Pinteleh Gala Journal - Feb 25th, 2018 Final Pinteleh Journal | Page 28

SOSSIE LAZARUS SHOLOM’S STORY When Sossie’s son Sholom was diagnosed with autism at eighteen months old, she resolved to make the best possible life for him-- whatever it would take. Lamplighters’ individualized approach to education made it the ideal choice to give Sholom the opportunities every child deserves. Now, he is a fully-integrated student at the school. In addition to being passionate about the work Lamplighters does, Sossie is a rockstar mom of four and is on the board of The Friendship Circle in Crown Heights and Soul II Soul.