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Holocaust Survivor Legacy Project

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Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland with support from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland created the Holocaust Survivor Legacy Project, a series of individual books containing first-hand accounts from Holocaust survivors of their childhood, Holocaust experience and their lives after World War II. It is the objective of the Holocaust Legacy Project to highlight the […]
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November 11: See the USA: Look Both Ways

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Older Adult Online Activities This state has the highest speed limits and cattle walking down a major city! This state has also been part of six different nations. It also has some strange laws from forgotten times like be sure to provide 24-hour written notice if you intend to commit a crime. And raise your […]
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November 25: See the USA: Color My World

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Older Adult Online Activities It is rumored that there are only two places to visit in this state. However, I think chocolate lovers would disagree. Music lovers will rejoice because the first piano was created here. Many famous people and rodents call this state home. Free to participate. Tuesday, November 251:00 – 2:00 pm VIA ZOOM […]
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November 26: Movie Club: The Last Rifleman (Rescheduled)

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Older Adult Online Activities Inspired by a true story, World War II veteran Artie Crawford (Pierce Bronsan) lives in a care home in Northern Ireland. After his wife’s death, he decides to ignore all advice and sets off alone to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. We will briefly discuss the […]
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December 9: See the USA: Aloha!

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Older Adult Online Activities Join us for our very last See the USA program. We have traveled to 49 states and will end our travels, today at the 50th state. Did you know that aloha means more than hello and goodbye? And you can receive a coconut in the mail, without any packaging. This state […]
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December 17: Movie Club: Hanukkah on Rye

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Older Adult Online Activities It is our yearly tradition to watch a Hallmark Hanukkah movie! In this movie, a matchmaker connects two deli owners during Hanukkah, but their new romance gets put to the test when they realize they’re competing against each other. Free to participate. Wednesday, December 171:00 – 3:30 pm VIA ZOOM Complete […]
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May 7: L’Chaim – Klezmer Music

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Older Adult Online Activities Klezmer music is an instrumental tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews. As the music arrived in the United States, it lost some of its traditional ritual elements and adopted elements of American big band and popular music.  After a decline the music began to be popularized again in the late 1970s in the so-called Klezmer Revival. […]
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May 6: See the USA: Flatter Than A Pancake

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Older Adult Online Activities This state is the geographical center of the lower 48 United States and flatter than a pancake from IHOP! There are ten towns with a population of 10 people or less. Full of sunflowers, this state was also the setting for the “Wizard of Oz.” Free to participate. Tuesday, May 61:00 […]
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