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East Bronx History Forum upcoming meeting
The FIERI Scholarship Committee
will be hosting their 35th
Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony
honoring Honorable Francis
A. Nicolai and Dr. Aileen Riotto
Sirey on Sunday, April 28, from
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bronx
Zoo’s Schiff Family Great Hall.
Tickets are $60 per person.
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The Rockefeller Foundation
and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced
that BronxConnect will
receive a $1 million grant in the
Communities Thrive Challenge— a
$10-million effort to to expand economic
opportunity for low-income
and fi nancially insecure people and
communities across the country. The
Bronx-based organization is one of
ten grantees selected because of
their demonstrated success and potential
for future impact.
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Timothy J. McNiff, Ed.D.
announced his retirement from
the position of Superintendent
of Schools of the Archdiocese of
New York, effective April, 2019.
After serving as superintendent
for the past nine and a half years,
McNiff cited his desire to return to
his family’s home in Virginia and
spend more time with his wife,
children and grandchildren as the
impetus for the transition.
Deputy Superintendent of
Schools Michael Deegan will
serve as the Interim Superintendent
while a national search is
conducted for a permanent replacement.
Upon his return to Virginia,
McNiff will transition into a newlycreated
role with an organization
providing enrichment opportunities
to high schools throughout the
country. Refl ecting on his time in
New York, McNiff expressed his
gratitude to the many stakeholders
that make the ministry of Catholic
education work.
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Looking for that perfect and
unique gift this holiday season?
Consider one of the City’s many
second hand stores! To help with
the quest for the perfect gift, the
New York City Department
of Sanitation, along with donateNYC,
have released their Holiday
Gift Guide featuring secondhand
items.
To make your zero waste holiday
shopping easier, the guide
highlights examples of unique
fi nds offered by donateNYC Partner
stores. Second hand stores
typically offer designer clothing,
upcycled jewelry, vintage housewares,
refurbished electronics,
and more. And when you shop
at non-profi t second hand stores,
the purchase helps further their
mission! Shopping second hand
The Nickelette Theatre at the corner of Tier Street, now the Crab Shanty
was once a silent movie theater. It was used as the campaign headquarters
on City Island for Governor Al Smith in 1928, after it closed as a
theater. Photo courtesy of the City Island Historical Society
FIERI Scholarship dinner; BronxConnect receives $1 million grant
also helps the city reach its goal of
sending zero waste to landfi lls.
Last year, donateNYC and its
partners kept more than 98 million
pounds of unwanted items away
from landfi lls. Plus, the resale of
these items helped provide programs
and services to more 1.5
million people.
The full donateNYC Holiday
Gift Guide is available online.
Looking to take advantage
of second-hand shopping yearround?
Find donateNYC Partner
stores and other reuse locations
anytime by downloading the donateNYC
app available on both
Android and iOS.
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Stop by City Island and enjoy
the exciting programs offered
at the PSS City Island Center,
which is located at 116 City Island
Avenue, Monday Through Friday
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Experience
The Exercise Classes From
Gentle Yoga Stretch, Balance
Class, Arthritis Workshop and Tai
Chi as well, as the Fit For Life and
Cardio Fit. They also offer acrylic
painting, calligraphy, canasta,
health presentations, nutritional
information, and parties. Lunch
is served from noon to 1pm. Suggested
donation is $2. They go
on shopping trips every day; i.e.
Shop Rite, Dollar Tree, Target,
Kmart, as well as theatre excursions,
boat trips, special luncheons
and more.
Upcoming special events will
be held Monday, December 17,
Holiday Craft, 1:15 p..m.; Thursday,
December 20, NYS Health
Plan Enrollment, 12:30 p.m.
It’s free to become a member,
but you must be 60 years or
above. For more information contact
Patty at (718) 885-0727 or
email pattis@pssusa.org.
Temple Hatikva’s to host Winterfest Shabbat and more
Temple Hatikva’s will hold
a Shabbat Service, welcoming
in the winter season, at Bronx
House on Friday, December 21,
at 7:30 p.m. Temple Hatikva’s
Shabbat Services are held once a
month year round.
Although we will be experiencing
the chill of winter for
the next few months, the temple
looks forward to offering all
community residents a warm
and welcoming atmosphere in
which to learn more about and
connect to Judaism. Monthly
Shabbat Services with traditional
prayers in Hebrew and
English, and informative Sunday
Adult Education sessions
featuring lively discussions, are
designed to be comfortable regardless
of level of knowledge,
background or expertise.
“As the celebration of Hanukkah
has fi lled our hearts with
light and joy,” said Cantor Kyle
Cherry, “we now have a good reason
to gather together to share
the memories of our festive occasions
and warm each other during
this cold weather with words
of fellowship and the teachings of
Hashem.”
The service will be immediately
followed by a free Shabbat
Kiddush, a time to share stories
of personal experiences and express
gratitude that we have
reached this new season, while
enjoying light refreshments and
fellowship.
Two days later, Temple Hatikva’s
Sunday morning Adult Education
series will continue on
Sunday, December 23 at 10 a.m.at
Bronx House. As part of this
year’s theme, The Exploration
of Life Events and their Jewish
Practices and Traditions, Cantor
Kyle will discuss Jewish rituals
and traditions surrounding
the birth and naming of a child.
The Cantor’s presentation will
be followed by questions and discussion
among the participants.
Each Adult Ed session begins
at 10 a.m. with bagels, cream
cheese, juice, cake and coffee, all
free of charge. All welcome.
Temple Hatikva’s monthly
Adult Education sessions are held
on Sunday mornings, from October
through December and resume
again from March through
May, with a break between to
avoid the coldest months. The
yearly themes cover a wide variety
of topics of interest to people
of all religious backgrounds.
For more information and
scheduled events, see the temple’s
website at www.templehatikva.
org. If you have questions,
or wish to request notifi cations of
synagogue plans by email or U.S.
mail, send requests to templehatikva@
aol.com or to Temple
Hatikva, c/o Bronx House, 990
Pelham Parkway South, Bronx,
NY 10469.
The East Bronx History
Forum announces its 134th
meeting. Due to heating system
concerns at the Huntington
Free Library, this month’s
meeting will take place on
City Island at 190 Fordham
Street at the City Island Historical
Society.
The meeting will take place
on Wednesday, December
19 at 7:30 p.m. This month’s
guest will be city planner
and writer, Jeff Reuben. He
will be making a presentation
about Forgotten Theaters of
the Bronx.
The Bronx has been home
to over a hundred theaters
presenting movies and live
performances, most of them
built before the Second World
War in an array of attractive
architectural styles. Many of
these theaters were gathering
places for neighborhood
residents, some of whom were
inspired to go on to careers in
the performing arts, such as
Dion. He attended opera at the
Windsor Theatre as a child
before embarking on his own
singing career with the Belmonts.
Many notable performers
appeared on Bronx stages
including Harry Houdini,
Mae West, and Canada Lee.
While none of the old theaters
are still used for their
original purpose, several remain
and are hiding in plain
sight, having been converted
to other uses. The presentation
will include information
and historic images and audience
members are encouraged
to share their memories
and knowledge about the borough’s
theatrical history.
Although the location has
changed, this month’s meeting
is as always free and open
to the public. Street parking
is free on City Island Avenue.
The East Bronx History
Forum would like to thank
the administration of the City
Island Historical Society for
their hospitality. Make it an
enjoyable evening, arrive
early, enjoy the spirit of the
season on City Island Avenue
by getting a bite to eat and
learn about Forgotten Bronx
Theaters in truly, the easternmost
Bronx neighborhood of
historic City Island.
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