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46 North Shore Towers Courier n November 2016 Migdal Chapter of HADDASAH at North Shore Towers presents... Douglas Leblang, Klezmer Musician to highlight Migdal/Hadassah Chanukah Party Migdal’s annual Chanukah Dessert Party will take place at Towers on the Green on Wednesday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. This Chanukah celebration will feature a candle lighting ceremony and traditional foods such as latkes, doughnuts and other desserts. Celebrated performer and NST favorite, Douglas Leblang, known throughout the Metropolitan area for his joyous one-man Klezmer band, will be the featured entertainer. Leblang has appeared often at the 92nd Street Y, as well as dozens of New York area synagogues, senior centers, JCCs, YMHAs and health care facilities. His repertoire covers the entire musical spectrum: standards, traditional, ethnic, international, big band and music for dancing. Leblang always inspires his audiences to clap, sing and dance. Admission to this fun-filled event is $25 a person. To register for the Chanukah party, a check made out to Hadassah is required by December 7. Checks can be left with the concierge in each building and addressed as follows: Building #1—Zona Schreiber, Apt. 12A, (716) 423-2353 Building #2—Gloria Beck, Apt. 17G, (718) 229-1773 Building #3—Roz Chumsky, Apt. 29E, (718) 279-1270 North Shore Tower residents who are not Hadassah members are welcome to join the festivities. Space is limited. Reserve your tickets today! My Fun Day at the Cemetery By Fred Chernow My Breakfast Buddies scoffed when I told them I was going with the NST Men’s Club to visit the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn on September 21st. For the same reason people visit Arlington, Westminster Abby or Gettysburg, I replied. Boy, was I glad I went on this trip arranged by Terry Feit. The highlight was a two and a half-hour trolley ride in air conditioned comfort listening to an attractive blonde docent who possessed a great sense of humor and historic background. Founded in 1838 as America’s first nondenominational cemetery, Green-Wood soon developed an international reputation for its magnificent beauty and became the fashionable place to be buried. By 1860, Green-Wood was attracting 500,000 visitors a year, rivaling Niagara Falls as the country’s greatest tourist attraction. Crowds flocked to enjoy family outings, carriage rides and sculpture viewing. Green-Wood inspired Frederick Law Olmsted to design Central Park and Prospect Park. It is the highest point in Brooklyn and its 478 spectacular acres of hills, glacial ponds and 7000 trees offer a peaceful oasis to visitors, as well as to its 560,000 permanent residents, including Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Charles Ebbets, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Horace Greeley, Civil War generals, baseball legends, politicians, artists and entertainers. A magnet for history buffs Green-Wood is the site of the Battle of Brooklyn, led by George Washington. In 2006, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. You can park for free and walk around, but I would recommend the $15 trolley ride, complete with knowledgeable docent. Call 718-768-7300 for directions. As Jerry Siegel and Lee Hiller said when we left, “This was a fun day and we’re glad it was a two-way trip.”


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