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Hello Hal,
Welcome to the FJMC New York Metro Region Newsletter.
In this issue, you will find the FJMC Convention, club announcements, upcoming affinity webinars, insightful articles on men's health, and exciting events happening around the region, important FJMC programs, and the latest news within the Jewish Community and around the globe.
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"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."
- Eli Weisel
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FEDERATION OF JEWISH MEN'S CLUBS
BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
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The NY Metro Region is now offering a $500 stipend to all NY Metro 2023 Convention attendees. | |
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Steven Mandel MD is Clinical Professor of Neurology at Hofstra/Northwell and adjunct Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College. He is a Member of Park Avenue Synagogue and Sutton Place Synagogue. His parents immigrated from Hungary and Czechoslovakia in the 1930’s and settled on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Click here to read Steven's entire bio!
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The 10 Most Essential Things to Do on Your (First) Visit to Philly
There’s never a shortage of awesome things to do in Philadelphia, but there are some things youse just gotta do — especially if you’ve never been to our fair city before.
Read on for the 10 most essential experiences to be had in the City of Brotherly Love.
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Snap a photo in front of the Liberty Bell
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Pose with the Rocky Statue and run up the "Rocky Steps"
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Enjoy an authentic Philly cheesesteak
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Tour Independence Hall, the birthplace of the United States
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Visit the famous LOVE sculpture
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Chow down on food from dozens of vendors at Reading Terminal Market
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Visit the awesome museums on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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Amble through the world-renowned Longwood Gardens
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Explore Philly's hip waterfront
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Dine at a critically acclaimed restaurant
Click here to read the article in its entirety!
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Attention - All Golf Members
...and foursomes
WIN A DREAM GOLF TRIP!
Raffle Online Purchase Coming Soon!
For further information, please contact
Aaron Altman at aaltman@fjmc.org
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Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert, calling him ‘one of the world’s most well known antisemites’
(JTA) — Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist who is a leading proponent of the movement to boycott Israel, has been blocked from performing in Frankfurt after the city called him “one of the world’s most well known antisemites.”
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Inspired by the story of Esther and Mordecai, Diaspora communities observed their own Purims based on stories of local resistance to antisemitism. | |
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Sarajevo Jews celebrate a second Purim. For centuries, they weren’t alone.
Many Jews around the world will have celebrated Purim in the same ways: by reading the story of the heroic Queen Esther, dressing in festive costumes and drinking alcohol.
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Affinity Groups & Webinars | |
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FJMC Financial Insights Affinity Group presents:
Historical insights into
the 2 years following a year
of severe downturn
in the market
Monday, March 13, 2022
at 8pm ET
Click here to register!
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FJMC is partnering with the Men’s Club of the Park Avenue Synagogue in NYC to bring you Dr. Maury Harris.
Maury will follow up on his previous presentations to this group. Maury will open the webinar with his economist perspectives and then we will have open discussion.
Richard Gray, Gary Smith
& Leslie Agisim
Co-Chairs
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You do not need to be an FJMC member to join.
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Israeli Haredi men had a much lower chance of dying from heart disease than their agnostic peers | |
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New study of Jewish men links heart health with religious lifestyle
A recent study may hold a clue for Jews looking to reduce their chances of dying from coronary heart disease: Start praying.
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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We welcome and encourage your participation!
FJMC offers you the opportunity to re-engage with your Jewish traditions. ALL are welcome and encouraged to join. Be part of an organization that encourages important programming.
Historically, one had to belong to an affiliated synagogue men’s club to enjoy the full benefits of the FJMC membership. Now is your opportunity to join as an individual member and receive the benefits.
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The FJMC is now offering
Individual Membership
for a very low $36 a year!
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Picture: Saxophonist Paul Shapiro is flanked by singers Eleanor Reissa on the left (holding book) and Cilla Owens on the right. | |
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March comes in with a roar of new Yiddish music
(New York Jewish Week) — As they say in the mameloshn (mother tongue), “Dos Yidish lid iz umetum.” In other words, “Yiddish song is in the air.”
This month a collection of new Yiddish songs will be performed for the first time in America at a Manhattan museum; two Brooklyn blues musicians will release their recordings of old Yiddish folk songs...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Picture: Danny Burstein, Zoë Wanamaker and Nathan Lane star in "Pictures from Home," a Broadway play about a Jewish family struggling to understand each other. | |
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Actor Danny Burstein dishes on his latest Jewish role on Broadway
(New York Jewish Week) – In “Pictures from Home,” a new Broadway play, a photographer takes on a nearly 10-year project to chronicle the lives of his aging parents...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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- The early bird deadline for Torch Award applications is fast approaching. Submit by March 15th to stay ahead and receive extra credit! We strongly encourage you to please submit your novel program and event ideas in any one of over 20 available and varied categories.
- Don't fret as the application is easy to complete! And there is no limit as to how many applications your club can submit and be awarded! Final Deadline to submit is April 27th.
- Torch Awards will be proudly presented at the FJMC International Convention June 29- July 2nd in beautiful and historic Philadelphia! And prominently featured to all at the International Convention Program Fair!
- Shine the spotlight on your Men's Club to our entire FJMC Community!
- And sharing on your novel and creative programs and events strongly benefits all of our FJMC clubs for the future!
Please visit the Torch Awards site at:
https://fjmc.org/torch-awards-overview
to learn more and submit.
And of course reach out to us for any support needed.
Thank you and in brotherhood,
Torch Award Co-Chairs:
Jonathan Brody
2023 Torch Award Co-Chair
Jbrody627@gmail.com
917-687-4069
Lester Shapiro
2023 Torch Award Co-Chair
lestershapiro@marfjmc.org
610-453-3581
Stephen Sturman
2023 Torch Award Co-Chair
hairman@hairman.net
845-313-0248
Alan Pressman
2023 Torch Award Judging Committee Chair
Ampress1@optonline.net
914-263-5432
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145 organizations have already purchased candles to Share Light for Remembrance on Yom HaShoah 2023. Order your Shoah Yellow Candles.
The last day to order Candles is Friday, March 24, 2023
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Order Shoah Yellow Candles now.
Light on Erev Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Monday, April 17, 2023
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Plainview Jewish Center
95 Floral Drive West, Plainview, NY
516-698-2220
www.plainviewjewishcenter.org
Patio Players present:
Guys and Dolls
Saturday, March 18 & March 25
At 8:15 PM
Sunday, March 19 & March 26
At 2:00 PM
Ticket Cost:
$25 in advance. $30 at the door.
Accepting cash, checks made out to PJC Men's Club
or PayPal: pjcmensclub@gmail.com
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Temple Beth El of Cedarhurst
46 Locust Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY
Phone: 516-569-2700
office@templebethelofcedarhurst.org
Men's Club Showing Four Academy Award Winning Films
From the Simon Wiesenthal Center
On selected Mondays
from January through April
All Films will be on ZOOM ONLY
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At left, The Hotel Pennsylvania, once the largest hotel in the world, in Manhattan on Feb. 8, 2023. For two decades, the building’s owner, the real-estate behemoth Vornado Realty Trust, dithered about its plans before moving. | |
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Once the world’s largest, a hotel goes ‘poof!’ before our eyes
NEW YORK — Bit by bit, floor by floor, the building that once rose 22 stories over Penn Station is shrinking before New York City’s very eyes. The black netting draped over its ever-diminishing brick is like a magician’s handkerchief; once removed, it will reveal — nothing...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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At The Movies: ‘The Automat’ and the glow of restaurant nostalgia
Any new film which features an interview with the always hilarious and candid comedy legend Mel Brooks should be seen and celebrated...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Proceeds from June Hersh's “Iconic New York Jewish Food" will benefit Met Council, the New York-based Jewish charity. | |
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The ‘iconic’ Jewish foods that make New York New York
(New York Jewish Week) — In 2004, June Hersh and her family sold the Bronx-based lighting business that her father founded almost 50 years earlier. Hersh, along with her mother, sister and their husbands, all worked there...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Leslie Gordon, president and CEO of Food Bank for New York City, and comedian Tracy Morgan pitch in at a Turkeys, Toys and More drive in the Bronx, Dec. 19, 2020. | |
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How the CEO of New York’s largest food bank is inspired by Jewish values
(New York Jewish Week) — At Food Bank for New York City, one of the largest food banks in the country, the holiday season is crucial to ensuring New Yorkers have enough food to be able to live with dignity...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Be a part of the NY Metro Region's
effort to support the
Ramah Berkshires Tikvah Fund
Supporting Campers with Special Needs
DONATE TODAY
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How much do you know about Judaism?
Perhaps the most popular Golem story concerns the creation of one of these creatures by the great author and spiritual leader Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1525-1609) to protect his people from a pogrom (a campaign against the Jews). In 1996, a children's book by David Wisniewski centered around this story won a Caldecott medal. In what city is this story set?
The answer: Prague, Czech Republic
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Exotic Jewish Communities Trivia Quiz
The Bnai Menashe claim they are descended from the biblical tribe of Menashe. Where are they from?
The Jews of Djerba, an island off the coast of Tunisia, have a special legend concerning the origin of their community. What is it?
Send in your answers!
Do you have any trivia that you would like to share for the newsletter? Please contact Lisa at assistant@fjmc.org
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Letters to the Editor
If you have an article of interest, a special event happening at your Men's Club or other news for the New York Metro Region newsletter, please forward them to Lisa Pollack at assistant@fjmc.org
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New York Metro Region
Is Seeking A Volunteer
Marketing Communications "Maestro"
- Newsletter
- Email Announcements
- Mailing Lists
- And more
Inquiries and questions, contact: Aaron Altman at aaltman@fjmc.org
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Please check out our website for the latest news around the region,
the exciting club programs and more.
New York Metro Region Newsletter edited by Lisa Pollack.
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