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Posted Thursday, December 27, 2012 12:00 am

HANC STUDENT WINS THE SILVER Estee Ackerman, a sixth grader at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in West Hempstead won the silver medal at the 2012 US Nationals Table Tennis Championships in the under 1700 rating event held on December 16-22 at the Las Vegas convention center. In the very exciting back and forth semi-finals at 2 games all, she trailed 2-5 in the pivotal fifth game, when her coach and international star Biba Golic called a very timely time out.She seemed to calm Estee and got her focus back, as she then won the game 11-7 and match 3-2. However in the finals she lost 3-1 to Benjamin Lam of CA. In the under 1600 rating event she advanced to the round of 16, when she had a “Shabbos over Sports” moment, as the next match was to take place friday night.Instead of playing, she had to withdraw from the event as tournament officials would not reschedule it for after shabbos. In the under 1800’s she lost 3 games to 2, 11-9 in the fifth in the round of 16 in a very close match.Ackerman is sponsored by the Killerspin Table Tennis Company who provided her with support and encouragement during the events.Her brother Akiva, a ninth grader at DRS high school in Woodmere, NY also competed in eight events, with his best results coming in the under 4200 rating doubles event, where he and partner Sharon Alguetti(#1 ranked 10 year old in Israel) now living in New Jersey, lost 3-2 in the quarterfinals.The Ackerman’s were the only orthodox players out of the over 800 who came from all over the country for the event.They were hosted by Rabbi Mendy Levine of the Ahavas Torah Center in Henderson,Nevada.

Dec 29

Concert

Backstage Lounge,

Woodmere

RETROFEST 33, Paying Tribute to the Bands that Played the Fillmore West in the Late 60’s - Early 70’s To Benefit Respond and Rebuild’s efforts to Help the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy, One Family at a Time. Sponsored by Long Island Builders, LLC

Organized by Avi ( Allan) Spielman of Retrofestival.Org Retrofest 33 will celebrate the music that made the Fillmore West famous in the late 60’s early 70’s $10 donation at the door. Every dollar raised will benefit the cleanup efforts of Respond & Rebuild in the Rockaways as they assist the victims of hurricane Sandy Donation checks should be made out to Respond & Rebuild.

Respond & Rebuild is a group of disaster response volunteers who came together to help in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. They use their experience as relief workers and skills in the construction trades to coordinate immediate and effective response to disaster and aid in the long term rebuilding process. They have partnered with Occupy Sandy to share skills and resources as well. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, they have been pumping out, cleaning out, gutting out, and removing/preventing mold in hurricane-affected communities. They also coordinate training sessions so a larger number of people can provide fast and effective relief, while they build our capacity to assist in long-term recovery efforts.

About the Headliner:

Godfrey Townsend is a New York based musician who has worked with many of rock music’s most influential names. In the past decade alone, he has performed nationwide with: John Entwistle, bass guitarist of The Who ; Jack Bruce, bass guitarist/vocalist of Cream; Dave Mason, guitarist/vocalist of Traffic; Alan Parsons, producer/engineer/recording artist

For additional information on Retrofest 33, please visit www.retrofestival.org, or respondandrebuild.org

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Contact: Avi Spielman 917-583-2505

Show is from 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. Backstage Lounge is located at Woodmere Lanes at 948 Broadway, Woodmere.

Dec 30

Guest Speaker and Breakfast

Lawrence

Congregation Beth Sholom

Elana Stein Hain

Community Scholar, Lincoln Square Synagogue.

Adjunct Professor at NYU & has served on the