Press Releases

JFS receives $250K grant to expand citizenship services

Contact: Galina Abashina, Marketing and Development Coordinator, (413) 455-1936 x106 Date: October 9, 2017 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF WESTERN MASS RECEIVES $250,000 GRANT TO EXPAND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES Springfield – Jewish Family Service of Western Mass has been awarded...

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JFS hosts presentation on Jewish Genetics & Breast Cancer

Springfield – Did you know that Jews are at higher risk to develop hereditary breast and ovarian cancer than the rest of the population? One in 40 Ashkenazi Jews- men and women- carries a BRCA gene mutation, nearly 10 times the rate of the general population. Recent...

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