The Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council (NEQJCC) and the Samuel Field YM&YWHA will hold a community Purim party, including a birthday celebration for Israel at the Y, located at 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Sunday, March 8, 1998. The carnival which runs from from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., features an Israel birthday celebration at 1:30 p.m and costume parade at 3:15 p.m

Visitors will find games, booths, castle moon bounce, prizes, balloons, foods, and a lot of fun. It will also include parent/child workshops, a boutique. Admission is free. Visitors must wear sneakers. For more information, call at (718) 225-6750.

An association of 20 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). 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's 1998 program includes its annual Legislative Forum, Sunday, co-sponsored by the Queens Jewish Community, March 22 at the Samuel Field Y. A UJA-Federation beneficiary, the NEQJCC works closely with the QJCC, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York, Metropolitan N.Y. Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty and the Samuel Field Y.

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