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OPEN MEETING
March 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM
Hamilton Free Public Library
Rabbi Eric Wisnia
“Lincoln and the Jews”
BNC TRI-COUNTY CHAPTER
WINTER 2016
MISSION STATEMENT Brandeis National Committee is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to Brandeis
University, a distinguished liberal arts and research university founded by the American Jewish community. Its membership is connected to the University through fundraising and through activities that reflect the values on which the University was founded: academic excellence,
social justice, non-sectarianism and service to community.
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OFFICERS CO-PRESIDENTS Helen Ciangiulli Claire Heller
609-424-0602 609-208-1829
[email protected] [email protected]
CO-VICE PRESIDENTS Barbara Lavine OPEN
609-883-2854
CO-TREASURERS Barbara Gordon Janet Liebowitz
609-259-5373 609-259-6485
[email protected] [email protected]
RECORDING SECRETARY Barbara Schuman
609-208-2116
FINANCIAL SECRETARIES Bobbi Dickens Amy Lerner
609-259-0089 609-918-0232
[email protected] [email protected]
BOARD MEMBERS CIO (Chief information Officer) Iris Adirim
609-259-0176
COMMUNITY SERVICE Carol Golden
609-259-8485
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Cecelia Weisenberg
732-605-1368
HISTORIAN Iris Adirim
609-259-0176
MEMBERSHIP Melanie Satran
609-208-2126
BULLETIN Elinor Gross
609-208-1409
OPEN MEETINGS Lynn Michel Lisa Rothman
609-298-1688 609-324-3595
[email protected] [email protected]
BNC TRI-COUNTY CHAPTER OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 2015 - 2017
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2005-2007 Bea Handler
Charlotte Levitan
2007-2009 Marilyn blankman
Elinor gross
2009-2011 Sherry fingerman
Judy horowitz
2011-2013 Elaine citron
Lois gutterman
2013-2015 Sheila Davidow
Felicia Mashin
BOARD MEMBERS (CONTINUED) PUBLICITY Betty Krams
609-259-1394
FUND RAISING/ SPECIAL EVENTS Lois Gutterman Regina King Carole Kwitkin
609-208-2896 609-208-9833 609-223-0432
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
STUDY GROUPS Regina King Donna Levinston
609-208-9833 609-259-0255
[email protected] [email protected]
TRIBUTE CARDS Rona Altman Freda Pollack
609-443-6539 609-259-6184
[email protected] [email protected]
NOMINATING COMMITTEE Sheila Davidow Felicia Mashin
609-406-0343 609-259-4051
[email protected] [email protected]
Past Presidents
REACHING YOU Let us know if your address, e-mail or phone numbers have been changed. We would like to provide all our members with up-to-date information so that they can be in touch with each other. Send any changes to:
Melanie Satran
609-208-2126
NEED A RIDE? Car Pooling Transportation Questions
Sharon Sternbach 609-448-4183 Village Grande, W. Windsor NJ
Janet Liebowitz 609-259-6485 Four Seasons, Allentown NJ
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MEET THE SPEAKER Rabbi Eric Wisnia “Lincoln and the Jews” March 15, 2016 Hamilton Free Public Library 2:00 PM Rabbi Eric Wisnia of Congregation Beth Chiam, West Windsor, an avid Civil War buff, will speak on “Lincoln and the Jews”.
Our wonderful Study Group Committee is always open to suggestions for new and exciting ideas. If you have knowledge of a subject and would like to share it with our membership please contact either of us and we’ll be sure it gets to the right person. Hoping your winter is short and mild. Helen Ciangiulli Claire Heller Co-Presidents
Dear Friends, We hope that you all had a wonderful summer and early fall. As we head into the dark days of winter, you will find that our bulletin has many bright spots for you. From Lunch and Learns to interesting films to a museum visit in late March, we think you’ll find that this bulletin will liven up your winter. Our Chapter won an award this year for lowest expense/income ratio in the Region. BNC has launched a new Scholarship Campaign. Since its inception in 1948, the Brandeis National Committee has worked with Brandeis to support University initiatives. Today, increasing funding for scholarship assistance for students is Brandeis’ top priority. As higher education costs continue to climb, today’s students have a greater need for financial assistance. About 2 in every 3 Brandeis students receive some form of financial aid. Over the course of our Presidency we will explore options for raising funds for this Campaign. Please remember you may order tributes and condolence cards from our BNC book fund. Contact Rona Altman or Freda Pollack. Their numbers are under Tribute Cards in the bulletin.
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Book Fund
From To Occasion Lisa Rothman Helen Ciagiulli Becoming President of Tri County BNC
Amy Fisher
Jane Lanza
Rudi Levin
Susan Roma
Aviva Weinberg
Hope Weitz
Cheryl Wexler
DONATIONS $5 Book Fund Donation $10 Book Fund Donation $18 Louis D. Brandeis Tribute $25 Sustaining the Mind $35 Donation toward Learned Research Journal – bookplate in Leatherette cover $55 Donation to Medical Science Journal – bookplate placed in Brandeis Journal $110 Donation to Special Book Collection – bookplate in Leatherette album
To place an order call: Freda Pollack 609-259-6184
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT This year, after working with Homefront for the past several years, our Tri-County chapter decided to take on a new community service project. We heard about the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen through Elaine Szul. She told us that she and her friends have been making back packs for these children for some time now, filled with items such as pens, pencils, highlighters, crayons, notebooks, scissors, glue, etc. Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen is located on Perry Street in center city, Trenton, and it is in a very economically depressed area. These children are in desperate need of these school supplies. With typical Brandeis dedication, our members worked individually or in groups, and we donated over twenty filled back packs to these children. I would like to thank everyone who worked on this project. Let’s hope that these school supplies will help the children have a good start in the school year ahead.
TOY DRIVE
For the next phase of our community service project, we will now be initiating a toy drive for the same children who are connected to the Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen in Trenton for whom we collected backpacks. We need new, unwrapped toys for children from infancy through thirteen years of age, with an emphasis on the younger children. It was suggested to me by Elaine Szul that if you were to buy a baby doll to make it a black one as the children we are giving these dolls would better identify with a black doll. In FSUF, you should drop off the toys at the home of Elaine Szul, 14 Georgetown Court. In Village Grande, Sharon Sternbach at 107 Rainflower Lane has graciously offered to be the drop off point. Also, all members can drop toys off at any of our study groups, book club meetings or any other Brandeis event. If I am in attendance, I will take the toys. If I’m not there, I would need someone to take them to their home for me and I will then pick them up from there. TOY DRIVE DROP-OFF DEADLINE IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 14th. I do so appreciate, in advance, your help and generosity with this project and look forward to making this a very successful toy drive. These children desperately need our help. Thank you. Carol Golden Community Service Chairman 609-259-8485 38 Betsy Ross Drive Allentown, NJ 08501
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Lunch & Learn: Faces of Genius – Jewish American Nobel Prize Winners in Science and Medicine Hear the story of Nobel prize winners of Jewish heritage as told by members of the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County. They will relate the story of the scientists’ efforts in reaching their ultimate success.
Contact: Telephone: Date: SNOW DATE: Time: Cost:
Bea Handler 609-223-2514 Monday, January 4, 2016 MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 Noon $12.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
Art & Architecture : ”Artists of the 20th Century: Piet Mondrian ” “The pioneering painting of Dutch abstract expressionist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) is the focus of this documentary. Known for a reduced color palette and strikingly original geometric designs, Mondrian gradually formulated a non-objective Neo-Plastic style that extended well beyond painting and influenced sculpture, architecture and even industrial design.” Elaine Citron, a watercolor painter, will lead the discussion.
Hostess: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Elaine Citron 609-259-5574 Thursday, January 7, 2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
3Ds: Documentary, Discussion, Drinks: Film-Harry Belafonte. Sing Your Song
“Hoping to inspire a new generation of activists, entertainer Harry Belafonte allows director Susanne Rostock intimate access to his life to document his many decades as a performer and as a tireless advocate for human rights around the world.”
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Melaine Satran 609-208-2126 Monday, January 11, 2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
STUDY GROUPS
Study groups are filled in the order in which we receive your registration. Remember to notify your hostess
if you cannot attend your registered event.
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Lunch & Learn: Shanghai Ghetto See the film and hear the real life from Henry Meisel, a Holocaust survivor. Henry will take us from the terrors of Kristalnacht to a childhood in the Shanghai ghetto, to Israel, and his trials and adventures before finally reaching the U.S. His story is one of fortitude and survival from Hitler's Germany to the present.
Contact: Telephone: Date: SNOW DATE: Time: Cost:
Bea Handler 609-223-2514 Friday, January 15, 2016 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 Noon $12.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
Book Club: The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman “Growing up on idyllic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris. Rachel’s mother, a pillar of their small refugee community of Jews who escaped the Inquisition, has never forgiven her daughter for being a difficult girl who refuses to live by the rules. Growing up, Rachel’s salvation is their maid Adelle’s belief in her strengths, and her deep, life-long friendship with Jestine, Adelle’s daughter. But Rachel’s life is not her own. She is married off to a widower with three children to save her father’s business. When her husband dies suddenly and his handsome, much younger nephew, Frédérick, arrives from France to settle the estate, Rachel seizes her own life story, beginning a defiant, passionate love affair that sparks a scandal that affects all of her family, including her favorite son, who will become one of the greatest artists of France.” (Camille Pissarro
Film: Hava Nagila:The Movie “Morphing from Hasidic prayer to party staple, ‘Hava Nagila’ carries with it more than a century of Jewish culture -- all of it captured here. Everyone from Harry Belafonte to Leonard Nimoy weighs in on the song as the filmmakers chart its evolution. ”
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Melaine Satran 609-208-2126 Friday, January 29, 2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Helen Cianguilli 609-424-0602 Wednesday: January 20, 2016 February 17, 2016 March 16, 2016 1:30 PM 3 for $9.00
Hostess: Address: Telephone: Limit:
Barbara Marcus (first meeting) 353 Blanketflower Lane Princeton Junction NJ 609-371-0805 20 People
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Art & Architecture: Edgar Degas The Impressionist “Best known for his (often asymmetrical) paintings of ballerinas, racecourses and café life, French artist Edgar Degas worked in a variety of mediums, including bronze sculpture. His innovative insight into movement and the harmony of line and contour made him stand out from other 19th century Impressionist painters. This fascinating documentary explores Degas' life and works, with art experts providing analysis of his oeuvre.” Elaine Citron, a watercolor painter, will lead the discussion
Hostess: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Elaine Citron 609-259-5574 Thursday, Febuary 4, 2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
3Ds: Documentary, Discussion, Drinks: Film - Iris
“At 93, fashion legend Iris Apfel is clearly still at the top of her game -- supervising the dress selections for a tour, advising models and negotiating with buyers -- in this affectionate documentary by Albert Maysles, himself an octogenarian.”
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Melanie Satran 609-208-2126 Monday, Febuary 8, 2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Come test your talents at chocolate making. Learn how to hand paint chocolates using the finest homemade chocolate. Learn to dip and decorate strawberries, pretzels and much more. Take home your finished products and impress your friends and families.
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Regina King 609-208-9833 Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:30 AM $ 30.00
Address: Minimum Maximum
One Sweet Ride S. Main Street Allentown, NJ 08501 6 People 12 People
Film: Little Ashes “This evocative film explores the relationship between two of the 20th century's most notable Spanish artists: poet Federico García Lorca and surrealist Salvador Dalí. Along with filmmaker Luis Buñuel, they take the country by storm. ”
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Melaine Satran 609-208-2126 Tuesday, February 23, 2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
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An Afternoon Filled with Trivia:
Come join us for an afternoon of fun and laughter. How much do you know about old movies, dog breeds, famous bridges? Are you a “maven” on exotic fruits, National Parks, literature? You will be amazed at the enormous capacity of the human brain to retain minutiae and trivia.. Come and show off your enormous capacity. Sign –up as a team or we will form teams for you. We promise a fun time will be had by all.
Contact:
Telephone:
Date:
Time:
Cost:
Melanie Satran 609-208-2126 Barbara Schuman 609-208-2116 Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:30 $6.00
Address:
Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building
70 Route 526
Allentown, NJ
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Film: Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
“In this intense courtroom drama, Viviane Amsalem faces an uphill five-year battle as she seeks a divorce f
rom her intractable spouse, who opposes the dissolution of the marriage -- and holds all the cards under Israeli law.”
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Melanie Satran 609-208-2126 Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
Lunch & Learn: Behind the Scenes of Runway and Fashion Week Join us for a (bring your own lunch) lunch and learn as Barbara Berman, President of BB’s Backstage, gives us some fascinating insight into the very popular reality show Project Runway and NY’s famous Fashion Week. Barbara will also share some of her experiences as a dresser for many Broadway shows and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Barbara’s company provides all the dressers for the parade and Fashion Week. This is sure to be a fascinating presentation.
Contact:
Telephone:
Date:
Time:
Cost:
Barb Marcus
609-371-0805
Friday, March 11, 2016
12:00 PM
$12.00
Address:
Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building
70 Route 526
Allentown NJ
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Art & Architecture: The Universe of Keith Haring
“Filmmaker Christina Clausen's admiring documentary explores the remarkable life and works of pop artist Keith Haring through archival footage, audio excerpts from Haring and interviews with Madonna, Yoko Ono and many others. Clausen chronicles Haring's life from his early years through the 1980s as he rocketed to fame with solo exhibitions, collaborations and public works, leaving behind a prolific legacy.” Elaine Citron,a watercolor painter will lead this discussion
Hostess: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost;
Elaine Citron 609-259-5574 Thursday, March 17 ,2016 1:30 PM $6.00
Address: Limit:
Allentown First Aid Building 70 Route 526 Allentown NJ None
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LOOKING FOR PC USERS COMFORTABLE WITH MICROSOFT WORD TO WORK ON THIS BULLETIN TRAINING AVAILABLE WORK AT HOME AT YOUR CONVENIENCE
CALL OR EMAIL IMMEDIATELY! ELINOR GROSS 609-208-1409 [email protected]
“Icons of American Culture: The History of New Jersey Diners” From greasy spoon to gourmet, New Jersey has it all when it comes to diners. Come explore the history of this unique dining experience that began in 1910 with a lunch wagon in Bayonne. Stainless steel, neon signs and menus that go on for days are hallmarks of this classic called the New Jersey Diner.
Contact: Telephone: Date: Time: Cost:
Regina King 609-208-9833 Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:30 AM $10.00 (lunch additional)
Address: Limit
Cornelius Low House/Middlesex Co. Museum 1225 River Road Piscataway NJ 25 People
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January 2016
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 New Year’s Day
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3 4 Lunch & Learn “Faces of Genius” Noon
5 6 7 Art & Architecture Movie: Piet Mondrian 1:30 PM
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10 11 3Ds: Harry Belafonte “Sing Your Song” 1:30 PM
12 13 14 15 Lunch & Learn: “Shanghai Ghetto” Noon
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17 18 Martin Luther King Day
19 Board Meeting 10:00 AM
20 Book Club: “The Marriage of Opposites” 1:30 PM
21 22 23
24 25 SNOW DATE
Lunch & Learn: “Faces of Genius”
Noon
26 27 28 29 Film: “Hava Nagila” 1:30 PM
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February 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 Art & Architechture Edgar Degas 1:30 PM
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7 8 3Ds: “Iris” 1:30 PM
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SNOW DATE unch & Learn: Film “Shanghai Ghetto”
Noon
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14 Valentine’s Day
15 President’s Day
16 Board Meeting 10:00 AM
17 Book Club 1:30 PM
18 Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate 10:30 AM
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21 22 23 Film: “Little Ashes” 1:30 PM
24 25 An Afternoon Filled with Trivia 1:30 PM
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28 29
March 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 Film: “Gett” 1:30 PM
11 Lunch & Learn: “Behind the Scenes” Noon
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13 14 15 Board Meeting 1000 AM Open Meeting 2:00 PM
16 Book Club 1:30 PM
17 Art & Architecture Movie: “The Universe of Keith Haring” 1:30 PM
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20 21 22 The History of NJ Diners 10:30 AM
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Study Groups and Trips Date Limit Cost Total
Lunch & Learn: “Faces of Genius-Jewish American Nobelists” Monday, January 4, 2016 None $12.00
Art & Architecture: “Artists of the 20th Century: Piet Mondrian” Thursday, January 7, 2016 None $6.00
3Ds – Harry Belafonte: “Sing Your Song” Monday, January 11, 2016 None $6.00
Lunch & Learn: “Shanghai Ghetto” Friday, January 15, 2016 None $12.00
Book Club: “The Marriage of Opposites” Wednesdays, January 20, February 17, March 16, 2016
20 $9.00 For 3
Film: “Hava Nagila: The Movie” Friday, January 29, 2016 None $6.00
Art & Architecture: The Impressionist Edgar Degas Thursday, February 4, 2016 None $6.00
3Ds: “Iris” Monday, February 8, 2016 None $6.00
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Thursday, February 18, 2016 12 $30.00
Film: “Little Ashes” Tuesday, February 23, 2016 None $6.00
An Afternoon Filled with Trivia Thursday, February 25, 2016 None $6.00
Film: “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” Thursday, March 10, 2016 None $6.00
Lunch & Learn: Behind the Scenes of Project Runway & Fashion Week
Friday, March 11, 2016 None $12.00
Art & Architecture: The Universe of Keith Haring Thursday, March 17, 2016 None $6.00
“Icons of American Culture: The History of New Jersey Diners” Tuesday, March 22, 2016 25 $10.00 + Lunch
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REGISTRATION
STUDY GROUPS & TRIPS JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 2016
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 5, 2015
Notify Your Hostess/Contact If You CANNOT
Attend Your Registered Event
Make Checks Payable to BNC-Tri-County Mail to:
Amy Lerner 15 Grande Boulevard West Windsor NJ 08550 MAKE A COPY OF THIS FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS
Need a ride? Call Sharon Sternbach 448-4183 or Janet Liebowitz 609-259-6485 Name: ____________________________________Home Phone: _________________________ Cell_______________________ Address___________________________________E-Mail_______________________________________ Total_______________