will enter New Trier in September.

Nina cherishes any opportunity to spend time in Union Pier, MI, and her many

travel destinations include London, Paris, Vienna, and Budapest. Sheldon, her

partner of 30 years, completes her life. Both are devoted fans of the Bulls—

Bears not too much—and Masterpiece Mysteries,

Nina hopes to continue at the Weinberg Community for years to come—working

here brings her great joy.

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