Heart of Palms...Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Resident of the Month Rabbi Larry Nesis, Juris Dr. Please...
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A Message from Judah, Executive Director February may represent the shortest month of the year, but it certainly is stuffed with holidays and events to mark it as a month to remember. That special day when we celebrate our friends and loved ones, Valentine’s Day, is on the 14th, President’s Day is on the 18th, and then the 91st Academy Awards Show is on the 24th! In addition, Punxsutawney Phil, everyone’s favorite groundhog, will tells us if Spring will arrive six weeks earlier or not. Finally, for those who are more sports-minded, the Superbowl LIII (53rd!) will pit the New England Patriots against our own Los Angeles Rams. Now if you’re in the mood for crafts this month, be sure and attend our Arts & Crafts Club on the 5th, and our watercolor painting class with Gabrielle on the 26th. We also have Loren visiting us on the 13th to make Valentine’s Day cards using rubber block printing. If music is your thing, then tune in on Wednesday mornings as we are featuring music documentaries covering Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, B.B. King, and James Brown. Our “Bubbie”, Mommy & Me sessions every Monday morning have been such a huge hit with our residents, and we are continuing with this in February. We first initiated this joyful activity in December where mothers and their babies and toddlers from the local community come in and spend valuable time with us. Remember to gather all your GOP dollars from our Horse Racing and Bingo activities for our Monthly Auction event on the 28th at 10:30 a.m., where you can bid on many household goods and sundries! Wishing you all the sweetest, most special month of the year, Judah Cohen 1025 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046 / 323.656.7900 lic: 197603221 Garden of Palms Snapshots Ruth Pomerantz Shirley Simon Rose Self and Phoebe Fleishman Rose Boren Heart of Palms Community Newsletter February 2019 Newsletter gardenofpalms.com
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A Message from Judah, Executive Director
February may represent the shortest month of the year, but itcertainly is stuffed with holidays and events to mark it as a monthto remember. That special day when we celebrate our friends andloved ones, Valentine’s Day, is on the 14th, President’s Day is onthe 18th, and then the 91st Academy Awards Show is on the 24th!In addition, Punxsutawney Phil, everyone’s favorite groundhog,will tells us if Spring will arrive six weeks earlier or not. Finally,for those who are more sports-minded, the Superbowl LIII(53rd!) will pit the New England Patriots against our own Los
Angeles Rams.
Now if you’re in the mood for crafts this month, be sure and attend our Arts & Crafts Club onthe 5th, and our watercolor painting class with Gabrielle on the 26th. We also have Lorenvisiting us on the 13th to make Valentine’s Day cards using rubber block printing. If music isyour thing, then tune in on Wednesday mornings as we are featuring music documentariescovering Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, B.B. King, and James Brown.
Our “Bubbie”, Mommy & Me sessions every Monday morning have been such a huge hit withour residents, and we are continuing with this in February. We first initiated this joyfulactivity in December where mothers and their babies and toddlers from the local communitycome in and spend valuable time with us.
Remember to gather all your GOP dollars from our Horse Racing and Bingo activities for ourMonthly Auction event on the 28th at 10:30 a.m., where you can bid on many household goodsand sundries!
Wishing you all the sweetest, most special month of the year,
Judah Cohen
1025 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046 / 323.656.7900 lic: 197603221
Garden of Palms
Snapshots
Ruth Pomerantz
Shirley Simon
Rose Self andPhoebe Fleishman
Rose Boren
Heart of PalmsCommunity Newsletter
February 2019 Newsletter gardenofpalms.com
February 2019
2/03 Concert w/Alula 2:00 p.m.2/03 Superbowl Watch Party 3:00 p.m.2/10 Concert w/Armando 2:00 p.m.2/10 Grammy’s Watch Party 6:30 p.m.2/14 Valentine’s Day Dessert & Tea Dance 2:00 p.m.2/17 Concert w/Matt Stoneman 2:00 p.m.2/24 Resident & Birthday Celebration 2:00 p.m. & Concert w/Joey Aaron 2/24 91st Academy Awards Show 5:00 p.m.
Religious Services and StudyShabbat ServicesFridays at 2:00 p.m.Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
Resident of the Month
Rabbi Larry Nesis, Juris Dr.
Please be sure to attend our
Special MusicConcerts
and Events in February.
Larry Nesis was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew upin the Bronx. He has six children, and fourteengrandchildren.
He received his B.A in English, magna cum laude, fromYeshiva University in NYC, with a minor in politicalscience, in 1950. He received his Hebrew Teacher’sDiploma from the Teacher’s Institute that same year.Months before receiving Rabbinical S’micha (ordination),Larry became the Rabbi of the Rockwood Park JewishCenter in Howard Beach, New York City. Larry grew the20-family congregation into a dynamic modern orthodoxpowerhouse of 400 families. In 1959, he attended theColumbia University school of Law. He graduated in 1962with his Juris Dr. degree, and became the Head ofLegislation in the 50 states for the Rabbinical Council ofAmerica.
In 1966, Larry became the Senior Rabbi of the leadingconservative synagogue in Western Canada, the ShaareyZedek Synagogue in Winnipeg, a congregation of 1,100families. In 1967, he was awarded the Centennial Medal ofHonor as a great citizen of Canada by Judy LaMarsh,Secretary of State of Canada, in a ceremony which was heldat his synagogue, with the Queen’s representative,Lieutenant Governor of the province of Manitobaattending.
After 20 years serving in the pulpit, Larry entered thefeature film industry, and through his own entities,provided 100% of the film production budget, following hisapproval of the script, budget, director and stars. Amongthe 30 films he financed and made, are 2-time AcademyAward nominee, A Special Day, starring Sophia Loren andMarcello Mastroianni, Meatballs starring Bill Murray, and5-time Academy Award nominee, Atlantic City, starringBurt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon.
Of all the activities Garden of Palms offers, Larry enjoysthe musical concerts here the most. He likes living in LosAngeles as most of his family is close by and the weather isgreat. Larry’s philosophy is “Keep moving forward,reaching for the stars.”
Garden of Palms News
This month, we’ll examinestories that were initiallypassed down as legends, fairytales, oral histories, andtraditions that have helpedserve as ethical guides. Wewill discuss first the Aesop’sFables on February 4th andthen Jewish Folklore on the25th. Aesop’s Fables arecredited to Aesop, a slave andstoryteller from AncientGreece. Many JewishFolktales were collected andcomposed in the Middle Ages.
February 2019
Out on the Town
Wednesday, February 20Pizza World LunchWhere else can you go and choose from both Italian and Mexican dishes but PizzaWorld? Their dishes are all vegetarian and kosher to boot, with many gluten freeand lactose free options.
Wednesday February 2Beauty is in the Eye at the 99Offering some new beauty product every time you stop in, you can perfect yourlook with every visit. And while you bat your lashes, you’ll never bat an eye at theircheap prices.
Thursday, February 14Annual Senior Valentine’s Day Dessert & Tea Dance at Plummer ParkPresented by the city of West Hollywood, this 23rd annual event will feature musicby the Great American Swing Band. Desserts, coffee and tea are included for allattendees.
Wednesday, February 27See Inside Billionaire Eli Broad’s Art HouseNamed after the man who financed this $140 million building, Eli Broad, the BroadMuseum also houses his and his wife’s massive art collection of over 2000 contem-porary, post-war works. Its distinctive building design known as “the veil and thevault” cannot be missed on downtown Grand Avenue. At any given time, 250 of themuseum’s artworks are on display.
LiteratureDiscussionsFebruary 4th and 25th
Ari grew up in Castro Valley inNorthern California, thenmoved to Southern Californiato graduate from Cal StateUniversity Northridge as a Theater Major. He hasworked in theater for most of his adult life, performingand producing with theater groups like Sacred Fools andthe Independent Shakespeare Co.
Ari is an avid hobbist and has a varied and wide range ofinterests beyond theater including juggling, gaming,crochet, puzzles, hiking, origami. He’s been enjoyingsettling in at GOP, and is excited about further developingthe activities program here. Ari also is looking for ways totailor the activities to those our residents are mostinterested in, and even experimenting with some wildnew ones.
Employee SpotlightAri RadouskyActivities Director
The Lion and the MouseFable
King Og of Bashan and the
Battle at Edrei
February 2019
Jonathan IsaacsAssistant Executive Director
Judah CohenExecutive Director
Sweayen TabayanHealth & Wellness Director
Ari RadouskyActivity Director
Our StaffMoshe WintersDietary Director
Julie Maier 2/02 Trudy Schachter 2/05 Lucia Dymant 2/24 Lisa Contract 2/29
Monthly BirthdaysCelebrate on Sunday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Superbowl Watch PartyFEBRUARY
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Grammy Watch PartyFEBRUARY
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Academy Awards Watch PartyFEBRUARY
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Join us for this lavish, Netflix-original dramachronicling the life of Queen Elizabeth II. This seriesbegins in the 1940’s with an inside biographical lookat the early reign of the Queen, played by Claire Foy.As the decades pass, the personal intrigues,romances, and political rivalries come to life andreveal how they played a role in shaping the lateryears of the 20th century. The Crown evolved fromPeter Morgan’s 2006 film The Queen, and the 2013stage play The Audience. The series was awarded theGolden Globe for best drama series and is intended tospan six seasons, with the third season to be releasedin 2019. So let’s get caught up with the first twobefore the 3rd season is upon us!
Netflix’s The CrownEvery Tuesday Evening
The 61st Annual Grammy Awardsbegins at 6:30 p.m.
Who will take home the Oscar tonight atthe 91st Annual Academy Awards?
