Arts & Leisure: General
Candy store offers frequent shopper card
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Yummy Memories in Englewood offers a shopper card that will be punched for each purchase of $20. A full card (10 punches) entitles a customer to 20 percent off their next purchase, excluding sale items. Call (201) 567-4274, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or www.yummymemories.net.
Children’s archeological dig in Woodcliff Lake
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Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley in Woodcliff Lake offers area preschoolers through fifth-graders the opportunity to recreate an Israeli archaeological excavation through “Dig the Past, An Israeli Archaelogical Experience.” The program will be at the shul on Sunday, Sept. 25. Children will work with a recreated Israeli archaeological site, complete with buried artifacts dating back to Biblical times, such as pottery vessels, coins, mosaic tiles, and jewelry, on the grounds of the temple. Under the guidance of archaeologists, children will excavate the life-size site with professional tools in search of the artifacts.
Children will be given an official Junior Archaeologist certificate at the end of their experience. The program, funded by the Leah Mactas Fund for Children, is free but reservations are required. Call (201) 391-0801.
Mitzvah clown program
Registration is open for Areyvut’s Bergen County mitzvah clown program for sixth-graders to adults. Call Daniel Rothner, founder/director, at (201) 244-6702 or www.areyvut.org.
Jewish Heritage Day at Citi Field
The 14th annual Jewish Heritage Day at Citi Field in New York City will be on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 1:10 p.m. The New York Mets will be partnering with the Jewish Community Relations Council on the day.
Pre-game entertainment and performances include the Israeli Dance Institute’s Parparim Ensemble; the What’s Up Band presenting The Shlomones; and the Ma’Nishma Choir. There will be a pre-game screening of the documentary “Holy Land Hardball” presented in conjunction with 24/6 Studios. Check http://www.mets.com/jcrc.
JCC audience argues over ‘My so-called Enemy’
Drew U. professor: Internet a factor in Israeli-Arab conflict
The political unrest that overthrew Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and empowered the opposition in other Arab countries has been called the Facebook Revolution because the opposition used Internet services like Facebook and YouTube to promote their causes and expose government crackdowns.
So The Jewish Standard asked Jonathan Golden of Drew University if the Internet is a factor in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Absolutely,” he said. “You’re seeing more Palestinians communicating with one another and trying to organize. I think they’re taking a page from the ‘Arab Spring.’ They are indeed trying to leverage the power of the Internet in order to organize.
Tenafly JCC registering for classes/private lessons
Registration is open at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly for classes. Some morning and some evening sessions are offered in the programs that are open to non-members. Among classes are beginner knitting; bridge—advanced beginner and intermediate; acrylic painting; and canasta for beginners. Call (201) 408-1456 or jcconthepalisades.org.
A Yiddish smorgasbord
Book center schedules five days of festival fare
The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass., will hold its seventh annual Paper Bridge Arts Festival from July 10 to 14.
The five-day festival features concerts, theater, workshops, author lectures, and Yiddish film. Tours of the Yiddish Book Center’s repository and exhibits will be offered Sunday at 12:30 and Monday through Thursday at 1:30. Reservations are suggested for all performances.
Throughout the festival, authors will present lectures on a range of topics and preservationists will lead workshops on capturing oral histories, writing memoirs, and archiving ephemera. Yiddish translation sessions will be held Monday and Thursday at 4:30 p.m. A schedule of events follows.
Seeking family histories
The Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project invites those visiting the center in Amherst, Mass., this summer to record their family history. The growing archive of stories provides a glimpse into the Jewish experience.
Interviews are scheduled in advance of a visit and information about how the interview will be conducted is sent. Allow 90 minutes for the interview itself and about two hours start to finish. Soon after the interview is recorded, a DVD will be available.
For examples of the oral histories visit http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/tell-your-story. To fill in a pre-interview questionnaire visit http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/Wexler-oral-history-project-questionnaire.
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