… in the Jewish Community of Poland

Furthering a tradition of Service…

The Jewish Social Welfare Commission

Mission & Partnership

The mission of our organization is to provide social- welfare aid to all needy members of the Jewish Community in Poland.

Our partner organizations include :The Jewish Religious Community of Poland, the Jewish

Social/Cultural Association of Poland (TSKZ), The American Jewish Joint Distribution Commitee and The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against GermanyThe Jewish Youth Organization (ZOM), The Association of Holocaust Children, The Jewish Historical Institute (ZIH), The Jewish Combatants Organization, and others

Jewish Social Welfare Commission

The Jewish Social Welfare Commission was established in 1999 for the purpose of developing effective and professional means of providing social assistance to members of the Jewish community in Poland. In accordance with the Jewish tradition, the Jewish Social Welfare Commission insists that giving is an essential part of human dignity and thereby strives to enhance the quality of life for all welfare clients. Members of the Commission include representatives from a variety of Jewish organizations operating in Poland: The Union of Jewish Religious Communities, the Jewish Social/Cultural Association, the Children of the Holocaust Association, the Jewish War Veterans’ Association, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).

“… and the work of tzedakah shall bring peace.”

- Isaiah 32:17

The “Why’s” of Welfare

Poor health conditions and physical/mental handicaps

Poverty Social Isolation and Loneliness of the

elderly Unemployment The need for professional training and

integration

“Justice, justice you shall pursue.” Deuteronomy 16:20

Who are Our Clients?

Holocaust survivors Families of the post-Holocaust

generation Widows of Jewish spouses Families with children

“You shall strengthen him, be he a stranger or a settler. He shall live with you.” - Leviticus 23:35

What are Our Services?

Financial Assistance for Holocaust Survivors

Medical & Rehabilitative Assistance Home Care Senior Clubs Volunteer International Program (VIP) Prevention Programs

“Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the Land of Egypt.” Deuteronomy, 10:17-21

Medical/Rehabilitative Assistance

Ongoing distribution of medication and rehabilitative equipment to welfare clients

Individual and group rehabilitative sessions

Psychotherapy Physiotherapy Somatics

Home Care

Meal preparation and delivery Cleaning Shopping Client transportation for doctor’s appointments Personal hygiene provisions Home repairs & modernizations Winter relief Meals-on-wheels food program

Senior Clubs

Four clubs located in Katowice, Lodz, Warsaw and Gdansk

Seniors (mainly Holocaust survivors) participate in various activities including group discussions, lectures, rehabilitation, gymnastics, film screenings, table games, music, Jewish holiday celebrations.

“A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old... the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the

true gold mines of a culture.”

- Abraham Joshua Heschel

Bridging Generations…

Social services for Nazi Victims is supported by a grants from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

Social services for and programs are supported by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Commitee and the Jewish Religious Communities of Poland and private sponsors

Donors

„He does justicefor the oppressed,Gives bread to the hungry…supports the orphan and the widow.

The Lord will reginforever;you God, O Zion throughout all generations. Psalm 146