Calendar for the week of July 22, 2011

July 23
Hipsters & Hasids exhibit
J GREENSTEIN GALLERY, located at 417 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst is hosting painter Elke Reva Sudin, who will display her portrait series Hipsters & Hasids, on daily life scenes from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. At 11 p.m. Sudin will have her second appearance, speaking about her art. Sudin is a graduate of Pratt Institute and is a member of the board of Jewish Art Salon. The public exhibit runs until July 30. For more information, contact 516-295-2931.

July 24
“Watermarks” screening
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY, located at 100 Crescent Beach Road in Glen Cove, is showing the award-winning documentary Watermarks, on the champion women swimmers of the legendary prewar Jewish sports club, Hakoah Vienna. In 1938, the Nazis shut down the club, but the swimmers all managed to flee before the war broke out. The screening costs $10 and includes light refreshments with a tour of the Center’s inspiring new multimillion-dollar interactive museum. For more information, contact Beth Taboh-Bley at 516 571-8040 ext. 104 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.

July 26
Deaf Jewish life in 1940s Europe
KINGSWAY JEWISH CENTER, located at 2810 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn is presenting a lecture by Mark Zaurov, an expert on the deaf in the holocaust. He will speak on the topic of “Deaf Jewish Life in Germany and Eastern Europe During the 1940’s.” The event is sponsored by Our Way, a program of Yachad and OU for the deaf and hard of hearing, and the Rabbi Leib Geliebter Memorial Foundation. The speaker is a fellow at the Revson Foundation Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Admission is $7. The event begins 7 p.m. For more information, contact 212-613-8234

July 29
Boardwalk Shabbat Dinner
BACH JEWISH CENTER, located at 210 Edwards Boulevard in Long Beach is holding its annual summer boardwalk dinner. Some 300 participants are expected for its Friday night rooftop Shabbat service, followed by an elegant outdoor meal on the Long Beach boardwalk. The event is led by Rabbi Eli & Beila Goodman, and Azi & Jessica Cutter. Reservations are required. The cost is $30 for adults and $20 for children. Visitors are encouraged to call Allegria Hotel for special event-related rates. For more information, contact 516-897-2473 or visit www.BachYouth.com.

Aug. 1
It’s All About Me
AGUDATH ISRAEL OF THE FIVE TOWNS, located at 508 Peninsula Boulevard in Cedarhurst, is hosting noted author Rabbi Yissocher Frand, who will speak on the topic “Narcissism: Nowadays it’s all about me.” The lecture is sponsored by Helen & Steven Greenblatt. Rabbi Frand is the Magid Shiur at Yeshivas Ner Yisral in Baltimore. The event begins at 7:55 p.m. with mincha followed by the lecture. For more information, contact 516-374-5364.

July 31
The sandwich generation
CONGREGATION ANSHEI CHESED, located at 1107 William Street in Hewlett, is holding a program on the simultaneous commitment of raising children while assisting elderly parents. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Topics include “Impact on the family and quality of life. The event is cosponsored by OU and MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care. For more information, contact 212-613-8188.

August 3
Sisterhood shidduchim
YOUNG ISRAEL OF OCEANSIDE, located at 150 Waukena Avenue, is holding its sisterhood shidduch meeting. Women are encouraged to bring with them shidduch profiles of men they seek to match. The event begins at 8 p.m. For mroe information, contact Lenore Stamm at lenore.stamm@gmail.com

Yom Iyun for women
LIDO BEACH SYNAGOGUE, located at One Fairway Road in Lido Beach is hosting a day of learning for women by women, sponsored by AMIT. The free seminar is titled “Multiple Messiahs: Understanding the true meaning of Biyat Hamashiach,” presented by Shuli Taubes. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and includes lunch. For more information, contact she Synagogue office at 516-889-9650.

Ongoing
Kindertransport Exhibit
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY, located at 100 Crescent Beach Road in Glen Cove, is hosting “The Kindertransport Journey.” This exhibit describes the experiences of the approximately 10,000 Jewish children who were brought to safety in Britain from their homes in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Most of their parents perished in the Holocaust. The exhibit runs through Aug. 30. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Suggested donation is $10.00 for adults, and $5 for students and seniors. For information and directions call 516 571-8040 ext. 100 or visit www.holocaust-nassau.org.