Jeanette was born in Jalowka, Poland, a small town near Bialystok. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1929. She married Israel Serling in 1935 in Syracuse NY, and they moved to Detroit, his hometown.
Jeanette joined the Pioneer Women (Women's Labor Zionist Organization) in 1941 to help Displaced Persons (DPs). In WW II she raised $23,000 to smuggle Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Poland. In 1950 the Pioneer Women presented her with a trip to Israel for bringing in the most members.
Jeanette was president of her local chapter several times. In 1969 she received a "Woman of Valor" award for selling more than $100,000 in Israel bonds in 5 years. In 1998 she was honored for lifelong volunteerism by the Jewish Federation' Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame.
Jeanette was a member of Congegration Beth Shalom. She established the Jeanette Serling Scholarship Fund and annually presented it to an outstanding student of the congregation's religious school.
Jeanette joined the Pioneer Women (Women's Labor Zionist Organization) in 1941 to help Displaced Persons (DPs). In WW II she raised $23,000 to smuggle Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Poland. In 1950 the Pioneer Women presented her with a trip to Israel for bringing in the most members.
Jeanette was president of her local chapter several times. In 1969 she received a "Woman of Valor" award for selling more than $100,000 in Israel bonds in 5 years. In 1998 she was honored for lifelong volunteerism by the Jewish Federation' Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame.
Jeanette was a member of Congegration Beth Shalom. She established the Jeanette Serling Scholarship Fund and annually presented it to an outstanding student of the congregation's religious school.
Jeanette was born in Jalowka, Poland, a small town near Bialystok. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1929. She married Israel Serling in 1935 in Syracuse NY, and they moved to Detroit, his hometown.
Jeanette joined the Pioneer Women (Women's Labor Zionist Organization) in 1941 to help Displaced Persons (DPs). In WW II she raised $23,000 to smuggle Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Poland. In 1950 the Pioneer Women presented her with a trip to Israel for bringing in the most members.
Jeanette was president of her local chapter several times. In 1969 she received a "Woman of Valor" award for selling more than $100,000 in Israel bonds in 5 years. In 1998 she was honored for lifelong volunteerism by the Jewish Federation' Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame.
Jeanette was a member of Congegration Beth Shalom. She established the Jeanette Serling Scholarship Fund and annually presented it to an outstanding student of the congregation's religious school.
Jeanette joined the Pioneer Women (Women's Labor Zionist Organization) in 1941 to help Displaced Persons (DPs). In WW II she raised $23,000 to smuggle Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Poland. In 1950 the Pioneer Women presented her with a trip to Israel for bringing in the most members.
Jeanette was president of her local chapter several times. In 1969 she received a "Woman of Valor" award for selling more than $100,000 in Israel bonds in 5 years. In 1998 she was honored for lifelong volunteerism by the Jewish Federation' Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame.
Jeanette was a member of Congegration Beth Shalom. She established the Jeanette Serling Scholarship Fund and annually presented it to an outstanding student of the congregation's religious school.
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