February 16th, 2017 | by WMJledger
LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare has named Karen Petruccelli, RN, vice president of quality improvement. Petruccelli is responsible for quality improvement of all JGS Lifecare services, including the resident/patient experience, risk management, and regulatory affairs. Petruccelli is ... Read More →
February 16th, 2017 | by WMJledger
AMHERST – When world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman recently received a $1 million Genesis Prize, he opted to defer the award to organizations devoted to causes that are important to him—among them, the Yiddish Book Center in ... Read More →
January 12th, 2017 | by WMJledger
LONGMEADOW – Family, friends, volunteers and staff of JGS Lifecare’s Leavitt Family Jewish Home celebrated the 100th birthday of resident Abe Neigher on Dec. 18 in the nursing home’s Gloth Family Auditorium. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno presented ... Read More →
January 12th, 2017 | by WMJledger
WORCESTER – Laura Silver Traiger has been elected president of The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA) for 2017. Silver Traiger practices Estate Planning and Elder Law with Starr Vander Linden ... Read More →
December 15th, 2016 | by WMJledger
LONGMEADOW – Andrew G. Steiner, MPH, LNHA of Farmington, Conn., has been named executive director of JGS Lifecare’s Leavitt Family Jewish Home (JNH). Steiner brings over 20 years of diverse experience improving the quality of care ... Read More →
December 15th, 2016 | by WMJledger
Rabbi Eytan Yammer has been named the new rabbi at Congregation B’nai Torah in Longmeadow. He succeeds Rabbi Max Davis, who left B’nai Torah to become spiritual leader at a synagogue in Minnesota. Rabbi Yammer, who ... Read More →
December 15th, 2016 | by WMJledger
KENDAL AUGUST, daughter of Melissa and Nathaniel August, celebrated her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Congregation B’nai Shalom in Westborough. BENJAMIN COHEN, son of David and Anne Marie Cohen, celebrated his bar mitzvah on ... Read More →
November 17th, 2016 | by WMJledger
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney Burton “Buddy” Resnic of Holyoke has received the Lifetime Award from Holyoke Medical Center in recognition of his 35 years of service on its board of directors. Resnic received the award at the ... Read More →
November 17th, 2016 | by WMJledger
CARLY BAKER, daughter of Justin and Jill Baker, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Sinai Temple in Springfield. CHARLES COOPER, son of Caryn Cooper, celebrated his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 22 ... Read More →
September 22nd, 2016 | by WMJledger
LONGMEADOW – JGS Lifecare has named Madeline Presz, RN, BSN, CHPN executive director of Spectrum Home Health & Hospice Care. Presz is responsible for overseeing the daily operation of the home health and hospice program, including ... Read More →
Toby (Noar) Richmond, 74, of Worceaster, died June 18 at Read more →
A group of more than 30 participants from Western Mass Read more →
WESTERN MASS. – This year, the Jewish Federation of Western Read more →
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – JGS Lifecare held its annual meeting on Read more →
AMHERST – The line-up for the 2017 Yidstock: The Festival Read more →
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