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The Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council (NEQJCC) and the Chabad of Eastern Queens hold their Third Annual Chanukah Menorah lighting, on the Second Night of Chanukah, 7:00 p.m., Saturday evening, December 4, 1999, 25 Kislev 5760, at the Glen Oaks Shopping Center, north side of Union Turnpike and 257th Street, just east of Little Neck Parkway, announced NEQJCC Executive Chair Corey Bearak and President Joseph Varon.

"The Council appreciates the efforts of Rabbi Zalmonov for coordinating this important community event," stated Mr. Bearak who noted the last two year�s saw the lighting of a large Chanukiyah at the nearby Glen Oaks Mall. "This year�s location offers more opportunities for community members, travelers and passersby to view our community Chanukah Menorah." Mr. Varon added, "The Council and the Chabad thank Council Member Sheldon Leffler and his Constituent Services Director Susan Seinfeld for their assistance in arranging the new location this year."

The Council holds its Installation of Officers each fall. Its 1999-2000 program includes its annual Legislative Forum, Sunday, co-sponsored by the Queens Jewish Community Council, April 2, 2000 at the Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, a Saturday, March 25 Purim Concert sponsored by the Queens Jewish Community Council and a Sunday, March 26 Purim Carnival at the Samuel Field Y. 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 21 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 Estates, 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, Little Neck Jewish Center, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Marathon Jewish Community 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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