Organizations

Seniors

Senior Network: Tampa JCC’s Senior Network program is held on the first Monday of each month. The first meeting of the season is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 13 from 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Debra Brown will speak on “New Scams.” Lunch is available for purchase from the JCC’s new Café Olam. The afternoon will feature mah jongg or a movie. Reservations for transportation from the Jewish Towers may be made by calling

Pam Cotner at 264-9000; space on the bus is limited.

Lunch and a show: The JCC will host a day trip on Oct.10 to Clearwater. The group will have lunch at the Belleair Grill at noon, then head to the Francis Wilson Playhouse for a 2 p.m. matinee performance of Barefoot In The Park. Pick up will be at the Tampa JCC at 10:30 a.m. and the Jewish Towers at 11 a.m.. Cost is $25 for members and $27 for non members per person for the play and transportation. Lunch is on your own. Payment and reservations must be in no later than Thursday, Sept. 30. Space is limited to 25.

JeTSetters: The Tampa JCC and Tampa Jewish Family Services offer a special designed program for seniors 65 and older including guest speakers, current event presentations, cultural and spiritual events, art classes, card games and a buffet lunch. Held twice a month on Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m at the Tampa JCC, there is no charge. Seniors must make a reservation in advance to attend the program and it is on first come first serve basis. For more information, contact Pam Cotner, Tampa JCC Senior Adult Program Director, at 264-9000.

Support Groups

Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Menorah Manor’s Bresler Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Program offers a complimentary support group open to anyone in the community. This group meets in the Samson Nursing Center of Menorah Manor, 255 59th St. N., St. Petersburg, on the first Thursday of each month from 3:30-5 p.m. For more information, call

Gwen Kaldenberg, MSW, director of the Bresler Program, at (727) 302-3750.

Bereavement group: Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services has scheduled a six-week bereavement support group beginning Monday, Sept. 13. The one-hour sessions start at 5:30 p.m. The group will be led by mental health counselor Renee Baseman, who follows the book Living with Loss, Healing with Hope by Rabbi Earl Grollman and integrates the Jewish response to loss. Baseman guides participants through the journey of mourning, healing and hope. All sessions will be held at the GCJFS offices at the Icot Center, 14041 Icot Boulevard in Clearwater. There is a $36 registration fee that includes a copy of the book.

For more information call GCJFS Jewish Community Services division at (727) 479-1811.

Genealogical Society

History program: A program on a new book about history of Ellis Island, from immigration port to deportation center to mythical icon, will be presented by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay on Sunday, Sept. 12 at Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, 14041 Icot Blvd., Clearwater. A social with refreshments begins at 1:30 p.m. and the program starts at 2 p.m. The program features a video of professor Vincent J. Cannato at the 2010 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Conference last month in which he discusses his new book: American Passage: The History of Ellis Island. For more information, call Sally Israel at (727) 343-1652.