Celebrate the Festival of Lights in the JCC Family Tradition

Join the East Valley JCC as it celebrates 20 years of hosting an annual Hanukkah Party. The entire community is invited to participate in the festivities. A traditional latke supper including homemade latkes, applesauce, tuna salad, veggies, fruit, etc. and a special Hanukkah cake will be served from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Games, arts and crafts, cookie decorating, face painting, a singing presentation by the JCC school children, symbolic lighting of the menorah and a special presentation by Pizazz Entertainment add to the festivities. Cost is $2.50/person, $6/family or $5/family with a 2 can food donation. The Staff and Board of the East Valley JCC wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah and a Happy New Year.

Members of the JCC Seniors Terrific Tuesdays group celebrate the 90th birthday of Rose Sperling (center)

Family Night at the Zoo Lights

Mom's, dad's, brother's and sisters, come join us for a winter activity at the Phoenix Zoo's Zoo Lights. On Thursday, December 14th, we will be chartering a school bus to drive us to the Phoenix Zoo. We will meet at the JCC at 6:00pm and board the bus no later than 6:15pm! The Zoo Lights "tour" will last about an hour. After our evening at the Zoo we will head back on the bus for hot chocolate and donuts! The cost for this wonderful evening is only $8.00 (includes transportation, Zoo Lights and refreshments) per person (3 years old and up). Please call Lisa (480-897-0588) to sign you and your family up.

AROUND THE CENTER

Cultural Art Series: Television and Jewish Types

The final lecture of this series scheduled for Tuesday, December 12, will examine how Jews have been portrayed in America's favorite entertainment medium, television. The reasons TV marginalized Jews and focused instead on such stalwarts as hillbillies, shipwrecked islanders, American POWs and WASP-ish suburban families will be discussed by our popular culture guru. Dr. Michael Rubinoff. Fee: $10 in advance/$12 at the door Seniors: $8 in advance/$10 at the door.

L'Chiam

Participants at the Vintner's Dinner at Tomaso's Restaurant enjoyed a sumptuous dinner and a taste of the grape.

Tributes

Relocation Fund

Eli and Selina Kaminsky
Howard and Jean Somers

To Suesann and Richard Wolkis in honor of the 50th wedding anniversary
From Ilene and Alan Blau
The Board and Staff of the East Valley JCC

To Jerry Swartz in loving memory of his mother, Shirley Swartz
From Alan and Ilene Blau
Michael, Robin and Shelli Getz

Best wishes to Rose Sperling for a very happy 90th birthday from Marilyn Johnson

Stop and Smell the Petunias

Tracy Trefethen admires her green thumb handiwork.

Valley of the Sun United Way volunteers from the law firm of Fennemore and Craig under the direction of Tracy Trefethen descended upon the J Sunday, November 5 with hand spades in hand, the group of about a dozen volunteers planted the beautiful array of Spring flowers adorning the outside planter boxes. Thanks to Tracy and the United Way volunteers for getting "down and dirty" at the East Valley JCC.

Welcome New Members

Heather Brennaman
Jodi and Steve Stein

SCHOOL • YOUTH • CAMP

Off to Atlanta

This year's conference of the national Association for the Education of Young Children was held in Atlanta, Georgia November 7-11. Three teachers from the JCC School were there to participate in continuing education seminars designed especially for teachers who work with young children. Hadassah Baldinger (three year olds), Richelle Auge (kindergarten) and Deena Charnofsky (1st grade) came back from the conference energized and fall of new ideas which will enhance their classrooms. They brought lots of materials of materials to share with back staff who weren't able to attend.
The JCC School has been accredited by the NAEYC for over 6 years and is currently seeking a second reaccredidation.

Miracle of Miracles

Help send children to Jewish Day Schools such as the TCJCC Day School's 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades, as well as our kindergarten classes. Last year our school received almost $30,000 in scholarship money from the Jewish Community Day School Scholarship Fund. Arizona offers any taxpayer a dollar for dollar State income tax credit for contributions up to $500 to private school scholarship funds. Your state liability goes down by the amount you give. It's a win, win situation which directly helps students at our school. Pre-addressed envelopes are available at the JCC office.

Youth Clubs

We will not be holding our youth clubs this month, but please join us for our Family Night at the Phoenix Zoo Lights.

Fiddler On The Roof, Jr.: We're Passing On the Tradition

A special young actor's version of this classic piece of American musical theater will be presented to coincide with the Hanukkah holiday. The Arizona Jewish Theaters children's division, Curtain Call, and the East Valley Jewish Community Center has joined forces to expand theater opportunities for East Valley youth . Actors are ages eight through seventeen. Made possible through grants from the Jewish Foundation of Greater Phoenix and the Tempe Arts Commission Great family fun! This program is appropriate for children ages 5 and over.

December 20, 21, 23, 27, 28 and 30
7:30pm
3rd Street Theatre
1202 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix

Adults: $10.00 • Children $5.00
Call (602) 264-0402 for tickets