ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Free Film Showing at Greek synagogue - Our friends at Kahila Kedosha Janina invite you to attend the New York premiere of a special film on the saving of the Jews of Albania, "Rescue in Albania". The film showing will take place Kehila Kedosha Janina, 280 Broome Street, NYC i their Museum on Sunday January 31st at 2pm. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For additional information, call 516-456-9336 or visit the Kahila Kedosha Janina website at www.kkjsm.org.
About the film: Before the western borders of Modern Greece and Albania were formally set in 1913, Jews living in what was then the Ottoman Empire traded and arranged marriages, crossing the mountain passes of the Pindos Mountain range. As the tides of war brought WWII to Greece, many Jews from Ioannina were still living in what had become Albania. While their families in Ioannina (and elsewhere in Greece) would be deported and exterminated in the Nazi concentration camps, they were saved by their Muslim neighbors. "Rescue in Albania" is the story of this rarely told salvation.
Astoria Center of Israel asks you to donate urgently needed Disaster Relief Funds for victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake
January 2010.
Inspired as always by our glorious holy Jewish tradition and our magnificent generous American heritage, we offer our help to those now in desperate and urgent need as Haiti deals with overwhelming tragedy as a result of the massive earthquake on January 12th. Please click here for information about donating now. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and family members.
Astoria Center of Israel Added to National and State Registers of Historic Places, Celebrates With Historic Commemoration - On November 15th ACI proudly marked our synagogue being added to the National and State Registers of Historic Places with a program that included live music and addresses by congregation leaders, previous Rabbis, and local and national politicians. Another commemoration took place on December 15 in the office of the Queens Borough President. A longer report and photographs will be posted here soon.
Press coverage:
THREE QUEENS SYNAGOGUES NAMED AS HISTORIC PLACES
NY1 (television), December 16, 2009
- Click HERE to go to NY1's website to view this news story covering the December 15 celebration at Queens Borough Hall
ASTORIA HOUSE OF WORSHIP GRANTED LANDMARK STATUS
NY1 (television), December 6, 2009
- Click HERE to go to NY1's website to view this news story featuring interviews with our own Sydelle Diner and Rabbi Jonathan Pearl
SYNAGOGUE IN ASTORIA LANDMARKED
Astoria Times, November 19, 2009
- Click HERE to read the article in PDF format.
- Click HERE to read the web version
IN WESTERN QUEENS, NEW BLOOD RAISES HOPES FOR JEWISH REVITALIZATION
New York Jewish Week, November 17, 2009
- Click HERE to read the article in PDF format.
- Click HERE to read the web version.
Adult Bar and Bat Mitzvah Classes Continue In December and January - Rabbi Pearl will continue his series of biweekly classes for adults wishing to learn more about the meaning of and the process of becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. The next classes will be held December 19th, January 9, and January 23, 2010. Call the office for details on registration.
Shabbat Children's Program Continues in 2009/2010 - the 30-week program returned October 3 for a second year. Classes are open for students ages 3-6, 7-12, and Bar/Bat Mitzvah age. Call our office for more details.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Adult Bar / Bat Mitzvah Class
Date: Saturday January 23
Time: Following Shabbat morning services, beginning 9:30 am
Tu B'Shevat Celebration
Date: Saturday January 30
Time: Following Shabbat morning services, beginning 9:30 am
Adult Bar / Bat Mitzvah Class
Date: Saturday February 6
Time: Following Shabbat morning services, beginning 9:30 am
Lunch & Learn
Date: Saturday February 13
Time: Following Shabbat morning services, beginning 9:30 am
Adult Bar / Bat Mitzvah Class
Date: Saturday February 19
Time: Following Shabbat morning services, beginning 9:30 am
Purim Service & Megillah Reading
Date: Saturday February 27
Time: 7:00 pm
Festive Potluck Dinner & Shabbat Service
Date: Friday March 5
Time: 6:30 pm
Guest Speaker: Mr. Romi Daneil on the Topic of the Jews of India
Date: Sunday March 7
Time: To Be Determined
Blood Drive
Date: Sunday April 18
Time: To Be Determined
For complete details see our EVENTS page. |
