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Plaza Press The Newsletter for Jewish Federation Plaza
On the Thanksgiving Menu Thanksgiving in America means gracing the table with a classic roast turkey with stuffing and gravy, sides of cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes, and, of course, a pumpkin pie for dessert. By the start of November,
Canada has already celebrated its own national Thanksgiving with the traditional turkey, stuffing, and gravy, and a spicier pumpkin pie made with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. While we call these foods the “traditional” dishes of Thanksgiving, were these foods really eaten by the Pilgrims and Wampanoags at the first Thanksgiving in 1621? For many, turkey is synonymous with Thanksgiving. While there is no exact record of the first Thanksgiving menu, one Pilgrim named Edward Winslow did keep a chronicle of the colony’s daily events. He noted that prior to the feast, governor William Bradford sent men on a fowl-hunting mission. This “fowling” group may have hunted for wild turkeys, but it is more likely that they brought back ducks, geese, and swans. These birds were not stuffed with bread-based stuffing, but with onions, herbs, and nuts. While no definite record of turkey exists, it is known that the Wampanoags arrived at the feast with five deer, which may have been roasted on a spit or cooked into a savory stew. Vegetables were plentiful, especially corn, but it was made into cornmeal, which was then pounded and boiled into a porridge sweetened with molasses. Cranberries were also plentiful, but they were not made into sweet sauces, jellies, or tarts. The Pilgrims had long run out of sugar from their ocean voyage. There were also no potatoes, either sweet or white, at the first Thanksgiving, for potatoes did not yet exist in North America. While pumpkins were native, they were not made into pies, for the Pilgrims had no butter or wheat flour to make piecrust. What is more certain is that shellfish was abundant: mussels, clams, oysters, bass, and lobster were stars of the first Thanksgiving.
NOVEMBER 2017
Celebrating November
Adopt-a-Turkey Month
Novel Writing Month
Aviation History Month
Sherlock Holmes Weekend
November 3–5
Easy-Bake Oven Day
November 4
Veterans Day (U.S.)
November 11
World Diabetes Day
November 14
Homemade Bread Day
November 17
International Men’s Day
November 19
Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)
November 23
I would like to wish all Plaza residents
along with their families
A Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Holiday!
Do not forget! We have ordered magazines for the enjoyment of
our residents. They have been placed on the promenade and in the
lobby area of building 4. Please feel free to read the magazines.
But do not remove them. Your cooperation in this regard will
insure that all will be able to enjoy the publications.
LAZA PHOTO GALLERY
Upcoming Events
Floral Design Workshop
Wegman’s and lunch
WOHS “Our Town”
Thomas Edison Laboratory
Our Stories
Sands Casino
Plaza Men’s Club
Bergen Town Mall
Cancer Screening & Prevention
by Beth Israel
Current Events
Walmart & Rt 22 Shopping
Watchung Mall
Food Meeting with Mitchell
Red Lobster
Book Club
Meditation & Relaxation
Bed Bath and Beyond in
Springfield
BINGO
Short Story Group
Trader Joe’s Florham Park
Please check your calendar for
dates and times of all events.
Plaza resident Dolores Lederman wins prestigious
community service award from RSVP.
Cellist Randy Calistri Yeh performed at Plaza.
NJ Consumer Affairs taught residents how to protect
themselves from fraud.
November Birthday’s
Nov 04 - Ethel Kendler
Nov 04 - Thelma Gottlieb
Nov 04 – Douglas Gordon
Nov 07- Joanne Pedicini
Nov 09- Irene Bau
Nov 11- Lester Smith
Nov 15 - Evelyn Sperling
Nov 19- Ruth Kraut
Nov 24 – Esther Torres
Nov 24- Judith Cohen
Nov 24- Elinor Gottlieb
Nov 25 – Lydia Rainbow
RSVP - Retired Seniors Volunteer Program
The Federation Plaza is a member of RSVP, a program which honors the time a senior volunteers to help others – and many of our residents already belong. We are proud to introduce our new liaison with RSVP - Karen Storch. She will coordinate info between RSVP director, Stephanie Grove, and the Plaza volunteers. Karen will: Help you report your hours – she will give you the forms, you fill them in, return to her, and she will send them to Stephanie. She will remind you when they are due again, so that you get full credit. No more searching for the elusive Blue Book. She will work with any groups or events here at the Plaza that use volunteers. She will coordinate with residents who would like to become volunteers. Volunteers can also report their own hours by contacting Stephanie directly at: [email protected] We eagerly welcome our new coordinator – Karen. You can contact her at Table 9 in the dining room.
Cardinal Rules for Wayfinding
November 6 is Marooned Without a Compass Day. While some people may feel lost or directionless in life, this day is for people who are actually marooned or lost and unable to find their way for lack of a compass or equipment. Luckily, there are still methods to find your way even without a compass to find the cardinal directions.
Perhaps the easiest way to find north, south, east, and west is by the sun. As a general rule, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. By marking the sun’s rising point you can establish a general idea of direction. Likewise, at night, you can find north by locating the North Star, or Polaris, in the northern hemisphere. During the night, Polaris does not rise or set but remains fixed. This star is located in the Little Dipper constellation. To find Polaris, simply find the last star on the handle of the Little Dipper. If you are unable to find it this way, find the two stars forming the end of the bowl in the Big Dipper, draw a straight line, and you will arrive at Polaris. Polaris can also be used to determine latitude. The farther north you go, the higher Polaris is in the sky. At the equator, Polaris is almost on the horizon.
Another trick is to use shadows to determine direction. Drive a stick into the ground and place a pebble at the end of the stick’s shadow. Wait about 30 minutes for the shadow to move and place another pebble at the shadow’s end. Draw a line between the two pebbles: this line runs from east to west. Draw another line bisecting this line, and you now know north and south.
Knowing the four cardinal directions is important but can be fairly unhelpful if you do not know which direction you want to go. A map will only help you if you can determine where you are on it. Find high ground, identify unique landmarks such as mountains or rivers, establish your general position, and then use the cardinal directions to find the nearest roadway or town. Practice these strategies, and you may never be lost again.
Chair Zumba Classes on the Promenade
Would you enjoy a fun new way to take a exercise even when there are limitations to standing? The Zumba class on the Plaza promenade uses fun upbeat music to en-gage in a variety of popular dances including Merengue, Salsa, Bhangra, Reggaton and even Hip Hop. The music is perfectly paced so that students can safely “boogie” and exercise big muscle groups with knee lifts and arm swings.
Benita Perkins is certified by the American Aerobics and Fitness Association (AFFA), the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN)
A Happy Birthday
Wish
To: Gert Freeman
From: Esther & Ed Schwartz
Jackie Kaufman
Pearl Berkowitz
To: Marion Brod
From: Rachelle Chriss
Marlene Hyatt
Helen Mandel
Dolores Lederman
Marlene Mankoff
Lucille Jacobs
Elaine Botterman
Esther & Ed Schwartz
Sophie Lubka
A Happy Birthday
Wish
To: Ethel Gilman
From: Jackie Kaufman
Sandy Lang
To: Jackie Kaufman
From: Sandra Lang
Pearl Berkowitz
To:
Clara Beckerman
From: Jackie Kaufman
To: Pearl Berkowitz
From: Jackie Kaufman
Esther & Ed Schwartz
Sandy Lang
Marlene Mankoff
Elaine Botterman
Condolence
Condolences:
To: Susan Methfessel
on the loss of
her husband John
From: Gert Freeman
To: Esther & Ed Schwartz
on the loss of
their niece
From: Jackie Kaufman
Mazel Tov
To: Rachelle Chriss
on her granddaughter's
Bat Mitzvah
From: Dolores Lederman
Marlene Hyatt
Helen Mandel
Marlene Mankoff
Lucille Jacobs
Elaine Botterman
Marion Brod
To: Sasha Chriss
on her
Bat Mitzvah
From: Rachelle Chriss
To: Mickey Spector
on her
grandaughter's marriage
From: Carole Golden
Joan Bender
Jackie Kaufman
Juke History
The jukebox has been around throughout many musical eras: big band, jazz, country, blues, and rock and roll. November 22, Jukebox Day, commemorates the day the first jukebox was installed in the Palais Royale Saloon, in San Francisco, California, in 1889. The history of the jukebox begins with inventor Louis Glass, who began his career working the telegraph and telephone lines. In 1880, Glass switched careers to the new technology of the phonograph and invented a machine that would play music from a wax cylinder at the drop of a nickel. When Glass boasted that his 15 machines had raked in over $4,000 in six months, copycats hurried to replicate his music-playing machine. The word juke originated with the juke, or jook, joints of the early 1900s, where rural laborers could congregate to drink, dance, and gamble.
NOVEMBER 2017 PLAZA Revised: 11/1/17
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Program Location
Code 1 . Recreation Room 2 . Promenade 3. Dining Room Note: Location is
subject to change
1 10:45 Livingston &
Short Hills Malls 11:00 Move Today &
Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long
Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 3:00 Floral Design Workshop 1 6:00 WOHS “Our Town” 7:00 BINGO 3
2 10:45 Wegman’s
Rt 10 & Lunch 11:00 Exercise 2 3:00 Plaza Men’s
Club 1
3 9:00
SHOPRITE
10:00
SHOPRITE
1:00 ONEG
SHABBAT 3
4 9:30 SHABBAT
SERVICE 1
11:00 KIDDUSH 3
7:00 MOVIE 1
5 Daylight
Saving
Time Ends 11:00 BRUNCH
3
2:00
MOVIE 1
6 10:15
TOWN BUS 11:30 TAI CHI 2
11:30 JCC Rose Rosen Concert 4:45 Kristallnacht St Elizabeth College 6:45 Life-Long
Learning 1 7:00 BINGO 3
7 Election Day 10:00 Election
Transportation 10:00 WO Health
Dept Blood
Pressure Screening
2 11:00 EXERCISE 2 1:00 Social Worker
Program 2 2:00 CURRENT
EVENTS 1
8 10:45 Rt 10 & Farmers
Market 11:00 Move Today &
Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long
Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 7:00 BINGO 3
9 10:15 Walmart &
Rt 22 Shopping 11:00 Exercise 2 1:00 Paradise at
Luna Stage
Theatre 2:00 Cancer
Screening &
Prevention by Beth
Israel Medical Center
2
10 9:00
SHOPRITE
10:00
SHOPRITE
1:00 ONEG
SHABBAT 3
11
Veteran’s
Day 9:30 SHABBAT
SERVICE 1
11:00 KIDDUSH 3
7:00 MOVIE 1
12 11:00 BRUNCH
3
12:30 Seeing
Eye Puppy
Visit 2
2:00
MOVIE 1
13 8:45 Sand’s
Casino 10:15 TOWN
BUS
11:30 TAI CHI 2
6:45 Life-Long
Learning 1 7:00 BINGO 3
14 11:00 EXERCISE 2 1:00 JFP Program 2:00 CURRENT
EVENTS 1
6:30 Meditation
& Relaxation 1
15 10:45 Thomas
Edison Laboratory 11:00 Move Today & Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long
Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 7:00 BINGO 3
16 10:15 Whole
Foods & Target in
Union 11:00 Exercise 2 1:00 Leo the Therapy Dog Visit 2:00 Our Stories1 7:00 Book Club 1
17 9:00
SHOPRITE
10:00
SHOPRITE
1:00 ONEG
SHABBAT 3
18 9:30 SHABBAT
SERVICE 1
11:00 KIDDUSH 3
7:00 MOVIE 1
19 11:00 BRUNCH
3
12:30
Chair
Zumba
with
Benita 2
2:00
MOVIE 1
2010:15
TOWN BUS
10:30 ASP
Cares Program 2 10:45 Bergen
Town Mall
11:30 TAI CHI 2 2:00 Watercolor Painting 2
6:45 Life-Long
Learning 1 7:00 BINGO 3
21 11:00 EXERCISE
2 12:30 Balfour
Declaration 100th
Anniversary JCC Whippany
1:00 Barnabas
Health 1 2:00 CURRENT
EVENTS 1
22 9:00
SHOPRITE
10:00 SHOPRITE
11:00 Move Today &
Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 6:45 Creative Arts with
Joan 2 7:00 BINGO 3
23 Thanksgiving
Day
Office
& Dining
Room
Closed
24
Office
Closed
25 9:30 SHABBAT
SERVICE 1
11:00 KIDDUSH 3
7:00 MOVIE 1
26 11:00 BRUNCH
3
2:00
MOVIE 1 Gamefest after
Movie 2
27 10:15
TOWN BUS 10:15
Watchung
Mall, Rt 22
11:30 TAI CHI 2
6:45 Life-Long
Learning 2 7:00 BINGO 3
28 11:00 EXERCISE
2 1:15 Rabbi
Study Group 2:00 CURRENT
EVENTS 1
6:30
Meditation &
Relaxation 1
29 11:00 Red Lobster
Rt 22 11:00 Move Today &
Walking Club 2 12:15 Life-Long
Learning 3 1:30 CHORAL GROUP 1 7:00 BINGO 3
30 10:45 Trader
Joe’s Florham
Park 11:00 Exercise 2 2:00 Short Story
Group featuring
Pearl Kaufman 1 3:00 FOOD
MEETING WITH
MITCHELL 3