{"id":458,"date":"2026-05-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/?p=458"},"modified":"2026-06-23T02:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:06:39","slug":"civic-engagement-at-sholom-senior-living-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/2026\/05\/02\/civic-engagement-at-sholom-senior-living-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic Engagement at Sholom Senior Living Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the Spring semester, students in Prof. Dossi&#8217;s fourth-year Russian-language course (RUSSN 372) visited with Russian-speaking residents at Sholom Senior Living Facility in St. Louis Park, Minneapolis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the semester, Sholom hosted final celebration where the students sang songs, recited poetry, and delivered \u201cAbout Me\u201d posters for each of the residents. They also prepared an online dictionary of basic care-giving related phrases and words accessible through a QR code for Sholom staff. These initiatives were aimed at helping the staff to connect with residents and overcome the language barrier in care-giving contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can access the dictionary <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russian-speaking-care\/\">here<\/a>. Sholom posted about the event on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SholomLife\/posts\/1594025242730934?ref=embed_post\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignright\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0456.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/russianstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1780\/2026\/05\/IMG_0460-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the Spring semester, students in Prof. Dossi&#8217;s fourth-year Russian-language course (RUSSN 372) visited with Russian-speaking residents at Sholom Senior Living Facility in St. Louis Park, Minneapolis. 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