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CBS SF Bay Area From community and service professions to business management and education, a degree in sociology can be quite practical for a number of careers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most sociology jobs for San Francisco students require a minimum of a master’s degree. Nevertheless, the overall job outlook for sociologists is projected to grow much faster than the national average. In considering a career in sociology, there’s nothing much better than receiving expert advice from someone highly respected in the field, such as Lynne Fingerman, M.S.W., Co-Founder and Director of Adoption Connection, headquartered in… Read More

Massive earthquakes have devastated Nepal — a magnitude 7.8 on April 25, a magnitude 7.3 on May 12, and their many aftershocks. The death toll has gone beyond 8,000 and is expected to grow. The number of wounded and missing is more than 18.000, and the people of Nepal desperately need our help to begin to rebuild. Please donate to the organization of your choice to help finance the relief effort for those people made most vulnerable by this tragedy.  Jewish Family and Children’s Services We are working with partners providing direct relief in Nepal and ensure that your gift… Read More

Marina Tikhman and her family were helped by JFCS when they immigrated as Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union more than three decades ago. And for years, Marina has been helping JFCS and our community as a volunteer. We recently discussed the pivotal role JFCS has played in her life. First, tell us about your Jewish upbringing. I grew up in Moscow. We had a very traditional household, where Jewish holidays were cherished. My parents instilled a strong Jewish identity in me – in spite of the fact that observing or teaching Judaism was essentially illegal at that time. Did… Read More

  Never the Last Road: A Partisan’s Life By Mira Shelub and Fred Rosenbaum Mira Shelub is a partisan and a familiar face to many Bay Area students who have had the privilege of hearing her speak. Never the Last Road: A Partisan’s Life has just been released and tells Mira’s miraculous story. Barely twenty years old, Mira escaped from a Nazi labor camp to join the Jewish Resistance in the forest. She fought back against radical evil and began a passionate love affair that would last a lifetime. Published by Lehrhaus Judaica in partnership with Jewish Family and Children’s… Read More

By all accounts Micah had a great freshman year—good grades, a nice mix of extracurricular activities and some new friends who shared his passions for music, soccer and anime comics. But by October of his sophomore year, Micah, now 16, had lost interest in school, sports, clubs and friends. He spent a lot of time alone in his room listening to heavy metal music; only emerging for meals where he sat sullenly, responding to his parents’ questions with barely a grunt. “We were out of our minds with concern,” said his mother, Joanne, who contacted Parents Place for help after… Read More

Bay Area Reporter by Cynthia Laird A lesbian who runs the palliative care program at Seniors At Home, the senior care division of Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco, will receive one of two 2015 Compassionate Care Leadership Awards from the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. Read more from the Bay Area Reporter… Read More