Newton summer program expo
NEWTON - Camp- Source hosts the sixth annual Teen Summer Program Expo on Monday, Feb. 8, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road. The free event features directors of more than 70 programs for teens, including travel to Israel, adventure, academic enrichment, community service, internships, sports, arts and theater. For details, visit www. Full Story
Technion honors Berkowitzes
WALTHAM - Mozelle and Joel Berkowitz (center, right) were honored at the American Technion Society's annual event at Gann Academy Oct. 28. Sid Lejfer (left), chairman of the board, presented the couple with the Benefactor award for their generous support of Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Full Story
Famed scholar at YI Sharon
SHARON - Modern Orthodox Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, who chairs the Tanakh and Jewish Thought departments at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York, will speak at Young Israel of Sharon this weekend. He will lead a discussion at a private home on "Five Intellectual Legacies of the Rav" on Friday, Feb 5. Full Story
Aviv adds geriatric care team
NORTH SHORE - Aviv Centers for Living has added Geriatric Care Management to its continuum of care, which includes short- and long-term care, memory care, home care, adult day services and assisted living. Geriatric care managers can complete an assessment of an older adult's current level of functioning and examine his or her support systems and resources. Full Story
Hadassah honors donors
CHESTNUT HILL - A reception was held at the home of Marlene and Jonathan Leffell to thank the "Keepers of the Gate." Back row (from left): Jonathan Leffell; Joyce Rabin, chair of Hadassah's executive division; Marlene Leffell; Scott Shakora, co-chair; Nancy Falchuk, national president; and Ken Falchuk. Full Story
Striar students meet author
SHARON - After reading the novel "The Phantom Tollbooth," sixth graders at Striar Hebrew Academy in Sharon had the opportunity to meet the author, Norton Juster. Invited to his home in Amherst, students learned that Juster's professional training as an architect inspired him to write "Phantom Tollbooth." Juster acknowledged that he does get writer's block, and tries to write every day. He autographed each student's copy of the book and one for the school's library. Full Story
Nobel Prize winner dines with ATS
FALMOUTH - Technion Professor Avram Hershko dined at Coonamessett Inn with Technion supporters. Hershko and fellow Technion Professor Aaron Ciechanover shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Irwin Rose of the University of California for discovering the process by which cells break down proteins. Full Story
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