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Supporting and empowering people of the East Bay.
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Message from Robin – March 2024
Message from Robin – March 2024
Last week, a friend sent me this meme for the Jewish holiday of Purim. This image evokes the WWII era Rosie the Riveter campaign to address wartime labor shortages and celebrates the heroine Queen Esther who, according to the story, saved the Jewish people from mass destruction. And it’s a fantastic way to celebrate this…
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My Arrival in America
My Arrival in America
My Arrival in America by Laszlo Somogyi Marika and I arrived by a refugee transport airplane from Vienna, Austria on April 5, 1957. Our first air travel took over a full day, requiring two refueling stops—one in Ireland and one in Newfoundland, Canada. We were not told where we landed and later found out that…
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Welcome Allyson Holmes-Knight
Welcome Allyson Holmes-Knight
We are thrilled to introduce you to our new Senior Director of Clinical Services, Allyson Holmes-Knight, PhD! With immense pride, we welcome Allyson to our team, a highly regarded Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience working tirelessly to bridge gaps in mental health care access for communities of color. Allyson’s journey in…
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Get StartedSocial services for Jewish Nazi victims have been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.