We are having a lecture by Larry Hartstein in observance of the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. Larry will speak on The Wannssee Conference and its results. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2018 9:30 am Breakfast 10:00 am Program begins At the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center 3880 Sedgwick Ave Bronx, NY 10463 We have two breakfast sponsors, who we sincerely thank for their support. There is no charge to attend.
The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center is once again publishing its Book of Remembrance. The Book of Remembrance is available at Yom Kippur services and during the entire year in the Synagogue whenever Yizkor is recited. This Book is a dignified memorial to our departed relatives and friends and we are sure that all of our members, affiliates, and neighbors will want to inscribe the names of their departed loved ones in this Book. The charge is $10 per individual name inscribed. …
The annual Holiday Greetings issue of the Center Light will be the September 2018 issue. As before, you can (and should!) add your greetings to those of the rest of the community. We continue to offer the standard size greeting ad at $18, which allows six lines of text. This year you can get a double size ad (twice as tall) that will have up to ten lines of larger text for only $27. Lines of text count ALL lines,…
The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center held its Annual Journal Gala honoring Gary Axelbank on Sunday, June 24th. The event was held at the Riverdale K Grill House, located at 259th Street and Riverdale Ave. Attendees enjoyed a scrumptious cocktail hour followed by a lavish gala lunch and dessert. Amidst the great food and drink were a welcome speech by our President Bob Gillman, invocation by our Rabbi David Borenstein, Committee welcome by our Vice-Chair Philip Friedman, family remarks by the honoree’s…