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Shabbat Dinner: Purim Style

Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

Welcome in Shabbat and honor Purim – the joyous Jewish festival – with dinner, wine, and holiday treats! Come in costume or pick up a mask upon arrival, to show off your inner Esther as we celebrate the saving of the Jews from evil Haman’s plot! We will be sharing stories of strong women across […]

Partners with the Community: The Last of the Seven by Steven Hartov

Temple Beth Israel 1 Temple Drive, Port Washington, NY, United States

A spellbinding novel of World War II based on the little-known history of the X Troop — a team of European Jews who escaped the continent only to join the British Army and return home to exact their revenge on Hitler’s military.

Partners with the Community: The Night Travelers by Lucas Correa

Melville Jewish Center 2600 New York Avenue, Melville, NY, United States

Four generations of women experience love, loss, war, and hope from the rise of Nazism to the Cuban Revolution and finally, the fall of the Berlin Wall in this sweeping novel.

Author Breakfast: Overture of Hope by Isabel Vincent

Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

Vincent, a New York Post investigative journalist recovers the story of two British sisters who masterminded a plan to spirit dozens of Jewish stars and personnel of the German and Austrian opera to England and save them from a terrible fate under the Third Reich. $60

Café V55: Kosher Wine Tasting

Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

Learn all about kosher wine while tasting varieties you can serve at your Passover Seder! Wine will also be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds will go towards our Israel Emergency Fund. $10 members / $20 nonmembers