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Spend Time With Holocaust Survivors in Kensington This September
Selfhelp Community Services is recruiting volunteers to spend time with Holocaust survivors in Kensington. Here's how you can sign up.
KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn social service organization is looking for volunteers to spend time with elderly Holocaust survivors.
Selfhelp Community Services runs a Nazi Victim Services program catering to the needs of this unique population, now in their 80s and 90s.
On three upcoming September afternoons, volunteers will be able to spend time with Holocaust survivors, sharing a meal, talking and dancing to music.
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Here are the three dates that Selfhelp is recruiting for, courtesy of KarmaBrooklyn Blog:
- Sep. 7 from 12:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. (click here to register)
- Sep. 15 from 12:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. (click here to register)
- Sep. 20 from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. (click here to register)
According to KarmaBrooklyn, the Sep. 20 event will also feature a lecture by a member of the Israeli consulate.
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The programs will take place at 419 Church Ave. in Kensington. Selfhelp can be reached at 718-633-1300.
We've reached out to Selfhelp for more information about this and other related programming, and we'll update this post when we learn more.
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