2016 End of Year Report Jewish History Lectures: Fantastic Growth! http://ow.ly/5pb5307eQzA

Ms. Tiffany Grossman is well-known to the members of our live audience in Brooklyn as the friendly face of the Jewish History @ J lecture series, greeting you at the entrance and welcoming everyone to participate actively.

Behind the scenes, this talented Marketing Major uses her social media savvy to promote the lectures and generate leads to fund our Jewish History Scholarships at the mighty Avenue J campus of Touro College, and manages much of the logistics that go into each event. We are extremely fortunate to have her as a key member of our team!

For those of you who don’t make it into Brooklyn very often (for example, the hundreds of Latvian viewers), you may send a message of encouragement to this bright, rising young star on her LinkedIn page. She is on a trajectory toward great success!

Ms. Grossman’s internship is supported by the Friends of Jewish History. Join us by visiting our Crowdrise site: https://www.crowdrise.com/friends-of-jewish-history/fundraiser/avenuej

OPRAH SPONSORS JEWISH HISTORY LECTURE!

Well, almost, not exactly, sort of actually even better–Dr. Gary Neuman and his wife Michal have sponsored the lecture on Elie Wiesel, scheduled for December 19.  As I’m sure you are aware, Dr. Neuman is a world-renowned psychologist who has appeared on Oprah many times, so that’s almost like Oprah sponsoring by extension, right?

The Neumans are sponsoring the December 19 lecture on Elie Wiesel in honor of my “tireless efforts to educate our community” (nice thing to say, really appreciated it).  We have one lecture left for sponsorship this Fall: The Chazon Ish on December 12.  Sponsorships for Spring lectures are also welcome, but I haven’t released the schedule yet. Join our project! You’ll be in really excellent company.

Dr. Neuman is especially well-known for his pioneering work on relationships, which he has built into the entire Neuman Method. Here’s a link to one of his Oprah appearances.

Thank you Dr. Gary and Michal Neuman! And sort of Oprah too!

https://www.crowdrise.com/friends-of-jewish-history/fundraiser/avenuej

https://livestream.com/accounts/18514275/events/6706730/videos/143129283/player?width=640&height=360&enableInfo=true&defaultDrawer=&autoPlay=true&mute=false

Unfortunately, my usual recording setup failed the night I gave this lecture last week, but b”H we have a backup from the Young Israel’s livestream account!  Enjoy in good health.

From Betty Jean Lifton’s biography, citing Korczak’s memoirs of his years working in the Jewish Orphanage of Warsaw (How to Love a Child):

An eight-year old boy woke with a toothache.  Grabbing Korczak’s hand, he spilled out his anguish: “…then my mother died.  Then I was sent to my grandmother, but she also died.  Then I was taken to my aunt’s but she wasn’t home.  It was cold.  My uncle took me in. Very poor.  I was hungry.  His children were sick.  He put me in the storage room so I wouldn’t catch anything. My teeth always hurt at night.  Then a woman took me for a short time, but she walked me to a square and left me.  It was dark. I was afraid.  Boys started to push me.  The a policeman took me to the station.  Everyone was Poles.  They sent me to my aunt.  She shouted at me, and made me swear not to tell you everything that’s happened to me.  Can I stay here? I can? Aren’t you cross with me for throwing the ball on the grass? I didn’t know it was forbidden.”

“He fell asleep,” Korczak noted.  “It was strange, but for a brief moment I definitely saw an aura of light around his tired eight-year old head.  I had seen such a phenomenon only once before.” And he added: “Even as I write this, I know that no one will understand.  It is impossible unless one has been in large orphanage dormitory in the still of the night.”

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Last chance to sponsor this lecture: Please visit https://www.crowdrise.com/friends-of-jewish-history/fundraiser/avenuej to show your support.