Mitzvah Mensch Serena Shankman – our budding star!
Meet our friendly and outgoing Mitzvah Mensch – Serena Shankman! She visits with our residents weekly, and gets so much…
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Meet our Staff: Bisrat Gebremichael
Bisrat Begremichael, Personal Aide When did you start to work at Selfhelp and what inspired you to work here? I…
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Welcome Johannes Staron, ARSP Intern from Germany!
Welcome Johannes Staron, ARSP Intern from Germany! Since 1998, The Selfhelp Home has partnered with the Berlin-based Action Reconciliation Service for…
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Meet our new Art Therapy Intern: Maddy Engelfried
Welcome, Maddy Engelfried! Art Therapy Intern from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Where are you from and…
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Meet our Volunteer in the Spotlight: Esther Joy Schwartz
Occupation: Attorney Hobbies: Music, theatre, Yiddishkeit, healthy cooking and eating, working out, and creative writing and making puzzles. Esther, who…
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Celebrating Our August Donors
We couldn’t be more grateful for our community’s support! Thank you to the following individuals, families and organizations who donated…
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Auf Wiedersehen to Selfhelp German Intern Julia Boecker
Since 1998, The Selfhelp Home has partnered with the Berlin-based Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP), which works to bridge…
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The Righteous Man from Fulda
Ethan Bensinger, Selfhelp Board Member and film director of “Refuge” releases another documentary, the journey continues but this time with…
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Mitzvah Mensch Alex T. Makes Residents Laugh
Mitzvah Mensch Alex T. Makes Residents Laugh Meet our latest Mitzvah Mensch, Alexander (Alex)! Alex is 13 years old and…
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Celebrating Our July Donors
We couldn’t be more grateful for our community’s support! Thank you to the following individuals, families and organizations who donated…
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