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Heritage Pointe Celebrates Four Centenarians This Year

Heritage Pointe During Pandemic

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From Survivor to Soldier: A Resident’s Story

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Kids Celebrate Grandparents

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Younger Than SpringtimeHeritage Pointe Celebrates Four Centenarians This Year

In 1920 the Great War had ended, women were guaranteed the right to vote, and the washing machine was a new-fangled invention. The stereo, Internet and smart phone had yet to arrive, but four Heritage Pointe Residents had made their first appearance. These centenarians celebrate their 100th birthdays

this year, and we can’t wait to celebrate with them!

Helen, a petite lady with short dark hair and a mischievous smile, has a few tips on the best ways to live to be 100.

“Have nice children,” she says. “Have nice families, and the rest is easy.” Luckily, Helen was blessed with an amazing family: Two children, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Helen explains the two inventions during her lifetime that impacted her the most were the telephone and the electric food processor.

“Making latkes are so much easier!” she exclaims. The best days of her long life have centered around events when her children were honored, such as her son’s ordination as a rabbi many years ago. “My motto is to help your children as much as you can,” she proclaims.

Helen’s family is living proof of her love. The great-grandchildren call Heritage Pointe “Camp Bubbe” because this is where their bubbe (and all the other bubbes) live.

Morris was the first Heritage Pointe Resident to turn 100 in 2020!

Morris and his lovely wife, Rita, moved into Heritage Pointe in 2012 when Morris was age 92 and Rita was 88. Originally from New York, Morris and Rita met after the war and were married in 1946. Morris attended optometry school on the GI Bill. Eventually, they settled in Newburgh, NY, where they raised five children.

After retiring the Ossaises began “snow birding” to Laguna Woods

where they met Heritage Pointe Volunteer Coordinator, Loretta Modelevsky. And the rest is history!

Morris says he could not have accomplished anything without the encouragement and assistance of his life partner and love, Rita.

To celebrate his milestone, Morris headlined a virtual concert on his birthday in May with Heritage Pointe’s Executive Assistant Tami Olsen on the keyboard. He sang, told stories about his life, and even danced a bit of soft shoe!

Morris Ossias

The world’s centenarian population is expected to grow eightfold by 2050, according to the Pew Research Center.

Helen Goodman

To celebrate his milestone,

May with Heritage Pointe’s

He sang, told stories about

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“The best time of your life is the one you’re living in.” That is sage advice from 100-year old Shirley, who has seen it all. Her early years in New York City’s Lower East Side were hard. “It was the slums. Except I have looked it up online on Google Earth…and it’s still the slums!” she chuckles.

She remembers meals cooked by kerosene stove and what an improvement it was when they finally got gas installed. To Shirley, the “best invention” of her lifetime was “having food on the table when you are hungry.” As a child, her family was poor and often hungry. While most youngsters went home for lunch during the school year, Shirley and her younger brother

stayed at school because there was no food for them at home. A kind teacher noticed their plight and began “accidentally” bringing three sandwiches for lunch every day to share.

Her father contracted tuberculosis and moved to the mountains of Denver, Colorado, where he would lie immobile for a year. The rest of the family followed later. Shirley didn’t see much of her father throughout her high school years.

Among her accomplishments, Shirley was an amazing parent herself. Proud mother of four sons, she made sure that each child became a strong, independent Jewish person. “Parents are very difficult to raise,” quips Shirley, understating her role in the lives of her children and grandchildren. Shirley has lived

at Heritage Pointe for 11 years and celebrated her birthday in June. She continues to celebrate the “best time of her life” here!

Hanni, who turned 99 in late December, is looking forward to another year of family and friends. “After all,” she boasts with a twinkle in her eye, “I’ve cheated death three times already.”

Born in Berlin two months premature, she was not expected to live. Ignoring the doctors’ prognosis, her mother made sure Hanni thrived. “So that’s number one!” says Hanni.

Her parents were successful German Jews and did not believe that the rise of Nazis would hurt them, so they remained in Berlin—until the day when Hanni’s father was told that he would be hung

because he was Jewish and the rest of the family was next to be killed. The family immediately grabbed their papers, left, and booked passage on a ship bound for America. “And that is number two!” Hanni counts.

They could only book a cabin over the ship’s boiler room. During the voyage, as the family was eating dinner elsewhere on board, the boiler room suffered an explosion and their cabin was destroyed. But the family was unharmed, although they disembarked with even less luggage than they started.

“And that,” exclaims Hanni, “is number three!”

Shirley Deutsch

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11 years and

her birthday in June. She

For couples who are both 65 today, there’s a 50% chance one member will live to be at least 92, according to the Society of Actuaries.

Hanni Kaplan

Living alone during the COVID-19 crisis has been hard for everyone---but especially for seniors who are most at risk. Thankfully, every Resident at Heritage Pointe has been both safe and supported during these challenging times.

This crisis demonstrates the value of living in a community that supports an independent lifestyle combined with individual care and support.

Residents at Heritage Pointe, the only Jewish assisted living and memory care facility in Orange County, are living a much easier and better life because they made the decision to move into the community.

The support system for Residents remains intact. Residents enjoy delicious kosher meals cooked for them, healthcare checks in their home twice daily, and plenty of friends and safe activities every day.

Here is how Heritage Pointe has managed this healthcare crisis:

Starting in March, Heritage Pointe restricted visits from volunteers, vendors, entertainers, and family members. Details about the virus were still emerging, but information coming from the Centers for Disease Control and local authorities urged caution and keeping everyone apart until they knew more. As state and local authorities issued more strict guidelines, the communal Dining Room was closed. Instead, Residents began to receive room-service style custom meals delivered directly to their apartments. Residents also have their temperatures taken twice daily and recorded for signs of change.

Staff members were immediately required to wear masks and those who interacted directly with Residents wore additional safety equipment. Heritage Pointe next began to take the temperatures of every staff member entering the building and checked everyone for COVID symptoms during every shift. Outside deliveries have been screened and sanitized before being carried through the hallways to a Resident’s home.

The strict measures are paying off in terms of healthy Residents and a healthy staff! Mike Silverman, CEO of Heritage Pointe, credits Residents themselves as the catalyst for success.

“Residents quickly complied with the restrictions and have been appreciative of all of the ways we keep them safe and healthy, “Mike says with a smile. “They certainly miss their families, their visitors, and all of the other activities that everyone all over the country has been missing, too! But they understand that staying apart from their loved ones now is how they will stay healthy throughout this crisis.”

No one knows what the “new normal” will look like this summer or beyond. Whatever it is, Heritage Pointe Residents and their families will have the peace of mind that comes from knowing that they are not alone. We will face it together.

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Heritage Pointe During COVID-19We’re Staying Apart Today so We Can Be Together Tomorrow

The Writing on Our Walls

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Heritage Pointe is proud to display new artwork in different wings and on different floors of the campus. Beautiful letters spell out Jewish values in Hebrew, and each includes an English definition and explanation of why that particular Jewish value is important to our community.

Heritage Pointe reinforces our commitment to practicing these values:• PracticeKindness• ShowCompassion• ShowRespectforourElders, and • PreformActsofKindness.

Mike Silverman, CEO of Heritage Pointe, is excited about the next stage of using the artwork to reach out to the community. “I’d love to do walking tours of the campus with Jewish students,” he says. “I will be showing them our values as we show them our home.”

To learn how you and your family can sponsor a wall of Jewish values, contact Beth Slavin, Director or Philanthropy at (949) 276-6232.

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Leo Pinsky Endowed Diamond Donor MembersAnonymousNancy & Irving ChaseSaid Cohen FoundationSandy & Allan (z”l) FainbargSteven FainbargRoberta FeuersteinBonnie & Brion JeannetteNancy & Leonard JosephClaire Koff (z”l)Dr. Mel & Jacquee LipsonAnn & Joel (z”l) MoskowitzSheila & Leo (z”l) PinskyMeili & Michael PintoMeryl & Henry SchrimmerPhyllis & Sidney Schulman (z”l)Wayne SchwartzmanLinda & Jean SternDr. Elliot & Roslyn Vogelfanger

Diamond Donor Members (FY 2019 – 2020)Allison & Bill AlvarezBarbara & Joe (z”l) BaimJudith & Phillip BinderDr. Myron BloomTamar & Martin BrowerNancy & Irving ChaseDenny DenkensohnGrace DeutschShirley DeutschJudy DevorEllen & John DieterichHerb Ehrmann & Constance AbellSandra ElliottLiz FeinmanDiane & Elliot FeuersteinArlene & Steven FienbergBarbara & Alvin FinkJane & Dennis Fischel

Dr. Gordon & Hannareta FishmanAviva & Fredric ForsterBonnie & Sherwin (z”l) GillmanDr. Arthur & Rhoda Friedman (z”l)Jeanette & Roger GlazerThea GlicksmanMiriam & Larry GoldbergSharlene & Lawrence GoodmanEleanor & Michael GordonDr. Stuart & Adrienne GreenJodi & Martin GreenbaumLinda & Gary GreeneDr. Rob & Audrey GreenfieldRenell & Peter HornerHelene & Howard KahanBarbara & Robert (z”l) KaitzDr. Richard & Sue KatzAdelyn & Dennis KlarinCarolyn & William KleinLauren KleinLeba & Gary KramerMiriam & Leonard KranserSue & Milton LegomeLisa & Todd LitmanDr. Herb & Harriet MalmonAdrienne & Rick MatrosToni & Terry McDonaldRabbi Joe & Linda MendelsohnMerage Jewish Community Center of Orange CountyLinda & Frank MeyskensCindy & David MirskyMarlene MitnickLauren & Richard PackardCharlotte & David (z”l) PinskyEva Marie & Lloyd PinskyEileen & Steve PinskyBarbara & Bill PisetskyDebbie & Richard PolonskyDaphne PoltorakGloria & Robert Porter

Roslyn & Bernard (z”l) PorterRoslyn PortnoyJoan & Bernard RomeWinnie & Sheldon RossJoan & Fredric RubelMyra RubinDr. Charles & Muffy RudnerDr. David & Renee SacksJoan & Chalky SamsonDr. David & Megan SchrimmerDr. Arthur & Sandi SelvanMarla Siegel & Lon VinikoorMimi & Michael SilvermanSonia & Fred (z”l) SilversteinBeth SlavinValerie & Howard SloaneDr. Gerald & Ilene SpearDiane & Howard SpielmanBonita & Rod SternLinda & David StollJill & David SussonDr. Julio & Chela TaleisnikStella Loeb UngarDebbie & Ira VicterMadeline & Doug WalkerElaine WarrenDr. Betty & Gerald WerksmanMonica & Rick WittTeryl & David ZarnowCharlene & Kenneth Zuckerman

Carat Members (FY 2019 – 2020)Juliet & Josh FriedmanM. Zuckerman Marketing & Public Relations, Inc.Adam SilvermanJeremy SilvermanWestamerica CommunicationsJCC Young Philanthropists

Donors as of July 17, 2020

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On May 18, Heritage Pointe was scheduled to hold its 30th Annual Luncheon & Boutique featuring Henry Winkler. Online RSVPs were booming in early January, and continued to arrive through February and mid-March. We expected a sold-out event, with over 42 out of 60 tables sold to community members, patrons, and sponsors from the San Fernando Valley to San Diego County.

In mid-March, everything came to a screeching halt due to the COVID-19 virus.

It was clear that no one knew how this virus would affect the world, let alone the numerous organizations relying upon donor gifts to support their budgets and missions. It became my personal mission to reach out to our donors by phone and email to assure them Heritage Pointe would be

accountable: We would refund or hold their donation for a future date. The phone conversations were amazing. All of them included one universal comment: Please take care of yourselves and the Residents. For me, it was truly a heartwarming experience, and I thank each and everyone of you for your thoughts and concerns.

It is now the Summer, and we are hoping that our world will return to the way it once was—but when? Major unbudgeted expenses for personal protection equipment for all employees, additional biodegradable containers for food served to Residents three times daily and reduction in staff have impacted the organization greatly.

We will wait for an end to the pandemic and G-d willing, celebrate with Henry Winkler at our annual Luncheon and Boutique in 2021. In the meantime, I ask that you continue to support our Mothers and Fathers as Jewish tradition teaches us. As we all wait for the day when our lives can come back to our “new normal,” I ask you to please go to https://heritagepointe.org and please give generously to the COVID-19 Appeal. Please continue to be safe and keep well and know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

By Beth Slavin, Director of Philanthropy

Board of DirectorsJodi GreenbaumChairman

David H. SussonVP, Finance & Treasurer

Cindy Mirsky Immediate Past Chairman

Jane FischelVP, Lifelong Learning

David ZarnowVP, Spiritual Life

Linda MeyskensVP, Governance

Marc SchkurmanVP, Buildings & Grounds

Roberta FeuersteinSecretary

Members at LargePhil BinderSteven FainbargNancy JosephTodd LitmanTerry McDonaldAllison Pinsky

Advisory CommitteeDenny DenkensohnFred ForsterBonnie JeannetteDr. Richard KatzWilliam KleinGary KramerMel LipsonLeo Pinsky (z”l)Henry SchrimmerMeryl SchrimmerRalph SternChela TaleisnikIra Victer

Jewish Home for the Aging of Orange County

HeritagePointeBoardofDirectors

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We Continue Caring in the Time of Covid

During the COVID-19 crisis, we know that we are staying apart today so we can be together later. But let’s face it, physical distancing is hard—especially on Seniors, where social connection is more important than ever to maintaining overall health and quality of life.

While our Residents are safely staying in their apartments— equipped with all of the supplies and food they need—they miss their family, visitors, and volunteers.

For months, the facility has been restricted from visitors to

reduce the chance of infection. To help compensate, Heritage

Pointe put out a call for help to local synagogues, community organizations, and websites like volunteermatch.org. We asked: HelpusMakeaGrandparentSmile!

Volunteers, especially children, were asked to brighten the day for our Residents with letters, artwork, and photos. Some grandchildren of current Residents shared photos of themselves with their grandparent. Many children sent in photos of a favorite grandparents

and told us about the positive influence grandparents have on grandchildren. By offering love and guidance, imparting wisdom, passing on traditions, and making memories, grandparents offer a legacy youngsters value.

These photographs, letters, and artwork were all scanned and digitally uploaded to an in-house closed-circuit TV channel for Residents. Everyone enjoyed the attention and creativity of the volunteers.

Until life can return to normal, reminding our Residents that they are special goes a long way.

Celebrating Grandparentsin the Era of Physical Distancing

Make a Grandparent Smile Month

a Success!

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Activities Director Myra Rubin uses everything in her toolbox to keep Residents engaged during the COVID-19 crisis. She meets with Residents for their input on how to offers programs that can be done while following physical distancing guidelines.

One strategy is to use the Heritage Pointe in-house TV channels as a substitute for gatherings. A special channel is linked to a live camera in the synagogue, so that events from religious services to town hall meetings are livestreamed directly to each Resident’s apartment.

Because family and volunteers are restricted from entering the facility, even staff members provide entertainment for Residents using the live synagogue camera.

It turns out, our staff has got talent! Executive Assistant Tami Olsen has accrued quite a fanbase among Residents for her keyboard covers of songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s. “I love performing

for Residents knowing how appreciative they are for a live performance during these times of uncertainty,” Tami says.

Myra showcases two theatrically-released movies every day on an in-house TV channel. One Resident explains, “It’s good to watch the same movie as my neighbors because it is something we can talk about besides the pandemic and the news.”

MaintainingConnectionsIn fact, a new in-house channel

debuted June 2. It features themed programs from the Internet and YouTube. Because navigating the web can be difficult for Residents, this option offers virtual travel tours, world famous orchestras, funny animal videos, art museums, and other entertainment that everyone can easily enjoy from the comfort of home.

Myra creates weekly calendars and newsletters to update and connect Residents. She also

organizes brain teasers and quizzes, which are distributed to every apartment before the answers are read live on the in-house TV channel later in the week.

For Residents who are comfortable venturing out around Heritage Pointe’s expansive campus, we hold at least two events daily. We use larger rooms to host smaller groups who sign up in advance. Exercise classes are held daily and livestreamed simultaneously. Popular events such as bingo, trivia, and word games are also held weekly.

Most important, staff keep Residents connected through phone calls and messages, making sure everyone is healthy and comfortable. Everyone receives a temperature reading twice a day, and staff are masked and gloved whenever they are working directly with a Resident. Heritage Pointe has worked hard to ensure our facility is COVID-19 free and a vibrant community.

Connections to Help Residents Go the Distance (and Keep Theirs)

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TheHeritagePointeEndowmentFund

Annual interest income is used to offset operational expenses and facility and maintenance repairs.

TheHeritagePointeInvestmentFund

The Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County allocates monthly investment income from this fund based upon the earnings rate for the month of the Community Foundation’s investments.

TheHeritageFund All gifts and contributions to the Heritage Fund are to be distributed to reimburse Heritage Pointe’s operations for scholarship support to residents in need.

TheLeoPinskyDiamondDonorEndowmentFund

A one-time donation to endow one’s Diamond in the amount of $25,000 is deposited into this fund. The annual interest income of 5% will be disbursed by the Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County to Heritage Pointe’s operations to support scholarship support.

TheEricandEdithKieweEndowmentFund

Provides financial support for religious programming provided by Heritage Pointe to the Residents and to the Greater Orange County Jewish community.

ThePennyW.andIsidoreC.MyersGrandparentsDayEndowmentFund

Supports the annual Grandparents Day celebration for Residents, along with their families and friends of Heritage Pointe.

TheMauryCohnEndowmentFund

Supports periodic theme dinners for Residents, along with their families and friends of Heritage Pointe.

TheElaineandIrvWeinsteinEndowmentFund

Supports Jewish cultural arts and entertainment for the Residents, along with their families and friends of Heritage Pointe.

TheDr.HerbandLorettaModelevskyZESTForLearningEndowmentFund

Supports educational programs that build bridges between the Residents, their family members, and the next generation of Heritage Pointe supporters.

TheGloriaandTedFieldEndowmentFund

Supports ongoing training programs for all Staff in dementia care at Heritage Pointe.

TheFlorenceFainbargFund Supports Resident Field Trips.

TheYitzchak,EstherandMiriamRosenbergHolocaustMemorialFund

Provides intergenerational programming for the Music and Literary Arts for the Residents, their family members and the next generation of Heritage Pointe supporters.

TheSurieFamilyJewishMusicFundUnderwritten by David & Teryl Zarnow and the Isidore C. & Penny W. Myers Foundation

The Surie Family Music Fund is dedicated to providing Jewish music program and education, and liturgical music support for Jewish music services for the Residents, their family members, and the next generation of Heritage Pointe supporters.

A named fund for you or your family leaves a lasting legacy.

Heritage Pointe is pleased to announce a number of new, named restricted endowment funds. These additional new funds will help grow our programs and engage our Donor community for decades to come.

Funds Endow Our Future and Enrich Daily Lives

For more information contact, Beth Slavin, Director of Philanthropy.

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Rabbi’s Discretionary FundGitta CherninMiriam and Larry GoldbergFlow & Bernie GarwinMichael Paul

Endowment FundShirley DeutschShira & Steven Klein

The Leo Pinsky Diamond Donor Endowment FundLauren KleinWayne SchwartzmanSidney Schulman,(z”l)

The Heritage FundRochelle ArlowElaine AsaJudith & Phillip BinderDana ChortkoffDr. David HerzlingerEllen & Gary PhillipsEsther FineMarilyn & Stuart GoldbergGail HaraSandra Kaufman-LydleDr. Herb & Loretta ModelevskySherrie & Darrell NeftStephen RosenzweigDee ShermanMimi & Michael SilvermanBeth SlavinJill & David SussonPatricia Weiss

Florence Fainbarg FundSue & Ralph Stern

Elaine & Irv Weinstein FundAnonymousJodi & Martin GreenbaumLeba & Gary KramerMimi & Michael SilvermanBeth Slavin

Yitzchak, Esther & Miriam Rosenberg Holocaust Memorial FundIgnace RosenbergBeth SlavinMonica & Rick Witt

Surie Family Jewish Music FundJill & Steven EdwardsPenny W. & Isidore C. Myers Foundation Beth Slavin

Dr. Herb & Loretta Modelevsky ZEST for Learning FundDebbie & Neil CorwinSandy FainbargJoan & Barry FriedmanDr. Herb & Loretta ModelevskyJoan & Chalky SamsonMeryl & Hank SchrimmerValerie & Howard Sloane

Tribute FundAnn Marie & Roger AlfordNikki & Howard Applebaum Foundation TrustAnonymousRoberta BarillaLinda & Jim BeckerChristine & Marc BeilinsonElaine BenvenisteAudrey & Larry BernsteinDena & Robert BloomMarvin BlumRuth BlumenfeldGitta CherninMuriel CohenMarilyn CrandonShirley DeutschHarriet EdelsteinFrayda & John EilbertMarilyn & Sy EllisSarah EntinSandy FainbargLiz Feinman

Naomi FieldsJanie & Lawrence GallinaSally GertzSandi Goldstein & Richard NoreneCarol GreensteinKen HamanakaRebecca HarrisRene & Peter HornerJosephine HunterValerie Bloom Jacobs & Bill JacobsMarcia KaplanMordechai KalminovMasami KosakaDr. Nathan & Aurelia KvetnyLeba & Gary KramerDr. Harold & Rose KravitzNancy & Kenneth LevinJeannine & James LevyNancy & Norman LindauerDr. Melvin & Jacquee LipsonAdelaide LiptonWendy & Charles LupulSandra Kaufman LydleMary Ann MalkoffLori MasonMargalit MoskowitzMarge PollackMarla & Scott NathanOrange County United WayDr. Robert & Gloria PorterMurray RudinLeslie & Edwin RusgoBarbara & Stephen QueenDr. David & Renee SacksFrances SalzmanSherwood Disbursement, LLCRochelle & Lance SiegerLisa & David SiegelMimi & Michael SilvermanPerri & Hal SloaneMartin SolwayTed SpanosFrank Spittle

Dr. Elliot & Roz VogelfangerTerry WalowitzDr. Irwin & Georgetta WednerDonna WeinsteinBill WexlerGail & Dan Zimmerman

General ContributionsAllison Pinksy-Alvarez & Bill AlvarezAnonymousTamar & Martin BrowerEllie Burg, (z”l)Covenant B’nai BrithFainbarg Family FoundationSteven FainbargFalling Leaves Foundation Inc.Roberta FeuersteinJewish Community Foundation of Orange CountyFlo & Bernie GarwinJeffrey JosephSandra Kaufman-LydleColette MellingerAnn MoskowitzEthel NebenChet NeedelmanEsther & Edward SchechterMary Schneider TrustHoward SchwedStephen ShermanMimi & Michael SilvermanCarol & Bud TufeldRick Wintrob

Oneg Support Nancy & Leonard JosephIsidor LapidesCindy & David Mirsky

Enhanced Assisted LivingPatricia Griggs & Susan BrownHoward SchulmanBunny Zechter

List as of July 17, 2020

Heritage Pointe Graciously Thanks These Individuals for Their Generous Donation to the Following Endowment Funds

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Resident Marta Lightner From Survivor to Soldier

When Marta Lightner recalls her life, she is clearly proud of her role helping to build the young state of Israel. But at her birth in Michalovce, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) in 1934, it hardly seemed likely.

Marta lived an idyllic childhood surrounded by loving parents, her older sister Lydia, grandparents and many relatives. Her father, Marek Goldstein, owned a prosperous hardware store on the town’s main street. These carefree years ended abruptly in March 1939 when Slovakia became a Nazi puppet state.

DifficultChoicesFearing the worst, her parents

made the difficult decision to smuggle Lydia to live with an uncle in Budapest. Marta was to follow later with her grandfather, but their attempt to cross the border failed and they had to return. Following the occupation of Hungary by the Nazis, the Goldsteins desperately tried to sneak Lydia back home— but when she was caught crossing the border, Marta’s sister was arrested and deported to Auschwitz.

Their lives would have turned out very differently, but for the kindness and courage of others who risked themselves to help Marta and her family.

Lydia was too young to work at Auschwitz—which meant death—but she was spared the gas chambers when her former kindergarten teacher intervened. As a kapo (a prisoner in charge of other prisoners), her teacher risked her own life by changing Lydia’s documents to make her three years older. This made Lydia eligible for work—and survival.

“The rations she shared gave Lydia strength to survive the brutal conditions,” Marta explains.

Marta and her parents fled west to a Slovak town called Trnava. They moved into a small apartment in a building owned by the Blataks, who gave her father work. Wealthy and respected, the Blataks themselves faced danger because Mrs. Blatak was Jewish. Eventually, Marta’s father was arrested and deported to Auschwitz. Mrs. Blatak then risked discovery by helping Marta and her mother hide in a succession of places.

In 1945, the Soviet army liberated Marta and her mother. They returned home and were eventually joined by Lydia, then 15, who had survived both slave labor and a death march. Later they learned that Marek, as well as most of their relatives, had been murdered in Auschwitz.

AliyahtoIsraelIn 1949, Marta, her first

cousin and some friends received permission from the Czechoslovakian communist authorities to make aliyah or immigrate to Israel. At 15 years old, Marta left her mother behind.

“I was eager to help build the Jewish homeland,” recalls Marta, who was settled in Kfar Masaryk, a kibbutz north of Haifa. “I worked and I studied. I also had to learn, Hebrew, which is my fourth language. I was young and idealistic and happy to be part of building Israel.”

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Elizabeth BenabouDirector of Hospitality

Mark DelmontComptroller

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Loretta ModelevskyLife Long Learning Coordinator

Tami OlsenExecutive Assistant

Julie PorterDirector of Food Services

Myra RubinDirector of Activities

Beth SlavinDirector of Philanthropy

Ginger ThomasDirector of Admissions

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Conditions in 1949 were harsh in Israel. There wasn’t enough food and there were no eggs, meat or chicken. They lived on olives, citrus fruits, bananas and seasonal fruits.

“For breakfast, our main course was nine olives,” she says. “We were told that was the nutritional equivalent of one egg.”

When Marta turned 18 in 1951, she joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Four months of rigorous physical and basic training taught her martial arts and how to shoot a gun. She joined the Nachal brigade. For more than two years she helped to settle new kibbutzim in border

areas. Her service in the IDF took Marta near three different borders—Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

“My job as a soldier encompassed many different tasks, including being a border guard and a sheepherder,” she says. “I look fondly upon my days as a sheepherder. I was able to read a lot while the sheep were grazing!”

Marta’s life story has many chapters, but she says her formative years as a Holocaust survivor and a soldier in the IDF are part of the story of Israel—a phoenix born out of ashes.

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With gratitude to those whose commitment and dedication ensures the future of Heritage Pointe for generations to come.

Create A Jewish Legacy

AnonymousAnonymousAnonymousRhoda Alban (z”l)Eleanor (z”l) & Sidney Austin (z”l)*Roselyn Baum (z”l)Gideon & Jeanne Bernstein*Ellen & Fred Brooks*Martin & Tamar Brower*Irving (z”l) & Eleanor Burg (z”l)*Sandy Bursten*Irving M. and Nancy Fainbarg Chase*Cally Clein*Julius (z”l) & Sophie Cohen (z”l)Muriel Cohen*Said (z”l) Cohen Foundation*Kitty Cohn (z”l)Maury Cohn (z”l)Gladys DavisPamela Davis*Shirley Deutsch*Stanley W. Ekstrom Foundation*Ruth Epstein (z”l)Allan (z”l) & Sandy Fainbarg*Florence Fainbarg (z”l)Steven Fainbarg*Peggy & Jon Feder*Earl (z”l) & Shirley Feiwell*Roberta Feuerstein*Gloria (z”l) & Ted FieldRichard FieldEstelle Finkelstein (z”l)Miriam Fleisher (z”l)Aviva & Fred Forster*Sylvia Frankel (z”l)Annette & Mel Garber

Lawrence & Miriam GoldbergPaul Goldenberg (z”l)*Kenneth J. (z”l) & Barbara Gordon (z”l)*Sherry Raiman Haber*Freda Bielfield Hanfling (z”l)Dr. Renee Harwick*Hodes-Rhode FundBeverly Howard (z”l)Beverly & Jake Jacobs*Eleanor JaffeBrion & Bonnie JeannetteNancy & Leonard JosephDorothy Kahn (z”l)Dr. Richard & Susan KatzKershaw Family TrustEric (z”l) & Edith Kiewe (z”l)Shirley Klein (z”l)Victor (z”l) & Barbara KleinClaire Koff (z”l)Ida Kofsky*Carol Krems (z”l)Stan & Wendy Levin*Jacquee & Mel Lipson*Harleene Margolis*Michael & Rachel Marzouk*Colette Mellinger (z”l)Stan & Hilda MillerCynthia Mirsky*Anne MitzenmacherLoretta & Herb ModelevskyAnn & Joel (z”l) MoskowitzPenny W. (z”l) & Isidore C. Myers (z”l)*Sol (z”l) & Ethel Neben (z”l)Sherrie & Darrell Neft*Celia Newman (z”l)Charlotte Paskil

Elaine Perlmutter*Sheila & Leo (z”l) Pinsky*Michael Pinto*Barbara & Bill Pisetsky*Roslyn Portnoy*Rabbi Ralph Resnick*Dick & Leslie RichardsBarry & Phyllis RodgersJoan & Bernard Rome*Ernest (z”l) & Irma Rose (z”l)Frances Schneider (z”l)Mary B. and Morton M. (z”l) SchneiderHank & Meryl Schrimmer*Howard SchulmanSidney & Phyllis (z”l) Schulman*Wayne Schwartzman*David & Evelyn SimonBeth Slavin*Dr. Harvey & Elaine Socol*Ruth Sovetts (z”l)Jerry E. Stein (z”l)James & Marcia Stern*Jean & Linda Stern*Dr. Julio & Chela Taleisnik*Ira VicterRoslyn & Elliot Vogelfanger*Mary Wayman (z”l)Elaine & Irv (z”l) WeinsteinEllen & Jim Weiss*Rabbi K’vod Wieder & Ilana Rogel-Wieder*Sol (z”l) & Sheila (Bunny) Zechter*

* Heritage Pointe and the Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County Letter of Intent DonorList as of July 17, 2020

Revised 1/27/2016

In the tradition of our Jewish faith, I wish to share my blessings by declaring my intent to provide for the needs of future generations. It is with deep satisfaction that: ____ I have made a provision ____ I shall make a provision during the next _____ months. I wish to support the following Orange County institutions: (check all that apply) _____ Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine _____ Merage Jewish Community Center _____ Community Scholar Program _____ Tarbut V’Torah _____ Congregation B’nai Israel _____ Temple Bat Yahm _____ Hebrew Academy _____ Temple Beth El of South Orange County _____ Heritage Pointe _____ University Synagogue _____ Jewish Federation & Family Services OC _____ Other with an endowment established through a: ____ Bequest in my will or trust ____ Life Insurance Policy ____ Remainder of IRA and other retirement plan ____ Charitable Remainder Trust ____ Gift of real estate, securities or other property ____ Donor Advised Fund ____ Charitable Gift Annuity ____ Other __________________ Privacy Statement: To encourage others to make commitments to the future we occasionally list names in printed materials and/or on our website. _____ I permit my name to be listed in printed materials. _______________________________________ _____ I prefer to remain anonymous. My name should appear as Name(s): _________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________ I understand that this letter of intent is not a legal obligation and may be changed at my discretion at any time. _________________________________________ _________ Signed Date _________________________________________ _________ Signed Date

The Jewish Community Foundation’s professional staff can assist in creating endowed gifts. Please contact us with any questions or to establish your legacy. Together, we guarantee a Jewish tomorrow.

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ORANGE COUNTY 1 Federation Way, Suite 210, Irvine, California 92603 | PH: 949.435.3490 | FAX: 949.435.3499 | www.jcfoc.org | [email protected]

Create a Jewish Legacy LETTER OF INTENT

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Heritage Pointe was conceived over 30 years ago to help create a beautiful and loving home for the Jewish aging in Orange County.

Over the years, volunteers founded fundraising groups with over 1,600 members throughout southern California. These “chapters” held monthly get-togethers, game nights, networking events and supper clubs. Participants came

together not only to support Heritage Pointe, but to foster relationships with each other and with Residents that have clearly lasted for decades. Members are still meeting—on Zoom!—staying in touch despite social distancing guidelines.

A new centralized group, called Family of Friends, is available for you and your family! You will share in the history of support and friendship that made Heritage Pointe possible.

Join us! Visit https://www.heritagepointe.org/family-of-friends

Family of Friends Life MembersDr. Seymour & Reva Alban Susan AlpertRae & Irving Altman Anne & Stanley AngermeirVivien ArlukRabbi Bradley & Elena ArtsonBeverly AugustDoreen & Jerry BameHelen & David BarradRoberta & Ephraim BeardCarol BerkeShirley & Stanley BerkoEleanor Allen & Art BerkowitzRosella BernsteinBinnie & Jack BerroAnn BlairAnita & Ronald BotwinTamar & Martin BrowerIrene BrownLenore & Walter BrucknerSandy BurstenJessie ButlerEleanor & Bernard ButnikDr. Geoffrey & Sandy CarrNicole & Scott ChanessFlorence ChartonCaryn & Jeffrey CherninBess CirelDr. Samuel & Linda Cohen

Leba CohenMarina Cohen Muriel CohenRuth CohenDr. Martin & Elinor ColmanDr. Howard & Rita ConnDorothy DavisJoan DavisDenny DenkensohnGrace DeutschJudy DevorDavid DiamondStella DormanPatsy & Jeffery DryerFlorence & Ben DubenLita & Alvin DunerHarriet & Lester EagleDr. John & Frayda EilbertAnita & Sheldon EisenmanDeanna & David EpsteinSasha ErlikSandy FainbargShirley FeiwellArlene & Steven FienbergJoan & Mark FilowitzSandra FineSarah & Samuel FingermanElaine & Jack FinkelsteinJane & Dennis Fischel

Judith & Jerald FlormanAviva & Fredric ForsterNancy FoxNorma FoxAngela FriedmanJoan & Barry FriedmanPaul FriedmanDoris FrischDavid GadyDr. Stanley & Ilona GalantHelen GaronDr. Sander & Shirley GelfandAda Kless GilbertBonnie GillmanDr. Howard & Erica GilmanJudy & Jerry GilmoreJeanette & Roger GlazerDiane & Michael GlobermanAdrienne & Hank GoldbergMarilyn & Stuart GoldbergMiriam & Larry GoldbergPamela & Hank GoldbergJanet & Sheldon GoldenMiriam & Stanley GoldinDr. Lester & Sue GoldsteinSue & Lester GoldsteinJoy & Sheldon GolisonElizabeth GordenEleanor & Michael Gordon

Dr. David & Lois GorenAdrienne & Stuart GreenCarol GrossMarilyn & Jerome GrossMelvin GrossmanPearl HandlerDr. Marshall HankinKaren & Bruce HarrisDr. Stanley & Annette HelfmanMarc Schkurman & Laurel HewittDr. Mark & Margo HofferGail & Peter HoldonRose HorvitzSara HurwitzCaroline IsslerLois JacobsEleanor JaffeEllie JaffyBonnie & Brion JeannetteDorothy JohnsonMickey JonesHelene & Howard KahanRuth KahnBarbara KaitzFrances & Gunther KallmanFlorence KanofskyJerri & Sam KaplanBeverly & Sylvan Karfiol

https://www.heritagepointe.org/family-of-friends

https://www.heritagepointe.org/family-of-friends

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Diane KarpDenise & Stan KesselNaomi & Joseph KesslerShirley KesslerGeraldine KirschDrs. Alyse & David KirschenAdelyn & Dennis KlarinJoni KleinMargy KleinermanDorothy KohanskiEllen Pinsky & Eddie KotkinLeba & Gary KramerFaye KwateIrene & Victor LandsbergCharlene & Greg LaneNancy & Edward LastJacqueline LazzarDr. Joseph LebovitzHarriet & Mark LehmanAnn LentznerNancy & Ken LevinBobbi LeVinePatricia & Allen LewisHerb LiebermanLinda & Herb LiebermanDr. James & Nancy LindenJune LinkonAmy & Richard LipelesJohn LippmanDr. Melvin & Jacquee LipsonAddie & Joseph LissRochelle LissPhyllis LorigMarjorie & Daniel LuxembergDr. Sanford & Linda LyleHedy MagnaDr. Herb & Harriet MalmonRodriguez Wealth ManagementMildred & Marc MandelMuriel & Robert MarksElaine & Steve MarlinLily Mayer

Toni & Terry McDonaldEdythe & Robert MesseDr. Frank & Linda MeyskensSusan & Norman MilkesCynthia & Marc MillerDr. Edward MillerJan & Gary MillerPaula MillmanDr. Robert & Nanette MinowJeanne MintzCindy & David MirskyMarlene MitnickAnne MitzenmacherDr. Herb & Loretta ModelevskyDorothy & Chet NeedelmanSherrie & Darrell NeftDr. Edward & Elaine NevinTeri & Harold NewmanLaura OrloffTerry OxmanDr. Owen & Roberta PaddorCarol Joan Daoussis-PereraHoward PerleyElaine & Edward PerlsteinLila PesnerDr. Irvin PilgerAllison Pinsky & Bill AlvarezCharlotte PinskyEileen & Stephen PinskyElizabeth PinskyMyrtle & Jim PinskySheila PinskyBarbara & Bill PisetskyHerbert PollakDeborah & Richard PolonskyDaphne PoltorakRoslyn & Martin RhodesRosalind & Barry RobbinsPhyllis & Barry RodgersJoan & Bernard RomeArlene & David RoseAl RosenDr. Mark & Bonnie Rosen

Glenda RosenSherman RosenblumDr. Samuel & Sharon RosenfeldYuval RosenthalWinnie & Sheldon RossRosa Lee RothblattDr. Loren RothsteinJune & Herman RubinBetty SacklerDr. David & Renee SacksLucille SacksDiane & Samuel SalzmanSamuel SalzmanSondra SamuelsPhyllis SapsowitzEsther & Edward SchechterEva & Fred SchneiderMeryl & Hank SchrimmerJoan SchwartzSindi & Ronald SchwartzDr. Arthur & Sandi SelvinGeri & Alex ShermanBarbara & Leon ShoagFlorence ShoreBlossom SiegelDr. Igal & Diane SilberMimi & Michael SilvermanAnne & Alan SimonBonnie SimonDavid & Evelyn SimonMyrna & Leonard SimonRenee SimonDr. Matthew & Sharon SloanValerie & Howard Sloane Iris SloneDavid SmithDr. Harvey & Elaine SocolElaine & Harvey SocolDrs. Ilene & Gerald SpearNancy SpeizerMimi & Jay SpencerLinda & Nathan SpiewakTrudy Stein

Ann & Fred SternBernice SternLinda & Jean SternMargaret & John SternSusan & Ralph SternDr. Charles & Gail Stillman Linda & David StollFredda & Edward SussmanLouise & Leslie SussmanEdita SzekelyDr. Julio & Chela TaleisnikMarty TallerMaureen & Larry ThompsonElse TobiasEdie TonkonAnita TraversThe Beverly Howard TrustDr. Arthur & Carol TurkMarvin UdkoffDr. Phillip & Audrey UngerJenny & David UntermanDebbie & Ira VicterDr. Elliot & Roslyn VogelfangerStephen WaldmanBarbara WallestonTerry WalowitzElaine WarrenGwenda & Bernard WassermanBernice WatkinDr. Irwin & Georgetta WednerMarlene WednerBert WeidbergDonna WeinsteinDr. Betty & Gerald WerksmanRoz & Paul WexlerJene WitteEsther YankBunny ZechterKaren Zilberstein

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Family of Friends Annual MembersDrs. Linda & Hy AlgaziPhyllis AronsonElaine AsaVivian & Lewis AtlasNina BalisRachel BaranickSandy BarenLouise BeckermanPamela & Edmund BeimelEthelyn & Alan BernsteinLily & James BierigJoan & Sanford BinderJudith & Phillip BinderBeverly BirnbaumDr. Richard BlakeMarci Le BlancJoAnn Cohen-BleuDr. Michael & Karen BlockAnne BrownsteinJoyce & Bob ChambersNancy & Irving ChaseMalcolm CobrinkSharon & Stuart CoganYale CogganDora & Robert CohenThea CohenGladys DavisValerie & George DeltoroSheila & Michael DonenfeldEleanor DorfmanBetsy & Brian DoughertyHarriert EdelsteinMarilyn & Sy EllisSarah EntinCarol ErwinDrs. Theodore & Anita FarkasBarbara FedermanDr. Sidney & Shirley FieldElaine & Harvey FliesherRosalia FootlikWendy FrankelGloria & David FriedmanJoan FriedmanIngrid & Joel Gallin

Annette & Mel GarberEileen Garbutt Judith & Arthur Gelb Carla GershBarbara & Richard GilsonDiana & Paul GinsburgJoyce GivensRosalie & Alvin GlaskySusan GlassArlene GlassmanSharon & Ronald GlickmanFay & Peter GlobersonHelen Lander & Stan GoldklangDr. Ray & Linda GombergJane & Marvin GoodmanJoan & Kenneth GoodmanJodi & Martin GreenbaumDr. Robert & Audrey GreenfieldDr. Barry & Joanne HanikSheila & Gerald HarmanElvia & Gerald HarrisSandie & Norman HemplingRonnie & Richard HendersonLaurel Jean & Alan JarrickDr. Eugene & Mimi KaplanGayel & Arvin KaplanDina & Abe KaremDr. Richard & Sue KatzKaren KatzMarlene & Phil KerbisDr. Robert & Sheila KesslerCarolyn & William KleinConstance KohnDr. Kenneth & Sharon KrausDr. Philip & Daryl KressMarlys KrietzmanKay KurtzGeorge LaufferDr. Milton & Susan LegomeDr. Jack & Sharon Leider

Joy & Howard LepatnerDr. David & Susan LevinePatricia LevySandy & Robert LevyTeri LinkonLisa & Todd LitmanRuth LobelRosalie Van LochemDeanna MailmanShoshana & George MandelBev & Gideon MarkusGeri & Michael McClureAnn & Glynne MillerJean Moscowitz Ann MoskowitzAnna & Roger NanesAnn NewberryBarry Mednick & Leslie NewmanJill NormanRhoda Shapiro & Ralph PerlJunhua & Mark PinskyPaula PitlukLaura & Allen PowellDr. Jacob & Gina RabinovichJoan RaskinDr. Steven & Rayanne ReinerSorel & Gail Reisman Adrienne & Barry ResnickCarol ResnickMiriam & Jack RoseCheryl & Alan RosenDr. Daniel & Laura RosenbaumMarvin RosenbergBarbara & Michael RothbartIngrid & Ben RothmanJoan & Fredric RubelHarriet & Howard RubinMyra RubinDr. Alan & Elise RushovichFrances Salzman

Dr. Leo & Sylvia SchmidtMartin SchwartzmanBarbara & Mitch ShapiroShirley ShermanDr. David & Pnina ShichorDr. Stephen & Miki SholkoffPat SilverSonia SilversteinHelen & Arthur SimonLaurice & Robert A. SingerBeth SlavinBarbara SloateDr. Paul & Judy SochatEllen SpeyerSally & Bernard SpiroEvelyn SteinbergHenny & Robert StermanHedy & Shelton SternMyra & John StillmanElaine Ornitz StoneDr. Michael & Hilda SugarmanJill & David SussonDr. Batia SwedDonna Gilbert Vann & Paul VannMaxine WassermanKaren & Charles WeinbergElaine WeinsteinHugo WeinsteinDr. James & Ellen WeissLori Schwartz & Bert White Rick WintrobCarol & David WolfDr. Alvin & Ora WolfTeryl & David ZarnowAnn ZimmermanRoberta Scharlin-ZinmanDr. Gilbert & Elaine Zuker

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