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Issue of August 29, 2008

Volunteer Holocaust Educators Needed

The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County is looking to expand its Speakers Bureau and needs volunteers to accompany survivors to speaking engagements, to introduce speakers and provide information about the Center to audiences.

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center provides a unique opportunity for volunteers to become Holocaust Educators, teaching student and adult groups about the Holocaust and the need for tolerance. Although the Center is presently closed, the Speakers Bureau sends survivors, liberators, those who offered aid, as well as the second generation of these groups, to share their testimonies at many community facilities.

The Center is located at 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove 11542. For more information and to become a volunteer, please call Carol Ragione at (516) 571-8040, ext. 100.

Plainview - The Mid-Island Y will host an evening Family Holiday Workshop: All About Rosh Hashanah, for children 2-5 years old and parents on Thursday, September 2, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. There is a $20 fee for non-members. Mid-Island Y is located at 45 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview. For more information, please call (516) 822-3535, ext. 342.

Plainview - The Village Agency Dolphins swim team is having an informational meeting on Sunday, September 7 at 12:00 noon at the Mid-Island Y, located at 45 Manetto Hill Road in Plainview. They are looking for new members ages 5-17. For more information, please call (516) 822-3535, ext. 330.

Oceanside - South Nassau Hospital will host classes on Basic Life Support on two Wednesdays, September 10 and 17, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Conference Room 2. South Nassau Hospital is located at One Healthy Way. For more information, please call (516) 377-5333.

Lawrence - EndTheMadness announces its fourth annual Lawrence Shabbaton, September 12-13, Parshat Ki Tetzeh, at Congregation Beth Sholom, for singles aged 22-30. The cost is $35 per person. Our hosts look forward to having us join them for meals in a natural, relaxed setting for a truly enjoyable Shabbat. As with our previous successful Shabbatons, attendees will be joining their host families for both Shabbat dinner and Shabbat lunch in groups of six (three men & three women). On Shabbat afternoon there will be a scheduled activity followed by Seuda Shlishit at the shul and a Melave Malka event. The Shabbaton will be strictly limited to an exclusive group of 48 observant singles. To request a reservation, please contact Reena at etm.ontheweekends@gmail.com. Sponsored by EndTheMadness (www.endthemadness.org) and Congregation Beth Sholom.

West Hempstead - The JCC of West Hempstead will host a Klezmer concert on Motza’ei Shabbos, September 13, at 8:30 p.m., featuring Margot Leverett and The Klezmer Mountain Boys. Advanced ticket sale prices are $18 and group sales are $15 per ticket for 10 or more tickets purchased by August 31. VIP Tickets cost $50, which includes preferred seating and reception with the band following the concert. General admission tickets at the door (if available) will be $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, please call (516) 481-7448.

Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC is having an Open House on Sunday, September 14, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Members can register for fall classes in advance and can save $50. The JCC is located at 15 Neil Court in Oceanside. For more information, please call (516) 766-4341, ext. 130.

Woodmere - Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is hosting a COPD Support group on Tuesday, September 16, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The group is open to people with respiratory disease and friends and family are welcome. Join us for a free evening of educational materials, giveaways and light refreshments. Woodmere Rehab is located at 121 Franklin Place in Woodmere. For more information and for local transportation, please contact (516) 374-9300, ext. 223.

Oceanside - The Friedberg JCC will host a lecture entitled “New York on Film” on Thursday, September 18 from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Join film historian Philip Harwood as he takes you on a celluloid tour of the great metropolis we know as New York in New York On Film. The event costs $6 and light refreshments will be served. The JCC is located at 15 Neil Court. For more information, please call (516) 766-4341, ext. 114 or e-mail mlevi@friedbergjcc.org

Oceanside - As part of the Annual NY Disabilities Film Festival, Ben X - Courage is Everything, will be shown on Sunday, September 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Bellmore Movie Theatre at 222 Petit Avenue in Oceanside. Tickets cost $10 each. For more information, please contact Maddi Levy at (516) 765-4314, ext. 114.

East Rockaway - The National Council of Jewish Women, Peninsula section, will host a program meeting on Tuesday, September 23, featuring John Stossel, investigative reporter and host of 20/20, the first guest speaker in a series. Refreshments will be served, followed by meeting at noon. The program will take place at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre, located on 295 Main Street.

Oceanside - The National Council of Jewish Women, Peninsula section, will hold their Founder’s Day luncheon on Thursday, September 25, honoring Dena Stein at Temple Avodah in Oceanside.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns offers a variety of Hebrew classes. The Conversational Hebrew Intermediate day class will meet Mondays beginning September 8, from 10:30 to 11:45 am. The Conversational Hebrew Beginner day class will meet Mondays beginning September 8, from 11:50 to 1:05 pm. The Learn How to Read Hebrew day class will meet Mondays beginning September 8, from 1:10 to 2:25 pm. The Conversational Hebrew Beginner night class will meet Tuesdays beginning September 9, from 7:30 to 8:45 pm. The Conversational Hebrew Intermediate night class will meet Tuesdays beginning September 9, from 7:30 to 8:45 pm. The Learn How to Read Hebrew night class will meet Mondays beginning September 8, from 7:30 to 8:45 pm. Each class meets 12 times and costs $200.

Cedarhurst - The first fall meeting of the JCC Book Club of the JCC of the Greater Five Towns will be on Thursday, September 11 at 10 am. The book “The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit” by Leon Lagnado will be reviewed. At this time the books for the November 6 and December 11 meetings will be selected. The fee for all three meetings is $75. To register, please contact Sheryl Wyszkowski at (516) 569-6733 ext. 222.

Cedarhurst -The JCC of the Greater Five Towns will be hosting several cooking classes this September: Foods of Tishrei on Wednesday, September 10 at 10 am; Healthy Eating and Cooking on Tuesday, September 16 at 10 am; Untraditional Holiday Cakes and Cookies on Wednesday, September 17 at 7 pm; Jewish New Year Breads and Dessert on Wednesday, September 24 at 10 am. All cooking classes are $50, payable in advance. For more information, please contact Sheryl Wyszkowski at (516) 569-6733 ext. 222.

Cedarhurst -The JCC of the Greater Five Towns will host a variety of classes this September.

— Learn How to Knit; Mondays beginning September 8 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - $120

— Learn How to Crochet; Mondays beginning September 8 from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. - $120

— Pilates; Wednesdays beginning September 10 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. - $130

— Yoga; Mondays beginning September 8 from 7:30 to 8:30 or Tuesdays beginning September 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. - $156

— Israeli Dance for beginners; Wednesdays beginning September 10 from 9:15 to 10:15 am; the cost is $100. The advanced class is from 10:15 to 12:30 pm; the cost is $10 per session, continuous all year.

n Israeli Film “Wasserman the Rain Man” will be shown Wednesday, September 10 at 8 pm at Temple Israel - $10

All events, unless otherwise noted, will be at the JCC of the Greater Five Towns. For more information, please contact Sheryl Wyszkowski at (516) 569-6733 ext. 222.