Masha Leon
By Masha Leon
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News Stanley Meltzoff, Painter of Jewfish, Sharks, Marlins and More, Showcased at Society of Illustrators
In all my years of watching Jacques Cousteau’s undersea documentaries, I do not recall any reference to an ocean denizen known as a “Jewfish.” The species, however, is featured prominently in “Oceans and Other Worlds,” a fascinating exhibition of works by Brooklyn-born artist Stanley Meltzoff. The exhibit can be seen at the Society of Illustrators…
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News Celebrating the 4th With the N.Y. Philharmonic, West Point Band and Hellcats
“What is someone with my accent doing here?” asked British-born conductor Bramwell Tovey from the stage at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on July 5, where he led an Independence Day concert of classic American music and military marches. Tovey is music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and has led the New York Philharmonic’s…
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News Jack and Susan Rudin Honored at the New York Academy of Medicine Gala
The New York Academy of Medicine’s 18th Annual Gala honored builder and Rudin Management chairman Jack Rudin and his wife, Susan Rudin, with an Urban Health Champion Award for “their many contributions toward making New York City a healthy and safe place for its residents.” Describing the Rudin family’s extensive civic accomplishments, NYAM’s president, Jo…
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News Neil Sedaka And Yiddish Cultural Treasure Chana Mlotek Honored At National Yiddish Theatre —Folksbiene Gala.
As a forshpays an appetizer, for the National Yiddish Theatre — Folksbiene’s gala, held on June 12 at Town Hall, Folksbiene benefactor Leanor Segal hosted a private tea party May 21 at her Park Avenue apartment. The party celebrated three Lifetime Achievement Award honorees: singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, Yiddish song anthologist Chana Mlotek and ophthalmologist H….
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News John Legend Headlines UJA Benefit
“I’m Lori Stokes!… I don’t have to yell!” the WABC-TV ‘Eyewitness News’ reporter shouted on June 6 while in the cavernous Capitale. Five hundred guests in the fields of real estate, finance, fashion and entertainment had gathered for a UJA-Federation of New York benefit, and Stokes fought to be heard above the echoing din. She…
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News Sex, Wine And Wisdom: “Dr.” Ruth Westheimer Sounds Off at A Not-So-Kosher Conversation
“In Judaism, sex is not a sin, but a mitzvah,” Ruth Westheimer declared in a lecture sponsored by American Friends of Reuth, held on May 31 at Congregation Edmond J. Safra. “A rabbi has to have sex every day, a salesman every seven days. The frequency of sex depends on the profession,” Westheimer said. Westheimer…
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News Honoring Jewish Military Heroes
Jacob Goldstein, colonel and Army Reserve chaplain, introduced the keynote speaker,Sidney Shachnow, a retired major general of the U.S. Army and a former commanding general of U.S. Army Special Forces Command, at the Jewish Community Memorial Day Event, held at The Jewish Center, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, on May 23. Wearing a camouflage yarmulke…
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News Eli Zborowski Center Stage at American Society for Yad Vashem Luncheon
“Because I inaugurated the spring luncheon more than a decade ago, I have a proprietary feeling about this event,” said public relations specialist Rochel Berman, keynote speaker at the Annual Spring Luncheon of The American Society for Yad Vashem, held at the Marriott Marquis on May 16. “I’d like to speak about Eli Zborowski, president…
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