Shames JCC

Film: Oklahoma!
2018-08-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Shames JCC on the Hudson Library
Enjoy a 1955 musical film written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, the film won two Academy Awards.
Doors open at 9:30 AM

Film and Discussion: Dear Babe
2018-08-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Shames JCC on the Hudson Library
Dear Babe follows the journey of a young Jewish American soldier who fought in World War 2 and was among the first soldiers to liberate a concentration camp. Rosanne Ehrlich will talk about the process of turning letters sent home and archival footage into an award-winning documentary that was shown on PBS and in film festivals. In the movie and TV industry for twenty-five years, as a writer-producer on shows as The Great Ships series for the History Channel, she was a V.P. for Paramount Pictures.
Doors open at 9:30 AM

Wonders in Watercolor with Renee Shamosh for Ages 16+
2018-07-30 18:30 - 20:30
Take the mystery out of watercolor painting! Young adults and young at heart (ages 16 to 99), and all experience levels welcome. Class focuses on each student’s personal needs and goals, and includes demonstration, painting, and critique. Supply list provided upon registration.
Please register by July 26
Fee: JCC Member $35 per session; Non-member $45 per session
Register Today!
Learn about other summer Art & Craft classes HERE.

Make a Gourd Art Vase with Beth Kane: Offered only at the Shames JCC!
2018-07-25 12:00 - 14:00
Gourd Art is the fascinating process of carving, burning, painting and weaving on nature’s pottery: hard shelled gourds. Local gourd artist Beth Kane takes students through the process of turning a simple, hard shelled gourd into a stunning vase. Participants will use wood-burning techniques and alcohol inks to create a unique and useful piece of art for their homes. Please bring a protective smock or wear “painting clothes.” Beginner through advanced crafters encouraged. To learn more about Gourd Art and to see Beth’s work, visit www.FrolicCrafts.com

Please register by July 23

Fee: JCC Member $65; Non-member $70 (+ $10 materials fee due upon registration)
Register Today!
Learn about other summer Art & Craft classes HERE.

Men's Club: Open Discussion
2018-07-25 09:45 - 11:30 | Shames JCC Library
Open Discussion Topic: How I Spent My Summer as a Child, including My First Summer Job
Men’s Club:
Retired professionals and executives enjoy fellowship, stimulating lectures and performances, and a healthy exchange of ideas over coffee and bagels. Visitors (male and female) are always welcome. Club fee and JCC Membership required for on-going attendance.
Member $65 annual fee (Men’s Club “members” must be Members of the JCC, but visitors welcome).
For more information, please contact Linda Paver, 914.366.7898 or click here.

Lecture: Artist as Witness—Holocaust Survivor David Friedmann’s Journey
2018-07-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Shames JCC on the Hudson Library
Miriam Friedmann Morris will discuss her father’s work and life. David Friedmann (1893-1980) was a Holocaust survivor who found a new purpose in life in fighting anti-Semitism and racial hatred through painting the horrors he had witnessed. An accomplished painter renowned for his portraits and a leading Berlin press artist of the 1920s, he was banned from his profession after the Nazis came to power. Immigrating to America in the 1950s, his skills brought him a new career painting the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales.
Doors open at 9:30 AM

Tisha B'Av
2018-07-22
Tisha B’Av is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred, primarily the destruction of both the First Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE, both in Jerusalem.

Men's Club: Holy Land Hardball (Film)
2018-07-18 09:45 - 11:30 | Shames JCC Library
When Boston bagel-maker Larry Baras wanted to create a professional baseball league in Israel, his idea was met with incredulity, dismissal and even hostility. He attempted it anyway. Holy Land Hardball (2008) is a documentary film about starting a professional baseball league in Israel – the founding of the Israel Baseball League.

Men’s Club:
Retired professionals and executives enjoy fellowship, stimulating lectures and performances, and a healthy exchange of ideas over coffee and bagels. Visitors (male and female) are always welcome. Club fee and JCC Membership required for on-going attendance.
Member $65 annual fee (Men’s Club “members” must be Members of the JCC, but visitors welcome).
For more information, please contact Linda Paver, 914.366.7898 or click here.

Lecture: Bubby’s Stories - Belarus to the Bronx
2018-07-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Shames JCC on the Hudson Library
Author Roslyn Rothstein tells is a compelling true story of the history of seven generations of a Jewish immigrant family. Her biography dates from the late 1800s and her family’s medieval shtetl existence in rural war-torn Belarus, Russia to the modernity of the political scene of 20th century New York City. Everyone will enjoy this personal but completely universal presentation enhanced by slides.
Doors open at 9:30 AM

July Member Mingle
2018-07-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Shames JCC New Building
Welcome all Shames JCC members!
We invite you to come enjoy delicious coffee and bagels and meet other members of the JCC, members of our leadership team, or come mingle with friends.
Monday, July 9
When: Drop in between 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Main lobby of the Shames JCC Fitness Center
FREE of charge and no RSVP required.
We hope to see you there!

Film: Marvin Hamlisch - What He Did for Love
2018-07-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Shames JCC on the Hudson Library
This film explores Marvin Hamlisch’s role as a composer, conductor, genius, and mensch. Hit after hit…’The Way We Were’, ‘Nobody Does It Better’, ‘The Sting’, ‘Chorus Line’, Marvin
was irrepressible and prolific. With exclusive access to Marvin’s rich personal archive and interviews, this is a deeply personal, candid, insider portrait of one of the great artists of our time – capturing ‘the way he was’….

Doors open at 9:30 AM

Lecture: Herbert H. Lehman- A Political Biography
2018-06-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Shames JCC on the Hudson Library
When a writer for Look Magazine asked American Jews in 1955 to name the “top five leaders of U.S. Jewry,” Herbert H. Lehman was the only person to appear on every list. Between 1928 and 1950, Lehman was elected Lieutenant Governor of New York twice, Governor of New York four times, and United States Senator twice. He also served as Director General of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration during World War II, and he led the reform movement that overthrew Carmine DeSapio and the political bosses who had controlled New York’s Democratic Party for decades. Explore how Lehman’s Judaism influenced his personal beliefs and his political career as one of the leading liberal icons of the mid-twentieth century.
Duane Tananbaum, a professor at Lehman College published Herbert H. Lehman: A Political Biography (SUNY Press), the definitive biography of the man in 2016.
Doors open at 9:30 AM

Live Concert: Solomon Plays Dylan
2018-06-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Shames JCC on the Hudson Library
Gary Solomon of “THE BAND” band presents a solo acoustic tribute to Bob Dylan. The “THE BAND” band has been performing their critically acclaimed tribute to Bob Dylan and The Band throughout the Northeast and beyond for over ten years. Now, co-founder Gary Solomon steps on stage alone, acoustic guitar and harmonica in hand, for a set of Dylan tunes delivered singer-songwriter style. Dylan’s music has been played, covered, copied, reworked, reinvented and reconstructed more than perhaps any other songwriter in history. Solomon pares down the production to the fundamental singer-songwriter format, from which most of these songs sprang, allowing Dylan’s compelling lyrics and beautiful melodies to flow, direct and unadorned. After the concert, stay for light refreshments and meet fellow participants.
Doors open at 9:30 AM
