Community-based services for elderly Holocaust survivors
TitleCommunity-based services for elderly Holocaust survivors
Call number616.8521/0007
Object number03555D
Place of publicationJerusalem
PublisherJDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology, AMCHA
Year of publication
1995
Physical descriptionpp51-58
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book "A global perspective on working with Holocaust survivors and the second generation" pp51-58
Description
Selfhelp Community Services, founded in 1936 to assist emigres fleeing Nazi persecution, continues to provide services to elderly Holocaust survivors through its network of outreach offices. The genesis of Selfhelp's programs is describes and some of the psychological factors of working with survivors are summarized.