Gun of a Son -
or "Jewish Gangsters Who Were Good To Their Mothers"
CINEMA CLUB
A successful discussion of the
film "Never Look Away" was held
in April by Cinema Club leader
Vicki Mazel, with Dr. Nurit Israeli
giving insightful character analysis
and Irene Frank's extensive art
background providing an informative
description of the art portrayed
in the film. Both Women's Club
members, we welcome their expertise
and invaluable participation in
our program.
Currently we are reviewing "Red
Joan" and will keep you advised of
further review choices. We thank
you for all the positive feedback
we are getting. Look at the top of
the stairs leading to the theater for
future movie information.
WHAT'S DOING?
M o n d a y, J u n e 3 ,
11:00am-12:00pm
"Play Time" in the Coleridge
Lounge
Currently reading "The Crucible"
- Books are available for purchase
(subsidized by the Women's Club).
For information call Eleanor
Ulrich: 718 225-0102
Wednesday, June 12, 7:15pm
Max Alvarez: "The History of the
Hollywood Musical"
Large Card Room
Thursday, June 13, 12:00pm
Lunch Bunch at Buffy's:
American Flag theme
$5 deposit reserves your seat at
the table.
For reservations contact Eva
Kessner: 718-631-7637
Wednesday, July 17, 7:15pm
James Coll: "What Happened to
the Founders Congress?"
Large Card Room
Special Workshop Series with
Barbara Goldstein (You don't
want to miss this!)
All workshops will be held
in the Coleridge Lounge at
4:00pm-5:30pm. All workshop
participation must be reserved
and space is limited. Enrollment
is limited to preserve the intimacy
of the sessions. Only one workshop
per member.
• Workshop #1: Monday, July 8
"What Matters to Me" - Our
relationships with our spouses,
partners, children, grandchildren
and siblings. Contact Chickie
Kaufman: 718- 819-8176
• Workshop #2: Monday, July 15
"Friends" - What qualities do I
look for in a friend? Healthy vs.
toxic relationships. Contact Gloria
Beck: 718-229-1773
• Workshop #3: Monday, July 22
"Forgiveness and Reconciliation"
- Forgiving others/forgiving
ourselves. Contact Selma Black:
718-819-8840
• Workshop #4: Monday, July 29
"Moving Forward-Thinking
About My Legacy" - Creating
lasting memories through
recording oral histories, videos,
memoir writing and photo
albums. Contact: Carol Klinger:
347-408-4600
SAVE THE DATE!
Wednesday, August 7
Theater Party: "Gypsy" Matinee
- 2 pm Broadhollow Theater,
Elmont
Followed by dinner at King
Umberto's
Bus Transportation - More information
to come
Contact Roberta Gould: 718
224-4388
Look for announcements in
mailrooms, Towers newspapers,
coffee shop window and movie
theater easel. We're the flyers with
the yellow rose. Have a good summer.
See ya!
Speaking to a full house,
Professors Howard Ehrlich
and Harvey Sackowitz of
St. John’s University presented a
program of humor and irony on
Wednesday night, April 24th, in the
large card room for the Women's
Club. In his introduction, Professor
Ehrlich cited the similarities of
the Cosa Nostra and the "Kosher
Nostra" and stated that "Italians
are really one of the Lost Tribes of
Israel." He discussed how his own
Uncle Sam, a criminal since childhood,
was still adored by his own
mother because he always sent her
off to the Catskill Mountains for
the summer. Uncle Sam ended up
in Sing Sing, but was always good
to his mother.
The professors went on to
describe the neighborhood of
Brownsville in East New York in
the 1940s. As the largest Jewish
community in the world at that
time, it also spawned "Murder,
Inc." and the criminal careers of
Abe Reles, Bugsy Siegel, Samuel
"Red" Levine and Meyer Lansky,
to name a few. In addition to murder,
income tax evasion and black
market activity, the Jewish Mafia
was also known to be patriotic and
family loving.
The blending of Italian and
Jewish gangsters in Murder, Inc.
led to ownership of hotels in Cuba
and lifestyles that involved fancy
clothes, bullet proof chauffeur-driven
cars and murdering anyone that
got in the way. The question was
raised: "Would an orthodox Jew
commit murder on the Sabbath?"
Whether they were psychopaths or
sociopaths, the members of Murder,
Inc. had an organized hierarchy of
punks, mobsters, VIP gangsters, regular
gangsters, a vice president, and
a chairman of the board comprising
their world of power and criminal
behavior. Inherent in the code of
behavior for the Jewish Mafia was
the premise that family was outside
the realm of involvement. Love of
country, love of family, and take
good care of Mama!
AND NOW.....It's time to renew your membership as of July 1!
To remain a member in good standing it's time to line up for
sign up! Please remit your check for $25 and leave with the
concierge in your building.
Put building representative name and apartment number on
the envelope:
Building 1 3E: Anita Levien
Building 2 9M: Marilyn Goldberg
Building 3 1T: Chickie Kaufman
Don't sing the blues…Pay your dues!
Bugsy Siegel…such a good son…
40 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ June 2019
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