Thanks to the efforts of Stanley Falkenstein of the Cuba Jewish Connection and his partner, The Wheelchair Foundation, the Cuba America Jewish Mission was offered the opportunity to donate 10 wheelchairs to the Jewish communities in Cuba in November of 2006 in Memory of Dr. Jose Miller, who successfully led the community for many, many years. Each community will receive one of the chairs we donated and will eventually receive another to be used for the benefit of the members of that community. Falkenstein has also worked with The Wheelchair Foundation to bring large numbers of chairs to different hospitals and special education schools which have been donated through the Jewish community of Cuba to the facilities in need.


The chairs were officially presented to the presidents at a ceremony after Shabbat lunch at the Patronato as part of the celebration of the Centennial of the Jewish community.


Adela Dworin, president of the Jewish Community Commission presents a plaque to Stanley Falkenstein in appreciation of his continuing efforts to assist the community.


June Safran from the Cuba-America Jewish Mission presents a chair to Eugenia Farin Levy, president of Comunidad Hebrea Hatikva de Santiago de Cuba while Adela Dworin looks on.



Jose Barlia, president of Sancti Spritus community gratefully receives a chair from Adela Dworin as Dr. Miller's grandson, William, looks on.



Presidents of three communities in Eastern Cuba proudly pose with their new wheelchairs: Leon Bali Levis of Campechuela, Eugenia Farin of Santiago de Cuba, and Rodolfo Mizraji of Guantanamo



Both visitors and members of the communities enjoyed the afternoon presentations.