Flags to mark Holocaust remembrance at Temple Anshe Sholom
Holocaust observance at Temple Anshe Sholom in Olympia Fields will place 6,000 white flags on the lawn this week to memorialize the 6 million Jewish lives lost. The event culminates with a Yom Hashoah service Friday, with religious school students aiding in flag placement and a special prayer. Congregants will join the ceremony as 400 temple families receive yellow candles to observe Yom Hashoah on Wednesday. The Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs coordinates the observance.
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Temple Anshe Sholom
Western Ave
Olympia Fields
Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs
Brunch and Silent Auction Aids Good Shepherd Manor
The 21st annual brunch and silent auction to benefit Good Shepherd Manor will run noon to 4 p.m. April 30 at the Grand Ballroom Chicago Hilton & Towers 720 South Michigan Ave Chicago. Hugh Hill will MC with Franz Benteler and the Royal Strings performing. Tickets are 50 dollars per person. call Dr. Richard Ryan at 369-9062 for reservations. The manor serves 120 developmentally disabled residents with families in Chicago and nearby suburbs.
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Good Shepherd Manor
Chicago Hilton & Towers
South Michigan Ave
Chicago
Channel Seven
Hugh Hill
Franz Benteler
The
Royal Strings
Richard Ryan
May flower and farmers market spaces at The Centre
Outdoor markets seek vendors at The Centre in Park Forest. Flower market runs May 6 to May 27 with 10 by 20 foot spaces at 65 dollars, while farmers market June 3 to Oct 28 offers 10 by 20 foot spaces at 100 dollars or 20 dollars per week. Coupons and signups via Park Forest village hall or Downtown Park Forest Management Office 747-1612.
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Park Forest
Park Forest Management Office
JCC Sponsors Local Basketball Skills Contest April 30
The Jewish Community Centers sponsor a citywide basketball skills contest for boys and girls in grades 2 through 8. The first local round is April 30 at Anita M. Stone JCC in Flossmoor with four divisions and top three scorers in each division advancing to the May 7 city championship at Bernard Horwich JCC in Chicago. Registration is $10 and includes a T-shirt. call Mark Gorodetzer at 799-7650 for details.
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Jewish Community Centers
Flossmoor
Anita M. Stone Jewish Community Center
196Th St
Bernard Horwich Jewish Community Center
Chicago
Mark Gorodetzer
School and community meetings on teens health and exchange programs
The Homewood Flossmoor Parent Association hosts a 730 PM talk in the staff dining room with John Schwaller and Jan Valuch addressing teen chemical use and a college curriculum no use message. Baby-sitting provided. Also South Suburban and Glenwood Toastmasters meet 7 PM Thursday at Kostner Ave Oakwood Lane.
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Homewood-Flossmoor High School Parent Association
John Schwaller
H-F’s
Jan Valuch
South Suburban
Glenwood
Toastmasters
Matteson
Kostner Avenue
Oakwood Lane
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JCC
American Field Service
AFS
AFL
Music Teachers Group
Marilyn Croslands
South Suburban Music Teachers Association
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Strieff Lane
Kel Ng
Carol Dorsett
Nadia Nammari
Leawood
Nelson's Gift
Dixie Hwy
Free
Vollmer
Re Was
MTR
Kline
Lincoln Hwy
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