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  Yom Hazikaron
Sunday, May 8, 2011 • 7 p.m.
Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange

  • Film screening followed by memorial ceremony and Hebrew language sing-a-long
  • Community commemoration of Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror attacks
Yom Ha’atzmaut
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 • 4–9 p.m.
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, 901 Route 10, Whippany

Activities for all ages • All events are free and open to the public

  • Community celebration of Israel’s 63rd Independence Day and the 20th anniversary of the exodus of Jews from the Former Soviet Union to Israel
  • Israeli food and vendors
  • Children’s performance featuring local school and synagogue choirs
  • Puppet show, face painting, and balloon art
  • Photo exhibit honoring the 13th year of the MetroWest partnership with Cherkassy, Ukraine
  • Interactive exhibits and games prepared by MetroWest synagogues and Israeli and American teen groups
  • Special Guest Speaker: Natasha Mozgovaya, chief U.S. correspondent for Israeli daily Haaretz — LEARN MORE ABOUT NATASHA MOZOVAYA
  • PJ Library story time and Israel birthday party for children
  • Special lip-dub song contest for teens
  • Entertainment by acclaimed vocalist Micahel Kirkilan — LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHAEL KIRKILAN

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