Jewish Pavilion honors Julie Levitt Bain at Fashion Show

When choosing an honoree for the 2022 Jewish Pavilion Fashion Show, the Jewish Pavilion nominated one of its program directors, Julie Levitt Bain. Nancy Ludin, the executive director of The Jewish Pavilion shared, “Julie cares for her residents as if they are family. Even when one of Julie’s long-time residents moved to a facility that wasn’t assigned to Julie, she made sure that the weekly mahjong group that she organized continued for Ruth.”

Bain organizes three to four Jewish Pavilion volunteers to play mahjong weekly with Ruth at the rehabilitation center.

Bain visits Brookdale Orienta each month for Shabbat services, comes for the major Jewish holidays, and organizes one Sunday a month musical entertainment for the residents. After not having these musicales for nearly two years, Brookdale re-opened its doors to Bain’s entertainment, and it continues to draw all Brookdale residents.

Mary Vindett, the program director at Brookdale Orienta, said, “Julie is an instrumental part of its community. She is very caring and goes beyond her job duties. The Jewish Pavilion volunteers that accompany Julie are highly organized and interact magnificently with the residents. They bring goodie bags for special occasions and even serve ice cream sundaes on Sundays. Julie has a beautiful relationship with our residents and for her it doesn’t seem like a job.”

Hear more amazing stories and celebrate Bain on Feb. 24, 2022, at Dillard’s Altamonte Mall, 9:30 a.m. — prior to the store’s opening to the public. Count on seeing the latest fashion trends modeled by local community leaders.