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Lois Green, BA,
Program
Director, ext. 104 - Bio
lgreen@jcconthehudson.org
Also available
below:
Active Retirement Program
Men's Club
Also of
Interest:
Fitness
Music & Performing Arts
Jewish Education
Special Services
Rivertowns Jewish Consortium
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The Adult Experience
Welcome to
the Adult Experience is an exciting compilation of cultural programs:
films, lectures, trips and innovative experiences. Whether your ambition
is lifelong learning, a stimulating evening or just the chance to
connect with contemporaries, The Adult Experience offers programs to
suit nearly every taste.
Pre-registration is required for all
programs.
 Lunch
and Learn
Join this unique
group of women who are ready, willing and able to discuss and solve the
problems of the world.
Leader: Lois
Green
Mondays, ongoing,
12:45-2:30 p.m.
Fee: $5 per
session
 Learn
the Mother Tongue; Yiddish For You!
Unique in
verbiage, Yiddish words can either exalt or insult - it all depends on
how you say it. The language of poets, scholars, playwrights and plain
folk, Yiddish is magical!
Instructor:
Matty Simon, longtime Yiddishist and teacher.
Tuesdays, noon
10 sessions begin April 13
Fee: $100, JCC member $80
Revisiting
the Yiddish World
Take a look at
the world in which our grandparents and parents lived in and
thrived. Through readings, film and archival information, we
will look at how the Yiddish world offered a rich tapestry
of knowledge, imagination and language.
Facilitator: Mara Miles
Thursday, 10:00
a.m.-12 noon
April 8, 15, 22,
29
Fee: Free
This program
is underwritten and sponsored by a grant from the New York
Council for the Humanities. Additional funding is provided
by the Edwin Soforenko Foundation.
Improvising at the J
Laugh, cry, move,
emote, perform - step aside and let the inner you come out.
Facilitator: Andy Wainer
Thursday,
7:30-9:00 p.m.
May 5, 13, 27,
June 3, 10, 17
Fee: $120, JCC member $100
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People at
Leisure (PALs)
“Get on the bus
and go with us.”
Trips for adults
interested in unique and sometimes off beat places. Fees include
transportation, admissions and tours. Lunches are at individual’s
expense.
New York Philharmonic Open Rehearsal
at Lincoln Center
Thursday,
March 18
8:15 a.m., meet at the JCC
Join us for a
behind-the scenes look at the creative interplay between
orchestra and conductor at an open rehearsal featuring
Pinchas Zuckerman and Brahams.
Fee: $59, JCC member $49 includes
rehearsal and transportation
Advance registration required. Seating is limited.
Jewish Museum
Thursday, May 6
Exhibition to be announced
Active Retirement Program (ARP)
Project Director: Linda Paver, LCSW-R
Project Coordinator: Felicia Ash
The Active Retirement Program is committed to providing
life-long learning opportunities of the highest quality for adults 60
years and older.
This unique program offers an eclectic variety of
provocative, stimulating, and engaging continuing education programs.
Professional presenters from local colleges and the community provide
courses of study in the arts, literature, theatre, philosophy, current
events, and life trends.
Fee:
$3.00 contribution per person per visit, unless
otherwise noted.
Mondays
10:30 a.m. – noon, doors open at 10:00 a.m.
ARP is
funded by the NYS Department for the Aging through the office of State
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
The Archeology and History of Maritime Canada – February 1
The discussion will explore archeological sites in
Canada, from 12,000 years ago to the Vikings.
Instructor:
Eugene Boesch has undertaken archaeological
investigations in the Hudson Valley area for 30 years. His
work has primarily focused on Native American cultures and
adaptations in the Eastern Woodlands of North America and on
early Euro-American settlement in the Hudson Valley region.
Dr. Boesch also has worked in Israel, California, and
throughout the Illinois River Valley. He has taught at New
York University, Vassar College, SUNY Buffalo, Rutgers
University, Adelphi University, and Nassau Community
College.
North African Societies– February
8
This talk introduces the peoples and cultures of North
Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania and Libya,) by
examining the changing dynamics of family as well as the
politics of gender, religious, linguistic and national
identity.
Instructor:
Habiba Boumlik
has a Ph.D. in
Social and Cultural
Anthropology and a master’s degree in Arabic and
Islamic Studies both from the
University of
Strasbourg in France. She presently teaches
anthropology and French at Purchase College, SUNY and
teaches Middle Eastern History at Fordham University. She
speaks English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Berber.
Closed February 15
Women Cross-Culturally – February 22
This talk focuses on women’s social experiences and status
within and between societies, with attention to both
commonalities and differences, and to social and cultural
explanations of that variability.
Instructor:
Habiba Boumlik
has a Ph.D. in
Social and Cultural
Anthropology and a master’s degree in Arabic and
Islamic Studies both from the
University of
Strasbourg in France. She presently teaches
anthropology and French at Purchase College, SUNY and
teaches Middle Eastern History at Fordham University. She
speaks English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Berber.
Theories of Personality Workshop -
March 1 and 8
Discussions on both historical and recent perspectives on
personality. Theorists covered will range from
psychoanalytic and neo-Freudian schools to humanistic and
behavioral approaches with a stop for the trait and
evolutionary views as well. All personalities are welcome!!
Instructor: Professor Michael Berkowitz has been a
member of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department at
Westchester Community College for 35 years. During that time
he has taught such courses as Introduction to Psychology,
Social Psychology, Human Sexuality and Theories of
Personality. He has also been involved with teaching "mature
adults" since 1980 and especially loves the give-and-take
that occurs in these classes.
Feet in Two Worlds:
the Latin American Jewish Experience
by Women Authors-
March 15 and 22
They were always from somewhere else – a complex mix of
exile and alienation, prejudice and persecution, mixed with
the unstable and explosive dynamics of military
dictatorships.
The focus of these workshops will be on
short stories by women writers collected in the anthology
The House of Memory.
The Latin American Jewish woman writer exists in a
two-fold condition says writer Marjorie Agosin. They are
marginalized in a culture that remains primarily patriarchal
and Catholic.
The voices in these stories transmit
journeys spoken in Yiddish, Polish, Russian, Hebrew and
Ladino. Our focus will be on each author’s unique voice and
in the common humanity we share with each author.
Of all the writers Clarice Lispector, a Brazilian who
died in 1977, is the subject of a new biography and her
books are being reprinted.
We may spend slightly more time on her.
Instructor: Diane Travers is a writer and teaches
writing and literature at Purchase College, SUNY. She holds
an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College.
Closed March 29 and April 5
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Men’s Club
Wednesdays at 9:45 a.m.
Fee: Call for
information (JCC Membership
required)
This ongoing program, with meetings
over coffee and bagels, was originally formed by a group of retired
professionals and business executives to provide fellowship and exchange
ideas. Over the years the club has added an aura of intellectual
awareness by providing stimulating lectures, diverse programs, member
participation, and exposure to cultural events.
The club has
attracted speakers ranging from members of congress to health providers
to members sharing their own experiences and expertise. Men’s Club
membership is not limited to any age group and new members are always
welcome.
Schedule
February 24
Open meeting; current events.
March 3
Hear about the history of radio.
March 10
A program about Adloph Lewisohn, an
industrialist, philanthropist and activist and the man who
built Lewisohn Stadium.
March 17
First aid for common home emergencies
will be presented by Anne Castioni, MPA, EMTP, EMS,
education liaison of the ELSP Department at Phelps Memorial
Hospital. Wives, friends and neighbors
are invited at no charge.
March 24
Open meeting; current events.
March
31
JCC closed for Passover.
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