Calendar for the week of April 15, 2011

April 18-19
Relive the Passover Exodus
CHABAD OF MERRICK, located at 2083 Seneca Gate in Merrick, is holding community Seders the first night at 7:50 p.m., and the second night at 8:30 p.m. These unique Seder experiences will feature explanation and commentary based on mystical and Kabbalistic insights, humor and song. Suggested donation for the Seders is $36 per adult and $18 for children. For reservations, contact Esther at 516-833-3057 or www.ChabadJewishLife.org.

April 21-22, 24
Youth events on Chol Hamoed
YOUNG ISRAEL OF WOODMERE, located at 859 Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere, is holding an April 21 trip to Six Flags-Great Adventure, an April 22 trip to Fun Zone, and an April 24 trip to the Mets vs. Diamondbacks game at Citi Field. First ocme, first served basis. For prices and reservations, contact youth director Paul Silverstein at 516-295-5687 or psilverste@aol.com

April 23
Orthodox women’s film screening
TORAH ACADEMY FOR GIRLS, located at 444 Beach 6 Street in Far Rockaway, will be screening “The Heart that Sings” by Robin Garbose. The show begins at 10 p.m. All tickets $15. For women and girls only. For more information, contact 732-773-2713 or visit www.kolneshama.org. See front page story.

April 30 - May 1
Irena’s vow by HAFTR
HAFTR HIGH SCHOOL, located at 635 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, is holding the play Irena’s Vow in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The play is based on the true story of a Polish housekeeper who worked for a German officer while she secretly hid 12 Jewish refugees during the Second World War. The April 30 play begins at 9:30 p.m. and the May 1 play begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are $13 by reservation and $18 at the door. VIP tickets cost $25, with seats in the front rows. For reservations call 516-476-1212.

May 1
Bergen-Belsen survivor speaks
YOUNG ISRAEL OF OCEANSIDE, located at 150 Waukena Avenue in Oceanside, will have Chaim Katz, a Hungarian-born child survivor of Bergen-Belsen recount his survival in Hungarian ghettoes and this Nazi death camp, as well as his personal reflections on the Holocaust. Local shoah survivors and their children will light candles as will present a program on Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah, on Sunday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Miriam Baum Benkoe at 516-678-1585.

Sobibor uprising survivor speaks
JCC OF WEST HEMPSTEAD, located at 711 Dogwood Avenue in West Hempstead, will host Phillip Bialowitz, one of eight living survivors of the Sobibor death camp, and author of the memoir A Promise at Sobibor, will speak about his participation in the most successful death camp uprising, where approximately 200 inmates escaped, avoiding the fate of some 250,000 people who perished in this camp. The event begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 516-481-7448.

May 8
Young Israel of Woodmere Dinner
YOUNG ISRAEL OF WOODMERE will be holding its 51st Annual Shul Dinner at The Sands, located at 1395 Beech Street in Atlantic Beach. The event will honor couples Rabbi Dr. Aaron & Margie Glatt, Alan & Gloria Stern, David & Aviva Weber, and Moishe & Erica Dachs. The dinner will introduce this year’s Shul Phone Book, a detailed guide to local businesses and Jewish organizations. For more information, visit www.yiwoodmere.org/dinner/dinner.html

May 11
Shabbat: an oasis in time
CHABAD OF FIVE TOWNS, located at 74 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, is holding Oasis in Time: The Gift of Shabbat, a six-session class in partnership with the Jewish Learning Institute. The classes will explore the mystical, psychological, and cultural dimensions of Shabbat. Classes will run from 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from May 11 to June 22. To register, contact 516-295-2478 or visit www.myJLI.com.