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Peter Somogyi–Survivor of Auschwitz and Mengele–to Speak at Boys and Girls Club on Jan. 7

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Save the date for what is sure to be an incredible speaker presentation at the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester (BGCNW) on January 7 at 7 p.m.

Holocaust survivor Peter Somogyi will be speaking about his experiences during the Holocaust and how he rebuilt his life thereafter. Mr. Somogyi and his twin brother were selected by Dr. Mengele and endured time at Auschwitz as children.

This particular presentation is being promoted by two Greeley high school juniors Aaron Notis and Jason Fine who have been working closely with Millie Jasper, executive director the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center, on bringing Holocaust speakers to wider audiences, “in hopes to reach people who are less familiar with the horrors of the Holocaust and the effects of prejudice and populist leadership,” stated Notis. “Last year, we brought a survivor to the Church of Holy Innocents, and he spoke to approximately 150 participants.”

“It is critical for people to hear these stories…now more than ever,” said Solveig McShea, director of development at BGCNW.

For more information about Mr. Somogyi, please click on the following link: https://hhrecny.org/speakers-bureau/peter-somogyi/

Chappaqua Cares Third Empty Bowls Event to Fight Hunger & Food Insecurity

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Last year’s event raised $100,000 and Helped Feed 17,000 People in Northern Westchester

Celebrity Bowl Auction on Dec. 3 to Include Bowls Signed By Bill and Hillary Clinton & Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda

Chappaqua Cares, an organization dedicated to connecting local residents with philanthropic opportunities for volunteering, fundraising and donating, announces its 3rd annual Empty Bowls Westchester event to fight hunger in Westchester County. The fundraiser, which includes a celebrity bowl auction with bowls signed by President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda,  Bette Midler, the cast of Hello, Dolly,  Pinkalicious and New York Met’s players, will take place on Sunday, December 3rd at Crabtree’s Kittle House  from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

This year’s event will benefit five area nonprofits who help feed families in Northern Westchester county:   The Mt. Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, The Community Center of Northern Westchester, the Pleasantville Interfaith Emergency Food Pantry, Hillside Food Outreach and the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester. Event tickets are $150 and can be purchased online at http://www.chappaquacares.org/empty-bowls. For more information about sponsorship opportunities and donations, contact Empty Bowls Westchester at chappaquacares@gmail.com or on Facebook at:  EmptyBowlsWestchester and Twitter @chappaquacares

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200th Year Celebration of Millwood Set for October 28th

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In Millwood, the splendor of nature is always a cause for celebration with its easy access to the North Country Trail, and playground, hiking and dog walking fun inside gorgeous Gedney Park. On a beautiful fall day, Millwood’s charms can simply dazzle, with convenient services and fine merchants serving residents and visitors in its plazas and off Route 100.

And now the Town of New Castle is planning a 200- year celebration of Millwood on October 28th at Gedney Park from 12-5 p.m. with a host of activities planned: a big stage and band, food trucks, as well as rides/bouncy castles, face painting, pumpkin painting, and other fun activities for kids. Admission is free.

A shuttle bus will pick up people from the parking in the front field and overflow parking at West Orchard school to the back of Gedney.

In a release about the event, Town Supervisor Robert Greenstein thanked Ike Kuzio, our new Superintendent of Recreation & Parks, Suzanne Kavic and Jim Pinto,  co-chairs of the Millwood West End Advisory Board, Councilwoman Hala Makowska, Town Administrator Jill Shapiro & Ciara Gannon,  and a host of participating merchant sponsors from throughout New Castle, and beyond.

Admission is free.

To learn more about ‘The Magic of Millwood and the West End,” please also visit https://www.theinsidepress.com/the-magic-of-millwood-the-west-end 

 

A Talk on Finding Common Ground: Muslim-Jewish Relations

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Mehnaz Afridi, the author of “The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes.”

An HHREC and AJC Distinguished Lecture

Join us for a look at the state of Muslim-Jewish relations today with Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, the author of “The Shoah Through Muslim Eyes.”  Dr. Afridi, a Muslim woman, heads an academic center at Manhattan College, dedicated to learning the lessons of the Holocaust.  She is a true bridge builder who deeply understands both the Muslim and Jewish communities.

The lecture will take place on November 1 at 7:30 p.m., Bet Torah Synagogue, 60 Smith Avenue, Mount Kisco,

For more information and RSVP, please contract American Jewish Committee (914)948-5585 or visit westchester@ajc.org

 

https://hhrecny.z2systems.com/np/clients/hhrecny/event.jsp?event=52

 

 

Purchase Tickets Today! Annual Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center Benefit

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2017 Annual Benefit Honoring
Grace Bennett and Paul E. Elliot

Tickets & Journal Ads now available

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center’s 2017 Annual Benefit will be held on Thursday, October 26th at the Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club!

Grace Bennett from The Inside Press will be honored along with Paul E. Elliot of ELCO Management Company.

Ellen Kaidanow, a member our GenerationsForward Speakers Bureau, will give the Keynote Address “What’s in a Name?”

P.S. If you are unable to join us, please consider
supporting our organization through a membership.

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