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HALLIE EPHRON is the New York Times bestselling author of suspense novels reviewers call “deliciously creepy” page turners. Her new novel, You’ll Never Know, Dear, tells the story of a little girl’s disappearance and the porcelain doll that may hold the key to her fate.
Boston Globe “compelling”. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “captivating”. Library Journal “a satisfyingly creepy read for fans of Southern gothic”.
She is a four-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. For more than ten years Hallie wrote a crime fiction book review column for the Boston Globe.
Featuring
Award-Winning Author
Hallie EphronFriday, December 1 11:30 am
SKY Restaurant 1369 Boston Providence Hwy (RT1 S.),, Norwood
Please see page 5 for information about the Book and Author Luncheon
Lunch with Hallie
members $54 (triple c’hai) Non-members $60
Any amount over $42 is a charitable contribution to Brandeis National Committee’s Sustaining the Mind Fund,
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Monday, September 11 Temple Beth Avodah
Our very special speaker is
Jessica Liebowitzwife of Brandeis University President Ron Liebowitz
Speaking about “First Year Impressions”
New this year, get your Bling On at the
Bring Yours, Buy Theirs Jewelry SaleFollowed by our much-anticipated Opening Meeting potluck brunch.
Bring your favorite brunch foods to enjoy with everyone.
9:45 - 10:00 am Jewelry and food drop-off10:00 - 10:30 am Study group, committee and Waltham Group sign-ups
10:30 - 11:00 am Jewelry Sale11:00 Brunch and speaker
Please RSVP to Abby Raelin with what food you are bringing to the [email protected] 781-444-9258
FAQs1. What is a “Bring Yours, Buy Theirs Jewelry Sale”? Costume jewelry...any era, any style accepted. “One per-son’s junk is another person’s treasure.” Just make sure it’s clean and untangled. (You knew that already, didn’t you!)
2. How do I get paid for my jewelry? You don’t. All money collected is a charitable contribution to Brandeis National Committee’s Book Fund. Thank you in advance!
3. What kind of food should I bring? Kugels, quiches, entree salads, tea sandwiches, fruit salad, pastries, coffeecakes, anything chocolate, yummy brunchie things.
4. How should I plan on paying for jewelry and study groups? Bring cash or checks. We don’t have a way to process credit cards.
Opening Meeting
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As you may remember from last year, our recent president, Lexie Magid, has left us for the sunny shores of San Diego, and this year we are headed by our able and enthusiastic vice presidents. They say there is strength in numbers, and we are a formidable force! We are planning our best year ever and feel sure you will find many activities in which to participate. Feel free to approach any one of us with questions or suggestions. Merle Carrus, VP Leadership ([email protected]): Being a part of our chapter is a wonderful opportunity to be involved in philanthropy while learning and socializing with like-minded people. It also gives our members a chance to grow by taking on leadership roles in the organization. It’s never too late to take that first step on the leadership path. Join a committee - you certainly won’t be alone. You will be helping our chapter stay vibrant, have a great time, making friends and continuing to expand your horizons.
Audree Dyson, VP Programming([email protected]): We have two outstanding potpourris planned this year: on October 20th, a speaker from the Jewish Genealogical Society will give us an introduction on how to research your roots, and on December 8th we will show a fascinating film, Raise the Roof, about the extraordinary effort to recreate a demolished syn-agogue in Poland. We will have a knowledgeable speaker to introduce the film and for Q&A. As you can see, programming is fun, and I invite your suggestions and help in planning these activities.
Sylvia Goodman, VP Learning Opportunities ([email protected]): This fall, we have many stimulating study groups - some old favorites and some new, exciting ones! If you would like to be part of an intellectual discussion, have fun playing games, get in touch with your creative side, enjoy the company of a varied, interesting and interested group of women and widen your circle of friends, sign up for our fall study groups! There is something for everyone; and if you have a new idea for a study group, feel free to contact me and we will do our best to design it.
Marilyn Howard, VP Art Adventures ([email protected]): BNC Art Adventures provides exciting opportunities to ex-perience the vast array of art venues that New England has to offer. Join us as we visit local museums and historical homes, take guided walking tours, watch cooking demonstrations and explore the cultural richness of our surrounding area. Get to know other chapter members as we follow up many of our tours with lunch at a local restaurant.
Nancy Lightman, VP Membership ([email protected]): How proud we all can be to know that we have had a hand at growing our membership. The Boston chapter not only met the goal set for us by the national office, we surpassed it. Thanks to you all for bringing in your friends to share our mission and our philanthropy. Let’s keep up this great work! The best PR is by example and by word of mouth.
Leslie Pearlstein, VP Fundraising([email protected]): 2017 has been a great fund raising year for BNC and our chapter, and I’m looking forward to 2018. The $1 million goal of the Scholarship Campaign has been met (and exceeded by 25%) and now the Scholarship Fund joins the Sustaining the Mind Fund and the Book Fund for opportunities for fund raising going for-ward. Our cocktail party in the spring raised $12,500, surpassing our goal of $10,000. Our event was held in a lovely home with beautiful artwork, a spectular speaker, good food and good company. Thank you all for doing your part in supporting Brandeis’ scientific research, scholarships and libraries.
And in case you misssed it, Brandeis University announced it has received a $50 million bequest from the estate of Chica-go philanthropists Rosaline and Marcia Cohn. It is the largest single gift in Brandeis’ 69-year history. In accordance with the Cohns’ wishes, the Jacob and Rosaline Cohn Endowed Scholarship and Fellowship Fund will provide financial aid each year for hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students who, in the words of Mrs. Cohn, will help solve the “problems and condi-tions of today and tomorrow.”
Welcome to another fun-filled year of Brandeis National Committee!
MISSION STATEMENTBrandeis National Committee is an organization committed to providing philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a distin-guished liberal arts and research university, founded by the American Jewish community. Its membership is connected to the University through fundraising and through activities that reflect the values on which the University was founded: academic excellence, social justice, non-sectarianism, and service to the community.
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Art Adventures Fall 2017Eustis Estate, Milton, MA
and Blue Hill Grille
Concord Museum and Trail’s End Cafe
Boston Athenaeum
For information about Art Adventures call: Marilyn Howard 617-962-2158 Janice Krim 617-957-3005 Ruth Bender 617-875-3622 Abby Raelin 781 444-9258
How to Start Finding Your Ancestors without Leaving Your Kitchen Computer:
with Marilyn OkonowFriday, October 20
Coffee 10:00 am Presentation 10:30 am
Come learn how to research your family history. Learn what resources are available on-line and in local archives. Make this the year you start! Marilyn took the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston’s award-wining course, Founda-tions of Genealogical Research, eight years ago, and has 2500 family members in her family file. She traveled to Poland in April 2010, when she went to her ancestral towns on her mother’s side and found her great-grandfather’s birth record from 1862. She is currently the Outreach Coordinator for JGSGB. She is on the Board of Directors of the Vilna Shul/Boston’s Center for Jewish Heritage in Boston and is also the founder of the Vilna Shul Genealogical Proj-ect. She has located over 500 living descendants of the original Vilna Shul founders from the early 1900’s in the West End of Boston.
In Marilyn’s former life, she was a professional sing-er/pianist/arranger. She is currently the musical di-rector for the Tremble Clefs, a chorus for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers under the auspices of Jewish Family and Childrens’ Service.
Cost $25.00 members $30.00 non-members
This event will be in the Miller Lieberman Lecture Hall in the Women’s Studies Re-
search Center at Brandeis University
Potpourri
An Introduction to Jewish Geneology
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Raise the Roof A Film about the Gwozdziec Synagogue
Friday, December 8
Coffee 10:00 am Presentation 10:30 am
Rivaling the greatest wooden architecture in history, the synagogues of 18th-century Poland inspired artists Rick and Laura Brown of Handshouse Studio to embark on a 10-year pursuit—to reconstruct the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the Gwoździec synagogue. Leading over 300 students and professionals from 16 countries, the Browns grapple not just with the echoes of World War II when these buildings were destroyed by the Nazis, but also with warped timbers, tricky paints, and period hand tools. By the end of the project, they have done more than reconstruct a lost synagogue: they have recovered a lost world. The Gwoździec roof was unveiled in 2014 as the centerpiece of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.
We will have a speaker, intimately involved with the film, introduce the film and answer questions afterwards.
Cost $25 members $30 non-members
This event will be in the Miller Lieberman Lecture Hall in the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University
Potpourri
Save the DateBook and Author LuncheonWednesday, April 25, 2018
This year we are hosting the Book and Author Luncheon in the elegant ballroom of the beautiful Wellesley Country Club.
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2017-2018 Learning OpportunitiesChair, Sylvia Goodman [email protected] 617-965-4332
We are very grateful to our knowledgeable leaders, coordinators and facilitators who give their time and effort to create a stimulating and enriching experience for all.
Important Information
• Study Groups are open to PAID-UP members of the Greater Boston Chapter.• There is a charge of $20.00 for the first course you select. Each additional course will be $15 (unless otherwise
noted). • New members for 2017-2018 may enroll in one study group free of charge.• All members are welcome to try out one session of a study group before enrolling in it.• Please send your registrations as soon as possible! Use the form on page 11. Groups begin the week of September 11.• An after the study group name means it is based on a study guide written by Brandeis faculty. 1. Art Appreciation 4th Thursday, 1:00 pm Starts September 28
Enjoy identifying and appreciating works of art. Each month a member acts as hostess and presents an artist's works for a lively discussion, or the group takes a guided tour of a special exhibit at a local museum. You will be notified of the location of the first meeting.Facilitator: Jeannette Rosenfeld 617-969-4783 [email protected]
2. New Yorker Magazine Discussion Group 1st Tuesday, 1:00 pm ""NEW"" Starts November 7
Each month we will discuss either a fiction story or an article from a previous months New Yorker. Before the first meeting, Sylvia will notify group members which selection to read. Come join the group even if you don't have a subscription -- The New Yorker is available at all libraries. Meets at Sylvia's home, 38 Chatham Road, Newton Highlands.Leader: Sylvia Goodman 617-965-4332 [email protected]
3. Portrayal of Women in American Jewish Literature* 3rd Monday, 10:30 am ""NEW"" Starts October 16
Join this exciting and current discussion group based on a class at Brandeis! For the first meeting, read "Yekl and the Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories of Yiddish New York" by Abraham Cahan. Meet at Stephanie Cohen's home, 454 Brookline Street, Newton Leader: Stephanie Cohen 617-969-1859 [email protected]
4. Contemporary Fiction/Non-Fiction Book Club 2nd Wednesday, 12:30 pm Starts September 13Please join our book club! Our September selection is Marie Curie by Susan Quinn. Meets at Temple Beth Avodah. Coordinator: Helaine Saperstein 781-483-0226 [email protected]
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5. Latin American Short Story 4th Tuesday, 1:30 pm Starts October 17We will be reading stories from The House of Memories: Stories of Jewish Women Writers of Latin America, edited by Marjorie Agosin. At the first meeting, we will be discussing Musicians and Watchmakers by Alicia Steimberg. The first meeting is at Stephanie's home at 454 Brookline Street, Newton.Leader: Stephanie Cohen 617-969-1859 [email protected]
6. Afternoon at the Opera 1st Wednesday, 12:00 noon Starts October 4We will listen to a combination of opera, interspersed with Broadway musicals using DVDs of the original productions. Meets at Temple Beth Avodah. Bring your lunch. Coffee and dessert will be served.Leader: Arlene Hecht 617-332-5459 [email protected]
7. Music Appreciation 4th Tuesday, 1:00 pm Starts October 24We will listen to a full range of symphonic and classical music with commentaries. The group will meet at Temple Beth Avodah.Leader: Arlene Hecht 617-332-5459 [email protected]
8. Women in History 3rd Wednesday, 1:00 pm Starts October 18
We will discuss women in any field (government, entertainment, religion, art, etc.) who have had an impact on history. The group will meet in October, November, March, April, and May at Temple Beth Avodah.Leader: Ethel Daub 781-234-2426 [email protected]
9. Current Events 2nd Wednesday, 10:00 am Starts September 13
Things are happening fast and furiously in this ever-changing world. Let's discuss!We meet at Panera Bread, 100 Highland Ave., Needham.Leader: Iona Levin 781-686-9542 [email protected]
11. Filmsters Cinema Group 1st Tuesday, matinees Starts October 3
Come join us for a great year of movies! Come for the movie, stay for the discussion. Once the film is chosen each month, you will be notified of the time and location via email. Meet at the Dedham Community Theater. Leaders: Marilyn Howard 781-273-5961 [email protected] Stephanie Cohen 617-969-1859 [email protected]
12. Jewelry Making Wednesday, September 27 or Wednesday, October 25
10:00 am - noonSpend a relaxing morning choosing and stringing beads from a wide selection. Audree Dyson, an accomplished jewelry artist, will help you finish them into something you will wear with pride! Preference will be given to those who have not taken this class before. Registration cost is $10. There is a $5 supply fee paid directly to Audree at the time of the class.Meets at Audree's home at 35 Pall Mall, E. WalpoleLeader: Audree Dyson 508-668-8122 [email protected]
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13. Bridge Every Tuesday, 9:30 am - noon Starts September 12This is an opportunity to just play bridge. Open to players of all levels. No instruction givenCost is $45 for September - January due to the group meeting weekly and the room rental. You will need to sign up and pay again for the spring session February - June.Meets at Oak HIll Community Center, 675 Saw Mill Brook Parkway, Newton.Coordinator: Sue Toochin 617-527-0503 [email protected]
14. Canasta Every Monday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Starts September 11
For the first three weeks of the session, instruction will be offered for beginners or those who want to brush up on their skills. After three weeks of instruction, beginners can integrate into playing while instructors will still be available for assistance. Please indicate on your response form if you are a new player and need instruction.Meets at Oak HIll Community Center, 675 Saw Mill Brook Parkway, Newton.Cost is $45 for September - January due to the group meeting weekly and the room rental. You will need to sign up and pay again for the spring session February - June.Coordinator: Abby Raelin 781-444-9258 [email protected]
15. Couples Canasta ""NEW"" Monday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23
Learn canasta in just four sessions and begin to play! Spouses or partners of those who already play are welcome.Meets at Oak HIll Community Center, 675 Saw Mill Brook Parkway, Newton.Cost is $25 per coupleCoordinator: Leslie Pearlstein 781-828-0694 [email protected]
16. Mahjongg Every Thursday, 9:30 am - noon Starts September 14
New players will receive instruction and will integrate into games with experienced players when ready. Mahjongg cards will be available for purchase at the first meeting. Please let us know on the registration form if you have a mahjongg set you can bring. Please indicate on the form if you are a new player and need instruction. Meets at Oak HIll Community Center, 675 Saw Mill Brook Parkway, Newton.Cost is $45 for September - January due to the group meeting weekly and the room rental. You will need to sign up and pay again for the spring session February - June.Coordinators: Meryl Kaye 508-259-9991 [email protected] Leslie Pearlstein 781-828-0694 [email protected]
17. Private Dick, Female Detective: 3rd Wednesday, 11:00 am The Life and Times of the Female Sleuth* Starts October 18
Power ladies and mystery lovers gather here. Join these loyal mystery story lovers with a new book each month. There's almost always food served related to the book! The first book we will discuss is The Politics of Murder by Margo Nash. First meeting Leslie Pearlstein's home, 2 Raven Road, Canton. Leader: Merle Carrus [email protected]
18. Campus Club Dates and times will be announced via email Exciting events take place on our remarkable Brandeis campus throughout the year. Join us each month or as often as you wish. Lunch in the Faculty Club, enjoy new exhibitions in the galleries at The Rose Art Museum, watch performing arts presentations at the Spingold Theater Center, hear concerts at the Slosberg Music Center, attend lectures on campus and at the Women’s Studies Research Center, take in “The Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts” and more. Join us daytimes, weekends, and evenings to experience what Brandeis has to offer.Cost is $10Coordinator: Marlene Wiener 508-877-2602 [email protected]
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Why should women have all the fun, we asked ourselves...and so, The Greater Boston Chapter of the BNC began to form a Men’s Group at the beginning of 2017. We wanted to engage the men who were already chapter members and give a rea-son for all those men who live in the same household as an existing member to become members themselves. So, what has happened in the past six months?
We decided to plan four events each year on roughly a quarterly schedule. Our inaugural event was a great success and we have several new members who joined as a result.
On April 25, twelve of us visited the Brandeis Special Collections and Archives and received a docent-led overview of the wonderful artifacts, highlighted by the Lenny Bruce exhibit. We then had lunch at the Faculty Club. The second event was a tour of the Lars Anderson Antique Car Museum in Brookline, followed by lunch. We are in the planning stage of a fall visit to the very special and private World War II museum in Framingham. This museum contains a remarkable collection of docu-ments, uniforms, armaments and other historic artifacts of both Allied and Axis countries.
How can you help us grow and become more successful? Ladies, if you are a member of the Greater Boston Chapter, please encourage your favorite men, (in your household or not) to consider attending one of our events as a guest. Better yet, have them join BNC and become a part of the Men’s Group. If living in your household, you can change to a Couples Membership for an additional $40/year. If not in your household, the membership fee is $60, the same as you. If you are a lifetime member, his fee would be $60. For information, contact Ron Levy 617-964-6740
This year, the focus of our community service will be The Waltham Group, the primary student service outreach at Brandeis University. The Waltham Group was founded in 1966 in response to student activism and in recognition of the university's responsibility to be engaged in the community. Hundreds of students volunteer each year through the Waltham Group, which serves as a center for service and advocacy. We welcome and need your participation!
They have dozens of different programs, but we have identified three that seem to suit our membership:
P rospect Hill Community Center: This program offers daily after-school tutoring for children in grades 1-12 who live in the Prospect Hill Low-Income Housing Development. Volunteers would come once or more per week during the school year to pro-vide tutoring to kids and lead indoor educational activities. The Center is open M - F from 3:00 -5:15 pm. Volunteers can stay for the first hour when children are getting homework help and tutoring, or for longer. Volunteers will work alongside Brandeis and Bentley students.
Memory Café: Hosted on the first Friday of each month, this program is run by Jewish Family and Children’s Services and is designed to provide a safe, relaxing environment for adults with memory diseases. The events last for about two hours, with part of the time featuring some type of artist, and the rest of the time focused on conversations with the guests. Volunteers would work alongside Brandeis students.
WATCH English Language Tutoring: Open to all members of the Brandeis Community, the partnership with WATCH pro-vides immigrant residents of Waltham with English language tutoring, often focused on vocabulary and skills that allow adults to help their children in school, get a steady job, or become a US citizen. Volunteers meet with residents on a weekly basis at a location of their choosing in Waltham and do not need to speak another language.
For more information, contact Bev Cohen [email protected] 781-803-6450
Men’s Group
I Would Like to Volunteer for The Waltham GroupMail to: Bev Cohen 84 Broad Reach, N. Weymouth, MA 02191
Name Phone
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BOOK FUNDTo Show You Care
Chair: Bev Cohen 781-803-6450 84 Broad Reach, N. Weymouth, MA 02191
Book Fund/Tribute Cards are the perfect way to send greetings, celebrate special occasions (birthday, anniversary, bar mitzvah, graduation, job milestone), wish a friend a speedy recovery, or honor the memory of a loved one.
Donors to the BNC Scholarhip Campaign help ensure that a Brandeis education is accessible and affordable to future gener-ations of students.
Donors to the BNC Book Fund enrich the Brandeis Libraries by underwriting the purchase of books and scholarly journals.
Donors to the Sustaining the MInd Fund help support Scientific Research and Scholarships.
$25 BNC Scholarship Campaign Card
$25 Sustaining the Mind Endowment Fund Tribute Card
$55 Learned Research Journal Folio for Medical Research
$35 Learned Research Journal
$18 Louis Brandeis Tribute Card
$10 Art Cards
$10 Library Fund Cards with building on the front
$10 Light of Reason Library Fund Cards
To use MasterCard or Visa, call the BNC office toll free number: 1-800-862-8692
Monthly MeetingsAll members are welcome to attend these meetings. This is your opportunity to learn about the chapter and how you can get the greatest enjoyment from being a BNC member. Meetings are held at Temple Beth Avodah.
10:00 am Coffee10:30 am - noon Meeting
September 11, 2017 (Opening Meeting) October 2, 2017 March 12, 2018 November 13 April 9 December 11 May 14 January 8 June 11 (Closing Meeting)
Who's Who in the Greater Boston Chapter
Officers 2017-2018
Vice-PresidentsFundraising Leslie Pearlstein 781-828-0694 [email protected] Development Merle Carrus 603-490-1957 [email protected] Opportunities Sylvia Goodman 617-965-4332 [email protected] Programming Audree Dyson 508-668-8122 [email protected] Nancy Lightman 617-964-7537 [email protected] Adventures Marilyn Howard 781-273-5961 [email protected]
Recording Secretary position availableCorresponding Sect’y Merle Carrus 603-490-1957 [email protected] Secretary Bev Holzman 617-332-1329 [email protected] Bev Cohen 781-803-6450 [email protected] Fund Bev Cohen 781-803-6450 [email protected] Editor Alexis Magid [email protected]
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Please be sure to include your check(s). Make all checks payable to BNC.
Art Adventures Registration Form Mail to: Marilyn Howard
21 Frothingham Road, Burlington, MA 01803
Name
Phone
Email I would like to attend the following:
Eustis Estate Milton, MA $37.00 members $44.00 non-members
Concord Museum Boston, MA $35.00 members $42.00 non-members
Boston Athenaeum Boston, MA $17.00 members $24.00 non-members
BNC New/Renewal Membership Application Greater Boston Chapter
Annual member: $60 (good through June 2018)
Couples membership: $100(good for two people living at the same address)
Enclosed is my check for $
Name
Address
City Zip
Phone
Spouse’s Name
BNC dues payments are tax deductible. Mail to: Brandeis National Committee
MS132PO Box 549110
Waltham, MA 02454-9110To pay with a credit card, go to brandeis.edu/bncAny questions regarding membership, please contact
Nancy Lightman 617-964-7537 or [email protected]
Potpourri Reservation FormMail to: Bev Cohen
84 Broad Reach, N. Weymouth, MA 02191
Name
Phone
____ Jewish Geneology $25 members $30 non-members
____ Raise the Roof $25 members $30 non-members
Study Group Registration FormMail to: Roberta Yellen
56 Evelyn Road, Waban, MA 02468
Course Name Cost
Total Enclosed **
Name
Phone #
Lunch with Hallie Reservation FormMail to: Bev Cohen
84 Broad Reach, N. Weymouth, MA 02191
Name
Phone
$54 members $60 non-members
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