Alan S. Cohn is the former CEO AbsoluteCare, an LGBTQ+ positive healthcare provider that began as a place for people with HIV+ to be treated with compassion, and retains an honorary status on the board of directors. In addition to his work, Alan S. Cohn has volunteered to help vulnerable people at the Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center & Hospital.
Levindale began as a stopping point for Jewish refugees in the late 1800s. They were fleeing persecution in Europe and needed a place to start anew. In response to the growing needs of these refugees, the Jewish community in Baltimore built the Hebrew Friendly Inn in 1890. This was not originally meant to be a permanent home for anyone, but a resting place for Jews who were making their way into America for the first time after leaving Europe.
As Baltimore’s Jewish population grew, it also aged, and community leaders at the time responded by acquiring more properties to house and comfort more refugees and immigrants. By 1905, the Hebrew Friendly Inn had been renamed the Hebrew Friendly Inn and Aged Home, with additional spaces for hospice and critical care units. As of now, the institution functions as a hospital and care home for the elderly, and cares for up to 210 people at a time.
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