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In this issue... Columbia Final Soiree & Board Elections Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Rememberance Day) Yom Hashoah at Oakton Roosevelt Elections Yom Hashoah at DePaul (Loop) Roosevelt Black and White Talent Show NEIU Final Meeting and Elections MDA: Running for Life III Cool Links This Week at Hillel Check it Out... April 2006 Shalom! Our year is coming to a close and we have lots of events to celebrate getting through another academic year! Check out what's happening on your campus and think about getting more involved next year by applying for a Hillel leadership position. If you have any questions about being a Hillel leader on your campus just contact Emily. -Emily Columbia Final Soiree & Board Elections now's your chance to get involved Wanted to get involved with Hillel this year, but didn't think you had time? Well, here's your chance to make a difference on campus for next year. We'll be having our final party and board elections for the next academic year. Throw your name in the hat and see what happens! Monday April 24th 731 S. Plymouth Ct. 1st Floor lounge 6:30-8:30p.m. If you need any information about what being on the Hillel board entails then contact Rachel at columbiahillel@yahoo.com E-mail Rachel Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Rememberance Day) at Roosevelt University We will hear the story of Dr. Andrew Loew who still practices pediatrics in Flossmoor 2-3 days per week. He was born June 28, 1922 in Stanislawow, Poland (now, Ivano-Frankusk, Ukraine). The city was occupied by the Russians from September 1939 until 1941 when the Germans took over and established a ghetto from which Andy managed to escape in late 1942. He survived in Warsaw, living as a Christian and in the fall of 1944, he fought, as a captain, with the Polish Underground during the uprising which lasted about three months. After the war, he attended medical school in Munich. sponsored by Hillels Around Chicago Multi-Campus Center, GAP and jconnect, The School of Liberal Studies, and The Mansfield Institute, Roosevelt University Tuesday April 25th Gage Gallery 18 S. Michigan Ave 1st Floor 6:00p.m. FREE Questions? Contact Emily Yom Hashoah at Oakton Never Forget Shoah is the Hebrew word used to define the murder of six million Jews from 1933-1945. Yom Hashoah is a day to remember. Joins us for this special dual campus event, which will be marked by an introduction to the subject, recollections of Holocaust survivors, and a moment of silence. Speakers: Ida Kurtz: will speak at the DesPlains Campus. Ida Paluch was born May 1939, in Sosnowiec, Poland. Soon after the German invasion Ida, her twin brother and her older sister were put into the Sosnowiec ghetto. Morris Goldner will speak at the Ray Hartstein Campus in Skokie. As a Jewish teenager (16 years old) Moniek (Morris) Goldner joined forces with hardened Polish criminal Jan Kopec to survive in Nazi- occupied Poland. Always looking for her twin brother, she was reunited with him on April 28, 1995 after 52 years apart. Des Plaines Campus Room 1607 Skokie Campus Room C212 Tuesday Oct. 25th 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m. Contact Emily for more info Roosevelt Elections get involved... Want to be part of Roosevelt Hillel next year? Here's your chance to get involved and make a difference on campus. Even if you don't want to be on the board, come to the meeting and help us decide. If you need any more information about what being a board member entails just ask Emily. Tuesday April 25th 5:00p.m. Auditorium Building Room: TBD E-mail Emily Yom Hashoah at DePaul (Loop) Please join the DePaul Community in the Loop for a YOM HASHOAH:HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY gathering. All are welcome to attend. Thursday April 27th 12:30p.m. 11th Floor DePaul Center 1 E. Jackson St. Contact Emily for more info Roosevelt Black and White Talent Show 2nd Annual Ru Proud and RU Hillel Presents: Black and White- 2nd annual talent show benefit. Hosted by Frida Lay Tickets are $2 in advance, $5 at the door. All proceeds go to the Children's Place. Dress To Impress Wed. April 26th 8:30p.m. Congress Lounge For more info contact Jennifer NEIU Final Meeting and Elections be a leader... It's the final meeting of the year and we're electing new leadership for the next academic year! Throw your name in the hat and get involved! If you want to know more about what a leadership position means then just contact Emily. E-mail Emily MDA: Running for Life III What? A 5K Run and Walk @ 9am & Brunch in the Park @10am Shmooze with other students and young professionals while supporting & learning about MDA Register at www.chicagoe vents.com For volunteer or participation information Contact Rachel at MDArunningforlife@yahoo.com or 312.494.1902 Come out to walk, play, cheer for your friends, picnic, bike, win Sox tickets, other cool prizes and participate in the awards ceremony. Make MDA part of a family & friends day at the park! Benefiting Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical, ambulance and blood service. MDA is the first to respond whether to administer first aid or life-saving critical trauma treatment. MDA cares for all, regardless of nationality or religious affiliation, in Israel and around the world. Sunday April 30th Cannon Drive near Lincoln Park Zoo 9:00a.m. Brunch in the Park: 10:00a.m. E-mail Rachel Hillels Around Chicago Hillel International Jewish United Fund About Us Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center, a partner in serving our community is supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life email: hac@juf.org phone: 312-673-2350 web: http://www.hillelsaroundchicago.org