Oct 24-Nov 2 AFSI Chizuk Mission to Israel

1751 Second Ave, New York, NY 10128

Tel: 212-828-2424; Fax: 212-828-1717; afsi@rcn.com; www.afsi.org

Contact: Helen Freedman, Executive Director

August 30, 2010

 

INVITATION TO JOIN AMERICANS FOR A SAFE ISRAEL FOR SHABBAT CHAYE SARAH IN HEBRON – AND ANOTHER UNIQUE CHIZUK MISSION TO ISRAEL – OCT. 24-NOV. 2, 2010

 

            As AFSI has done since 1994, we are once again sponsoring a unique trip to Israel that enables participants to see the real Israel. In addition to the wonderful sights, sounds, and smells of Israel that are available to all tourists, AFSI's missions incorporate visiting the places, and meeting the people on the ground in Israel who are making the difference in preserving the heritage of the Jewish people.

            AFSI's belief in a whole Israel, "yisrael shlayma", takes people to Sderot, to the new communities of the displaced persons from Gush Katif, to Nir Oz, Yevul, and the Haluzia desert, and to Israel's Grand Canyon, the Machtesh Ramon. The mission will travel to the Negev, to the Hebron hills, to Kiryat Arba and Hebron. Experiencing Chaye Sarah in the Isaac Hall at the Ma'arat HaMachpela is described as a life-changing experience for many. Visiting the Temple Mount in Yerushalayim, and touring east Jerusalem are essential parts of the mission, as is a tour of the Shomron communities. Meetings with the lay leadership as well as Knesset members and IDF personalities are all part of the experience. Expert guides and local guides accompany the group at all times.

            Participants make their own flight arrangements, planning to meet the group on Monday morning, Oct. 25, 8 AM, at Ben Gurion airport in Israel. Most people arrange to fly from Newark on El Al's 2:15 flight. For information regarding the cost for the land portion of the trip, which includes guides, transportation, entrance fees, hotels, all breakfasts, most dinners, and some lunches, please contact AFSI: 212-828-2424; afsi@rcn.com. Deposits are due immediately with full payment by Oct. 4, 2010.

March 2011 Holocaust Study Trip to Germany, Austria and The Netherlands

NEWS from HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON     2011 Holocaust Study Trip Scheduled for Germany, Austria and The Netherlands HOUSTON, TX (Aug. 30, 2010) - Holocaust Museum Houston will host an affordable, educational tour of Germany, Austria and The Netherlands next March for docents, volunteers and friends of the Museum. The tour runs from March 12 to March 24, 2011, but registration is required by Dec. 15, 2010. The trip will focus on Western Europe and the narratives of Holocaust history and memory and will provide in-depth explorations of Holocaust history, suited to those interested in studying and experiencing authentic sites of the Holocaust era.   The trip will begin in the city where the Nazis rose to power, Munich, Germany. Participants will explore Munich's history through its landscape, architecture and historic sites, learning the storied history of these structures and spaces. From Munich, participants will take a one-day excursion to Austria to visit Mauthausen and Salzburg and then return to Germany to continue explorations there before heading to The Netherlands. Chaja Verveer - a child survivor, HMH Board member and commissioner of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission - will travel with the group, offering a very personal and unique experience to her fellow travellers. The cost for the escorted motorcoach tour is $3,750 per person based on double occupancy. Insurance and airfare are additional. For more information about the trip, download the trip itinerary at www.hmh.org under the "Education" tab or e-mail education@hmh.org. Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims and honoring the survivors' legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, the Museum teaches the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy. Holocaust Museum Houston's Morgan Family Center is free and open to the public and is located in Houston's Museum District at 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004. For more information about the Museum, call 713-942-8000 or visit www.hmh.org.   If you have other questions or comments, please e-mail us at info@hmh.org or call 713-527-1603. . Copyright 2010, Holocaust Museum Houston   Morgan Family Center • 5401 Caroline St. • Houston, TX 77004 • TEL: 713-942-8000 • FAX: 713-942-7953 • E-mail: info@hmh.org

Sept 2 Montreal Fantastic Jewish Outdoor Labor Day Weekend International Event

Happy "AWE-Wednesday!"   These Awe-some moments are brought to you by Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America! Enjoy reading them each "AWE-WEdnesday" leading up to  Mosaic's 20th Anniversary International Event.   Come find YOUR AWE MOMENT this Labour Day,  Sept. 2-6th, 2010!    Limited spaces are still available!  To learn more and register, go to: www.mosaicoutdoor.org   "I remember my first Mosaic International Labour Day weekend in West Virginia in 2001. It was thrilling meeting all these amazing people and there were all these great events to take part in: a tour of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece house "Fallingwaters" and white water rafting -- all new and exciting experiences.  And the area around the camp was so lush!  As a Canadian, I was used to colder lakes and was shocked when I first swam in that Virginian lake and it felt so warm -- like a bath -- and I have yet to swim in a lake as warm as that one since!"       ~ Julie S., Mosaic member, Ottawa, Canada     "To me, the International Event over Labor Day weekend has become very special.  It's about exploring a new place, seeing old friends and meeting new ones, and getting a chance to do things I don't normally get to do, like hike in the hills, try a rope slide, rock climb, canoe and whitewater raft -- or just sit around the campfire after an active day toasting marshmallows to a guitar sing-a-long.  These are memories I hold dear!"    ~ Elisa T., Mosaic member, Boca Raton, Florida      "The International Event is a trip you'll remember your whole life -- especially the people you meet.  If you're new to the outdoors -- or even if you're not -- taking a trip with Mosaic is a unique opportunity to travel with people that really know and love nature.  Mosaic members include world class photographers, biologists, scientists, activists and environmentalists.  And you'll make great friends, as I did, with extremely knowledgeable outdoor enthusiasts from all over the world."     ~ Andrew W., Mosaic member, Gainesville, Florida   You're Invited!   So grab a friend and join us at Mosaic's 20th Anniversary International Event  Labour Day Weekend 2010, in Québec, Canada!   To learn more and register, go to: www.mosaicoutdoor.org

Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America | 8116 Arlington Blvd, #177 | Falls Church | VA | 22042

Why People Hate Israel

Israel Through European Eyes

Every few months, Israel is publicly pilloried in the international media and on university campuses around the world for some alleged violation of human rights, real or imagined.
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But whatever the ostensible subject, and regardless of whether Israel's political leaders and soldiers and spokesmen do their work as they should, we know for certain that the consequence of this future incident, a few months from now, will be another campaign of vilification in the media and on the campuses and in the corridors of power-a smear campaign of a kind that no other nation on earth is subjected to on a regular basis.

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To put this in slightly different terms, it's not the maintenance of a security zone in South Lebanon, or Israeli control of the Gaza Strip, or a raid on a Turkish blockade runner's boat that is reponsible for what is happening to Israel's position on the world stage. These specific instances of Israeli policy are, for our opponents, nothing but symbols of something deeper and more hateful that they see revealed time and again when they look upon the state of Israel and its deeds. And until we understand what this deeper issue with Israel is, I believe we'll remain powerless to understand the progressive growth of the hatred toward us-and powerless to fight it.

The rest of this letter will be devoted to trying to get at what that underlying objection to Israel is.

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In 1962, a Berkeley professor named Thomas Kuhn published a book called The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, which went on to become the most influential academic book of the last half century

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scientists are trained to see the world in terms of a certain framework of interrelated concepts, which Kuhn calls a paradigm

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Those facts that can't be made to conform to the reigning paradigm are overlooked entirely or dismissed as unimportant.

Kuhn was famous, of course, for pointing out that things don't go on like this forever. The history of science is punctuated by shifts in the dominant paradigm

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As Kuhn points out, even a mountain of facts will not change the mind of a scientist

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How, then, do scientists come to change their minds? Kuhn says that in many cases, they never change their minds-and that an entire generation has to pass before the scientific community enters a new paradigm:

 

"How, then, are scientists brought to make this transposition? Part of the answer is that they  are very often not. Copernicanism made very few converts for almost a century after Copernicus' death. Newton's work was not generally accepted, particularly on the Continent, for more than half a century after the Principia appeared. Priestley never accepted the oxygen theory, nor Lord Kelvin the electromagnetic theory, and so on.. And Max Planck, surveying his own career in his Scientific Autobiography, sadly remarked that 'a new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.'".

http://books.google.pl/books?id=9LDdUH8Szb8C&lpg=PP1&dq=The%20Structure%20of%20Scientific%20Revolu&hl=en&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

quoting a passage from The Origin of Species in which Darwin suggests that even the most brilliant scientists will likely be unable to adjust to his theory of natural selection.

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Although I am fully convinced of the truth of the views given in this volume., I by no means expect to convince experienced naturalists whose minds are stocked with a multitude of facts all viewed, during a long course of years, from a point of view directly opposite mine.. [B]ut I look with confidence to the future-to young and rising naturalists, who will be able to view both sides of the question with impartiality.

(Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species (New York, 1889), vol. II, pp. 295-296. Quoted in Kuhn, p. 151.)

 

Kuhn's ideas have had an immense impact on the way the scientific enterprise is understood in the universities.

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Read the whole article here
www.jidaily.com/4fU

August 15 Rhode Island International Film Festival Films at JCC

 

Join us Sunday, August 15 as we host three Rhode Island International Film Festival Films The Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island will host 2 showings (three films in all) as part of the Rhode Island International Film Festival.    The films will be shown this Sunday, August 15.    Please see details below.  JCC members will be charged a reduced fee for admission.  Please be sure to bring  and show your membership card. Movies will be shown in the social hall.  Members:  $5 per session Non-members:  $10 per session   For more information about these movies or the Festival, please visit the festival website.    Films   2:00 PM  Me and the Jewish Thing (Denmark/Israel, 2009.  42 minutes) Directed by Ulrik Gutkin 'Me and the Jewish Thing' is a cheerful and confronting  documentary study of the collision of two cultures.  The documentary paints an intimate picture of what it means to be a non-religious Jew in Denmark today.     (part of the same session) Esther and Me (USA, 2010. 33 minutes) Directed by Lisa Geduldig A touching and humorous portrait of San Francisco Jewish nursing home resident Esther Weintraub.   4:00 PM  Valentina's Mother (Israel, 2008.  75 minutes) Directed by Matti Harari and Arik Lubetzky Paula is 79 years old and lives alone and lonely in Israel, until a friend brings her a Valentina, a Polish girl, to take care of her.  Valentina stirs in Paula old, repressed memories from the Holocaust.  Slowly she reveals the fabric of her life to the Polish girl. Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island 401 Elmgrove Ave. Providence, Rhode Island 02906 401-861-8800

Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island | 401 Elmgrove Ave. | Providence | RI | 02906

August 20 Connecticut Jewish Singles JWeekend at Club Getaway

Friday 20 August 2010

Jewish Singles JWeekend at Club Getaway

Fri 8/20. Mention JewishNetwork. and save $25. Join Jewish singles from all over the Northeast for a phenomenal weekend. Play every sport under the sun. Head out on new adventures. Take lessons from a Pro. Dine on an abundance of delicious food. Socialize. Dance all night. Laugh. Relax and just have fun at this beautiful and rustic weekend resort on 300 acres overlooking a sparkling lake. Only 90 minutes from New York City by car or Getaway bus and 2 1/2 hours from Boston. Grab a buddy, or come by yourself and make new friends everywhere you go. Club Getaway, Berkshire Mountains, Kent, Connecticut, United States, Victor Fink, 877-777-6055, $379, Jewish, Singles, Club Getaway

Register Here

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You pick the activity, you pick the pace. The day is yours, and so are the choices. Choose from dozens of fun sports and adventures to cool parties and entertainment. Or just kick back, relax and enjoy the warmth of the sun and the friendliness of the crowd.

Whether you are shooting hoops, targeting the bull's eye, or just plain aiming for a great time.

Please note that this is a sample schedule. The actual activity schedule will vary slightly for each weekend. Holiday Weekends have additional vacation time.

Friday Night
5:30 - 9:00 pm Welcome Arrivals Begin!
5:30 - 9:00 pm Join us for Welcome Drinks and Hors D'oeurves on the Lake Side Deck
8:00 - 9:00 pm Meet the Staff and Weekend Campers
9:00 - 10:30 pm Family Style Welcome Dinner with Free Flowing Wine in the Mountain House Dining Room
10:30 pm Join us in The Boat House Lounge for Opening Party, Champagne and Dancing with DJ Craig Cruise. Or Play Volleyball & Basketball under the Lights.

Saturday Morning
8:00 am Early Risers! Morning Coffee and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 am Early Morning Mountain Hike
8:30 - 10:00 am Sumptous Buffet Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 am Yoga with NYC's OM Yoga
9:00 - 10:00 am Advanced Tennis Lessons with Pro Ken
9:00 am - 7:00 pm Lounge by the Lake, Relax and Socialize on the Deck
9:30 - 10:00 am Morning Stretch
9:30 am - 5:30 pm Waterfront Open: Ski, Kayak, Swim, Boat, Canoe, Row, Bounce and Bound on the Water Trampoline and the Climbing Wall Iceberg
10:00 - 11:00 am Basketball Clinic with Former NY Knicks Hollis Copeland
10:00 - 11:00 am Fly on the 350' Aerial Zip Line
10:00 - 11:00 am Cardio Kickboxing with Jen Fitness
10:00 - 11:00 am Intermediate Tennis Lessons with Pro Ken
10:00 - 11:30 am Mountain Bike on Single Track Trails for Beginners
10:00 - 11:30 am Rock Climb - Rappel Down a Rock Ledge
10:00 - 11:30 am Volleyball Clinic - Bump, Set & Spike
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Road Biking - Easy Ride on 21 Speed Specialized Bikes
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Hike Along the Appalachian Trail
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Kayak Class on the Lake
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Learn to Fly on the Trapeze
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Pilates with Jen Fitness
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Challenge the Climbing Wall
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Scuba Class
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Arts & Crafts
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Archery Class
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Golf Lessons with Silo Ridge Pro
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Bike Trip to Town of Kent
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Mountain Hike to Scenic Overlook
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Co-ed Volleyball - Open Play
11:30 am - 1:00 pm 3 on 3 Basketball with Hollis Copeland
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Beginner Tennis Lessons with Pro Ken
12:00 - 1:00 pm Cooking Class with Connecticut Culinary Institute
12:00 - 1:00 pm Trapeze
1:00 - 2:00 pm International Lunch Buffet under the Tent

Saturday Afternoon/Night
2:00 - 3:00 pm Tennis Tournament
2:00 - 3:30 pm Basketball Clinic with Hollis Copeland
2:00 - 3:30 pm Rock Climbing
2:00 - 3:30 pm Intermidiate Road Biking - 10 miles
2:00 - 3:30 pm Mountain Bike II - Single Track Trails Intermediate
2:00 - 3:30 pm Archery Class
2:00 - 3:30 pm Co-ed Volleyball Tournament
2:00 - 3:30 pm Latin and Swing Dance Class with Lucky
2:00 - 3:30 pm Walk to Kent for Shopping or Ice Cream
2:00 - 4:00 pm Advanced Trapeze
2:15 - 4:45 pm Trip to Local Vineyard
2:30 - 4:30 pm Mountain Bike II - Single Track Trails Intermediate
2:30 - 4:30 pm Arts & Crafts
3:00 - 4:30 pm Fly on the Bungee Trampoline
3:00 - 5:00 pm Scuba Class
3:30 - 5:00 pm Advanced Road Bike
3:30 - 5:00 pm Swing Dancing with Lucky
3:30 - 5:00 pm Wine Tasting with Wine Expert Horst
4:00 - 5:30 pm Co-ed Keg Softball
4:30 - 5:30 pm Bike Trip to Town for Ice Cream
4:30 - 5:30 pm Yoga with NYC's OM Yoga
4:30 - 5:30 pm Collage Art Class
4:30 - 7:00 pm Lakeside Happy Hour: Live Music, Complemantary BBQ Grill and Drink Specials
4:30 - 6:00 pm Texas Hold'em Poker
8:00 - 9:30 pm Restauratore Italiano under the Tent followed by Rob and The River Boys Live
9:30 pm The Awsome 80's Party at the Boat House Lounge with DJ Craig Cruise. Aerial Acrobatic Show. Dancing till the wee hours.
12:00 am Midnight Campfire with Live Music and S'mores

Sunday
8:30 am Early Morning Coffee and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 am Sumptous Buffet Breakfast
9:00 am - 2:00 pm Lounge by the Lake, Relax and Socialize on the Deck
9:30 - 10:00 am Early Morning Stretch
9:30 am - 2:00 pm Waterfront Open: Ski, Kayak, Swim, Boat, Canoe, Row, Bounce and Bound on the Water Trampoline and the Climbing Wall Iceberg
10:00 - 11:00 am Intermediate Tennis Lessons with Pro Ken
10:00 - 11:00 am Yoga with NYC's OM Yoga
10:00 - 11:00 am Volleyball Clinic - Bump, Set & Spike
10:00 - 11:30 am Bike to Town of Kent
10:00 - 11:30 am Single Track Trails for Beginners
10:00 - 11:30 am Golf Lesson with Silo Ridge Pro
10:00 - 11:30 am Rock Climb - Rappel Down a Rock Ledge
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Walk to Town
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Arts & Crafts
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Kayak Class on the Lake
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Fly on the 350' Aerial Zip Line
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Pilates with Jen Fitness
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Archery Class
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Mountain Hike to Scenic Overlook
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Latin and Swing Dance Class with Lucky
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Scuba Class
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Mountain Bike II - Single Track Trails Intermediate
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Beginner Tennis Lessons with Pro Ken
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Intermidiate Road Biking - 10 miles
12:00 - 1:00 pm Kayak Class on the Lake
12:00 - 1:00 pm Dodgeball Team Challenge
12:00 - 1:00 pm Kick Boxing with Jen Fitness
12:30 - 2:00 pm Challenge the Climbing Wall
12:30 - 2:00 pm 6 Mile Scenic Bike Trip
1:00 - 2:00 pm Lakeside Live Reggae Band
1:00 - 2:00 pm Kayak Class on the Lake
1:00 - 2:00 pm Fly on the Bungee Trampoline
2:00 - 3:00 pm International BBQ Buffet Lunch
2:30 pm Awards Presentation with CG Staff
4:00 pm Hugs & Goodbyes Car and Bus Departure

Israeli Soldiers Intentionally Targeted by Lebanese Snipers

Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest

August 3, 2010

Israel Clarifies:

IDF Soldiers Fully Within Israeli Territory, Intentionally Targeted

UNIFIL and LAF Knew of Maintenance Work Well in Advance

WASHINGTON - Earlier today, Lebanon army snipers targeted Israeli soldiers that were positioned along the Lebanese border in northern Israel. At the time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were within Israeli territory, performing routine maintenance work. Specifically, the IDF was in a border area located east of the internationally recognized "Blue Line" (the border between Israel and Lebanon), and west of Israel's security fence adjacent to the Israeli town of Misgav Am - thus, within Israeli territory.
 
Today's maintenance work, tree trimming, had been fully pre-coordinated with UNIFIL. In July, the IDF patrolled the area in question with UNIFIL, and discussed the maintenance work to be performed. Today, the IDF informed UNIFIL that this maintenance work would be carried out later in the day. UNIFIL asked the IDF to delay the work for a few hours, which the IDF did. UNIFIL then gave notice to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) three hours beforehand. The LAF knew well in advance that this routine maintenance work would be performed today.
 
Israel suffered casualties from LAF sniper fire intentionally directed at soldiers who were 250 feet (80 meters) away from the maintenance work. The IDF immediately returned fire with light arms, followed by artillery reinforcements. Several minutes later, an Israel Air Force (IAF) helicopter fired at the LAF Battalion Command Center in Al-Taybeh, damaging several LAF armored combat vehicles.
 
Israel holds the Lebanese government responsible for this incident, and for grossly violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Israel joins the international community in calling upon the Lebanese government to take hold of the situation and prevent any further escalation.

August New York Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy Insider Tours

Further information contact:
Laurie Tobias Cohen, Executive Director
Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy
212-374-4100, ext. 1
 
Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy announces this year's Insider Tours of the Lower East Side 
 
This Week:  Thursday, August 5th - 1:45PM
Sunday, August 8th - 11:45AM
 
Lo Down Link Here:  http://www.thelodownny.com
 
Tours will start at The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy Kling/Niman Family Visitor's Center,(under construction)  400 Grand Street (between Clinton and Suffolk Streets) across from Citibank. 
 
To accommodate visitors interested in experiencing the sacred sites and rich history of the Lower East Side, the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy (LESJC) is continuing its program of scheduled public tours initiated last year. Each tour will be approximately 90 minutes. 
 
Fees for the Insider Tours $12 adults and $10 seniors/students. Children under six are free. Reservations are not required.  Tours will take place rain or shine.

Two Insider Tours will be offered:
1) Thursday, August 5th - 1:45PM "CROSSING DELANCEY" 
 
Participants will see the stunning beauty of the Angel Orenanz Cultrual Foundation's interior (formerly Congregation Anshei Chesed); the oldest surviving structure built as a synagogue in New York City.

Visit the magnificently restored Congregation Chasam Sopher, the oldest continually operating synagogue in New York City.
Participants will have the opportunity to browse Streit's Maztoh Factory Outlet, the only family-owned and operated matzoh company in the U.S., and snack on irresistible confections at Economy Candy. (Food costs not included).
 
2) Sunday, August 8th - 11:45AM "BIALYSTOKER THE BEAUTIFUL"
 
Participants will view the exterior of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, former home of the largest Russian-Jewish  congregation in the United States.
The Bialystoker Synagogue, the largest active congregation on the Lower East Side today.  The Bialystoker Synagogue features a richly painted ceiling with signs of the Zodiac, and hand-painted murals on the walls.
Participants will also learn about Shteibl Row and visit Congregation Beth Hachasidim De Polen, an original 19th Century shteibl (a one room prayer or study hall).

The Tour will include a discussion of the Henry Street Settlement and Lower East Side Mikvah.
*Venues may change.

Call (212) 374-4100 x 1 or 2 to register or for further information.
E-mail info@nycjewishtours.org
 
 
For information/reservations, call:
 (212) 374-4100 x1 or 2
Email: laurietobiascohen@nycjewishtours.org
 
The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving, sharing and celebrating the Jewish heritage of the Lower East Side. Private customized tours available by appointment.
 
Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy | 235 East Broadway | New York | NY | 10002

Jewish Nature Travel Videos with Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America

Jewish Nature Travel Videos with Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America