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Seminars<br />
all is said and done and they look back at this<br />
whole sort of generation of comics, she'll be<br />
thought of as this master-class group, not as a<br />
woman in it but as part of that amazing time in<br />
comedy," said her daughter Melissa. This lecture<br />
will explore the life and career of this comedy pioneer<br />
by means of numerous audiovisual material.<br />
Cost is $5 per person.<br />
Thursday, January 24, 20<strong>19</strong><br />
Weizmann Institute of Science presents:<br />
“From Israel with Love: Concepts<br />
and Achievements”<br />
7:30 p.m. Imperial Room<br />
The Weizmann Institute of Science, founded in<br />
<strong>19</strong>34, is one of the world’s top-ranking multidisciplinary<br />
basic research institutions. Noted for its<br />
wide-ranging exploration of the natural and exact<br />
sciences, the Institute is home to 3,800 scientists,<br />
students, technicians, and supporting staff engaged<br />
in research that addresses crucial problems<br />
in health, medicine, security, technology, the environment,<br />
education, and many other fields that<br />
impact quality of life. The Institute’s research has<br />
improved the human condition throughout the<br />
world. The Weizmann Institute devotes a great<br />
deal of research energy to cancer in general; in<br />
fact, over half of the Institute’s life sciences research<br />
is related to cancer. Come and hear how the<br />
important work done at Weizmann continues to<br />
benefit us all. Cost is $5 per person.<br />
Thursday, January 31, 20<strong>19</strong><br />
“Nathan’s Famous: An Immigrants Story of<br />
Success” presented by William Handwerker<br />
7:30 p.m. Imperial Room<br />
William Handwerker is the grandson of Nathan<br />
Handwerker, founder of America’s favorite frankfurter<br />
company and the iconic Coney Island, New<br />
York institution. Working alongside his grandfather<br />
and father, Murray, for 30 years, William penned<br />
“Nathan’s Famous 100 Years” to commemorate the<br />
enormous entrepreneurial spirit of his grandfather’s<br />
legacy and the business history of one of<br />
America’s most loved foods--the Nathan’s Famous<br />
frankfurter. William will talk about the humble beginnings<br />
of Nathan’s Famous that started with a<br />
few hundred dollars and a hot dog stand on Coney<br />
Island and grew to the household name it is today.<br />
Take a walk down memory lane and hear all about<br />
this story of the American dream achieved. Cost is<br />
$5 per person.<br />
Tuesday, February 5, 20<strong>19</strong><br />
“Behind the Scenes at Saturday Night Live<br />
and NBC” presented by Jan Kasoff<br />
7:30 p.m. Imperial Room<br />
Jan Kasoff, a NYU graduate was a cameraman for<br />
the NBC Television Network for 36 years. During<br />
those 36 years he was a cameraman for Saturday<br />
Night Live for 26 of them. Jan also worked for the<br />
News & Sports Divisions covering the Olympics,<br />
Watergate Hearings, national political conventions,<br />
Meet the Press, NBC Nightly News with Tom<br />
Brokaw/Brian Williams, MSNBC, Major League<br />
Baseball, and National Football Games. He has won<br />
six Primetime Emmy Awards for Saturday Night<br />
Live plus two for Sports coverage of the Olympics.<br />
Come and hear about his life behind the camera,<br />
the personalities he worked with and backstage<br />
stories that will delight and entertain. Jan will also<br />
have SNL and NBC memorabilia on display and will<br />
show some of the most famous SNL clips. Cost is<br />
$5 per person.<br />
Thursday, February 7, 20<strong>19</strong><br />
“Bagels Over Berlin” Documentary<br />
Screening/discussion<br />
presented Director Alan Feinberg<br />
7:30 p.m. Imperial Room<br />
“Bagels Over Berlin” is a captivating documentary<br />
based on airmen who fought in the U.S. Army Air<br />
Corps during WWII. It provides a unique perspective<br />
of the war, offering audiences rich insights into<br />
the experiences of Jewish men who struggled<br />
bravely and heroically against Nazi Germany. The<br />
story tells incredible stories about men who never<br />
shared what they experienced with anyone, including<br />
their families. It dispels the erroneous views<br />
that Jews in America in the <strong>19</strong>30’s were disinclined<br />
to be fighters, and definitely not war heroes. And<br />
it validates the heroic roles so many Jewish Americans<br />
embraced as they fought to protect the<br />
American way of life in one of the branches of service<br />
that suffered the highest mortality rates. This<br />
film is about brave and patriotic Jewish American<br />
men who became WWII war heroes. It is a story<br />
told with both poignancy and humor. Cost is $5 per<br />
person.<br />
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