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November 11, 2014

 

THE BEWITCHING OF THE LYC�E

SPANISH STYLE 

Class of '96 Alumna Leilah Broukhim

Class of '96 alumna Leilah Broukhim completely mesmerized the 282 people who attended her Flamenco performance at the LFNY Cultural Center on October 21, 2014. Leilah had developed this performance especially for the Lyc�e.  She titled the show Embruj�, which means bewitched; and she must have known the effect it was going to have on the audience, because everyone in the audience was spellbound by every step, every gyration, every movement that Leilah made as she practically burned a hole into the stage with series after series of deft and impassioned choreography.

 

Leilah hand-picked each musician for the show, particularly renowned pianist Pablo Rub�n Maldonado, who flew in from Madrid for the performance; and San Francisco-based singer Jos� Cort�s, whose haunting voice played both seducer and antagonizer to Leilah's enflamed protagonist.  The hypnotic percussions and twirling Spanish guitar melodies that accompanied Mr. Maldonado and Mr. Cort�s created the perfect dramatic backdrop for an unforgettable performance.

 

The evening was also an unprecedented moment for the Alumni Program, as Embruj� attracted the largest attendance for an alumni event since the alumni program was established.  After the show, what was supposed to be an intimate alumni reception that was to be held for Classes '96, '97 and '98 turned into a lively Flamenco after party, with all of the performers accompanying Leilah to greet her alumni classmates.  There were also a number of parents and LFNY staff members who found their way into the party.  After all was said and done, it was a night to remember for LFNY, its Cultural Center and the alumni program.

 

To view photos of Leilah Broukhim's Flamenco performance, please click here.

 

 

 

 

WHERE WE ARE

Julia Livi '02 

Class of '02 Alumna Julia Livi

Class of '02 alumna Julia Livi is a first-time author of a wonderful bi-lingual children's book, with fun illustrations and text all created by her.  The details that pave the road Julia traveled to become an author and illustrator could easily be made into an intriguing novel.  So, we welcome you to click on the link below to read about Julia's path to authorship.

 

To read about Julia Livi and now she became an author and illustrator, please click here.

 

 

 

 

THE LYC�E MOURNS THE PASSING OF PIERRE DE FERRY DE FONTNOUVELLE 

From left: Nicole Hirsh, Pierre de Ferry de Fontnouvelle, Anne-Ren�e de Ferry de Fontnouvelle, and Guy Wildenstein

The Lyc�e Fran�ais de New York mourns the passing of Pierre de Ferry de Fontnouvelle (1919-2014), son of the Lyc�e's founder, Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle. Pierre passed away at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland on 

October 16.


Pierre was instrumental in supporting his father's legacy at the Lyc�e, spearheading a campaign at the school in 2006 to have an historic bust of his father placed prominently in the lobby of our building. "At the threshold of the third millennium," he wrote in the 2001 inaugural issue of LFNY Magazine, "we can be certain that the school remains faithful to its tradition of humanism, while being resolutely open to the world of tomorrow".


The oldest of three children, Pierre was unable to attend the Lyc�e by the time it was founded in 1935, but the vision his father had for all Lyc�e students was very much represented in the life of Pierre, a global citizen of great humanity, curiosity and broad interests. He was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Portugal, France and the U.S. He served the U.S. and later France during World War II and had a career in both public service and business, working for the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and IT&T.  He translated over a dozen of books on myriad topics, including a biography of the French dramatist and diplomat Paul Claudel.


 
His younger brother, Charles, graduated from the Lyc�e in 1943 and served the French Army during World War II. He was killed in combat in 1944. His sister, Anne-Ren�e de Fontnouvelle Stastny, graduated from the Lyc�e in 1954 and lives in Dallas, Texas. Pierre is also survived by his son Patrick and daughter-in-law Nathalie of Boston and three beloved grandchildren - Christina, Victor and Marc.


A memorial service for Pierre was held in Washington, DC on Tuesday, October 21.

 

Donations can be made in Pierre's memory to the Lyc�e Fran�ais de New York. Please contact Ashley Kaufman at akaufman@lfny.org for more information.

 

 

 

Shopping & Cocktail ~ Vendredi 14 novembre du 19h � 22h

Achetez vos billets: https://portal.lfny.org/fall-festival-2014-cocktail 

 

Shopping & Family Day ~ Samedi 15 novembre du 10h � 16h


 

Pour faire du b�n�volat, rendez-vous sur lfny.org/fallfestivalvolunteer

 

Venez visiter notre table d'informations pendant les heures de drop-off � l'entr�e de la 76eme rue !

 

 

 


Cocktail tickets & student activities now available online!

Shopping Cocktail Party ~ Friday, November 14 from 7pm to 10pm


 
Purchase your cocktail tickets online at: https://portal.lfny.org/fall-festival-2014-cocktail

 

 

Shopping & Family Day ~ Saturday, November 15 from 10am to 4pm


 

To volunteer sign up at lfny.org/fallfestivalvolunteer


Visit us at our Fall Festival information table available at drop-off every morning in the 76th Street.

  

 

 

DONATE TO THE ANNUAL FUND


 


 

The Office of Alumni Relations would like to thank all of the alumni who helped to make this issue alumni newsletter possible. We appreciate all of your passion and dedication to the LFNY alumni program.

 

� la prochaine!

 

Claude Aska 

Director of Alumni Relations

caska@lfny.org

212-439-3867