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THE The Ohio Jewish Chronicle Serving Columbus and Central Ohio lewish Community for Over 60 Years VOLUME 69 NUMBER 45 OCTOBER 31,1991 31CHESHVAN5752 -DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISH- IDEALS Ground is broken for Shalom House II page 2 Schiffs dedicate park page 3 Israeli art exhibit open to public page 4 Temple Israel plans Project Torah Repair . - '■ ' ■. Pa8e 5 AIPAC's Tom Dine to speak in Columbus page 6 Volunteers needed for Super Sunday page 12 Celebration of life ; ; to^eginon Npv^ 10 A ','.*• .,-.--V " '•'• a- .•'...;■ Ai/ pagel3 ■win The Chronicle w—mm - At The JCC .•*»,-.»'• A.y »*,!. .t *j> ...-...*•« •.„•• *» "- Community ...-,,...v;..'.'r^jV.'.»A.„\.~£9- ; ' Federation . '••....;;.,(;..'. ..;,, <. .'•;;'«". ..-.«« W '• ''jRpoiRtPage , J. ■:: *-fe>'v: v'.: *'•/ • •■; ■ '•'*"'♦?»?, ■' zlMfecycle ■ .■:.:..,.,.w.;,£».••• -.%•_♦ '/*• «,♦,-• "V*9*r . Marketplace _,.'";.._,. ,;,yV».'.-. V.,.' '«'.•. ._.,.• *■ ** ' <NeW,deration ... ."K !•*_. • \ i>; • > *_»'• '•,• •*» •.• •' **. ScpJfeboaird *., \"_* «■♦/:, y»»»*v«,;;« *& • i.^yiwigogues ». • • < ;->,<.<•<».; v* <£♦ * • * »,f%>,\*?,' -v-Vfe^point' f' ♦ .'«,»»•' «"»»•<""■"»',•*; VV"'*** v v*'?- rmmmmmk\\WsWmWm\Wm^^ Atf^AnAz^A^^A'*>A'*J;>• ■ *• 'i,''A,A"^'"'Az *■..'>".?',A 0h i.o H1.s t. Soc 1e ty • I i b r . 1 a 8 2 V e 1 m a fl v e .,' #* Columbus, 0 h i o 4 3 211 COMF> COMMUNITY FEATURE The Ungars — Making a difference by helping one family at a time By Nicki Chodnoff "This is one easy -way for people to participate," said Matt Ungar, referring to how central Ohio families can help New Americans by donating used furniture to Jewish Family Services. Essentials needed to start a new life in Columbus such as beds, dinette sets and sofas are acquired from donations. For the past year, Functional Furnishings, 601 N. High St., the Ungar family business, has been picking up donated used furniture and transporting it to warehouses, where it awaits distribution. Not only is Ungar cooperating with the delivery end whenever called upon, he has streamlined and perfected the pick-up system. Functional Furnishings makes phone calls the day before the trucks go but, just as if it were a regular pick-up or delivery of furniture from the store. A route is devised to cut down on drive time and donors receive paperwork in receipt of what they give. Ungar is trying to set up an inventory system to keep track of what's going to the warehouse. The object is to keep tabs on what's going in and coming out, trying not to store too much of one thing, while not having enough of another. Ungar feels so strongly about helping New Americans that he tells other furniture stores around the country, while attending national or regional industry get-togethers, about Functional Furnishings' part in JFS' furniture pick-up program. "There's a real need for this service, be it in Philadelphia, San Diego or Seattle," notes Ungar. "And other store owners, regardless if they are or are not Jewish, are hearing from us what a worthwhile and important volunteer service this is. I have a feeling this information will influence furniture store owners into helping other charities or Jewish Family Services in their communities." Not only does the Ungar family generously give time and the use of Functional Furnishings' resources, they have been participating in. the "Family Ties" program for the past 10 months, paired with Nickolay and Angela Katz and their three-year-old son Eric. For the Ungars: Matt; wife Susan; daughter Lindsay, age seven, and son, Nicholas, age four, being committed to the "Family Ties" program initially meant helping the Katzes find an apartment, providing transportation when needed, explaining the seemingly strange ways of life in Columbus and spending time socializing together. "For the first few days we were on the phone with JFS a lot. They were explaining things to us and checking to see how things were going," said Ungar. "We received support from JFS when we really needed it. Being part of the progam makes you feel like you're doing the right thing. It tunes you into the experience New Americans are going through." The "process for the Katz family was somewhat simplified because Nickls brother Sasha had relocated to Columbus nearly four years ago and could relate what to expect and what was going on. The Ungars helped their adopted family in another important way: they acted as employment mentors. By net working with friends and family, inquiring about joh openings in line with the Katzes' former job experiences or interests, the Ungars' strategy yielded tips that eventually led to jobs, today Nick is gainfully employed as' a television repairman at Sun TV and Angela works as a seamstress and designer for Sportdeco, a manufacturer of hand-made decorative clothing. The Ungars also tried to focus on the Jewish holidays to help acquaint the Katzes with Judaism. They were in for a big surprise. The Katzes seemed to know as much about being Jewish as the Ungars. "TTiat was one thing that really surprised me," said Susan Ungar. "What we heard is that a family coming from Russia wouldn't know anything about the holidays or being Jewish. But having Angela and Nick know as much as they do is just something I didn't expect." The Katzes came from a city in the Ukraine, that prior to World War n was part of Hungary and Czechoslavakia. The area was predominantly Jewish. Nick's parents were see UNGARS pg. 3
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Title | The OJC the Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1991-10-31 |
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Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) |
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Title | Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1991-10-31, page 01 |
Searchable Date | 1991-10-31 |
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THE
The Ohio Jewish Chronicle
Serving Columbus and Central Ohio
lewish Community for Over 60 Years
VOLUME 69
NUMBER 45
OCTOBER 31,1991
31CHESHVAN5752
-DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISH- IDEALS
Ground is broken for
Shalom House II
page 2
Schiffs dedicate park
page 3
Israeli art exhibit
open to public
page 4
Temple Israel plans
Project Torah Repair
. - '■ ' ■. Pa8e 5
AIPAC's Tom Dine to
speak in Columbus
page 6
Volunteers needed
for Super Sunday
page 12
Celebration of life ; ;
to^eginon Npv^ 10 A
','.*• .,-.--V " '•'• a- .•'...;■ Ai/ pagel3
■win The Chronicle w—mm
- At The JCC .•*»,-.»'• A.y »*,!. .t *j> ...-...*•« •.„•• *» "-
Community ...-,,...v;..'.'r^jV.'.»A.„\.~£9- ;
' Federation . '••....;;.,(;..'. ..;,, <. .'•;;'«". ..-.«« W '•
''jRpoiRtPage , J. ■:: *-fe>'v: v'.: *'•/ • •■; ■ '•'*"'♦?»?, ■'
zlMfecycle ■ .■:.:..,.,.w.;,£».••• -.%•_♦ '/*• «,♦,-• "V*9*r
. Marketplace _,.'";.._,. ,;,yV».'.-. V.,.' '«'.•. ._.,.• *■ **
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Format | newspapers |
Date created | 2009-10-14 |