Happy Rosh Hashanah!
Migdal Chapter at NST Launches Its Annual High Holiday Appeal
BY DEE-DEE GOIDEL
It is the Jewish New Year! At
Rosh Hashanah, the tradition
is to spend time on Reflection,
Forgiveness and High Holiday
Special Prayers. In addition, it is the
custom to do Mitzvahs. Migdal’s
High Holiday Appeal will provide
you with a convenient opportunity
to accomplish that Mitzvah by your
donation to Hadassah.
WHERE DOES MY MITZVAH GO?
Your donation will go directly
to perpetuate the funding of vital
Medical Research that has already
in the past proven to contribute to
the Advancement of Diagnostic and
Surgical Procedures.
• Hadassah Researchers were
recently responsible for much
of the COVID-19 Research.
• Regeneron the highly touted treatment
for COVID-19 was derived
from Hadassah Researchers Stem
Cell discoveries.
• Age Related Macular Degeneration
Hadassah Hospital
Researchers have produced cells
that are practically identical to
those in the human eye.
• Human clinical trials are
continuing in which Retinal Cells
derived from human stem cells
are transplanted into patients
with Advanced Dry Form
of AMD.
All Hadassah Medical Research
is shared with the International
Medical Community. Your donation
will help treat and eradicate
fatal and life altering debilitating
diseases. Your Mitzvah can also be
given in memory of loved ones for
Yom Kipper.
Please see the flyer on the next
page to find out how to donate.
And thank you for your generosity!
Migdal Invites You to Save The Dates
Future Special Events
ZOOM BOOK DISCUSSION:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
27, 4:00 PM
“The Yellow Bird Sings” by
Jennifer Rosner
Arlene Augenbraun and Bern
Rosenthal will lead a discussion
of Jennifer Rosner’s debut novel,
which National Jewish Book Award
finalist.
As Nazi soldiers round up the
Jews in their town, Róza and her
5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee,
seeking shelter in a neighbor’s
barn. Hidden in the hayloft day and
night, Shira is a musical prodigy
and struggles to stay still and quiet,
as music pulses through her and the
farmyard outside beckons. A yellow
bird sings whatever the girl composes
in her head: high-pitched trills
of piccolo; low-throated growls of
contrabassoon.
In this make-believe world, Róza
can shield Shira from the horrors
that surround them. But the day
comes when their haven is no
longer safe, and Róza must make
an impossible choice: whether to
keep Shira by her side or give her
the chance to survive apart.
“Rosner’s exquisite, heart-rending
debut novel is proof that there’s
always going to be room for another
story about World War II....This is
an absolutely beautiful and necessary
novel, full of heartbreak but
also hope, about the bond between
mother and daughter, and the sacrifices
made for love.” ―The New
York Times
How to Register for the Zoom
Register for the June Zoom
with Judy Paris, our Zoom maven,
at judyparis@twc.com. Judy will
send you an invitation with the
Zoom link and instructions. If you
need further help, you can call her
at 718-819-8293.
As you are aware, you can Zoom
on a computer, iPad, smartphone
(iPhone or Android) as long as you
have a personal email.
Please note if you are not a member
of Hadassah, contact Marcia
Jacobson, Membership Chair, at
718-631-1067 to join.
ATTENTION
ALL HADASSAH MEMBERS:
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are aware that you were
members of other Chapters
in the past, which is why we
are appealing to you for your
experience and expertise. If
you visualize your time and
compare it to the size of a pie,
Migdal Chapter only needs a
small slice. You will find your
involvement rewarding, Call
Eva Kessner Tel# 718 - 631-
7637 for more information.
SPECIAL BRUNCH:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11,
11:00 AM
Featuring
NST Resident
R u t h
Zuckerbrod,
D a u g h t e r
of Yiddish
Journa l i s t
Samuel Isban
(Location
to be announced)
Ruth Zuckerbrod will give
a personal behind the scenes
account of her father, Samuel
Isban, a famous Yiddish journalist
and novelist for the NYC
Der Morgn Zhutnal (translation:
Jewish Morning Journal).
In 1947 he wrote an expose,
“’Illegal’ Jews Part the Seas”
about his newspaper assignment
on a ship to report on
Aliya Bet, the clandestine mission
to smuggle Jewish refugees
past the British blockade into
Palestine. Ruth will recount
what it was like to be a daughter
of such a prolific journalist
and discuss her father’s book,
which was finally translated
into English in 2020 and is
available on Amazon.
12 NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER ¢ September 2021
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