Navigation: Art Classes | Exercise Classes | Performing Arts Classes | Discussion Groups Founded in 1946, Council Lifetime Learning (CLL) is the first and longest established cultural center for older adults in New York City. Many of our programs are designed and facilitated by CLL members and volunteers. CLL is the place to be for active New Yorkers...
Hosted by the Pregnancy Loss Support Program October 29th at 6:30 PM Poetry, Music, Candle Lighting 6:30 PM - Welcome and Registration 7:00 PM - Program Personal reflections from PLSP Founder, Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin Pre-registration is requested. Click here to register. Pregnancy Loss Support Program | 241 West 72nd Street, 2nd floor | Between...
Join us at the Annual Fall Luncheon benefiting the Back 2 School Store and honoring Congresswoman Nita Lowey with the Rebekah Kohut Award. November 7, 2019 11:30 Reception | 12:00 Program The Library at The Public - The Public Theater Mezzanine Level 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place) New York, NY RSVP Here ...
Join us at the Council Lifetime Learning Holiday Art Show! Featuring artwork made by our talented Council Lifetime Learning art students - just in time for gift-buying season Refreshments will be served
Navigation: Art Classes | Exercise Classes | Performing Arts Classes | Discussion Groups Founded in 1946, Council Lifetime Learning (CLL) is the first and longest established cultural center for older adults in New York City. Many of our programs are designed and facilitated by CLL members and volunteers. CLL is the place to be for active New Yorkers...
Across the country, reproductive rights and access are under attack. In 2019 alone, 30 states introduced or passed abortion bans. Any of these laws has the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade, and put abortion access at risk all over the country. Here in New York we continue to fight to make our state a...
New York is experiencing a surge in hate violence that mirrors a rising tide of hate nationwide. According to the F.B.I., hate violence reached a 16-year high in 2018. The NYPD says reports of anti-Semitic crimes specifically rose by 24 percent in 2019, while gender related hate crimes nearly doubled and homophobic hate crimes rose...
Our immigration system is under attack. New restrictions on immigrants and refugees have put vulnerable people in danger, and the constant changes in the system put the future of millions in flux. Even after arriving and securing an apartment, many families are unable to invest in furniture and other home goods, as they work to...
The NCJW NY Eleanor Leff Jewish Women’s Resource Center (JWRC) is pleased to welcome a pioneer of Second-wave feminism, Phyllis Chesler. Her new book chronicles the women who changed the world and became major players in history. Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 1 PM to 3 PM Council House, 241 West 72nd Street, New York,...
The NCJW NY Eleanor Leff Jewish Women's Resource Center's Women's Seder, scheduled for March 31, 2020, has been cancelled.
Virtual Film Screening of "Nobody Wants Us" May 14, 2020 5:15 PM - Zoom "Doors Open" 5:45 PM - Virtual Watch Party: "Nobody Wants Us" 6:30 PM - Q & A with filmmaker Laura Seltzer-Duny and historian Blanche Wiesen Cook In September 1940, 86 Jewish refugees aboard the SS Quanza were denied entry in to...
When COVID-19 hit New York, many organizations, including reproductive health care clinics, had no option but to cut back on services or close down completely. This public health crisis has disproportionately impacted marginalized communities, especially Black and Brown women, and forced those in need of healthcare to seek other options. Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), the...
