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November 2020 חשון/כסלו תשפ״א • Vol. 50, No. 9 • November 2020 We've got you covered. IT'S JEWISH BOOK MONTH! p. 34 Weinberg Community Make sure every child has for Senior Living We Meet You Where You Are in Life. Especially Now. a warm coat this year. During the pandemic, Weinberg Community has met the intensified needs of our residents and family members with inventiveness, energy and positivity. Since 1997, Join JUF’s Chanukah Coat Club today! we have provided a safe and enriched living experience, by offering: An independent lifestyle in one- and two-bedroom A nurturing residence for persons with Alzheimer’s apartments at Gidwitz Place for Assisted Living. and other cognitive issues at Friend Center for Respite Care Stays. Memory Care—Bernard Heerey Annex. A gift of $18 to JUF’s Adult Day Services—Deerfield is suspended for now. 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