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Your Local Community Magazine Summer 2019/5779 | Issue 4 1 Cover v2.qxp_Layout 1 02/05/2019 10:34 Page 1 in Essex Your local community magazine Summer 2019/5779 | Issue 4 JUNIOR ESSEX | TIPS AND ADVICE | GUIDE TO SERVICES IN ESSEX 2 Diary v2.qxp_Page 2 02/05/2019 10:37 Page 2 DIARY What’s on LOOKING TO FIND OUT WHAT’S ON IN JEWISH ESSEX? YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! JEWISH CARE HAS A FANTASTIC YEAR-ROUND EVENTS CALENDAR FOR YOU TO ENJOY. MAY Thursday 23 Salt Beef Bar & Social Club Redbridge JCC Thursday 23 Salt Beef Evening Southend & Westcliff JCC JUNE Thursday 13 Salt Beef Bar & Social Club Redbridge JCC Thursday 20 The AMAZING Jive Aces Show Thursday 22 Redbridge JCC An Evening with Gary Benjafield (Neil Diamond Thursday 27 Tribute & More) with Deli Thursday 27 Antiques Roadshow type supper Salt Beef Evening Evening Redbridge JCC Southend & Westcliff JCC Boningtons Auction House Redbridge JCC SEPTEMBER JULY Monday 29 Thursday 5 Thursday 11 Barn Dance Salt Beef Bar Salt Beef Bar Southend & Westcliff JCC & Social Club & Social Club Redbridge JCC Redbridge JCC Wednesday 31 Ladies’ Coach Trip Sunday 22 Thursday 11 Capel Manor Paul Jerome’s Party Night Wimbledon Tea Redbridge JCC Redbridge JCC Southend & Westcliff JCC AUGUST OCTOBER Wednesday 17 Thursday 15 Thursday 3 Jewish East End Walk Salt Beef Bar Salt Beef Bar With Rachel Kolsky & Social Club & Social Club Redbridge JCC Redbridge JCC Redbridge JCC For more information contact Redbridge JCC on 020 8551 0017 or Southend and Westcliff JCC on 01702 334 655 2 | JEWISH CARE IN ESSEX 3 Contents v2.qxp_3 02/05/2019 10:43 Page 1 Contents in Essex Your local community magazine Summer 2019/5779 | Issue 4 JUNIOR ESSEX | TIPS AND ADVICE | GUIDE TO SERVICES IN ESSEX elcome to the fourth edition of Jewish Care xx Win Essex. In this special edition we have an eight-page Junior pull-out celebrating Redbridge JCC’s 06Essex 50th anniversary. Brother and sister Suzanne and We also address an often-unspoken Scott share their experience of youth topic of End of Life care. The month of activities at Redbridge JCC May marks Dying Matters Week and Paula Plaskow, Team Manager – Community Social Work & End of Life Care Support, explains the importance of having these sometimes-difficult conversations about a person’s wishes Redbridge JCC for the future. 13 50th Special Care and support are available in 8-page commemorative pull-out many different forms and the Jewish Care Creative Arts Team work with our Looking to resources to find innovative ways to 21 the Future encourage older and often frailer CEO Daniel Carmel-Brown outlines members of the community to be able plans for the community to participate in activities and express themselves in creative ways. This can be Karen Morgan for her help in producing this magazine. her help in producing Karen for Morgan Health Dying seen in the article on Healing Harmonies. 08& Fitness 27Matters Week For me, the highlight of this edition Find out why table tennis is good for Having important conversations is the section on recipients of the your health Volunteer Awards as this is a reflection With thanks to: With of the kind and caring community we Real live in. 10 Issues As always, we would very much like Michelle shares her experience when to hear your thoughts and opinions, so her father is diagnosed with dementia if you have any comments or suggestions please let me know. Blake Ezra, Justin Grainge | Volunteer Tara Shaw 28Awards Editor We look at some of this year’s winners [email protected] Contributing photographers: Contributing JEWISH CARE IN ESSEX | 3 4-5 Photo Roundup v2.qxp_4-5 02/05/2019 10:44 Page 4 NEWS Photo round-up 01 Duchess of Cornwall 07 Frances Nathan with meets Sophie Speilman at her daughter at the Musical the Brenner Centre at Raine Takeover, by Wigmore Hall at house in Stepney to celebrate Vi and John Ruben’s House. the Centre’s 80th anniversary. 08 Klezmer Evening at 02 Winners of the 5th Redbridge JCC. annual Sing Off at Jewish Care’s Redbridge Jewish 09 Evelyn Cumbers, Nettie Community Centre, residents Keen and Bettie Donn from Vi & John Rubens House. enjoying Purim celebrations 01 at Redbridge JCC. 03 Gloria Barnett and Stanley Samuels enjoyed 10 Stepney Jewish an evening of dinner and Community Centre dancing with Max Curto, volunteers Janet Foster, which over 135 people Heather Duffy and Julia attended at Redbrige JCC. DaCosta. 04 Gillian and Jack De 11 Staff all dressed up Metz long-serving and hard- for Purim celebrations at working committee members Southend and Westcliff JCC. of the Southend and Westcliff 04 05 Aid Society at their 65th 12 Resident Gertrude anniversary dinner. Stevens enjoying the Vi & John Rubens Musical 05 Southend & Westcliff Takeover. JCC winners of the Best Style Performance for singing Consider Yourself from Oliver! at the Sing off Competition. 06 Participants from the first cookery class for gents at Redbridge JCC. 09 4 | JEWISH CARE IN ESSEX 4-5 Photo Roundup v2.qxp_4-5 02/05/2019 10:44 Page 5 02 03 06 07 08 11 10 12 JEWISH CARE IN ESSEX | 5 6-7 Junior Essex v2.qxp_6-7 02/05/2019 10:46 Page 6 JUNIOR ESSEX Learning to lead rother and sister Simone and Scott have been B involved with Redbridge JCC for many years. Simone is 18 and taking her ‘A’ levels in the summer and Scott, aged 14, is on the Redbridge JCC MIKE (Motivation, Inspiration, Knowledge and Education) programme. They share with us how the activities at Redbridge JCC have played an important role in their lives and made a significant impact in their lives. Simone’s earliest memory of attending Redbridge JCC is of Summerworld which she attended from four years old. “There was so much energy and all the time you could hear songs being sung by the leaders. I enjoyed creating artwork that I could take home to show my parents.” Scott said, “I have been coming to Redbridge JCC for over 10 years, my earliest memory was playing football When asked if they would recommend Club and MIKE on the astroturf during soccer camp in to others they both replied enthusiastically. Simone’s the summer. I enjoyed the sports response was, “I would recommend MIKE to others because activities as they were always fun.” you can learn such a wide variety of skills and knowledge that are needed in life generally, not just in the youth work environment. I joined MIKE because I wanted to build on my leadership skills and strengthen bonds with people “I have gained an who I wouldn’t normally see in everyday life. From participating in the MIKE leadership programme I have understanding into progressed to leading a MIKE group. I have gained a wider appreciation for leaders in all aspects of the community what is required to and have learnt that there are different types of leaders who use different methods to engage the children in the be a leader within well-planned activities, which are provided during the holiday schemes at RJCC. Later this year, I am going to the community” university to study geography but volunteering and youth work will also feature during my university life.” The siblings are still very much Scott added, “I would recommend Club and MIKE to involved, Simone is now a leader at others because they give you the chance to socialise with Summerworld and feels it is a great people you may not spend your daily life with and enable opportunity to put into practice the you to work within the community with the youngest to leadership skills she has learnt the oldest members of Redbridge JCC. I have gained an throughout the MIKE programme and understanding into what is required to be a leader within to engage with the children that attend. the community and hope to learn more as a I progress It has given her the expertise to through the MIKE programme. Once I leave school, I hope become a well-rounded leader. to go to university and apply the skills I have learnt.” For more information on the youth activities call 020 8418 2120 or email rjccyouth @jcare.org for more details. 6 | JEWISH CARE IN ESSEX 6-7 Junior Essex v2.qxp_6-7 14/05/2019 10:42 Page 7 YOUTH PROGRAMME REDBRIDGE JCC MONDAY Club Kef 3.30–5pm Messy Mischief TUESDAY Messy Mischief 10.30–11.45am MEET LAURA, THE FACE BEHIND MESSY MISCHIEF from 10 months Messy Mischief 1.15–2.30pm aura manages the It’s great we have so many from 10 months Messy Mischief and grandparents attend and L Friday Fun Factory some form friendships that WEDNESDAY group sessions and is the continue outside of the Messy Mischief 10–11.15am under-5’s co-ordinator at group. On Fridays we finish the from 10 months Redbridge JCC. She has an NVQ level session by lighting shabbat MIKE Programme 7–9pm 3 qualification in childcare. Having candles, having challah and juice worked for Jewish Care for five years, and saying the three prayers.” THURSDAY Laura loves the warmth of the Centre Laura has a strong background Football Training 6.30–8pm and how it caters for the community working in the community having Club Balagan 7–9pm but always looks to reach out and worked 24 yrs in social services in the offer more services. She especially children and families’ division. She FRIDAY welcomes the diversity of the groups initially worked alongside families Friday Fun Factory 10.15–11.30am that she leads and how it captures all within family centres and then in the members of the family.
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