COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD and Calendar of Events For the week beginning January 28, 2017 Listings by Departments Community Events Help Wanted For Sale or Rent Arts and Leisure COMMUNITY EVENTS
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********************************************************** Join Westchester Day School for a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age. Saturday night, January 28 th at 7:30pm at WDS, 856 Orienta Ave., Mamaroneck. The film will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Naomi Adler, WDS psychologist, and Ms. Suzie Marder, MSW. This event is open to the community, but space is limited and registration is required: www.westchesterday.org/screenagers. Questions? Contact Allison Lyons at alyons@westchesterday.org *********************************************************
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For Reservations: http://www.westchesterta.org/scholarship-link-page ***************************************
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***************************************** FOR SALE Graves for Sale in Mount Hope Cemetery Two Graves for Sale in Mount Hope Cemetery in Hasting on Hudson, NY Graves 223 and 224 in the Hebrew Institute section.
Priced to move...asking $1500 for the pair Contact Brian Gitnik, Phone: 914-565-1842 ******************************************************************************************************* Two Graves for Sale in Mount Hope Cemetery Graves 253 and 254 in Hebrew Institute section. Motivated Seller, $1200 for the pair Contact Bernice Green, 561-200-0293 ************************************************************ ARTS AND LEISURE
**************************************** *********************************************************************************************** How can we imbue our lives with meaning and be sure that we are living our days to the fullest? Join Westchester Day School Middle School ELA teacher Jill Rivel in
a poetic exploration of life's journey and a rich discussion of how we can grab the most out of each blessed moment. We might even create a bit of our own poetry along the way! This installment of Westchester Night School will be on Wednesday, February 8 th at 8pm in a private home in White Plains. Register at www.westchesterday.org/wns - address provided upon registration. Questions? Contact Allison Lyons, Director of Admissions, at alyons@westchesterday.org ****************************************************************************** Looking for a religious Zionist organization? Join the Hannah Senesh Chapter of AMIT. Contact Judy Roher, President of Hannah Senesh Chapter of AMIT 914 948-6836 Chaya97@aol.com
The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville has announced the dates of the 2017 Westchester Jewish Film Festival. The festival will run from Thursday, March 16 through Sunday April 2, 2017. Complete programming, including films, speakers, special events, and dates and times of screenings will be available in early January. For additional information, please contact Abby Popper at apopper@burnsfilmcenter.org or 914.773.7663, ext. 424.
***************************************** Jan 2017 Exhibitions On View Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design Through March 26, 2017 "A delightful, virtual-reality-enhanced examination of the designer s work" The New York Times The Jewish Museum presents the first U.S. exhibition focused on French designer and architect Pierre Chareau. Showcasing rare furniture, lighting fixtures, and interiors, as well as designs for the extraordinary Maison de Verre, the glass house completed in Paris in 1932, the exhibition brings together over 180 rarely-seen works from major public and private collections in Europe and the United States.
Take Me (I'm Yours) Through February 5, 2017 Upend museum conventions with Take Me (I m Yours), an exhibition featuring artwork by 42 international and intergenerational artists that visitors are invited to touch, interact with, and take home. John Singer Sargent s Mrs. Carl Meyer and Her Children Through February 5, 2017 John Singer Sargent s magisterial painting, Mrs. Carl Meyer and her Children of 1896, depicts Adèle Meyer with her children Elsie Charlotte and Frank Cecil. This work of art is one of Sargent s most beloved portraits. Masterpieces & Curiosities: Memphis Does Hanukkah Through February 12, 2017 This edition of the Masterpieces & Curiosities series focuses on Peter Shire s Menorah #7 and presents an opportunity to draw a visual connection between the Los Angeles native s history to the history and resonance of Memphis design. The Television Project: You Don t Have to Be Jewish Through February 12, 2017 The third installment of The Television Project series, You Don t Have to Be Jewish, explores advertising produced for Jewish audiences or with Jewish content, and examines the way religion, ethnicity, and identity play out on American television.
Using Walls, Floors, and Ceilings: Alex Israel Through April 23, 2017 For this edition of the ongoing series of installations in our lobby, Using Walls, Floors, and Ceilings, artist Alex Israel presents a new painting in his Self-Portrait series. ************************************************************************************************** Jewish Historical Seminars Upcoming tours are as follows: JEWISH LIFE IN MOROCCO. The tour will include Rabat, Meknes, Fez, Ifrane, Marrakesh, the Ourika Valley, Essaouira, Agadir, Taroudant, the Berber village Khemis Arazane and Casablanca. February 20 - March 2, 2017 THE JEWS OF THE NETHERLANDS: From Crypto-Judaism to Normative Judaism and From Efflorescence to Destruction and Revival. The tour will be visiting synagogues and Jewish and Dutch museums in Amsterdam, Muiderberg, Zwolle, Elburg, Amersfoort, Delft, the Hague and Leiden. June 28 July 6, 2017 NEW TOUR: THE JEWS OF SICILY: BETWEEN ISLAND AND CHRISTENDOM: The Story of an Extinct Community We will visit the Giudecca (Jewish quarter) in Trapani, Erice, Palermo, Taormina and Siracusa and see remains of an Aron Hakodesh in a local church in Agira, view some Hebrew tombstone inscriptions in the catacombs of Siracusa. Included is a visit to the incredible Mt. Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, as well as Agrigento with remains of an important city of the ancient Greek world. Early Bird Discount for registration before January 27, 2017 August 29 September 7, 2017 JEWISH HISTORICAL SEMINARS For Itineraries contact Debbie Zuberi or Jon Goodblatt has the Itineraries locally Website: www.jewishhistoricalseminars.com
Email: zuberie@netvision.net.il Tel: 011-972-5345191 **************************************************************************