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Newsbriefs: April 2004
Yavneh students win academic chess match
A team of four students from Yavneh Day School — Aaron Ammerman, Micah Ammerman, Benjamin Hendel, and Sagee Moyal — recently took the prize for best private school in a regional academic chess championship. In addition, Sagee took first in section and Ben took second in section. One hundred seventeen players representing 41 Silicon Valley schools participated in the competition. Team scores were calculated by adding the points awarded to each member. The win was doubly impressive as some competing teams had five members contributing to their point total. The Yavneh team received a trophy engraved with their names, and each student received a medallion to commemorate their victory.
Yavneh Day School benefit drawing
Yavneh Day School will hold a Spring Benefit Drawing. The winner will receive either a year’s free tuition or a substantial cash prize. Parents and other volunteers will begin selling the $100 tickets on March 30. The drawing will take place this spring. The fundraiser benefits tuition assistance at the school to support Yavneh’s philosophy that every child who wants a Jewish education should be able to receive one. For tickets or more information please contact Fran Smith at 293-4334 or fsmith@aol.com.
Sinai Nursery School ‘All About Israel’ class
Just in time for Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Sinai Nursery School is offering an “All About Israel” enrichment class for children ages 2.5 to 5, from March through May. Children will explore Israel through ethnic cooking, folk dancing, Hebrew, and “travel” to Israeli landmarks. Classes meet on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. for 45 minutes, with after-program care available until 3 p.m. Children may sign up for a full session or on a class-by-class basis. For more information, please call Sinai Nursery School Director Tsilla Brafman at 264-8486.
County holds Holocaust Remembrance ceremony
The County of Santa Clara will host a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony on April 20, from 3:45 to 5 p.m., at the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding Street in San Jose at the Board of Supervisors Chambers on the first floor. The event commemorates Yom Hashoah, the day established to remember the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust. Supervisor Pete McHugh and Sara Levy of the National Conference for Community and Justice will host the ceremony, along with Holocaust survivors and the El Camino Youth Symphony Ensemble. This year’s ceremony entitled, “An Unfinished Story: Keeping Hope and Culture Alive,” will feature readings from the Diary of Anne Frank by third generation family members of Holocaust survivors.
JFS begins e-mail newsletter
Jewish Family Service has begun an e-mail newsletter entitled “JFS Happenings.” “JFS Happenings” will serve to inform the Jewish community of classes, events, groups and other activities available to them. Don’t be left out! Find out about informative and supportive programs by contacting Mindy S. Berkowitz, JFS executive director, at mindyb@jfssv.org.
Jewish film festival seeks volunteers
The San Jose Jewish Film Festival is seeking volunteers to help plan its 2004 festival. The festival committee is an active, diverse group of people who love film. Volunteer opportunities include film search and programming, publicity/marketing, advertising and grants/sponsorship and expansion efforts. In 2003, over 3,300 individuals attended 22 screenings. For more information on volunteering contact Fagie Rosen at 358-5905 or email info@sjjff.com.
Integrity speaker to keynote women of Temple Emanu-El luncheon
On Thursday, May 13, the Women of Temple Emanu-El will hold their annual donor luncheon at 11:30 a.m., at La Rinconada Country Club, 14595 Clear View Drive in Los Gatos. Jim Bracher, founder of the Bracher Center for Integrity in Leadership, will speak. Jim will address the question of restoring integrity in our own lives by focusing on questions that are of greatest importance to us. He has spent more than three decades advising individuals and organizations, is an ordained clergyman, and the co-author (with Dan Halloran) of “Integrity Matters,” which will be available in May. Ruth Krandel will host the reception; Marcia Riggio will host the luncheon to follow. This event is open to the public, with a minimum donation of $54. All proceeds support the Women of Temple Emanu-El. For more information, please contact the temple office at 292-0939.
County holds Israel cultural day
Santa Clara County will host its first-ever Israel Cultural Awareness Day at the Santa Clara County Building at 70 West Hedding Street in San Jose on Tuesday, May 4. The 2-hour cultural awareness celebration will begin at 12 noon with the raising of the Israeli flag over the County building.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, spurred by Supervisor Pete McHugh, invites the community to learn and engage in the life and culture of Israel.
The event will include music, dancing, information tables, and speakers. Speakers will discuss the cross-pollination between Israel and Silicon Valley high-tech industries in electronics, computer technologies, software, biotechnology, physical and life sciences, education and more.
Community Yom Hashoah event at Beth David
The annual community observance of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) will take place on Sunday, April 18, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. The event will begin with an educational session, featuring survivor testimonies and other learning experiences about the Holocaust. A service to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust will follow. A community choir will take part in the service. If you like to sing and have had some choir experience, please contact Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy at Congregation Shir Hadash, 358-1751 x8, or cantor@shirhadash.org.
APJCC launches new website
The Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center has launched a new version of its website, complete with news updates and class listings for seniors, adults, teens, children and babies. APJCC preschool parents can find calendar information and scheduling on the site, too. The address is sanjosejcc.org.
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