Archive: May 2024

TBA – Yom HaShoah Service and Speaker (Multi-Access)

Posted on May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Our powerful and moving Yom HaShoah service will feature a presentation by Holocaust survivor, Aron Krell. Born in Lodz, Poland, the Nazis forcibly resettled him and his family into the Lodz Ghetto. He lived in the Lodz Ghetto from its inception on April 1, 1940 until its liquidation on August 28, 1944. When the ghetto […]

Yom HaShoah

Posted on May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 @ All Day –

County Wide Yom Hashoah Commemoration

Posted on May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm –

JCCMW – Spousal Bereavement Group

Posted on May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – It’s devastating to lose a beloved life partner. Our spousal-loss bereavement support group is designed to provide participants with a supportive environment in which to understand the impact of grief, connect with others, and begin to look toward the future with purpose and meaning. Event Series: $120 Members: $80 Learn more and register here The […]

Westchester Jewish Council Government Roundtable with NYSN

Posted on May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Zoom Presentation

HHREC – Memory Keepers Story Hour: A Talk With Authors of “A Blessing, Not a Burden” Book

Posted on May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Authors Dr. Alex Kor and Graham Honaker will appear on the HHREC Memory Keepers Story Hour to talk about their recently published book A Blessing, Not a Burden. The book chronicles the lives of Dr. Kor’s parents Eva and Mickey Kor as they managed to survive the unimaginable horrors of life in a concentration camp during […]

JCCMW – Capturing the SPARK of Robin Williams: Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Posted on May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – We invite you to join us for a special viewing of the film SPARK: Robin Williams and His Battle with Lewy Body Dementia. SPARK is a 45-minute educational adaptation of the documentary Robin’s Wish, produced by Lewy Body Disease Association, which delves into the life of Robin Williams and his courageous battle with LBD, a complex and often […]

Westchester Jewish Council Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards

Posted on May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Register here – https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/vn2ev9z. Join us as we celebrate our Jewish community’s outstanding volunteers. Free and open to all. If you would like to make a donation in recognition of an award recipient and/or the work of the Council, we will include congratulatory messages in the program that will be available at the event and […]

YINR – Initiative for Jewish Studies to Bring Dr. Nora Rubel via Zoom

Posted on May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024 @ 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm – Women’s Initiative for Jewish Studies (WIJS) at the Young Israel of New Rochelle is proud to present Dr. Nora Rubel on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 @ 8:15 pm (ET) on Zoom.  Rubel will be the eighth and final speaker of the 2023-2024 season in the monthly scholarly programming offered by WIJS at YINR. Dr. Rubel’s lecture […]

JCCMW – Art Talk & Photography Workshop with Israeli Artist Hadassa Goldvicht

Posted on May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – We are thrilled to welcome Israeli artist Hadassa Goldvicht to the JCCMW to share her work and discuss her latest project at the JCCMW, a site-specific artwork that will offer opportunities for reflection, expression, and non-traditional forms of prayer during these challenging times. Following the talk, Hadassa will guide a photography workshop in which participants will […]