kusukela Cleveland Jewish News: Silver Linings - Lenore Kleinman

By Meghan Walsh

U-Lenore Kleinman uchitha isikhathi sakhe sokuthatha umhlalaphansi eboleka ubuchwepheshe bakhe bomthetho wokuqothuka kumalungu omphakathi waseNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio angakwazi ukukhokhela izinsizakalo zezeluleko zezomthetho zendabuko. Ngokusebenzisa i- I-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland, uye wasiza labo abaswele ngokubheka amacala abo, ahlole amaphepha abo futhi abeluleka nganoma yini abangase bayidinge njengoba belungiselela ukuyofaka isicelo sokuqolwa.

U-Kleinman wazibandakanya ne-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule, lapho uzakwabo eza kuye futhi emcela ukuthi ajoyine uhlelo lomphakathi lwe-ACT 2. Lolu hlelo ngolwabameli asebethathe umhlalaphansi abafuna okuthile okuzokwenza ngesikhathi sabo.

“Ngibambe iqhaza kulokho okubizwa ngohlelo lwamavolontiya abameli, futhi kunezindlela ezahlukene ongakhetha ukuzenza,” kuchaza uKleinman. “Enye yezinto engizenzayo imitholampilo yokweluleka kafushane. "

Le mitholampilo yenzeka izikhathi ezimbalwa njalo ngenyanga futhi ivulekele umphakathi, kusho yena. Abantu abadinga usizo lwezomthetho bangahamba bayohlangana nabameli abavela ezindaweni ezahlukene zobuchwepheshe.

Ukwengeza kule mitholampilo, u-Kleinman uchitha njalo ngoLwesithathu esebenza ehhovisi le-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland.

“Ngiyisa iRapid yedolobha ngiyise kuLegal Aid, emahhovisi abo, futhi ngisebenza usuku lonke ngoLwesithathu, futhi ngibanikeza usizo nganoma iyiphi indlela abayidingayo, ehlobene nokuqothuka,” kusho yena. “Ngezinye izikhathi ngikhuluma namakhasimende, ngizobuyekeza izicelo zawo zokuqothuka, amaphepha okusebenzela. Ngizobheka ukuthi yimiphi imibhalo abangayidinga ukuze ibasize ekulungiseleleni ukuqolwa kwemali.”

U-Kleinman uphinde asebenzise isikhathi sokuvolontiya I-Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Usebenza eKomidini Lezikhalazo, eliphenya ngezikhalazo ezibhekiswe kubameli ngokungaziphathi kahle, kanye naseKomidini Lokungeniswa Kwamabha, elisebenza nabafundi bezomthetho abalungiselela ukuhlolwa kwebha.

"INkantolo Ephakeme idinga ukuthi, ngaphambi kokuhlala ukuhlolwa kwe-bar, abafundi bezomthetho kumele baxoxisane nabanye abameli ukuze babone ukuthi banazo yini isimilo futhi bakulungele yini ukuba ummeli esifundazweni sase-Ohio," kuchaza u-Kleinman. "Siphinde futhi sixoxisane nabameli abavela kwezinye izifundazwe abangena e-Ohio ngaphansi kokuvumelana."

UKleinman uthe abazali bakhe bagxilisa izimiso zakhe zokubuyisela emphakathini.

“Abazali bami basinda ekuQothulweni Kwesizwe, abafikanga e-United States kwaze kwaba ngu-1949, futhi babekholelwa kakhulu ekusizeni abantulayo nase-tzedakah, futhi basenze savolontiya sisebancane,” kusho yena. “Ngavolontiya e-Menorah Park endala nasesibhedlela i-VA ngesikhathi ngisesikoleni samabanga aphansi naphezulu. Abazali bami babevula iminyango yabo ukuze bamukele abantu ngamaholidi nangeSabatha uma bengenandawo abangaya kuyo.”

Ukhumbule ekhula kunabantu ababaziwa ngabazali bakhe kodwa angabajwayele nodadewabo abahlale behlala emzini wakhe bejabule nomndeni wakhe.

“Bekubalulekile lokho,” kusho uKleinman. “Bekuhlezi kufanele ubuyisele. Ngibheka ukuthi ngibe nenhlanhla yokuba nempilo emnandi, ngaphumelela, kubalulekile ukubuyisela kubantu abangenawo amandla okuba nenhlanhla njengami.”

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