JANUARY 2013
CVE REPORTER
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Surprise Birthday Party Text By BETTY SCHWARTZ, Photos By LORI BENOIT
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n December 19 Charles Parness made a sur-
prise 75 birthday party for his wife Sandy. th
Approximately 50 people were on hand at the Olive Garden to participate in the
celebration, including her sister and several close friends from her childhood.
Sandy is President of her building Ventnor O and a volunteer at the Reporter.
L/R Sandy Wicker, Marsha Klass, Sandy Parness, Roz Bugen
Charlie and Sandy
Temple B’nai Shalom Celebrates Chanukah Text By ALLEN MINSKY, Photos By ELYSE GREENE
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n Friday, December 14, Temple B’nai Shalom celebrated Chanukah - The
Festival of Lights with a play accompanied by Chanukah songs. This was the story of
the commemoration of the dedication of the Temple after a long battle, where the inside of the Temple was destroyed, and the miracle of having
L/R Cantor Gary Sherman, Florence Landau, Julia Bale, Claire Eskind, Bea Rosner with their lit candles.
only enough oil to light the Temple lights for one day somehow lasted for eight days, until new oil could be produced.
The entertainment was greeted with much enthusiasm by the audience and a treat of jelly donuts afterwards was enjoyed by all.
B’nai Shalom Choir performing their play.
Brunch Crunch Text by SID BIRNS; Photo by JACK FRANK
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ver 300 Canadian Club members came together to enjoy their first official get-together brunch in the Clubhouse Party Room. There were no speeches, no announcements, just a hearty welcome to one and all, eat and enjoy and then there were drawings for door prizes (nobody ever wins the door; I wonder why that is? hmm). There were platters of chopped eggs, tuna fish,
white fish, cream cheese, cottage cheese and a mild salsa dish to give everything just a bit of spice. Added to that, there were platters of salad makings: tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and Bermuda onions. You say something is missing; never happen. The worldwide delicacy, one of the most controversial food items that you can’t get two people to agree upon, the bagel. Without the bagel,
The Clubhouse Party Room played host to 300+ Canadian snowbirds. This was the Annual Meet and Greet Brunch where old friends who hadn’t seen each other for however long now, over a bagel and cream cheese and coffee, had the opportunity to catch up on the years’ happenings. it wouldn’t be a brunch; it wouldn’t even be a breakfast. If you come from Brooklyn, no one comes close to a Brooklyn bagel.
But I digress, so why are all these Canadian snowbirds here in the Party Room, besides to eat, which of course is very important?
So, over cups of coffee and miniature Danishes, they talked and shmoosed until it was time to go. So, what’s for dinner?