Past Events

Aron is 88 years old, Eazek is 94 and Claudine is 89. Over seventy years ago, although they lost their entire families, they survived the Holocaust and resettled in New York City. Now they are sharing their stories in a unique program led by a drama therapist with high-school students in Brooklyn. The hope is that this sharing will sensitize the students and give some closure to the adult survivors after all these years. The Witness Theater workshop they participate in culminates in the performance of a play based on Survivor stories.

Witness Theater: The Film was produced by award – winning documentary filmmaker, and Ansche Chesed member, Oren Rudavsky, together with Selfhelp Community Services. The film documents a nine – month period in which Holocaust survivors and high school students meet weekly to share their stories, which culminates in a series of public performances in the spring.

Each Year, Ansche Chesed participates with Synagogues on the Upper West Side and the JCC Manhattan in the annual commemoration of Yom HaShoah, by reading from books of names of those who perished in the Shoah. The Reading of the Names will begin on the evening of Wednesday, May 1 at 10pm and continue through the night until Thursday, May 2 at 8am. From 9 am to 6 pm the reading continues at the JCC. Our synagogue has a designated…

In keeping with tradition, join Ansche Chesed and the Upper West Side communities at the Celebrate Israel parade. Help us reach 120 UWS attendees! We will meet on 53rd St between 5th and 6th at 12:20pm. Email UWS Shaliach, Hai Peasezky, at haip@jafi.org to let him know that you will be there representing Ansche Chesed.

We hope you can join us for the next Levana, a women's Rosh Chodesh social group at Ansche Chesed. Come for conversation, a glass of wine and a bite to eat. Bring your old friends or make some new ones. Open to AC members and non-members at any age and stage. RSVP appreciated, but walk-ins welcome. Food and drink will be pot-luck. Please sign up here to bring something for the potluck. Questions? Please contact Stephanie Rose or Rabbi Yael.

Ansche Chesed's own Pre-Kun: 7-9pm. Stay the Night: 10pm (doors open at 9:30pm) - Sunday, June 9 at 5am Both the Pre-Kun and the Tikkun take place at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Stay the Night is a signature spring event at the JCC. Listen to fascinating presenters and enjoy vibrant programming all night long. Did we mention there'd be cheesecake? Featuring: Kosher/Soul with Michael Twitty NASA Astrophysicist David Spergel and Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofskyon Creation and Cosmology Bret Stephens, Peter Beinart, and others on…