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Newsbriefs: February 2006

JFS receives $10,000 from Bank of America

Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley received $10,000 from Bank of America toward its Connections to Work program. This contribution allows JFSSV to give newly arrived refugees vocational English knowledge, connections to employers, and computer skills to become and remain employed.

Sweetheart Brunch

The Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center will host a Sweethearts Bagel Brunch on Sunday, Feb. 12. Indulge in bagels, spreads, fruit, danish, juices and more! Brunch to the music of professional flautist, Carol Alban. $10/members, $12/nonmembers. To register call 358-3636.

Seeking adult children of Holocaust survivors

Adult children of Holocaust survivors are invited to join the Second Generation Holocaust Survivor Association of Silicon Valley. The group holds monthly meetings with speakers, authors, movies, lectures and other events relevant to the experience of growing up as children of Holocaust survivors. Most group members come from families deeply affected by the Holocaust. Many of the members’ parents and grandparents survived concentration camps. Others survived persecution by hiding, fleeing, being deported to other countries, fighting in the resistance, or even converting to other religions.
The group is committed to carrying on the legacy of lessons learned from the Holocaust by teaching children and the community at large. Group members often celebrate holidays with each other’s families, and with members of the First Generation Survivors in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Jews of all levels of affiliation are welcome. For more information, please contact Doris Schwarz, Ph.D., co-chair Second Generation Holocaust Survivor Association of Silicon Valley, drdshwarz@aol.com, or 998-5358, ext. 4.

Chronic Pain Workshop Feb. 15

Do you suffer from chronic pain? Does it interfere with your participation in activities you enjoy? Come learn the latest information about how to manage chronic pain at a free workshop with Sophia Kim, MD., Geriatric Medicine Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine and VA Palo Alto Health Care System.

Dr. Kim will be speaking as part of the To Life! Wellness Program organized by Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley on Wed., Feb. 15, at Chai House, 814 Saint Elizabeth Drive, San Jose, from 1:30-3 p.m. For more info or to RSVP contact Avital Agam, 357-7450 or email avitala@jfssv.org.

Free health fair Feb. 23 at APJCC

The Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center will host a free health fair on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Levy Family Campus, 14855 Oka Road in Los Gatos. The health fair will feature blood pressure testing, body fat testing, computerized stress evaluation and mini pressure point massage presented by Advanced Medical Center. At noon a lecture will be given on the prevention and treatment of lower back pain. For more information, please contact Susan Sataloff at 357-7438.

Interfaith grandparenting March 5

With intermarriage rates in the Bay Area now exceeding 60 percent, the issue of how to raise Jewish children within an interfaith family is increasingly important. Shir Hadash will offer a program on interfaith grandparenting on Sunday, March 5 at 7 p.m.
The program will look at the various sides — blessings and challenges — of being an interfaith grandparent. Join Rabbi Joel Fleekop and Jean Bronstein, RN, MS at Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos, for this important program. More information is available by calling 358-1751 or visiting the congregation’s web site at www.shirhadash.org.

Klezmer Shabbat service at Shir Hadash

Congregation Shir Hadash is planning an evening of Klezmer music at its Shabbat service on Fri., Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. Composer José Antonio Bowen will be the guest conductor of the combined children’s choir (Makelah), the Shir Hadash adult choir and a group of musicians from the congregation.
The music follows the Eastern European Klezmer tradition and is expected to be lively enough to encourage dancing as well as singing.
The program, free and open to the public, will take place at Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. Call 358-1751 for info or directions or visit www.shirhadash.org.

Mar. 5 talk with kids about
prejudice

Temple Emanu-El will host a talk with an Anti-Defamation League speaker on Sun., Mar. 5, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on “How to Talk With Your Children About Prejudice.” Brunch and babysitting will be provided. Sponsored by the Temple Brotherhood and Women of Temple Emanu-El. Please RSVP to the temple at 292-0939.

Mishloach Manot for Passover

Spend an evening doing mishloach manot (“sending of gifts”) by constructing Purim baskets for isolated seniors in this community. The Silicon Valley Young Adults Division of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley is sponsoring this event on Thursday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. at the Levy Family Campus. People are needed for both assembling and delivering the Purim baskets. Baskets will be delivered through March 9. Optional $5 donation. Kosher snacks will be served. Please RSVP to info@svyad.org or call 358-3033.

Purim “Lion King” shpiel Mar. 13

“Oh, I just can’t wait to be queen!” The music is familiar, but the lyrics have a decidedly new twist. The “Circle of Life” becomes “Vashti’s Fall.” Haman sings “Hatred fills my heart tonight.” But the story of Esther, told with Disney’s Lion King accompanying it, will be center stage at Congregation Shir Hadash. Groggers will be everywhere and the Megillah will be recounted. Costumes, of course, will be encouraged and the audience will undoubtedly have an important role in the event.
Carrying on a theatrical tradition, Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy will lead a group of adult and children volunteers singing, dancing and acting their way through a “Lion King” Purim Shpiel on Monday night, March 13, at 7 p.m. All are welcome. Shir Hadash is located at 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos. Call 358-1751 for information and directions.

Science Fair at Yavneh

Yavneh Day School recently held its first annual Science-O-Rama Science Fair, thanks to the hard work and dedication of sixth grade science teacher Jonathan Fenton and many enthusiastic fifth and sixth graders.
Sponsored by the Synopsis Foundation, the fair offered students the opportunity to research, test and present an idea of their choosing.
“What’s great about the science fair is that kids can explore what catches their interest. They can create, engineer, invent,” said Fenton.
Winners were awarded in each grade level. “It was really fun,” said a fifth grade winner Gabriel Paoletti. Three other fifth graders tied for first place: Evan Weinstein, Jacob Krupp and Pierce Urban. Top honors in sixth grade went to Jacob Goldberg and Mathew Schacher. The girls held their own, taking home second prize in both grades as well as third place for sixth grade.

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