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Gems at the J | Travel to 3 Continents from Your Chair
2025-03-10 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-03-03 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-24 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
3 Mondays, February 24 – March 10 | 10:30AM – 11:30AM | $36 (Must register for all dates)
Come for the travel of a lifetime! We will be partnering with Nature’s Eye, as we take a tour by DRONE to Africa, Iceland, and Peru! Local guides from each region will lead us through a tour highlighting wildlife and natural land formations of interest. Examples include elephants, Hverfjall Volcano, and Cloud Forest. (Depending on weather, destinations might change). No need to worry about packing or waiting in a TSA line! In-flight beverages and snacks will be provided!
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Interested in coming to just one or a few sessions? Email rachel@phillyjcc.com

Purim Fest 2025
2025-03-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Purim Fest ’25
Sunday, March 9 | 11am-3pm
Join us for games, prizes, crafts, entertainment, and more!
$40 / Family or $45 / Family day-of
Food/Drink vouchers included with ticket. Families who preregister by March 3rd also get a special door prize!
Please note: Complimentary tickets are available for Friends of the J. Please click here to find out more information and to become a Friend of the J.
What to expect at Purim Fest:

Juggling, Clowning, Balloon Twisting
Mitzvah Clown Storytime
Costume Parade
Music and Games with the Israeli Scouts
Face painting
Hamantaschen Making
Groggers, Crafts and Purim Activities
Bounce Houses and Inflatable Obstacle Course
Sensory Corner
Gaga Tournament NEW
Carnival Games with Basketball Shooting, Ring Toss and more NEW

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Fit For Life Circuit Training
2025-03-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
with Coach Eric Mamon | Sundays, January 19-February 23 (No Class February 2) | 10 – 11AM | $15 At The Door or FREE with Class Pass
Extra class March 9th!
Join us for an engaging and challenging workout that emphasizes strength, cardio, and endurance! This class combines bodyweight exercises, calisthenics, and circuit training to help you build a strong foundation and keep you healthy. Our focus is on enhancing your overall fitness through intensity and endurance, allowing you to reap the benefits of increased strength and stability. This session includes a warm-up and cool-down, ensuring a well-rounded experience that starts your day off right!
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Gems at the J | Cholent and Conversations
2025-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Each month we will meet a different Rabbi or Jewish educator from the community, who will share with us their wisdom about the Jewish connections in text impacting the world today. Vegetarian Kosher Cholent will be served.
January 10 – Rabbi Claire Green
February 7 – Rabbi Yonah Gross
March 7 – Rabbi Lilli Shvartsmann
April 4 – Cantor Emeritus Eliot
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Please note: if you are registering for more than one class in the series but not the entire series, you will have to add each class to your cart individually. If you are having trouble registering for a drop-in class, please email Rachel

Gems at the J | Knock Knock.... Jews There?
2025-03-06 16:30 - 18:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Thursday, March 6 | 4:30PM – 6PM | $18
Join us for some pre-Purim laughter with Sharon Geller! We will be serving seasonal appetizers and desserts!
A Talmudic Take on Comedy: Fun and funny talk/presentation about the importance of laughter and comedy in Judaism.
Join comedic actress Sharon Geller as she delights her audience with humorous stories and jokes that will tickle your funny bone.
You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy Knock Knock.. Jews There?, you just have to like to laugh!

Hear the joke that made Jackie Mason roar with laughter!
Find out who Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s idol was growing up in Brooklyn!
Learn why funny women date back to the Garden of Eden!
Why are there so many famous Jewish comedians?

Sharon Geller has appeared on Saturday Night Live 4 times and The TODAY Show with Al Roker as “Lucy”. She is currently in the national touring company of the off-Broadway hit, “Old Jews Telling Jokes” and teaches Comedy Improv at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
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Gems at the J | The Constitution & Current Events
2025-03-06 11:00 - 12:15, 2025-02-27 11:00 - 12:15 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
6 Thursdays, February 20 – March 27 | 11AM – 12:15PM | $72 (Must register for all dates)
Learn, discuss, and ask questions about the history and structure of the Constitution, current events that relate to the Constitution, and what the Constitution means in 13 words.
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Instructor Jules Mermelstein is a retired Upper Dublin Township Commissioner, criminal defense attorney, teacher of history, government and constitutional law, and ACLU volunteer attorney. He is the author of “Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue,” a legal thriller and is the book reviewer for “Sidebar,” the quarterly journal of the Montgomery Bar Association. Jules is currently a Co-Chair of the Government Relations Committee, Montgomery Bar Association.
Interested in coming to just one or a few sessions? Email rachel@phillyjcc.com

Lets Make A Plan: Aging with Community
2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:30 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Come to one or all of these free afternoon programs on finding community and resources while aging. We will be joined by guests from Main Line Health, Senior Living Specialists Philly, Right At Home, and more.
March 5 – Aging with Dignity with Sebastiano Porcu, MD, Main Line Health
March 19 – The Science of Aging with Marie Webster, PhD, Main Line Health
April 9 – Financial and Legal Matters with Bryan J. Adler Esq., CELA, Rothkoff Law Group
April 23 – Should I Stay or Should I Go with Mindy Mozenter, Senior Living Specialists Philly, and Brittany McConnon, Right at Home Main Line
May 7 – Where We Live: Senior Rightsizing and Selling with Jill Goldman, Compass Real Estate and Anna Keffer, CDP, SMM-C, Right Size Relocation
May 21 – Building Community

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Gems at the J | Funny Jewish Men
2025-03-05 13:00 - 14:15, 2025-02-26 13:00 - 14:15 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
3 Wednesdays, February 19 – March 5 | 1PM – 2:15PM | $36 (Must register for all dates)
Quick with one-liners! Precise with physical comedy! Able to tell hilarious stories in a single routine! Look! Up on the stage! It’s a funny Jewish man! Actually, there have been a lot of them out there making us laugh over the years, and in this three-week class you’ll meet The Marx Brothers, Jack Benny, The Three Stooges, George Burns, Milton Berle, Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, Rodney Dangerfield and many others.
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Presented by Temple University journalism professor and failed standup comic Irv Slifkin. Irv Slifkin is a Temple University journalism professor and failed standup comic.
Interested in coming to just one or a few sessions? Email rachel@phillyjcc.com

Women's Purity Vs. Technology
2025-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
For Amish and ultra-Orthodox Jewish women, smartphones aren’t just tools – they represent a deeper concern about purity and connection. The Amish avoid cellphones altogether, while the Ultra-Orthodox use only “kosher” phones, both rejecting smartphones for their perceived impurity. These women believe the device itself is more dangerous than the content it delivers, blurring the lines between public and private spaces. Above all, they emphasize the importance of real, present connection for personal and communal well-being, arguing that smartphones, despite offering attention, ultimately disconnect us from our communities, ourselves, and even our relationship with God.
Dr. Rivka Neriya Ben-Shahar is a senior lecturer at Sapir Academic College in Sderot, Israel, teaching courses in research methods, communication, religion, and gender. She is currently a visiting scholar at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
In honor of International Women’s Day March 8. This event is open to adults of all ages.
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Gems at the J | A Grandparent’s Legacy
2025-03-04 12:30 - 14:30 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
4 Tuesdays, March 4 – April 1 | 12:30PM – 2:30PM | No Class 3/18 | $48 (Must register for all dates)
Being a grandparent is like no other experience. We love our grandchildren so deeply and so fully and want nothing more than to have them take this love into their future. In this program, we will explore ways to help you express your thoughts about your own life and your grandchild’s life still to come. How do you want to be remembered? What nuggets of yourself and your own family’s heritage do you want to leave for them? Each grandparent will be given the framework to compile a written legacy to share with their grandchildren. All materials will be provided to create this tangible memoir. Please bring your favorite photo of you with your grandchild/ren.
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Instructor Jacqueline Tusman, MS is an experienced professional with a background in presentation skills, training and organization development and academic teaching. Besides her many accomplishments, her greatest joy is the “naches” (pride and joy) she gets in being the Grandma to her beautiful grandson Audie and the written legacy she hopes to leave for him.

Gems at the J | Art in Flight: Birds, Angels & Flying Machines
2025-03-04 10:00 - 11:15, 2025-02-25 10:00 - 11:15 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
3 Tuesdays, February 18 – March 4 | 11AM – 12:15PM | $36 (Must register for all dates)
From the dawn of art to the here & now, flying figures have captured the imagination of artists and viewers alike. Consider soaring Cupids and angels, birds and planes, even time can fly as Frida Kahlo shows us. We will contemplate the sublime, mechanical, and futuristic devices that populate paintings by artists as different as Audubon, Chagall, Ringgold, Delauney, and Leonardo da Vinci. Stories abound filled with symbolism, a sense of hope and freedom, as well as concern about change. Our conversation includes historic to contemporary images, a diversity of artists, and enlightening videos.
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The instructor Lynn Berkowitz, MFA, BFA, has a career in art museums and online learning, has developed an array of award-winning gallery tours, experiences, and apps aimed at helping audiences of all ages and abilities engage with a diversity of art ‘isms and approaches.
Interested in coming to just one or a few sessions? Email rachel@phillyjcc.com

Teen 76ers Game
2025-03-03 18:30 - 22:30 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Monday, March 3, 2024 | 6:30PM Start Time | $57
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia. Meet up at the stadium
Calling all teens! Come join us to enjoy a fun evening of NBA basketball with our Philadelphia 76ers playing against the Portland Trailblazers and Deni Avdija, an Israeli raising star player.
This is an opportunity to cheer for both our team of Philly and for Deni Avdija at the same time! Everyone will seat together as a group, so that’s a great opportunity to come with your friends!
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Gems at the J | Philadelphia Authors Chats - POSTPONED
2025-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
This event series is canceled. Please email rachel@phillyjcc.com if you are interested in attending a future date.
4 Local Authors | Mondays, March 3-31,2025 | No Class: March 17 | 12-1pm | $18
Join us each week as we meet with local authors from around the Philadelphia area. Soup lunch will be provided as you meet the authors, participate in a Q&A about their works, and learn about their titles and backgrounds. Authors will also have their books available for purchase. If you want to come to just one or a few of these programs, please email rachel@phillyjcc.com for a prorated rate.

March 3 – Wendy A. Horwitz: Wendy A. Horwitz is the author of Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments. Her essays have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Afterimage, Neurology (Humanities Section), Jewish Literary Journal, Intrepid Times, and McClatchy-Tribune News Service, among others. Originally trained as a pediatric psychologist, she lives in Philadelphia, where she teaches writing and health humanities.
March 10 – Norrin Ripsman: Norrin Ripsman, a professor of international relations at Lehigh University, has ventured into the world of fiction with his novel, The Oracle of Spring Garden Road. Inspired by his father’s advice to pursue his passions, Ripsman began writing fiction in 2021, leading to the publication of his first collection of short stories, Song Book. His novel explores the life of a homeless man, shedding light on the often overlooked stories of those living on the margins.
March 24 – Polly Zavadivker: Polly Zavadivker is associate professor of history at the University of Delaware who teaches and writes about the Holocaust, refugees, World War I in Russia, Jews in Eastern Europe, antisemitism, and genocide and memory culture. We will be discussing her book A Nation of Refugees: Russia’s Jews in World War I.
March 31 – Margaret Mandell: Margaret S. Mandell is an emerging memoirist who began writing letters to her late husband as a way to cope with his loss. Her heartfelt journey is captured in her debut book, And Always One More Time. Margaret’s writing reflects her lifelong love for storytelling, which began in childhood and continued through her career as an educator and admissions director.

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Klezmer Jam and Concert with Ezekiel's Wheels
2025-03-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Suggested Donation: $18
We are thrilled to invite you to an unforgettable celebration of klezmer music, featuring the incredible Ezekiel’s Wheels Band! Whether you’re a seasoned musician or a curious listener, this event offers something for everyone.
Event Schedule:
Doors open at 3:45PM
4:00 PM – Master’s Workshop: Kick off the afternoon with a hands-on workshop led by the talented members of Ezekiel’s Wheels. Perfect for musicians looking to dive deeper into klezmer traditions or anyone interested in learning more about this vibrant musical genre. Space is limited!
4:45 PM – Refreshments: Take a moment to mingle and enjoy some light refreshments before the afternoon’s performance.
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Concert: Experience a dynamic and lively klezmer concert by Ezekiel’s Wheels Band, where their soulful melodies and infectious rhythms will have you dancing in your seat.
Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to connect with music, culture, and community. Bring your friends and family for an afternoon full of energy, education, and entertainment!

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Teen Self Defense Workshop & Fundraiser
2025-03-02 16:00 - 17:45 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA
Self Defense Class with Dr. Sabrina Kelley, co-owner of The Vault Jiu Jitsu, is dedicated to fostering confidence and strength in both children and women through self-defense training. Alongside her husband, she created a supportive and empowering environment where students learn Jiu Jitsu techniques while developing resilience, discipline, and mental toughness. With her background as a certified school psychologist and teacher, Dr. Kelley brings a unique approach to instruction. At The Vault, she’s committed to helping students build both self-defense skills and self-confidence that extend beyond the mat.
Workshop Times:
4pm-4:45pm for Middle School Students
5pm-5:45pm for High School Students
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Philadelphia JCC Maccabi Hall of Fame Ceremony 2025
2025-03-02 12:00 - 15:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
JCC Maccabi Hall of Fame
Ceremony & Fundraiser
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Event Begins: at 12 p.m.
Program Begins: at 12:30 p.m.
Join us at the Kaiserman JCC: 45 Haverford Rd. Wynnewood, PA 19096
Brunch will be provided.
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We are so excited to be inducting the fourth class of the team Philadelphia Maccabi Hall of Fame. With a storied history of over thirty years, so many athletes, coaches, and more have dedicated their time and shared their passions to create and grow Maccabi in Philadelphia. Join us to help celebrate their achievements, and help us to continue to bring the Maccabi experience to Jewish teens in our community.
Please find the details for our 2025 Hall of Fame Ceremony below. We would love to have you and your family join us for this exciting morning! The program will be in the Kaiserman JCC gymnasium, where brunch and more will be enjoyed!
If you have questions or would like to become an event sponsor, please email mberton@phillyjcc.com.

Interested in sponsoring this event and the Philadelphia JCC Maccabi delegation? Contact Michael Berton at mberton@phillyjcc.com.
Sponsorship Opportunities
2025 Inductees

Lance Goodman
Ross Goodman
Frank Greenberg, Z”L
Mike Greenberg
Eric Keene
Kevin Keene
Jared Kimelheim
Noah Kimelheim
Zack Kimelheim
Katherine Klein
Lisa Rothstein
Meghan Shanley
Paige Silver
Boys Basketball 1998: Detroit

Bobby Carroll
Noah Fickler
Chris Hamilton
Matt Henley
Adam Kabinoff
Brandon Karpo
Gil Reichert
Ryan Schloss
Seth Shipon
Harrison Singer
Brian Schiff, Coach
Jesse Rappaport, Asst. Coach

Thank you to our sponsors!
Maccabi Sponsor
The Clayman Foundation
Gold Sponsor
Black Bear Sports Group
Counterstrike Conditioning
Seravalli, Inc.

Kid's Gym - Indoor Free Play
2025-03-02 08:30 - 10:00, 2025-02-23 08:30 - 10:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Kid’s Gym – Indoor Free Play
Come warm up in the JCC gym and let your child burn off energy with some fun-filled free play! Our Indoor Kid’s Gym provides a safe and engaging environment every Sunday from 8:30-10am.
Kid’s Gym is perfect for crawlers through age 6 to explore, climb, and enjoy some unstructured playtime. Make friends, burn off some energy, and get some exercise in these cold winter months.
November 10, 2024 – March 30, 2025
Cost:
$7 / Single Session
$50 / 10-Session Pass (save $20)
$120 / Unlimited Pass (save $48)
Purchase a Session or Pass for Kid’s Gym
We are now doing payment through EZ Facility. You may already have an EZ Facility Account. To learn more about creating an account and purchasing, click here for a detailed walkthrough. Pre-registration is preferred, however if you do not pre-register the front desk will check you in upon arrival. The front desk can also help you purchase and schedule future sessions.
Need assistance purchasing through EZ Facility? Email us!
Please note: All Kid’s Gym Passes expire on 4/21/2025. Any unused sessions must be redeemed before that date.

Shishi Israeli – Shared Shabbat & Family Celebration
2025-02-28 16:30 - 21:30 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Shishi Israeli – Shared Shabbat & Family Celebration!
Join IAC and JCC for a warm and joyful Shabbat gathering, bringing together families, friends, and community. Enjoy an evening filled with music, dancing, and delicious food as we celebrate the spirit of togetherness.
Schedule:
🛝 4:30-5:30 PM – Children’s Free Play
🕠 5:30-6:15 PM – Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
🍽️ 6:15-7:00 PM – Family & Teens Dinner
💃 7:00-7:30 PM – Israeli Dancing with Rak-Dan Kids/Teen Program
🎶 7:30-9:30 PM – Rikkudei Am with Rak-Dan
Your ticket includes a Kosher vegetarian/dairy meal. Please feel free to bring a Kosher dessert or wine.
Come celebrate Shabbat with us in a night of music, dance, and community! Space is limited – sign up early! We can’t wait to see you there!

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Gems at the J | Paint & Sip Night: Abstract Painting
2025-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Wednesday, February 26 | 7PM – 8:30PM | $25
Join for a seasonal paint night celebrating famous Jewish visual artists. This winter we will explore the work of American abstract painter Mark Rothko known for painting large rectangular bands of color. Have fun with friends or family and dive deep into abstract acrylics. No experience necessary. All materials provided. Everyone is an artist! Bring a bottle of wine or soda and dress for mess! With instructor Gavi Kestenbaum
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Pop-up Balance & Strength with Danielle Illfelder
2025-02-25 11:00 - 11:45 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Our dynamic exercise class with Danielle Illfelder PT, DPT designed to enhance strength, improve posture, and boost balance through mindful movements. Perfect for all fitness levels, this class will help you build a strong, balanced body and a confident stance.
Danielle Illfelder, PT, DPT is a clinical physical therapist with a special interest in neurology, and balance and falls in the aging population. She has almost 20 years of experience in clinical settings including Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA and Dynamic Home Therapy in Berwyn, PA. She also has a passion for exercise and has taught many fitness classes at local gyms including cycling and strength and balance classes.
Join us after the class for our Lunch & Learn Series with Main Line Health! Register for Lunch & Learn
Please RSVP to the Pop-Up Balance Class using the form below. Please note that this form does not count as payment. Please pay by cash, card, or check at the front desk when you arrive for the program. This program is $5/Person or Free with an Unlimited Monthly Class Pass. Email Jamie@phillyjcc.com with any questions.

Pop-Up Balance Class with Danielle Illfelder

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Jr. Maccabi and the JCC Goes to Thrillz
2025-02-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Sunday, February 23, 2025 | 3PM-5PM | $40 Advanced (Price increase 2/17)
Location: Thrillz, 555 S Henderson Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Join the Kaiserman JCC and Team Philly Jr Maccabi for an amazing afternoon at Thrillz KOP. We will be daring in their adventure zone with 30+ obstacle challenges including spinning log roll, twister, zipline, super-sized slides, trampolines, jousting, and more! Laser Tag is also included. Parents are welcome to drop their children off with us and enjoy the free time until pick-up.
Previous participation in Jr. Maccabi or a Kaiserman JCC program required.
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You Are Not Alone: A Musical Tribute for those Held in Captivity in Gaza
2025-02-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
Alon Ohel, an innocent civilian and a gifted pianist of Misgav in Israel, was abducted by Hamas from the Nova festival in Israel on October 7. Alon’s whereabouts are currently unknown.
Shortly after he was kidnapped, Alon’s mother, Idit Ohel, installed a yellow piano in Tel Aviv’s hostage square with a sign “You Are Not Alone.” Since then, yellow pianos have been installed in other cities, including New York, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam. Our community is participating with a yellow piano event with the message “You Are Not Alone” in Family Hall at the Kaiserman JCC.
We invite you to join us on Sunday, February 23 at 2:00pm, for a musical event to raise awareness of Alon’s story and the stories of all those who remain in captivity in Gaza. Several musicians will perform and we will hear a moving message from Alon’s mother, Idit. Through music, let’s send Alon and the other hostages love, strength, and the reassuring message that they are not alone.
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About the performers:
Olga Borisovsky graduated the Academy of Music in Novosibirsk, Russia in 1985. She moved to Israel in 1990, where she served as an accompanist at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. She also formed the piano duo for four hands with her husband Dmitry, and they performed in Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Austria as well as in the Jerusalem International Piano Duet Festival. She moved to the US in 2002 along with her husband and three children. Currently, Ms. Borisovsky maintains an active private studio and serves as the accompanist at Main Line Reform Synagogue.
William Fleming is eleven years old and a sixth grader at Bala Cynwyd Middle School. He started learning piano when he was six years old. In the summer of 2022, he became a student of Olga Borisovsky. He won second place at the Elite International Music Competition in 2022 and first place at the Triumph Music Festival in 2024.
Baritone, Matthew Fleisher, former professional opera singer and teacher of voice pedagogy, is renowned for his robust and warm bass timbre. Matthew has enjoyed a career as a professional singer performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, Detroit Metro Opera, among others. Matthew now teaches voice for people with severe vocal trauma.
Violinist Yelena Podgorny is a graduate of Tashkent College of Music and has been a member of the Tashkent Classical Symphony. She moved to the United States in 1993 where she has continued performing as a member of the Reading, South Jersey, Ocean City, and Bucks County Orchestras. In addition, Ms. Podgorny maintains an active private studio.
Israeli born musician, Michal Schmidt, maintains a dual career as a cellist and pianist. She studied at the University of Tel Aviv, the Royal Academy of Music in London, the Curtis Institute of Music, the University of the Arts, and received her DMA from Temple University. An active orchestral player, chamber musician, and recitalist, she created the series Tribute, which has been ongoing since 2007 and is dedicated mostly to contemporary music. Her most recent albums include three discs of Bach’s music for solo cello and solo piano, recordings of Brahms op. 116, 117, & 118, Schumann’s Davidsbündler, op. 6, and an album of new music titled “Sola”.

Gems at the J | Introduction to Chess
2025-02-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, United States
6 Thursdays, January 16 – February 20 | 3PM – 4PM | $60 (Must register for all dates)
Interactive beginner chess classes will cover the basic strategies of the game, checkmates, tactics, and opening principles. Students will engage in problem-solving and develop the skills to understand all the rules and be able to play a complete game.
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Instructor Jessica Regam is a Woman FIDE Chess Master, represented the United States in multiple Pan American (bronze medalist) and World Youth Championship events, former national champion among girls, currently ranked in the top 100 females in the U.S. Jessica loves chess for its problem-solving aspect and the mental challenge it provides, and is passionate about instilling the joy of the game in others.
