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Upcoming events… ner of the Kosherfest Annual Culinary Competi- In recent news… On Thursday, March 3, Rav Yerachmiel Chusid, tion, Chef Wiseman has been a professional chef for A Dedication Ceremony rosh in Mir Yerushalayim, will be the fea- over 30 years. tured speaker at the Jewish Learning Center in The class will feature “Preparing a Special Beef State Senator Jack Martins recently spoke at Manalapan. He will talk about the meaning of Purim. Dinner,” giving participants the opportunity to learn a dedication program at the Nassau County Ho- The event is open to men and women and will take kitchen skills while enjoying good food. The class will locaust Memorial and Tolerance Center. The pro- place from 8:30-9:15 p.m. at 138 Pinebrook Road. take place from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at CKCA at 1407 Co- gram, “These are My People,” concerned the self- For more information visit jewishlearningcetner.org. ney Island Avenue in . All proceeds from less acts of Aristedes de Sousa Mendes during the class will benefi t children at risk in cared World War II. Mendes spearheaded a visa oper- * * * for by . ation which resulted in the saving of 30,000 ref- On March 12 at 8:30 p.m., Congregation Is- To join Chef Wiseman, contact Matthew Heren- ugees from Nazi oppression after their invasion rael of Kings Bay will host an evening of inspira- stein at [email protected] or of France. tion with the Hornosteipler Rebbe, Morde- 201-317-2000. The event featured Senator Martins, Portugese chai Twerski. Ambassador Jao Maria Cabral, Congressman Steve Rabbi Twerski is the rabbi of Congregation Ateres * * * Israel, Rabbi Jeffrey Clopper, Yad Vashem Direc- Shloime in Flatbush and is a marriage and family JRunners will hold a 5K run/walk-a-thon on tor of the Righteous Dr. Mordechai Paldiel and Luis therapist who integrates chassidic insight with for- Sunday April 3 to benefi t Our Place. Founded in Pires of Luso-Americano . mal training in family therapy. 1998, Our Place employs a multi-faceted approach to Senator Martins announced that he has arranged The event, for men and women, will take place at counseling, rehabilitating and guiding troubled Jew- for the exhibit to be shown at the Mineola Library. 3903 Nostrand Avenue (corner of Voorhies Avenue) ish youth in their return to mainstream society. Our The exhibit is open to all residents of the 7th Sena- in Brooklyn. A hot buffet will be served. The cost is Place has recently lost government funding and has torial district. $18.00 per person. For more information or reser- been forced to close three locations. The run/walk-a- vations (strongly suggested) call Jeffrey Medetsky thon will take place in Prospect Park. For more in- Cabaret Night in Great Neck at 917-803-9544 or Yaakov Jelen at 917-442-0400. formation visit ourplace5k.jrunners.org. Benefi ts Girls in Israel More than 70 people attended a February 13 * * * * * * show at the home of Herschel and Elana Flax and The Jewish Art Salon in cooperation with the On May 15th, the second annual Pars for Par- helped raise thousands of dollars for Ulpanat Dolev, Yeshiva University Museum is holding a panel kinson’s Golf Outing will take place at Terry Brae a residential school for at-risk girls in Israel. “An discussion, “Dura Europos: Then and Now – Contem- Golf Course in South Fallsburg, , with a Evening of Cabaret – My Journey Home to Isra- porary Appropriations of Biblical Themes.” Richard goal of raising $50,000 to support the work of the el Through Song” starred singer-songwriter Adina McBee, art columnist for The Jewish Press, will be Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Re- Dicker Feldman, a former resident of Great Neck one of the panel members. The discussion will take search. The Foundation is dedicated to fi nding a now living in Israel. The event was chaired by Mar- place March 14 between 6:00-7:45 p.m. at the Yeshi- cure for Parkinson s (PD), a progressive and incur- ilyn Freedman of Great Neck with support by Part- va University Museum, Kovno Room, 15 West 16th able neurological disease that affects more than ners Reaching Out to Ulpanat Dolev (PROUD) and Street in . Admission is free. Make res- fi ve million people worldwide. The 2011 golf outing One Israel Fund. ervations by March 7 to [email protected]. will honor the memory of Dr. Paul Kudowitz, who A daughter of Rabbi Henry and Rochelle Dicker was killed in a hit-and-run while accident walk- of Great Neck, Ms. Feldman’s credits include one- * * * ing home from synagogue in Englewood, N.J. this woman and theatrical musical productions and mov- Emunah of America and The Center for Ko- past December. ies. She made aliyah in 1990. sher Culinary Arts (CKCA) is jointly holding a For more information or to register, contact Debby For more information about Ulpanat Dolev, e- series of cooking classes for men on March 27. The and Lou Flancbaum at 201-862-0575, 201-663-1010, mail [email protected] or visit www.udlv. classes will be led by CKCA dean of students and [email protected] or loufl [email protected]. To do- org.il/e/. instructor, Chef Avram Wiseman. A recent win- nate, visit www.tinyurl.com/pars-for-parkinson-s. The Introduction of iYahrzeit Nunky Pty Ltd, a company based in Australia, Combating The ‘Silent Holocaust’ has brought its fi rst software application, “iYah- rzeit” to the App Store. iYahrzeit is used to calcu- A hall fi lled with more than 500 people enjoyed stitutions which ensure the survival of the Jew- late, store and remind one of important yahrzeit delightful music, an upscale dinner and beautiful ish people by giving children a high-level dates. ambience as they listened to philanthropist Sam education. The application converts the Gregorian to Hebrew Domb address the recent annual dinner of Yeshi- He related a moving story of a 10-year-old Bu- calendar and sends automatic notifi cation reminders vah Ketana of Manhattan at La Capitale. charian child whom he happened to meet at a bar on approaching dates. iYahrzeit can be linked direct- Domb believes strongly in “Yetain v’yitnu acher- mitzvah. The child told Domb that he was going ly to one’s address book so that one can contact the im – Give yourself and get to be leaving yeshiva and go- relatives of the deceased on his yarhzeit. others to give.” He urged the ing to public school because Nunky’s iYahrzeit application is available world- guests to “become participants his parents could not afford wide and can be downloaded from the App Store di- and not spectators” in the holy the tuition. Domb immediate- rectly to the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch (requires task of promulgating Torah ly promised to pay the child’s iOS 4.2 or later). and Jewish survival. tuition so that he could remain Domb, a Holocaust survi- in yeshiva. The child later sent vor whose mother was mur- him a note, which he read to dered by the Nazis when he the audience: “You made my Material for was just four years old, aids dream come true by enabling Torah education in America me to receive a Jewish edu- Community Currents by focusing on yeshivot that cation.” take Jewish children out of Domb said assimilation can public school. He said: “Hash- only be combated by education. may be submitted em gave me the money, He “The Nazis,” he said, “tried to wants me to spend it wisely.” wipe us from the face of the via e-mail to: He has donated $1,000,000 to earth. We have to prevent that a number of yeshivos and in- from happening spiritually.” [email protected] Friday, March 4, 2011 THE JEWISH PRESS  Page 33 Community Currents

On Monday night, On Motza’ei February 14, a spe- Shabbos, Feb- cial community- ruary 12, K’hal wide Torah learn- Adath Jeshur- ing and prayer un’s Rav Yis- event took place at roel Mantel the Young Israel of visited Flat- Hollis Hills-Wind- bush to deliv- sor Park in Bay- er a drashah side, l’zechus a re- and meet with fuah shelemah for a KAJ’s Brook- young mother in the lyn members neighborhood. The and friends. evening’s featured speaker was Rab- bi Benzion Shafi- er, who delivered a an inspiration- Itzi Laub, Aaron Laub and Ethan Dreifus recently hosted a breakfast for Masbia Soup Kitchen. al Torah-based lec- ture entitled, “Stop Surviving… Start Living.”

(L-R) Ethan Dreifus; Itzi Laub; Rabbi Yoel Schon- (L-R) Rabbi Shed- feld, assistant rabbi, Young Israel of Kew Gardens rowitzky of Agu- Hills; and Aaron Laub. dath Israel of Kew Kaliver Rebbe with R’ Yaniv Meirov of Chazaq. Gardens Hills, Rabbi Oelbaum of Congregation Nachlas Yitz- chok, and Alex- ander Rapaport of Masbia.

Tzvi Gluck (left) and Rabbi David Cohen, CEO of Central Hatzolah and a pillar of the Masbia network. The Skvere Rebbe visiting with the Kosover Rebbe.

Rav Shmuel Kamensky with R’ Yaniv Meirov at a High-ranking government and elected of- Lev Leachim Parlor Meeting in Queens. fi cials, rabbinic and business leaders, and nearly 1,200 guests turned out to show their support and friendship at Ohel’s (L-R) Yitzchok Schick; Rav Dovid Cohen; Elly Klein- 41st Annual Dinner at the New York Hil- man, co-chairman of Ohel’s board; Mel Zachter; Moishe ton in Manhattan. Hellman; and Harvey Kaylie.

(L-R) Jay Kestenbaum, vice president of Ohel Bais Ezra; Mark and Naomi Rubin; Renee and Dr. Yossie Jeret; and David Ja- cobson, treasurer of Ohel Bais Ezra.

(L-R) Moshe Zakheim, co-chairman of Ohel’s board of directors; David Jacobson; David Reiner, Abe Jeremias, Chaim Weisz, Yanky Jeremias, Moishe Hellman and Saul N. Friedman, Ohel vice president.