90 Bennett Avenue, New York, NY 10033 212-923-5715 moriahcenter@gmail.

com

JANUARY 2012
Dear Friends, There is no better way to kick off the month and chase away the winter blues than with a classical music concert featuring LAmore Della Musica on Monday January 2nd .The concert is once again sponsored by the Monica Cohn Endowment for Music and the Arts. Thursday, January 5th will be a PICKUP LUNCH at 12 noon, due to the Fast of Tevet. Another exciting new program sponsored by the Endowment will be held on Monday, January 9th. A docent from The Jewish Museum will be presenting a slide show program entitled: Houdini: Art and Magic. Come learn more about this elusive man at 2 pm. Our newly interactive January Birthday Party will be held on Wednesday, January 11th. We will be open for a PICK UP LUNCH on Sunday, January 15th, at 10:30 am. Cantor Eric Freeman will once again entertain you on Music Monday, January 16th. We also will be hosting a demo for a new program introducing our seniors to the healing powers of massage. Tender Touch for All will be joining us on Monday, January 23rd to provide hands on massage therapy to our seniors, proven to be beneficial for everything from Alzheimers to fall prevention. Rosa Naparstek returns on Monday, January 30th for her thought provoking You Be the Judge discussion group. Enhanced Computer Lab with Technology Playground on Wednesdays and Exercise Classes on Wednesdays & Thursdays continue. Moriah is very grateful to the following people for their generous donations to our Center: Mrs. Charlotte Moeller in honor of the wedding of her granddaughter Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kirschner Mrs. Sophie Rosenstock Mrs. Meta Bechhofer Mr. Eric Rosenbaum Mrs. Elsa Suazo We Welcome Our New Members! Mr. and Mrs. Manuel & Maria Abadie Mr. Harvey Basker Ms. Consuelo Gutierrez Ms. Yima Acevado Mrs. Rita Gerstl Ms. Joan Earle-James

Mr. David Rubinstein Miss Sandra Schwartz

Shuli Gutmann, Director

Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper Sarah Chaya Ainbinder, Program Assistant

Moriah is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging and your generous contributions.

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Our trip to Gracie Mansion was a resounding success! Nearly 30 seniors toured the Mayors official residence. Though the tour was Moriahs Chanukah gift to our seniors, we would like to thank Mr. Henry Rieser and Mrs. Fanny Lowenthal for their donations to help defray the cost. I am pleased to report that through a generous grant from the Manhattan Borough Presidents Borough Needs Program, we have officially opened our Enhanced Computer Lab and Technology Playground. This program is a work in progress, and as the months go on, we will use your feedback to acquire more devices for you to become acquainted with in a relaxed and pressure-free environment. We have already added along with our laptops - a Kindle e-reader (which provides our clients with a subscription to Readers Digest Magazine, along with several e-books) and an iPad. I am also happy to announce that Moriah has applied to be part of New Yorks CityBench program. The CityBench program is an initiative to increase the amount of public seating on New York Citys streets. The Department of Transportation is installing attractive and durable benches around the city, particularly at bus stops and in areas with high concentrations of senior citizens. These benches will make streets more comfortable, especially for those who are older and disabled. It will certainly be nice for those of you who like to wait outside for the transportation van each day! Many clients have asked me to pass on their gratitude to those who donate printed books and magazines for their reading pleasure. Mr. & Mrs. Sam Dorfman, Mrs. Myrta Malave and Mrs. Shirley Auslander are some of our more regular suppliers. We are also grateful to the Dorfmans for their donation of the Chanukah candles which were used at the Center. Looking forward to personally greeting you at the Center,

Shuli Gutmann

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MORE LAMORE LAmore della Musica

Woodwind Quintet
returns for their second appearance at our center with a brand new program featuring selections by Beethoven, Haydn, Milhaud, Respighi, Also: Gershwin, and a Yiddish Song Medley
Lori Brand, bassoon; Linda Kaplan, oboe; Simeon Loring, clarinet; Cecilia Sparacio, flute; Nancy Vizza, french horn
MONDAY JANUARY 2, 2012 , 90 Bennett Avenue Lunch at 1 5 pm :1 Concert at 2:00 pm
For more inf ormation call 212-923-57 5 1 or email moriahcenter@gmail.com

HOUDINI: ART AND MAGIC

A 45 Minute Slide Presentation on the life of one of the worlds most enigmatic illusionists and greatest escape artists
Presented by a docent from the Jewish Museum

MONDAY, JANUARY 9th @ 2:00 pm Lunch @ 1:15 pm

MORIAH SENIOR CENTER
90 Bennett Avenue 212-923-5715 moriahcenter@gmail.com
Houdini not only escaped from physical constraints and potentially deadly situations but was himself an exemplar of the American dream, escaping the past and succeeding in the new world. Born Ehrich Weiss, Houdini made an immigrants getaway from Budapest to Appleton, Wisconsin to New York. Attracted to the bright lure of the big stage, he joined the circus, ultimately arriving on the national and international scene. Houdini's career and performances embodied key elements of the American archetype: hard work, ingenuity, modernity, and renewal.

Tender Touch For All massage therapy program will

offer 10 minute, private, fully-clothed mini-massages to our clients

SPACE IS LIMITED TO FIRST TWELVE REGISTRANTS

SIGN UP IN THE OFFICE

Tender Touch for All is dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental and emotional well-being of seniors through the healing benefits of the "miracle of massage". Geriatric massage is a gentler form of massage that has many benefits - from reducing pain to increasing flexibility and mobility in seniors. Massage has been proven to be helpful for those suffering from arthritis, loneliness, diabetes, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, tendonitis, depression and more.

It has even been proven to reduce the risk of falls in the elderly!

MONDAY, JANUARY 23rd @ 2:00 pm

MORIAH SENIOR CENTER
90 BENNETT AVENUE New York, NY 10033 212-923-5715 moriahcenter@gmail.com

is pleased to continue our partnership with the New York Public Library. Our next MONTHLY BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP will meet on Monday, February 6thth at 2 pm. We will be discussing Amy Chuas book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, an awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards - and the costs - of raising her children the Chinese way. Register in the office and receive a Library copy for advance reading. See what everybody has been reading and join in the discussion!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
January Celebrants, we wish you joy, health, and happiness! =======================================================
Meta Adler Irvin Almodovar Sally Apfelbaum Emilia Bocanegra Roslyn Borchardt Nary Brezi Sema Brick Ramona A Cabrera Nelly Capo Al Caspi Maria Castello Felix Collado Julia Dominguez Svetlana Dultsyna Ilya Elisman Yakov Fliorent Rachel Fradkin Adele Fulda Gonzalo Garcia Ralph Goldschmidt Arlene Goodyear Gita Gorodetsky Alice Gottlieb Ganna Gumenywk Lyubov Gutman Lucy Hess Regina Heuberger Martha Hexter Bernd Katz R David Kenner Annette Kirschner Maya Korsunskaya Olga Kuraksa Elfriede Lambert Rochelle Lauer Coralina H Martinez Olga Martinez Carlos Mendez Julia Meskus Yan Meytes Ramona Negron Arthur R Raymond Anna Reyder Gertrude Rodriguez Guillermo Rodriguez Nelly Rodriguez Kurt Rossman Isaak Roykhman Lily Rosner Valentina Rubinshteyn Edith Sanchez Isaak Shapiro Pauline F Schwartz Semen Shnayder Malka Shor Rita Slomovits Kyunghi Snyder Gertrude Strauss Josefina Torres Blanca R Vasquez Taesia Vayshtub Josephine M Williams Martha Wilson Robert Wilson Sonya Yankovskaya Chiyo Y Chin Berta Gervassi Bruno Speier Christina Young Isaak Shneerson Aleida Vogue Daniel Reyes

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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS (tune from the Sound of Music)
Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting, Walkers and handrails and new dental fittin's Bundles of magazines tied up with string, These are a few of my favorite things. Cadillacs, cataracts, hearing aids, glasses, Polident, Fixodent, false teeth in glasses, Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, These are a few of my favorite things. CHORUS: When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad. Hot tea and crumpets, And corn pads for bunions, no spicy hot food and no food with onions, Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring, These are a few of my favorite things. Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinning, Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinning, As we won't mention our short shrunken frames, When we remember our favorite things. CHORUS: When the joints ache, When the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, THEN I REMEMBER THE GREAT LIFE I'VE HAD, AND THEN I DON'T FEEL SOOOOO BAAAAD

JANUARY 2012
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Chicken Soup w Noodles Orange Juice

Salmon Croquettes Baked Fish Loaf w/ Horseradish MAIN DISH 3 oz. w/ Tartar Sauce SIDE DISH 1 SIDE DISH 2 BREAD MARGARINE DESSERT 4 oz. MILK Green Beans Macaroni Marble Rye X Sliced Peaches with meal Winter Mix Beet Salad Pumpernickel X Mandarin Oranges with meal

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TUESDAY 1/10 Minestrone Soup Salmon with Lemon Sauce Broccoli Potatoes Au Gratin In Skin Whole Wheat X Chocolate Pudding with meal

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TUESDAY 1/24 WEDNESDAY 1/25 Minestrone Soup Lima Bean Soup Pineapple Juice Chicken Lo Mein

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MONDAY 1/30 Split Pea Soup Orange Juice Breaded Pollock Green Beans Roast Potato Rye X Calif. Fruit Salad with meal

TUESDAY 1/31 Vegetable Soup Blended Juice Eggplant Parmagiana Cauliflower Spaghetti Whole Wheat X Cantaloupe Cubes with meal