Laurie Cerqueti, BA, RN, BN, MSA – President & CEO
The Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre has roots in providing care to the Jewish elderly dating back to 1915. Over the last 100+ years, many transformations of the organization have taken place leading to the outstanding facility we have today.
At the heart of our organization is the caring, competent and compassionate staff, a dynamic Leadership Team and a very dedicated Board, community and community partners in The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba and The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg.
Our team is committed to providing excellence in care and service in accordance with Jewish values and traditions, including a commitment to sanctity, respect and honour.
I look forward to my new role at The Centre and getting to know the people and the place. Please feel free to stop by my office to say hello.
On December 7th, Residents welcomed students from St. John’s Ravenscourt School. Bowling was the activity. The competition was friendly, but fierce. florence Maxey from “The Strikers” lead in scoring and Bernice Walder from “The Pinheads” finished close behine. The students were a huge help and residents loved schmoozing with them.
We are excited to have a children’s play area at the Centre! This little area is across from the Weinberg elevators. We have games, puzzles, books and toys for your little ones to enjoy while visiting. If you would like to donate new items for our play area, please contact Aviva Tabac, Fundraising Administrative Officer at 204-589-9027.
Thank you to EVERYONE who contributed to the Koats for Kids drive this year. Resident Council made a substantial donation so that we could go out and purchase new items for the kids. The Koats for Kids drivers were delighted with all of our support, and shook hands with members of our Resident Council when they came to collect our 16 boxes!!!
The Simkin Centre has been asked to post information about this Project. If you know of someone who came to Canada in 1948 and 1949 as a tailor or to work in the garment manufacturing industry contact information for the Project is included below.
In 1947 the Canadian Jewish Congress, Jewish Immigration Aid Society, and the Canadian Overseas Garment Commission recognized an opportunity to improve the lives of people in displaced persons camps.
Known as The Tailor Project, this initiative brought more than 2,000 tailors from DP camps in Europe to Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal in 1948. This was the first immigration initiative that allowed Jewish families to come into the country.
The Tailor Project was transformational for many survivors of the terrors of the Holocaust and World War II but their stories remain untold. Who were the tailors? Where did they come from? What was the impact of The Tailor Project on the lives of their families?
If you came to Canada through this program or know someone who did please contact: nicole@impaktlabs.org or call Nicole at 647-980-6181 and visit us at www.tailorproject.ca
