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We’re excited to share that DOROT’s Executive Director, Mark Meridy, has been being named one of PoliticsNY & amNY Metro Nonprofit Power Players 2024! The PoliticsNY and amNY Metro Nonprofit Power Players list highlights dedicated nonprofit leaders working to build a more equitable and engaged New York. Meridy shared his favorite thing about working in […]

DOROT was honored to be named as a finalist in the 4th Annual NYC Imagine Awards 2024, chosen from over 230 other organizations across the city as one of NYC metro’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. Below, watch the video produced for the Imagine Awards, highlighting our work to bring the generations together and […]

Get to know DOROT volunteer Talbot Hall, a writer and director for film and theatre—and self-proclaimed lifelong creative and goofball. In her time with DOROT, she has volunteered as a University Without Walls (UWW) presenter and Caring Calls volunteer, both of which have brought her a great deal of personal fulfillment. Tell us a little […]

This wonderful story from NPR’s All Things Considered introduces Andrea and Angelo, an older adult and high school student who formed a friendship at DOROT last summer. Connecting people from different generations is a powerful way to combat social isolation and loneliness–and it’s at the heart of everything we do. Listen below: Read the full […]

Author and journalist Lee Yaron recently visited DOROT to discuss her new book, 10/7: 100 Human Stories, which chronicles the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel through the personal accounts of 100 people. In a discussion with Executive Director Mark L. Meridy, the longtime Haaretz reporter shared some of the moving, often harrowing, stories she […]

Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who gave their time and made connections during Rosh Hashanah Package Delivery on September 22! Volunteers delivered joy and connection to over 500 older adults across Manhattan and Westchester and ranged from individuals to families, pairs of friends to groups of colleagues, and even former DOROT interns. See […]

We’re excited to welcome back Jeanne Golan to DOROT, this time as Artist/Scholar in Residence for four concerts over the next year. In addition to being a decorated pianist whose playing has been described by the New York Times as, “technically polished and superbly expressive,” Golan is a Professor of Music at SUNY/Nassau. Golan, who […]

Zoey Peresman has volunteered with DOROT since 2015. In that time, she’s volunteered in many ways, but primarily as a Package Delivery volunteer.  We’ve asked Zoey a few questions about her time as a volunteer with DOROT. Read her responses below: Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a native New Yorker who enjoys connecting […]

Every story has a beginning, middle and end. It’s a lesson Thelma Ruffin Thomas, Artistic Director of the Pearls of Wisdom, instilled in all her storytelling students. The Pearls of Wisdom are a troupe of older adult storytellers based at DOROT. They perform at schools, libraries, older adult centers and other venues all over the city, sharing their life experiences and love of stories with communities of all ages.

Starting September 4, 2024, children of Holocaust survivors, or 2Gs, are invited to take part in a rich menu of programs designed specifically for them. Created by DOROT, the series will allow 2Gs to learn with and from each other in both lectures and small workshops. Most programs will be offered online, while two will […]