march 2012 newsletter

Moriah is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging and your generous contributions.

Dear Friends,

Get ready to celebrate Purim with your friends at Moriah! Our gala Pre-Purim Masquerade and Show will be held on Monday, March, 5th. Come in costume (or a funny hat or mask) and lunch is ONLY $1.00!!! Stay for singer/dancer/entertainer/funnyman, Jo Jo Russell, who will delight the audience at 2 pm.

Please take note that there will be a PICK UP LUNCH on Wednesday, March 7th, and Moriah will be closed for the holiday of Purim on Thursday, March 8th.

Don’t forget to set your clocks FORWARD an hour on Sunday, March 11th, so you don’t miss a minute of Moriah’s exciting programming!!!

On Monday, March 12th, Rosa Naparstek will run her eye-opening “You Be the Judge” Discussion group. What’s your opinion? We’d love to hear it!

Our March Birthday Party will be held this month on Wednesday, March 14th.

In partnership with the NY Public Library, our Book Club will be discussing “Before I Go To Sleep” on Monday, March 19th. Be sure to join in and find out what our next selection will be. As always, copies will be available for loan from the office.

Cantor Eric Freeman features “A Salute to the Oscars” on Music Monday, March 26th.

Enhanced Computer Lab with Technology Playground on Wednesdays and Exercise Classes on Wednesdays & Thursdays continue.

Moriah is very grateful to the following people for their generous donations to our Center:

We Welcome Our New Members!

Shuli Gutmann, Director Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper

MARCH 2012

90 Bennett Avenue, New York, NY 10033 212-923-5715 [email protected]

Mr. Jacob Goldsmith Ms. Bienvenida Gomez Mr. Gerardo Ruiz Mr. James Sweeney

Ms. Angela Gomez Ms. Daisy Onorati Mr. Victor Sussman Ms. Irena Szczurowska

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Lowenthal in honor of Chani’s newest grandson and in appreciation. Helen Stein in honor of her special birthday.

Mrs. Shirley Auslander Mrs. Fay Blank

Dana Jackson sat in the hallway of a local nursing home, her white hair tucked under a veil and her silky wedding gown bunched into her wheelchair. Some people wished her happy birthday; others offered congratulations. Monday was more than Jackson's 100th birthday - it was also her wedding day. Jackson married 87-year-old Bill Stauss at Rosewood Health Care Center, where they both reside. The two moved into the same room after their wedding. "I feel 50," she said. "I don't feel 100."

The couple met two years ago at an adult day care center. Jackson had been married three times, and Stauss had been married once for 55 years. All of their former spouses are deceased - Jackson married for the first time 85 years ago at the age of 15. On Monday, at 100, she did it all again. One of the nursing home's rooms was decorated in candles, flowers and ribbons. About 100 people clustered inside the room and stood in the hallway, peeking through the windows. The bride rolled down the aisle,

clutching a bouquet of flowers and donning sparkling jewelry. The groom stood up front, wearing a tuxedo and holding on to his walker. When the two faced each other, a few tears slipped from Stauss' eyes. "It's been 56 years since I had that happen to me," he said. "All I wanted was a close look. When I saw her close up, I saw how beautiful she was." Some of the couple's children stood next to them during the ceremony. Stauss' son gave Jackson a 1912 coin for her 100th birthday. Jackson's daughters helped their mother prep for her big day. "I am thrilled. A little teary-eyed, but thrilled," said Jessie Miller of Lynn Haven, FL., one of Jackson's daughters. When the two kissed, the audience asked Stauss to kiss her one more time so they could take photos. A white wedding cake and chocolate cupcakes for the groom's cake sat in the back, where the couple fed each other cake and sipped sparkling grape juice. Later, Jackson tossed her bouquet. Her great-granddaughter, Brandi Key of Scottsville, caught the bunch of flowers. "She was a pretty bride," Key said. "I about cried when I saw her in that wedding dress."

(Excerpted from The Daily News- February 7, 2012)

YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD…

MORIAH SENIOR CENTER

PRE-PURIM MASQUERADE

Join in the fun at our Annual Purim Party

Wear a Costume, Funny Hat, or Mask and receive lunch for ONLY $1.00

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE at 2:00 pm by

SINGER, DANCER, FUNNY MAN

JoJo Russell

MONDAY, MARCH 5, LUNCH @ 1:15PM 90 BENNETT AVENUE

Funded by the Monica Cohn Endowment for Music and the Arts Moriah is funded by the NYC Dept for the Aging and Your Generous Contributions

will hold our next MONTHLY BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP on Monday, March 19th, at 2 pm.

We will be discussing S. J. Watson’s mesmerizing thriller, “Before I Go To Sleep”. Memories define us.

So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?

Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love — all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may be telling you only half the story.

Register in the office and receive a library copy of this New York Times Bestseller for advance reading.

How do you know when it's Daylight Saving Time?

The clock in your car has the right time for the first time since last October.

You feel exhausted (and will for weeks) even though you missed only one hour’s sleep.

Your computer clock sets itself ahead, but you forget and set it ahead again.

Half the office arrives an hour late, saying they forgot to change the clock. You secretly wonder why they did not arrive an hour early in October.

You take a two hour lunch break and say you forgot to change your wristwatch. ("getting even time.")

The timer is wrong on the VCR so you don't get the last hour of the movie you were recording – but you don’t notice it until after you’ve watched the first half.

You decide to reset the time on "singing bird clock". It starts singing and won’t shut up until you remove the batteries.

It’s dinner time according to the clock, but you are not hungry – yet.

You go to bed at your regular time, but you’re not sleepy yet, so you stay up an extra hour.

You wonder where all the energy is that we are conserving because you sure could use some of it.

You consider moving to Arizona where they don’t participate in this nonsense.

March Celebrants

Eugenia G. Aledo Yaakov Altshuler Samuel Dorfman Estelle Ardel Nathan Bamberger

Alvin Berger Sara Bolshakova Heriberto Borroto Betty Brown Bert Cohn

Michael Cohn Eneida Cortes Judith Darmstadter Mary Engelhardt Hilda Epstein

Danil Finkel Mikhail Froymovich Andres Garcia Jose S. Garcia Gilberto L. Gomez

Ronya Gutman/Reyder Morris Garnek Edith Hanau Bertha Heching Lorenzo Hernandez

Sara S Hernandez Judith Hirschfeld Ramzi Jabbur Bertha Jacobovits Khaim Katsman

Ruth Katz Dorothy Kestenbaum Irina Khaimova Kim Krichmar Ida Krongauz

Klara Kuchment Anatoliy Kushnir Marina Kvint Joseph Lazare Alice Levi

Norbert Lichtenstein Fanny Lowenthal Anna Mandel Izolda Mandelblat Ray F Munoz

Ramona Nibbs Lana Ober Asya Paikin Maria Perez Boris Pitelman

Ana Quinones Maria Radunsky Elena Rodriguez Eric L Rosenbaum Ernest Rothschild

Evelyn Sanchez Rabbi M. Schnaidman Tsivya Shaferman Sarah Samson Esther S. Silbermintz

Gilya Shklyar Sheva Shtaygrud Ester Shvartszayd Nina Srogovich Berta Stern

Lazar Tarler Rosa M Tobal Sarra Torpusman Berta Tsodikova Marina Valentinotti

Yefroim Vaserman Paulette Weill Corey M Weintraub James Sweeney

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS: FIRE OFFICIALS RECOMMEND THAT YOU REPLACE YOUR SMOKE ALARM AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR BATTERIES WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS!

MARCH 2012 MENU ITEMS THURSDAY 3/1 FRIDAY 3/2

APPETIZER Mushroom/Barley Soup - Juice Consomme

MAIN DISH Hamburgers w/ Sauteed Onions

Southern Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Home Fries in Skin Noodle Pudding

SIDE DISH 2 Mixed Vegetables Cauliflower

BREAD Hamburger Buns Challah

DESSERT Pineapple Chunks Apricot Halves

MILK on way out on way out

MENU ITEMS MONDAY 3/5 TUESDAY 3/6 WEDNESDAY 3/7 THURSDAY 3/8 FRIDAY 3/9

APPETIZER Mushroom Barley Soup Minestrone Soup Vegetable Soup Consomme

Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Breaded Pollock Salmon with

Lemon Sauce Chicken a La King CLOSED FOR Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Sweet Potatoes Broccoli Rice Pilaf PURIM Sliced Carrots

SIDE DISH 2 Green Beans Potatoes Au

Gratin In Skin Green Beans Carrot Salad Couscous

BREAD Marble Rye Whole Wheat Rye Challah

MARGARINE X X X X

DESSERT Mandarins Chocolate Orange Peaches

MILK with meal with meal on way out on way out


APPETIZER Cream of Tomato Soup Split Pea Soup Pineapple Juice

Vegetable Soup Mushroom/Barley Soup Consomme

MAIN DISH Breaded Pollock Tartar Sauce

Baked Fish Loaf w/ Horseradish

Turkey w/ Cranberry Sauce

Hamburgers w/ Sauteed Onions

Southern Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Carrots Brown Rice Baked Yams Home Fries

in Skin Noodle Pudding

SIDE DISH 2 Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Cuts Green Beans Mixed Vegetables Cauliflower

BREAD Rye Whole Wheat Pumpernickel Hamburger Buns Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Cantaloupe California

Fruit Salad Birthday Cake Pineapple Chunks Apricot Halves

MILK with meal with meal on way out on way out on way out

MARCH 2012


APPETIZER Mushroom Barley Soup

Minestrone Soup Pineapple Juice Lima Bean Soup Vegetable Soup Consomme

Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Cheese Blintzes Salmon with

Tartar Sauce Chicken Lo Mein Meatballs Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Tuna Salad Chopped Spinach Broccoli Cuts Spaghetti Rattatouille

SIDE DISH 2 Peas & Carrots Mashed Potatoes Lo Mein Vegetables Mixed Vegetables Roasted Chick Peas

BREAD Pumpernickel White Rye Whole Wheat Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Fresh Orange Vanilla Pudding Pears in Juice Apricot Halves Peaches



APPETIZER Split Pea Soup Vegetable Soup Tomato Soup

Orange Juice Mushroom Barley Soup

Chicken Soup w Noodles Orange Juice

MAIN DISH Breaded Pollock Eggplant

Parmagiana Sweet and Sour Chicken Shepherd's Pie Baked Chicken

SIDE DISH 1 Green Beans Cauliflower Baked Barley w/

Mushroom & Carrots Mashed Potatoes Succotash

SIDE DISH 2 Roast Potato Spaghetti Spinach Sliced Carrots Egg Barley

BREAD Rye Whole Wheat Pumpernickel Marbled Rye Challah

MARGARINE X X X X X

DESSERT Calif. Fruit Salad in Juice Cantaloupe Cubes Unsweetened

Applesauce Fresh Orange Apricot Halves


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