Latest edition of DOROT's eGenerations Newletter

Linking the Generations On May 21, 2013, DOROT honored Diane Katzin, Rick Kurnit and Katrina Kurnit at its 37th Annual Spring Benefit in The Reading Room at The New York Academy of Medicine. Read the full story and view photos from the event

View the video from the 37th Annual Spring Benefit.

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SPRING ROUNDUP • Several hundred DOROT volunteers visited over 500 frail and homebound seniors who reside in Manhattan and Westchester County, alleviating their social isolation by participating in DOROT’s Passover Package Delivery on Sunday, March 17. MORE • Through a new partnership between DOROT and the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Manhattan — Birthright Passport, homebound and socially isolated older adults celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, with younger volunteers on Sunday, April 14. MORE • On Sunday, April 28, teenage volunteers from Next Generation, DOROT’s teen leadership council, participated in Global Youth Service Day, the largest service event in the world, by visiting homebound seniors to celebrate their birthdays and assisting frail elders on an intergenerational museum outing. MORE Not a DOROT volunteer yet? Even with your busy schedule, you can make a difference in the lives of the elderly—thanks to a wide selection of DOROT volunteer opportunities. Check them out! If you know of anyone who needs DOROT’s services, please call us at 212–769–2850, or visit www.dorotusa.org for more information.

Inspiration in Westchester For a community concerned about the many challenges facing older adults, DOROT Westchester’s Annual Spring Event at the Westchester Reform Temple on April 30 accentuated the positive. Read more The Last Thing She Could Do for Him Frances Baron wanted to provide a gravestone for her brother, Nathan, who died in Warsaw, Poland in 2010. He had been buried in a Jewish cemetery there, but neither the local community nor Frances had the funds to pay for a stone. So Frances turned to us in October 2012 to help her request one from the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA), since Nathan had fought in Europe during World War II as a member of the U.S. Army. Read the full story

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