On the calendar 1-22-10

New York, NY - This February, the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, continues to present fascinating book programs with distinguished authors in Edmond J. Safra Hall. On Sunday, February 7 at 1:30 p.m. join Ari Y. Kelman as he is interviewed by editor  Harry Katz about his biography of Milt Gross, the forefather of American Jewish humor, in Is Diss A System? A Milt Gross Comic Reader (NYU Press, 2009). On Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m., author Anne Nelson will be joined by filmmaker Stefan Roloff and Museum curator Bonnie Gurewitsch for a discussion of Nelson’s book Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler (Random House, 2009). Tickets to these programs are each $5, free for members and are available online at www.mjhnyc.org or by calling the Museum box office at 646.437.4202.

East Meadow - Join the East Meadow Simcha Chapter of Hadassah for an enjoyable and beneficial afternoon. Howard Newman, comedian, fitness guru and Certified Personal Trainer will make working out fun for everyone. The event takes place at the East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front Street, on Monday, January 18,  at 12:45 PM. Please call 516-481-1294 for further information.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns is beginning a New Bereavement Support Group scheduled for eight consecutive Mondays, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., starting February 1, 2010.  Sessions will be held at Temple Israel in Lawrence, 140 Central Avenue, Lawrence.  The fee is $50.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns is beginning a New Bereavement Support Group scheduled for eight consecutive Mondays, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., starting February 1, 2010.  Sessions will be held at Temple Israel in Lawrence, 140 Central Avenue, Lawrence.  The fee is $50. Pre-registration is required.  For further information and/or to register please call 516-569-6733, ext. 209.

Bellmore - Yiddish theater is coming to Bellmore. The Hazak Chapter of the Bellmore Jewish Center has announced that it is bringing to Bellmore The Folksbiene Theatre's Traveling Troupe for a performance of "Mama's Loshn Kugel," a Yiddish musical revue with English supertitles, on Sunday, April 18, 2010, at 3 PM.  A limited number of seats are available.  Tickets are on sale now - $18 adults, $12 children 10-16 years old.  Call Ruthe at (516) 221-8570 or Bill at (516) 221-2056.

New York City - Celebrate Jewish Heritage Night with the New York Knicks. Tuesday, February 9th, Knicks vs. the Kings. Tickets are $36 for seating in the 300 level and include a Hebrew Knicks item. Visit tinyurl.com/jcrcJHN2010 and enter promo code:  JCRC. For more information contact Seth Bettan at 212.465.6516 or email seth.bettan@thegarden.com

ONGOING EVENTS

Far Rockaway - Rabbi Eytan Feiner's Machshavah Shiur in Sifrei Maharal on Chumash and Mo'adim for men and women has resumed. Tuesday evenings from 8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at Congregation Kneseth Israel, 728 Empire Ave., Far Rockaway.  For more information call (718) 327-0500 or www.whiteshul.com.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns offers "Kids Corner," a program for special needs children, on Sundays, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  A light lunch is provided.  For further information please call 516-569-6733, ext. 205.

Stony Brook - Sexual abuse and abduction prevention educational workshops. Parents for Megan's Law and The Crime Victims Center now offer age-appropriate sexual abuse and abduction prevention educational workshops for children, teens and adults. We'll come to your school or community organization. We've educated over 50,000 Long Island children and parents in public and private schools and in community organization! Call our Helpline for more information or to schedule a workshop today (631)-689-2672

Cedarhurst - The Beis Medrash of Cedarhurst holds a Flexible Morning Learning Program Mon. to Thurs. from 10:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. There are shiurim and chavrusas in Chumash, Gemara, Halacha and Chovos Halevavos. Learners may come and go as they please. The Beis Medrash of Cedarhurst is located at 504 W. Broadway (off the corner of W. Broadway and Cedarhurst Ave.) Contact Rabbi Moshe Kaufman at (718) 471-2780 moshehkaufman@gmail.com.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns has scheduled a support group, "Single and Strong," for women who are divorced or separated going through tough economic times.  The group meets Thursday mornings, from 10-11:00 a.m., at the JCC.  Pre-registration is required.  For further information and/or to register please call 569-6733, ext. 213.  This program is funded by Connect to Care, a UJA-Federation of NY initiative.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns introduces a new program, "Pizza Pals," a social skills program for children with autism, 6th to 8th grade (ages 12-14).  For further information please call 569-6733.

Cedarhurst - The JCC of the Greater Five Towns "Senior Choir" meets Tuesday mornings, at the JCC, from September through June, at 11 a.m., with Choir Master Zvi Klein.  Songs are in English, Hebrew and Yiddish. Men and women over age 60 are invited to participate.  For further information and/or to arrange an audition please call the JCC at 569-6733, ext. 222.  This program is funded in part by the William Petschek Fund through the UJA Federation of NY.