Maimonides Society kicks off year with new chair

By Jewish Review

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Under new chair Dr. Larry Veltman, the Maimonides Society kicked off the new year with a September Soiree at the home of Lydia and Derek Lipman.
   
Health care professionals enjoyed an evening of music, wine and food while learning about programs the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland will offer in 2007-08.
   
Veltman, who practiced obstetrics and gyncology in Portland for 30 years before retiring last January, accepted the reins of the Maimonides Society from Dr. Howard Lazarus, who led the revitalized group for three years.

   
“I agreed to accept the lead of Maimonides because I think it is an extremely worthwhile organization and I had the time since I had just retired,” said Veltman. “I hope to help the society continue to fulfill its mission by bringing the Jewish healthcare community closer in its social, educational, philanthropic and networking functions.”
   
Veltman and his wife Linda have two adult daughters who live and work in Portland and two granddaughters. He has lived in Portland his entire life except for seven years during his residency and while he served in the Air Force.
   
Veltman has volunteered to participate in a Jewish Healthcare International project in Odessa, Russia, in the late fall. That experience relates directly to the Mamonides Society’s next event this fall.
   
On Nov. 5, “Volunteer Opportunities for Jewish Health Care Professionals” will feature presentations by Dr. Jill Ginsberg, co-founder and medical director of North by Northeast; Carol Levine, founder of Returning Veterans Resource Project NW; and Dr. Jerry Kobrin, from Jewish Healthcare International.
   
For more information on the Maimonides Society or the November event, contact JFGP staff liaison Jen Feldman at 503-245-6449.