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F A M I L Y N E W S L E T T E R

COMMITTED TO CARINGWith the 2016 election

behind us, many people have asked, ‘what does this mean for Montefiore’? This is an excellent question, given that the vast majority of our revenue comes from government sources and

healthcare policy and regulation dictates much of our operations. At this point, I can honestly say that it is too early to prognosticate on specific policy implications. We just don’t know exactly how the new administration will act on issues important to eldercare.

While we can’t make specific predictions, I’d rather focus on some lessons we can take from this election process and current political landscape. This was probably the most divisive and nasty election ever. The talk during the election was negative, pessimistic and set about to divide us. But, when I come to work every day at Montefiore, I see a different view of our country.

Firstly, we spend every day honoring the people that truly made America a great country. At our recent Veterans Day celebration, we pinned stars on dozens of residents, who bravely served our country in WWII and other deployments. We also care for many Holocaust survivors who endured the horror of concentration camps, came to America as immigrants and became the stalwarts of the community. These are the heroes that made America a great place and we are honored to care for them and stand by their side in times of need.

Secondly, we can celebrate the diversity of the Montefiore community. At our celebration of the 25th anniversary of Montefiore in Beachwood, we welcomed 500 people from the community – from all walks of life and demographics – who came to the event because they support the work we are doing at Montefiore. Our residents, families, staff, board members and volunteers make up an incredibly diverse group of people, and we are all united behind Montefiore’s mission to provide compassionate care to our community.

So, while we may feel divided by the recent political discourse, we can look at

Message from Seth Vilensky Montefiore President and CEO

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CELEBRATING MONTEFIORE’S25TH ANNIVERSARY IN BEACHWOOD!

Montefiore celebrated its 25th anniversary in Beachwood with a family-friendly event on Sunday, October 30, 2016 with nearly 500 attendees enjoying everything from a bounce house, magician, animal show, commemorative canvas painting project, balloon clown, face painting, caricature artist and sweet treats including ice cream, popcorn, cookies, donuts and apple cider. A great time was had by all!

To view the photo gallery from the Fall Harvest Family Festival,visit http://www.montefiorecare.org/news-information/fallharvestfamilyfestival/.

Beachwood City Council member and Montefiore board member Barbara Bellin Janovitz with Montefiore President and CEO Seth Vilensky display a plaque issued by the City of Beachwood recognizing October 30, 2016 as “Montefiore 25th Anniversary in Beachwood Day.”

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Tucked away in the lobby of Montefiore is the Posh Nosh Café – a little retreat where residents can have a “nosh” while visiting with family and guests or where staff can take a break from their busy work day. Delicious freshly-prepared taco salads, barbecue chicken quesadillas or soft-serve ice cream sundaes (dispensed from our new soft-serve machine thanks to donors Lynn and David Heiman) are just a few of the many offerings you can choose from on the menu.

Under the direction of Posh Nosh Supervisor Tracey Minnillo, our dedicated volunteers always provide excellent service with a smile. Linda Angart, Gwen Alius, Penny Lashner, Javier Marks, Gayle Safenovitz, Mariah Sanders and Eden Skoff go above and beyond to ensure that all customers have a wonderful experience in a friendly environment by taking the time to greet and acknowledge each individual. As a result, our volunteers develop personal relationships with many of our devoted customers.

Volunteers are essential to running the Posh Nosh Café. Not only do they ring in customers’ orders on our computerized point of sale system, they also make

coffee, stock inventory and assist wherever is needed. We are currently in need for more volunteers to help in the Posh Nosh. If you or a member of your family would like to help serve a “slice of heaven,” contact me!

The Posh Nosh Café isn’t just a place to eat, but a place to have fun. Thanks to our volunteers, there are lots of activities taking place in our café area.

With the help of Tracey, Life Enrichment Manager Iuliia Marshall and volunteer Linda Angart, we are able to host a lively karaoke event on Friday mornings, called Fridayoke. This has become a sweet treat for everyone as residents, staff, family and volunteers gather to showcase their singing abilities and receive a free bowl of soft-serve ice cream when they participate.

In addition, plans are underway for a lovely evening dinner in the Atrium by reservations only. This meal will include a set menu, have live music and volunteer servers. This will be a great way for residents and their special friends or families to enjoy a great evening together.

Stay tuned for these and other special events!

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

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our organization and feel good about how we are contributing to a more caring and hopeful country. We will continue to fight hard for policies that benefit Montefiore and seniors in the community such as the preservation and expansion of Medicaid and reimbursement levels that allow us to continue the high quality of care our residents, patients and family members expect. We will do so with optimism and hope, knowing our diverse team of caregivers provides for the people who have contributed so much to our country.

Seth Vilensky, continued from page 1

The Posh Nosh Café – A Place Where You Can Eat, Volunteer and Play!

By: Diane Weiner / Volunteer Manager / 216.910.2741 / [email protected]

The Benefits of Volunteering

With busy schedules, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are endless, and with the right match, you can make new friends, reach out to the community and develop new skills. You can determine your time commitment of volunteering from daily to once a year and everything in between. Learn more about the benefits of volunteering by calling Diane Weiner, volunteer manager, at 216.910.2741. You can also visit montefiorecare.org/volunteer-opportunities.

Current Volunteer Opportunities Include:• Editor for the Resident Newsletter• Posh Nosh Café Cashiers• The Shoppe at Montefiore Sales Help• Wheelchair Transport• Pet Therapy

Volunteers Brighten Residents’ Lives at Montefiore

Rosh Hashanah Decorations Linda Grossman and residents create beautiful centerpieces for the annual holiday dinner held at Montefiore.

Sukkot!Mary Iammarino helps decorate Montefiore’s sukkah for the holiday.

Staff member Danielle Speigner shows off her singing skills.

Volunteer Linda Angart (dressed as exercise guru Richard Simmons) sings with resident Sylvia Miller as Harvey Sternberg, Carol Brown and others watch.

Challah BakingLinda Grossman helps residents Virginia Spivak and Cindy Charms prep dough for challah baking, part of the national “Shabbos Project.”

End-of-the-Summer Parade Linda Angart with resident Carol Ratliff and VP of Human Resources Carol Weiss.


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MVP Holiday PartySaturday, December 17, 2016

2:30 pmFeaturing a special music

performance by “High Notes”Contact Diane Weiner for more

information.Holiday refreshments!

The History of HanukahThe Hanukah

holiday is an old one. It honors the struggle of ancient Jews to restore the Temple of Jerusalem.

Long ago, Judea was ruled by the Syrian

king Antiochus, who said that Jews should give up worshipping Yahweh and worship the Greek gods instead. The Jews didn’t like this. They refused to abandon Yahweh. They decided to do something about it. A man named Judah Maccabee got a group of people together to fight back. These people got more people to join, and they soon had an army. For three years, the Jews battled the Syrians for control of Judea. Finally, the Jews won. They cleaned the Temple of Jerusalem, removing all Greek symbols and restoring the Jewish symbols. The job was finished on the 25th day of the month of Kislev. To help celebrate, Judah and his followers lit an oil lamp. The supply of oil was very low, but this lamp stayed lit for eight days.

To honor this extraordinary event, Jews today celebrate the Eight Days of Hanukah and call it the “Festival of Lights.” They light a special eight-candle device called a menorah. Today, families, friends and loved ones give each other gifts, make special foods, have special dinners and remember their ancestors, who fought to take their temple back.

Special Hanukah Programs & Events

Hanukah Visits andBlessings in Dining Rooms

Hanukah blessings each of eight nights in all dining areas at 5:30 pm, to begin Saturday evening (first light), December 24 thru Saturday December 31, under guidance of Leadership Lights, Board of Directors and volunteers.

J O I N U S F O R T H E S E F R E E C O M M U N I T Y E V E N T S !

Wellness Wednesdays at The Weils!A THREE-PART COMMUNITY HEALTH SERIES

EAT YOUR WAY TO A HEALTHY HEARTJANUARY 18 • 1:30-3 PM

Presented by Dr. Mahazarin Ginwalla, Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at CWRU School of Medicine.Learn tips on maintaining a healthy lifestyle through the foods we choose and the way we live our lives.

BREAKING THE MYTHS ABOUT HOSPICE SERVICES AN OPEN DISCUSSION ON END-OF-LIFE CARE

FEBRUARY 15 • 1:30-3 PMPresented by Dr. Meredith Driscol, Medical Director & Angela Hale, RN, BSN,

Making the end of a person’s life as comfortable and as meaningful as possible.

SPRING INTO SPICEMARCH 15 • 1:30-3 PM

Presented by Doug Katz, Award-winning chef and proprietor of

Delicious and nutritious refreshments will be served! For more information or to RSVP, contact Ivy Kopit, manager of community relations, at 440.996.0504

Tours available. All are welcome! Space limited, register early.

16695 CHILLICOTHE ROAD, CHAGRIN FALLS, OH 44023 • (440) 543-4221 • THEWEILS.ORG

Temple to YouMonday, December 19, 201610:30 am/ Maltz Chapel“Hanukah Celebration” with B’nai Jeshurun Congregation.

For more information, contact Rabbi Chazin at 216.910.2522.


December 2016 HappeningsJoin us Sunday, December 11 at 1:30 pm for a guitar performance by Annette Keys in

the community room. Enjoy your dinner with beautiful violin music featuring Mary Beth Ions Trio on Friday,

December 23 at 5 pm.We will be lighting the first candle for Hanukah on Saturday, December 24 at 4:30 pm

with Cantor Gary Gelender followed by dinner at 5 pm in the community room. Adult guests $25/person.

Bring in Christmas day with a lovely lunch on Sunday, December 25 at 11:30 am. Adult guests $20/person. Following lunch, join us for a beautiful piano concert with Ilya Shyeyndler at 1:30 pm in the café.

Be sure to make your reservations early so you can join in the festivities! Guest reservations for the December 24 dinner and December 25 lunch must be made by Tuesday, December 20 by calling the concierge desk at 440.543.4221.

January 2017 HappeningsLearn how to “Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart” presented by cardiologist

Mahazarin Ginwalla, MD, at our Wellness Wednesdays at The Weils health series on January 18 at 1:30 pm in the community room.

Hear a special lecture highlighting “Women In History” with Susan Cannavino on Thursday, January 19 at 1:30 pm.

February 2017 HappeningsEnjoy a beautiful piano performance by Kristi Poddock on Saturday, February 4 at

1:30 pm.Hear from Dr. Meredith Driscol, Medical Director and Angela Hale, Director, Vinney

Hospice and Palliative Care of Montefiore, on “Breaking the Myths about Hospice Services – An Open Discussion on End-of-Life Care” at our Wellness Wednesdays at The Weils series on February 15 at 1:30 pm in the community room.

Join us Friday, February 24 at 4 pm as “Steppin Out” performs at Happy Hour.

The Call OF The WeilsKim Pidala, Activities Coordinator • theweils.org

For a full listing of ALL events held at The Weils, please contact Kim at 440.996.0506.

On The Weils MarqueeDecember 5 • 4 pm Happy Hour with Jerry Simmerer

December 15 • 1:30 pm Women in History lecture with Susan Cannavino

January 9 • 4 pm Singing performance by Greg Piscura at Happy Hour in the café

January 21 • 1:30 pm Steppin Out performs with big band music

February 8 • 4 pm Joel Scigliano performs during Happy Hour

February 25 • 1:30 pm Victor Breeler performs in the community room

Picture Perfect

at The Weils!

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Residents enjoy the sound of classic 1960s girl group music with a performance by The Pop Tarts.

Residents Grace Vecchio (left) and Mollie Malak (right) paint their crafted pottery in art class.

The Weils Volunteer Opportunities

The Weils is seeking adult and junior volunteers, ages 12 and up, to help with various aspects of resident life and staff support. Volunteer opportunities are available any day of the week in the morning, afternoon and some evenings. Individuals can make their own schedule.Current Volunteer Opportunities Include:

• Bingo Caller • Pet Therapy• Friendly Visiting • Wii Bowling• Arts & CraftsFor more information, please contact

Activities Coordinator Kim Pidala at 440.543.4221.


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MESSAGE FROMRABBI JOEL CHAZIN

SAVING ONE LIFE: SAVING MANY, MANY MORE

A section of the Talmud has a short but enduring sentence: Podeh Nefesh Achat, Podeh Olam Moley – If you save a single life, you save an entire world.

Many of us have heard this, but not so many know of the

story of US Airways Flight 1549, flying out of LaGuardia Airfield to Charlotte on a cold winter day on January 15, 2009. Incredibly, shortly after takeoff, the plane actually hit an entire flight of Canadian geese, large creatures with wingspans of over six feet and weighing up to 18 pounds. In seconds, the birds crashed into the plane, completely disabling the engines, making it impossible for Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger to have any thrust or to do more than simply glide the plane – without forward power.

The story is now better known, thanks to the recent movie, “Sully.” Ignoring pleas from ground control to try to head for the nearest airport, Sullenberger glided the huge airbus safely onto the waters of the Hudson River, coursing the west side of Manhattan, miraculously saving all 155 lives on board.

In an instant, Sully became a hero to the passengers who are his forever grateful friends. What is less well known is that US Airways, because of the loss of a sixty million dollar plane – with little insurance reimbursement – mercilessly pursued the captain and copilot for failing to return to LaGuardia or another airport, thus saving the plane and the airline’s precious money.

In this effort to change heroism to blame, the pilot, Sully and his mate, Jeff Skiles, stood to lose their reputations, their jobs and their pensions. After several anxious days and torturous hours of testimony, the two’s bravery and split second thinking prevailed and the tawdry efforts of the airline to blame them failed.

The wonderful story of one captain’s amazing bravery and judgment is now better known and the value of the Talmud’s words, “save a single life, save an entire world,” are again re-established and confirmed.

MonthlyMemorial Service

Held every last Tuesday of each month at 11 am in the

Maltz Chapel

January 31 • February 28There will be no Memorial Service

in December

Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 • 10:30 am with Rabbi Joel Chazin“Race Relations and Our Torah”

Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 • 10:30 am“A Fun Time with Rabbi Matt Eisenberg of Temple Israel Ner Tamid in Honor of Tu B’Shevat!”Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Rabbi Chazin at 216.910.2522.

INSTITUTE

Religious Programming & Events

THANK YOU MEN’S CLUB OF FAIRMOUNT TEMPLE

50 Years of Devoted Service!Join us in commemorating this

50th anniversary with a special event onSaturday, April 1, 2017 at 2:30 pm

in the Maltz Auditorium.

For more information, contact Diane Weiner, volunteer manager at 216.910.2741 or

[email protected].

Residents, families, community members, volunteers and staff enjoyed a beautiful fall afternoon with smooth sounds from the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s quartet group and accompanying soloist.

We’re

Up!

All

Jazzed

Kenny (second from left) and Audrey (fourth from left) Koblitz, who helped support the concert, with members of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra.

A Montefiore Tribute to

Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr.Monday, January 16, 20172:30-3:30 pm at Montefiore

F R E E A N D O P E N T O T H E C O M M U N I T Y !

Special guest speaker to be announced soon! (Check our website for details montefiorecare.org)

Musical performances by The Singing Angels andMontefiore Life Enrichment Coordinator Josie Love.

For questions, contact Susan Lieberman, director of marketing, at 216.910.2647.

Supported by The Malcolm & Helene Zucker Endowment Fund of The Montefiore Foundation.


Tina King, RN, BSNDirector of NursingTina King has been appointed as the new Director of Nursing (DON) at Montefiore. In this role, Tina will lead all clinical operations and nursing administration for the nursing home and The Willensky Residence Memory Care Assisted Living. Tina comes

to Montefiore with an exceptional clinical background and strong experience as DON at high-quality facilities in the northern Akron area. She is a proven nursing leader with expertise in staff development, quality improvement, and management.

Nicole Schlanger, M.A., CCC-SLPDirector of Rehabilitation Services, Montefiore and HealthPRONicole is a Speech Language Pathologist with 11 years of clinical experience. Her passion is to provide patients with a successful rehabilitation program that allows them to achieve their goals of returning to a prior level of function and prior level of living. She

has been a HealthPRO employee for the past six years and has been in a director’s role for the past five years.

Ranee MagnascoCongratulations to Ranee who was recently promoted to Director of Dining Services for The Weils campus after being Assistant Director this past year. Ranee has demonstrated creativity and leadership skills while expanding on the success of the dining services department.


ANNUAL SUSTAINING CAMPAIGN

Your Generosity Makes the Loving Difference!

It has been our privilege to provide innovative and loving care at Montefiore, The Weils, and in the community for 134 years. Today’s Montefiore is an umbrella for numerous services in two locations including long- and short-term care, in-home memory, home healthcare, hospice & palliative care, Maltz Hospice House, assisted living at The Weils and two memory care assisted living communities – The Willensky Residence at Montefiore in Beachwood and The David and Freda Robinson Residence at The Weils in Chagrin Falls.

Your loving support enables each individual to live with dignity, security, and as independently as they are able. Whether a parent, grandparent, neighbor or friend has spent time at Montefiore or The Weils, or received services at home, your generosity allows us to continue our longstanding commitment of caring for your loved ones. Despite our significant growth in community support and outreach, we still face a sizable gap between our reimbursements and the true cost of care. With your support, we can continue to make an impact on the thousands of people we help annually, regardless of ability to pay. Please consider making a gift to our annual campaign – you make the difference for our residents and the whole community!

Meet THE Team

(L to r): Residents Carol Ratliff, Zitta Elbaum, Cindy Charms and Sinora Jhirad; Standing (L to r): Debbie Rothschild and Alyssa Rothstein, Foundation department.

AUDITIONS! ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!

If you love to sing … if you want to showcase your talent … if you can imagine yourself performing on stage under Playhouse Square lights … you’ll want to participate in the first-ever Shining Star CLE!

This unique solo-singing competition gives high school students from Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina and Summit counties (including home-schooled high school students) the chance to compete for college scholarships and perform at the renown Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square! All participants must have a 2018-2021 high school graduation date.

Submit your video auditions to shiningstarcle.org between April 1-July, 2017.

For more information, visit our website or contact Debbie Rothschild, foundation director, at 216.910.2633 or [email protected].

Thank you to all our donors

for your continuous support of

Montefiore!

Resident Notecards for Sale!The perfect gift for the holidays –

resident notecards for sale!Stop by The Shoppe at Montefiore andpurchase notecards for only $10/pack!

Proceeds benefit residents

“Flowers in Bloom”

“Hearts Forever”

“Birds in Paradise”

“Soothing Water”


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DEBBIE ROTHSCHILD, DIRECTOR OF THE MONTEFIORE FOUNDATION

HELP US MAKE OUR YOUTHAND MEMORY CARE PROGRAM

SHINE BRIGHT!There are many ways to get the word out

about the wonderful work of Montefiore and The Weils. We are always looking for creative ways to engage our community in volunteer work, advocacy, fundraising and the like. With the help of a committee of lay leaders, we have come up with something that does it all – we have created a new event that will debut October 2017, called Shining Star CLE.

Imagine a sold-out audience coming to see Cleveland-area high school students sing on the stage of the prestigious Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square in competition for a $10,000 college scholarship. Students from across a five-county area will have that opportunity in our inaugural Shining Star CLE 2017 solo-singing competition.

You are invited to be a part of this extraordinary event by volunteering, helping us spread the word, donating, attending the event, becoming a sponsor, or even encouraging a high school student to compete. The final competition will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the renowned Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square. Please mark your calendar – you will not want to miss this extraordinary event!

I hope you will take the time to go to www.shiningstarcle.org and learn more about this unique opportunity. All proceeds from this event will support our memory care residents and their families at Montefiore, The Weils and in the community.

I look forward to your involvement. With warmth,

With Dignity and With Class,IN CELEBRATION OF OUR MOTHER

How much our Mother meant to me goes without saying or does it?

Gentle, sweet, caring, loving; always there with the right words,

loving thoughts.

Affection with her touch – a warm kiss, cuddling hug an eye that didn’t miss

any detail.

Holding my hand, embracing me, sharing her wisdom, her inner and

outer strength.

Classy in her resolve to constantly and consistently overcome adversity.

A sense of pride bar none.

Listening and honing in on just the right thing to say or not to.

My best friend, my love, my Mom…

Always with me in my heart, mind and soul. With class and with dignity,

she touched our lives.

In loving memory of our Mom.

Remembering My MotherDOROTHY SCHWARTZ;

THE DOROTHY SCHWARTZ FAMILY FUNDBy Deborah Schwartz Griffin

The Dorothy Schwartz Family Fund will continue our mother’s legacy by remembering how she touched our lives - her children, Montefiore residents and staff, family and friends with her dignity, class, leadership, care for others, gentleness, spirit and inner strength.

An example of leadership; Mom touched others with her subtle humor, always listening, remembering and caring for the aides that cared for her. Mom continued to overcome the adversity of living with a terrible disease, kyphosis – deterioration of the spine – which ultimately caused our Mother’s death, complications from it, by never complaining or showing to the outside world how much pain she must have been in.

This fund will share Mom’s legacy by remembering her essence and setting an example for other families whose loved one, mother, father, perhaps sister, brother, aunt, uncle or friend is a resident of Montefiore too and has their own illness. And, despite that, can overcome this adversity by thinking of others; being true to who you are; loving; and giving back.

My Mother was everything to me. Words can’t express how I feel each day when I think about the entirety of my Mother’s life and how much she meant to me, my siblings, residents and staff of Montefiore where she lived for 18 years, family friends nor can I speak for them. I can only speak for myself.

It’s with this memory and love for my Mom, that I want to recognize, remember her. She serves as an example - her determination, ability to overcome adversity especially in her last few months of living with kyphosis, the deterioration of her spine, affecting how she ate, drank, sat up or tried to, slept – doing the impossible; gives a perspective about how she focused on others – those who cared for her – dressed, fed, bathed her and those who came to visit and us her children.

Mom was always a leader – believing in what was right and fair and instilling that in her children. Sometimes she got caught up in the details. However, it was the details that shone in how she kept her skin, you never knew how old she was. Her clothing, always in fashion looking her best, her hair always well-coiffed, her conversation, always wanting to learn about others and caring about them.

She gave the best hugs; the best

kisses; we held hands with our pinky fingers, her right hand my left when she watched TV from her bed in her room her favorite game shows.

Mom leaves a legacy of how with dignity and class like the poem I’ve written, you never knew what kind of pain she was in, never wanted to talk about it; always wanted to enjoy the food she could from the Chef at Montefiore who made her same and favorite meal every day, chicken leg quarters, sweet potatoes and gravy with chicken and pears.

The special moments of love, seeing it in her eyes, feeding her, watching over her, laughing with her, sharing private thoughts. I wish this and more to all the families at Montefiore who have a parent they love with their life and who passes on – to remember these special seconds, moments, times it will never return in the same way. However, it will be in your heart, mind each day and you can pass this on by helping and caring for others who may need you. Mom I know would have wanted me and us to be happy in heart, in spirit and to live our lives with pride and dignity liked she lived hers by remembering others and by helping and serving others who also need that love in return.

ALL ABOARD FOR OUR END-OF-THE-YEAR CRUISE !

Embark on our cruise-themed end-of-the year celebration!Delicious hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.

For more information, contact Diane Weiner, volunteer manager, at [email protected] or 216.910.2741.

THURSDAY,DEC. 29 • 2:30 PM

Maltz Auditorium

BONVOYAGE


THE 2016 ANNUAL SUSTAINING CAMPAIGNGallagher Benefit ServicesHuntington National BankBob & Marge ManchickRichard & Bess Kaplan

THE 2017 ANNUAL SUSTAINING CAMPAIGNAffordable UniformsAnonymousRoger BeckermanDonald & Jackie BercuStanley BlumAndrew ChessPatricia DuplagoDesigns By Penny – Penelope KirbyGeorge & Bela FischerHoward & Suri GoldmanThe John Huntington Benevolent FundArmin JacobNancy JacobFaye Kaplan Charitable FoundationPaul Katz & Lisa ArnsonBella KilimakherLawrence MackCarol Clark MacklisLisa McHaleFaithlyn McKieLarry & Barbara MervineRobert & Sue NovaselPatty RubinBarbara SalsburyAaron SaltzmanHarvey ScholnickZelda SegalSteve & Bonnie SpiegleJerry & Debbie WeinsteinIn Honor of:Adele Ack’s Milestone BirthdayJerry & Patti RogatJohn BurkleyBob RismanRabbi Joel ChazinSherwin & Annette ShapiroAmy FinkenthalBob RismanLarry Katz – Speedy RecoveryFriends & Neighbors at The FairmountYakira Esther Kress’ Bat MitzvahLeslie & Miriam MarksMiriam Marks’ Milestone BirthdaySherwin & Annette Shapiro

Leslie & Miriam Marks’ 60th Wedding AnniversarySherwin & Annette ShapiroIn Memory of:Natalie FriedSara CallawayShirley GlaserMel Wolk & Betty FishmanBernard GoldEvan BullerGeorge & Mildred CvijovicBonnie DavisArielle, Sam & Kip GinsburgHarry & Joan ScharfEd & Carolyn SchmithLee & Nancy TenenbaumMarvin & Sondra WasmanOzzie GorenMatthew & Rosanne CharmsMarilyn Kahn-StraussDennis & Susan LiebermanRobert KannerMel Wolk & Betty FishmanMarion KendisGary & Janice BilchikJames KleinmanDennis & Susan LiebermanFlorence LevineSusan Schneider & Joey ZallanSarah LiebermanPaul & Miriam FriedmanEliot & Helene GelbDale & Barbara MarkowitzZella LudwigDennis & Susan LiebermanMark & Mira WeissRose MaddaMark & Mira WeissHenry OrtizMatthew & Rosanne CharmsNorman PotikerAbe & Idell WolfErich QuellmalzMark & Mira WeissShirley RoseEugene RoseSam & Clara SalzbergRuth FreibergBetty ShankmanSharon Stone & John GacekBernice WolfLinda SudoMr. & Mrs. Ronald Muttillo & FamilyGertrude WeinerStanley & Rose Reimer

THE ABOVE & BEYOND FUNDIn Memory of:Josephine GiustoBrian Zaner

ALVIN & CLAIR BARKLEY FAMILY FUNDIn Honor of:Sara KayAlvin & Clair BarkleyIn Memory of:Bonnie KaySusan Lieberman

THE ALVIN & CAROLE ROCK FAMILY FUNDIn Honor of:Carole Rock’s BirthdayJoan PasternakRenee RabbBob SaigerAlvin & Carole Rock

THE ANNELIESE COHN KRASNY FUNDIn Memory of:Suzanne FromsonGerald & Michelle GoldbergJackie Munz’s GrandfatherGerald & Michelle Goldberg & Family

THE ANNE MANHEIM & ARTHUR I. HARRIS ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Honor of:Sally Wertheim’s Milestone BirthdayBarbara Berman

THE AUDREY & TIBBY FRANK ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory of:Audrey FrankVictor & Donna Swartz

THE BETTY B. WEISKOPF MEMORIAL FUNDIn Memory of:Dina WidmanJill Weider

THE CAROL & MICHAEL WEISS FAMILY FUNDIn Honor of:Chuck & Sharon Castro’s son Joey’s MarriageAmy Finkenthal – Speedy RecoveryNorma Goodman’s Son’s WeddingEvan & Caitlin Lubline‘s New Baby ScarlettKim Phillips’ Son’s Speedy RecoveryMichael & Carol WeissMichael & Carol Weiss’ 30th AnniversaryJanice ArnoffIn Memory of:Bonnie KayZella LudwigLouis NeumanNorman PotikerErich QuellmalzCharisse Freeman SuttonMichael & Carol WeissTHE CHARLES & SELMA MANCHICK ARTS & ACTIVITIES FUNDBob & Marge Manchick

THE CORRINE WALLENSTEIN HOSPICE FUNDIn Honor of:Olivia Rose Simon’s Bat MitzvahLaura Wallenstein

In Memory of:Richard BeachamAdam & Jill WallensteinRobert BeckettDavid GleasonGeraldine LandauScott & Cathy WallensteinBill MalleyAdam & Jill WallensteinMichael WallensteinScott & Cathy WallensteinRichard SchreibmanScott & Cathy Wallenstein

THE DAVID & FREDA ROBINSON RESIDENCE FUNDIn Memory of:Cindy GolubBen Post & Debbie Laites

THE ELLIOT WILLENSKY MUSIC FUNDIn Honor of:Mark Pedowitz’s Induction into the Broadcasters Hall of FameSteve & Judy WillenskyIn Memory of:Saul EisenFlorence LevineRita MackSteve & Judy Willensky

THE EMILY & SETH VILENSKY FAMILY FUNDIn Honor of:Matt & Alyson Fieldman’s New SonDan & Ellen Zelman’s New GrandchildSeth & Emily VilenskyIn Memory of:Rita MackSeth & Emily Vilensky

THE ETHYL & ALLYN KENDIS FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUNDJames KendisRobert Kendis

THE FANNIE & MILLY CADKIN ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory of:Daniel TeitelbaumAlice MecklerSally Ziff

THE GERTRUDE NASH ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory of:Katie JacobyShirley BaschDale & Karen Nash

THE LAWRENCE BLUMENTHAL HOSPICE FUNDBernard GoldMax SomersMarc Blumenthal

THE LAUREN ROCK & PETER TURNER FAMILY FUNDIn Honor of:Lauren Rock & Peter Turner’s New GranddaughterDennis & Susan LiebermanMichael & Carol Weiss

THE LEONARD HEIMAN MEMORIAL FUNDIn Honor of:Marge Sachs Milestone BirthdayLeslie Heiman

THE LORETTA & JEROME BORSTEIN SUKKOT FUNDIn Honor of:Drew Barkley and Jan Cooper’s MarriageLoretta BorsteinIn Memory of:Bonnie Barkley KayMarilyn Kahn-StraussLoretta Borstein

THE MACK FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Honor of:Miriam KriegerLarry MackEvan & Caitlin Lubline’s New BabyLarry MackIn Memory of:Rita MackGeorge & Joyce BeckerHoward BeigelmanAllan BellinSuzanne BlazarDebbie BonhardDiane BurginNeil ChakoffMartin & Mindy DavidsonAri DeutchmanRita FrankelAlan & Constance FreemanPhilip & Adrienne GoldbergGary & Cari GrossHarley & Rochelle GrossMorton & Toby GrossBetsy HallFrank & Kathy JancarDarrell & Barbara KabackMaxine KarnsMartin KrasnyHoward Lichtig & Kathleen O’NeilDennis & Susan LiebermanScott & Kay MehlmanMargie NeidusJames & Shirley OppenheimDavid & Hermine OstroPaul & Teresa PaceCharlotte PriceGeorge & Myrna SessaDan & Bonnie SlaterIlse WalderArt & Jennifer WeismanMark & Mira WeissMichael & Carol WeissStanley & Sally WertheimAbe & Idelle WolfDan & Ellen WorthingtonJohn & Terri ZalewskiStan & Laura Zoller

THE MALTZ HOSPICE HOUSE & PALLIATIVE CARE PAVILIONGretel B. Bloch Charitable TrustIrving I. Stone Foundation

THE MALTZ HOSPICE HOUSE PAVER CAMPAIGNCharles Bailin

THE MONTEFIORE FOUNDATIONKenneth & Audrey Koblitz

AUGUST 1 – OCTOBER 31, 2016.Tributes August 1, 2016 – October 31, 2016.Donations to Montefiore enhance the lives of our residents, families, staff, volunteers and the community. This list reflects donations received August 1, 2016 – October 31, 2016. We apologize for any errors or omissions. To make a donation in honor or in memory of a special person or milestone event, please call The Montefiore Foundation at 216.910.2350 or visit the Foundation page on our website: montefiorecare.org.

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In Memory of:Sharyn BailinIan & Gloria AbramsHerbert & Rhoda AginStanley & Barbara BrownPhyllis EisenbergDiane CollierLoe & Gary GoldwasserJeff & Laura HalpertSteve & Renee HochmanDonald & Lynda InsulIra LevinskyJames LiebermanRenee LiebermanBeverly PollackLee PowarElliot & Carolyn RossSteve & Leslie SaltzmanBeverly StearnsJeffrey WeilJeffry & Susan WeilerShirley WeissAlbert “Dell” BattlerJeff Chaitoff & Margo VinneyMartin & Mindy DavidsonJohn & Cynthia DettelbachAvner & Mina GottliebRichard & Wendy HalleDan & Lisa KornLinda MyersJoshua ShternThe Silver FamilyMichael ShamesSaul EisenJo-Ellen BaloghSonia GoldsteinIan & Gloria AbramsMarty & Suzi MandelSanford HalpertSoma AbrahamEdward & Gay AddicottEugene & Vicki AdelmanHerbert & Rhoda AginSue Ellen ApplebaumCharles BailinThe Bogomolny FamilyLen & Joanne CaminerRosemary Canitia

The Charms FamilyBarbara CohenMarlene CohnAnne FeldmanScott & Sophia Fields & FamilyElaine FishmanSid & Janet FoxKim FrostJane GarfieldAnnette GarsteckMerle & Harriet GordenMarc & Ellen GreenKathleen HackettKertesz & Maxson FamiliesJeff & Ileen KleinAlex & Donna KolerDavid KrausEarl & Mitzi LeftonVictor & Rachel LesserHerb & Harriet LevineThe Lipps FamilyKevin & Sheila MargolisMarlene MayersMedical Staff of University Hospitals Parma Medical CenterMichael & Julie MillsteinDale & Karen NashChristopher & Victoria NassifPat PlogmannTerrence Pollack & Ms. Barbara GrossDavid RickeyAnita RossMarilyn ShottSonkin & Koberna, LLCBarbara SpevackScott SpiegleSteve SpiegleMary SchwadererLee & Nancy TenenbaumBill & Dana TrauDiane TurnerBob Turoff & Maxine LeikinEric & Heidi WeinbergSteve & Judy WillenskyDavid & Judy Zwick

Loretta HermanLoretta MagdenMarion KendisDavid WakserRon WakserAlan KowitMarilyn ErlechmanJoshua LipsonPaul & Linda StillerRita MackAndrew & Debbie HoffmannKenneth MyersMichael & Patricia HoulehanSteve PerryPamela Baron & Gary LevineNorman PotikerDennis & Susan LiebermanHilma RobinsonNorma MaxsonBertram RosenbluthMcCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman FoundationRoberta RothThe Adkins FamilyErrol & Ellen BrickElizabeth DayFriends at Progressive InsuranceFriends at SFSCMark HirschbergSanford & Elaine JaffeSteve & Michelle Rothenberg & FamilyHarvey & Ellen SchwartzThe Sitter FamilySue SuttonRuth SchwartzTricia SmithClare ShawDennis & Susan LiebermanAbe & Idelle WolfSheldon SimkoffMarilyn ErlechmanMilton SteinbockErrol & Ellen BrickJeff & Stacie HalpernSteve & Debbie Kalette

Keith & Nancy LibmanRick Maron & Judy EigenfeldSydell MillerRon & Linda RalphSteve & Lauren SpilmanMaxwell ThurmanMarilyn ErlechmanGertrude WeinerBarbara HellerRobert WeinfurtnerDennis & Susan LiebermanKenneth WestJulie Millstein

THE WEILS PAVER CAMPAIGNLawrence & Ellen ChernikoffIn Memory of:Zara Mae “Cindy” GolubShirley Altfeld

THE WEILS MEMORY CARE PAVILIONGilda CohenDavid & Stephanie OrleanIn Memory of:Zara Mae “Cindy” GolubDebra KaletteEd & Jane KorsbergKevin & Karen KutzDavid Leavitt

THE WEILS TRIBUTE FUNDSimon Family Foundation

THE WILLENSKY RESIDENCE FUNDAnonymousNorman WainIn Memory of:Sarah LiebermanRaf & Gail LekovicSteve & Judy Willensky

THE MONTEFIORE RABBI’S FUNDEdwin RobinsMarcia SchindlerMargie ZelmanIn Memory of:Our Parents: Sharagovich & TokmanGregory & Fira TokmanSusan SteinhardtLeslie & Miriam Marks

THE MONTEFIORE STAFF APPRECIATIONIn Memory of:Sarah LiebermanAbe & Idelle Wolf

THE RABBI FEINSTEIN HOSPICE FUNDShirley SegalHarriet Simon

THE ROBERT & SUSAN HURWITZ HOSPICE INTEGRATED THERAPY FUNDIn Memory of:Lee HandelSarah LiebermanRita MackRichard SchreibmanBob & Susan Hurwitz

THE SHIRLEY FELBER MEMORIAL FUNDEdwin & Naomi Singer

THE VERA ARLEN PALLIATIVE CARE FUNDJanis DeVito

THE VINNEY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM FUNDJames & Deborah GriffinIn Honor of:Cathy MarcusCindy Smith Amy Handel

WINTER 2016 / 2017 • 9

Around the Home

An Afternoon on BroadwaySteve Willensky, entertainer extraordinaire and past Montefiore board chair, performed lively show tunes and sang for residents, families and community members.

A Klezmer Night CaféBert Stratton and Irwin Weinberg, of Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band, played traditional Eastern European Jewish music for residents like Clair Barkley (pictured), on a wonderful fall evening.

Bubbies, Zaydes and Babies – Fall Into Holiday Fun! Jana Rossman Lazarus and her daughter Jillian with resident Zitta Elbaum at our quarterly intergenerational program.



Around the Home

Caregiver Education & Support GroupMONTEFIORE PRESENTS A MONTHLY, COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAM

Three Winter Dates: Tuesdays,Dec. 13, 2016 • Jan. 3, 2017 • Feb. 7, 2017 • 5-6 pm at Montefiore

Feeling burnt out from caregiver stress or alone in your journey with no one to lean on? Do you have questions about what is coming next and how to deal with it? We’re here for you!

Come to Montefiore’s monthly caregiver education and support group to receive tips on how to cope and how to receive support as a caregiver.

To RSVP or for more information, contact Kristen Morelli, memory care program manager, at 216.910.2323 or [email protected].

Presented by dementia expert

Dr. Lori Stevic-RustABPP, Clinical Health Psychologist and dementia program advisor for Montefiore and The Weils

January 10 – February 14, 2017Tuesdays, 3:30-5 pm • Montefiore BoardroomMiriam Katz, LISW-S, will facilitate the group.

For more information or to register, please contact Miriam at 216.910.2796 or [email protected].

JOURNEY THROUGH WE INVITE YOU TO ATTENDGrief

A Six-Week Bereavement Support Group

Fieldstone FarmResident Shirley Rosenberg and STNA Tishana Betha enjoy a day at the horse stables.

Montefiore’s Management Council worked alongside residents to pack 130 lunches and then a team of staff, volunteers and residents delivered the lunches to several homeless shelters in the Cleveland area as part of a community service project. Standing: Controller Nate Dotson, Life Enrichment Manager Iuliia Marshall, Housekeeping Supervisor Antone Medley and Director of Nursing Tina King Seated: Mary Zinda, William Cohen and Facilities Director Jack Schoenbeck.

Veterans Day Celebration Irving Taubman salutes resident Don Lose with a handshake, thanking him for his military service, as Iuliia Marshall, life enrichment manager looks on.

Super Sunday Board members, friends and staff make phone calls to raise money for Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Standing: Alex Giterman, Lilly Rothschild, Debbie Rothschild, Larry Mack, Diane Weiner, Harvey Siegel and Susan Lieberman; sitting: Alyssa Rothstein and Marcy Schwartz.

Standing: Nurse Manager Mistie Wheeler and Rabbi Joel Chazin with Sinora Jhirad and Rosanne Jaffe.

Montefiore’s Management Council


WINTER 2016 / 2017 • 11DONATE NOW – GO TO MONTEFIORECARE.ORG

December Highlight EventsSunday, December 11Bubbes, Zaydes & Babies10:30 am / Maltz Auditorium

Monday, December 19Temple to You w/ B’nai Jeshurun “Hanukah Celebration”10:30 am / Maltz Chapel

Thursday, December 29End-of-the-Year CelebrationBon Voyage to 2016!2:30 pm / Maltz Auditorium........................................................

Saturday Entertainment2:30 pm / Maltz Auditorium• Dec. 17 MVP Holiday Party• Dec. 24 Entertainmobile.......................................................

Sunday Entertainment 2:30 pm • Maltz Auditorium• Dec. 4 Music w/Mike• Dec. 11 Workman’s Circle

Klezmer Orchestra• Dec. 18 Music foUr Ears• Dec. 25 Volunteer Bingo

January Highlight EventsMonday, January 9Torah Institute w/ Rabbi Chazin“Race Relations and Our Torah”10:30 am / Maltz Chapel

Monday, January 16Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.2:30 pm

Sunday, January 22Mosdos Visits10:30 am / Units

Solon Chabad Mini Mitzvah Makers1:30 pm / Arts & Crafts Room............................................................

Saturday Entertainment2:30 pm / Maltz Auditorium• Jan. 14 Logan Wells ............................................................

Sunday Entertainment2:30 pm / Maltz Auditorium • Jan. 8 David Umana• Jan. 15 Fred Sivillo • Jan. 22 David Bird• Jan. 29 In the Spirit

February Highlight EventsMonday, February 13Torah Institute “A Fun Time with Rabbi Matt Eisenberg from Temple Israel Ner Tamud in Honor of Tu B’Shevat!”10:30 am / Maltz Chapel

Wednesday, February 15Family Fun Night Dance w/Eugene Ross 7 pm / Maltz Auditorium

Sunday, February 26Solon Chabad Mini Mitzvah Makers1:30 pm / Arts & Crafts Room............................................................Saturday Entertainment2:30 pm / Maltz Auditorium• Feb. 11 Victor Breeler ............................................................Sunday Entertainment2:30 pm/Maltz Auditorium • Feb. 5 Johnny Cool & the Celebrities• Feb. 12 “Fiddlin Cricket”• Feb. 19 “Feisty Women in the White

House” w/Susan Cannabino • Feb. 26 Marcia Sindelar

MONDAYSDance Therapy 10:30 amUnits

Bingo 2:15 pmMaltz Auditorium..........................................................

TUESDAYSReiki 10:30 amUnits

Opera Club2 pmMaltz C..........................................................

SATURDAYSShabbat Services10:30 amMaltz Chapel

Fairmount Temple Mitzvah Corp2:30 pmFirst Saturday of each monthMaltz Auditorium

MVP Ice Cream Social2:30 pmThird Saturday of every monthMaltz Auditorium

MVP Oneg Shabbat2:30 pmFourth Saturday of every monthMaltz Chapel

Life Enrichment Team: Iuliia Marshall – 216.910.2588 • Josie Love – 216.910.2590 • Latasha Jackson – 216.910.5091

W E E K L Y R E S I D E N T E V E N T S A R O U N D T H E H O M E

HAPPENINGS THIS WINTER

WEDNESDAYSSing-A-Long 10:30 Maltz Auditorium

Wednesday Entertainment2:30 pm

Monthly Resident Birthday Party w/Joel Scigliano Dec 7 • Jan 4 • Feb 1Maltz Auditorium

Bingo7 pmSecond and fourth Wednesday of every monthDec. 14 • Dec 21 Jan. 11 • Jan 25 Feb. 8 • Feb 22 Maltz Auditorium

FRIDAYSTai Chi10:30 amUnits

Men’s Club2:30 pmArts & Crafts Room

Cliff Meister Entertains3:45 pmUnits

Shabbat Services4:30 pmMaltz Chapel

THURSDAYSArmchair Travel and Book Club10:30 amWill alternate each weekArts & Crafts Room

Music Therapy w/Marilou2 pmFirst Thursday:Mandel 3 LoungeSecond Thursday:Myers 2 Lounge

Food Committee 2:30 pmSecond Thursday of each monthMandel 3 Lounge

Resident Council2:30 pmThird Thursday of each month Arts & Crafts Room


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Where Jewish Tradition Endures

If you receive more than one copy of this newsletter or if you have an address change, please call the Foundation office at 216.910.2350 • montefiorecare.org

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Holidays and

Happy New Year!

Important NumbersAdministration . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2658Admissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2202Beauty/Barber Salon . . . . . 216.910.2478Billing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2554Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2533Dietitian Manager . . . . . . . 216.910.2611Dining Services/Kitchen (Kosher Supervisor) . . . . . 216.910.2570/2680Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2633Gift Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2483Home Care/Private Care . . 216.910.2487Hospice/Palliative Care. . . . 216.910.2650Laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2676Life Enrichment . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2588Medicaid Liaison . . . . . . . . 216.910.2476Medicare/Managed Care Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2644/2553Memory Care . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2323Posh Nosh Café. . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2480Reception Desk/Lobby . . . . 216.360.9080Rehab Therapy . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2540Resident Advocate . . . . . . . 216.910.2477Volunteers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216.910.2741/2566The Weils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440.543.4221The Weils Rehab Pavilion. . . 440.996.0511

In partnership with Mandel JCC Early Childhood Education, we are hosting an intergenerational program for residents on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 10:30 am in Maltz Auditorium, “We’re ”Snow“ Special.” This hour-long program, led by Debbie Friedman, Mandel JCC Family Place coordinator, offers an opportunity for young families to spend time with residents while exploring seasonal Jewish themes. Activities include music, hands-on creative projects, storytelling and snack time.

For more information, contact Iuliia Marshall, life enrichment manager, at 216.910.2588 or [email protected].

Its a Wrap!Join the Montefiore Volunteer Partners (MVPs) and wrap thousands of gifts for customers of Beachwood Place. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser benefit Montefiore residents.

Monday – Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm • 2-6 pm • 6-9 pmSunday, December 18: 11am - 2 pm • 2 - 5 pm • 5 - 8 pmSaturday, December 24: 9 am - 6 pm

For information, contact Diane Weiner at 216.910.2741 or [email protected] sign up at signupgenius.com.

Join Montefiore volunteers and gift wrap at Beachwood Place from December 16-24, 2016 to support residents!

Bubbes, Zaydes & BabiesIn partnership with Mandel JCC Early Childhood Education, Montefiore presents

We’re “Snow” Special!


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