NORTHEAST QUEENS JEWISH COMM. COUNCIL INSTALLATION & AWARDS BREAKFAST
SUN. NOV. 4, 9:30 AM
Honor QJCC's Heshie Baron, NEQJCC's Helene Zaro; new Pres. is Jeff Gurdus

The Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council (NEQJCC) honors Queens Jewish Community Council Past-President Harold "Heshie" Baron, and own long-time officer and community activist, Helene Zaro, at its Annual Installation and Awards Breakfast, Sunday, November 4, 2001. The program also includes the installation of officers, including new President Jeffrey Gurdus, at the 9:00 a.m. function at the Bellerose Jewish Center, 254-04 Union Turnpike, one block east of Little Neck Parkway, in Floral Park, said NEQJCC Chairman of the Executive Committee Corey Bearak.

Mr. Baron will receive the Council's Award for Outstanding Service to the Community of Greater New York. Mrs. Zaro will receive the Council's Award for Outstanding Service to the Northeast Queens Community.

In addition to Mr. Gurdus [Bellerose Jewish Center], other Council officers to be installed include First Vice President Helene Zaro [Bell Park Jewish Center], Second Vice President Ethel Levine [Hillcrest Jewish Center], Third Vice President Susan Fogel [Young Israel of Windsor Park], Secretary Dr. Leonard Stieglitz  [Jewish Center of Bayside Hills]  and Treasurer David Weprin [Young Israel of Holliswood and Young Israel of Jamaica Estates].  Mr. Gurdus succeeded Joseph Varon [Young Israel of New Hyde Park & Queens Jewish Committee on Scouting], a teacher for the NYC Board of Education who served three terms.

For more information and to make reservations ($15/ person), call Sharon Nadel, Executive Director, at (718) 225-6750 x 247 or Corey Bearak at (718) 343-6779.  

Council projects include neighborhood development, Jewish continuity, Lay Leadership, social action, fostering intergroup understanding and building a multi-cultural coalition.  The Council combats anti-Semitism and discrimination, sponsors forums with major public figures, Jewish cultural events, open discussions with local Rabbis and represents community concerns.  The Council publishes a (4-fold 8.5 by 14-inch) brochure, You Can Have It All, touting life in northeast Queens Communities, including a map locating its member synagogues and institutions.

The Council holds its Installation of Officers each fall.  Its 2001-2002 program includes a Menorah lighting ceremony in Glen Oaks and a Chanukah Party at the Samuel Field Y, both Sunday, December 9; a Sunday, March 3, 2002 Purim Carnival at the Samuel Field Y; and its annual Legislative Forum, co-sponsored by the Queens Jewish Community Council, April 7, 2002 at the Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway.   Its Neighborhood Development program includes a unique pilot program to bring the resources of UJA-Federation agencies to NEQJCC member synagogues.  The Council also collaborates with UJA-Federation to encourage residents to undergo cancer screening through workshops and the availability of  mammography screenings.

An association of 23 synagogues and other religious, education, fraternal and community organizations, the NEQJCC covers Bay Terrace, Bayside, Bellerose, Douglaston, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Holliswood, Hollis Hills, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, Oakland Gardens and Queens Village (north).   

A UJA-Federation beneficiary, the NEQJCC works closely with the Queens Jewish Community Council, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York, Metropolitan N.Y. Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty and the Samuel Field Y.  

NEQJCC member organizations include  Bayside Jewish Center, Bay Terrace Jewish Center, Bellerose Jewish Center, Bell Park Jewish Center, The Bikur Cholim Society of New Hyde Park, The Conservative Synagogue of Jamaica, Hillcrest Jewish Center, Hollis Hills Jewish Center, Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services/Pride of Judea, Jewish Center of Bayside Hills, Jewish Center of Bayside Oaks, Jewish War Veterans, Lake Success Jewish Center, Little Neck Jewish Center, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Marathon Jewish Community Center, New Hyde Park Jewish Center, Oakland Jewish Center, Queens Jewish Center of Queens Village, Queens Region of Haddassah, Samuel Field/Bay Terrace YM&YWHA, Temple Israel, Temple Sholom, Temple Torah, Yeshiva Har Torah, Young Israel of Bayside, Young Israel of Holliswood/Holliswood Jewish Center, Young Israel of Jamaica Estates, Young Israel of New Hyde Park, and Young Israel of Windsor Park.

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