Wisdom of Jewish Buffalo 2001

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	16^th Annual Wisdom of Jewish Buffalo Temple Beth El of Greater Buffalo
	Tuesday, Oct. 16 Tuesday, Oct. 23 Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001

Keynote Speakers (7:30 - 8:15 p.m.)

Tuesday, Oct. 16
Ron Spiegelman, Assistant Conductor, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Conducting: There's no Other Profession Like It

Tuesday, Oct. 23
Susan Grelick, Amherst Town Supervisor
Title: From Ararat to Amherst

Tuesday, Oct. 30
Rich Newberg, Senior Correspondent for WIVB TV
Title: Tales of a TV News Troubleshooter - The Jewish Burden of Social Responsibility

Session 1 Programs (8:25 - 9:10 p.m.)

1. The Many Faces of Jewish Music
Cantor Julie Kamenir

Oct. 16: Yiddish Folk Tales and Yiddish Songs
Oct. 23: Sephardic and Ladino Music
Oct. 30: Songs of Hassidim

2. Laugh Harder, Live Longer
Dr. R. Bruce Baum

Oct. 16: Coping with Stress Through Humor
Oct. 23: Jewish Perspectives on Humor
Oct. 30: Humor, Creativity, and Magic

3. You Can't Take it With You but You Can Send it Ahead

Oct. 16: Peter Fleischman - The Future of Jewish Philanthropies in Buffalo
Oct. 23: Steve Lustig - The Benefits of Charitable Giving as part of Your Retirement Plan
Oct. 30: Alan Lipman - Estate Tax Planning in a Changing Tax Environment

Session 2 Programs (9:15 - 10:00 p.m.)

Kaballah
Rabbi Heschel Greenberg

Oct. 16: The Nature of Existence
Oct. 23: The Natural and the Supernatural
Oct. 30: Kabballah for Self Impression

An A-Z Guide to Raising Jewish Children
Dr. Amy Beth Taublieb

Oct. 16: Elementary
Oct. 23: Pre-teen and Teen
Oct. 30: Adolescent - Adult

Israel - What's Going On There?
Dr. Stuart Fischman, Dr. Jane Fischman, and USY members

Oct. 16: What We Think
Oct. 23: What Our Friends Think
Oct. 30: Two Sides to Every Story - What Does the Press Say and Why?

Thanks to the following committee for organizing Wisdom of Jewish Buffalo 2000:	Co-Chairs: Hannah & Dr. Norman Weinberg	Molly & Dr. Mark Ballow Ellen Berman Ellen & Alan Bernstein Muriel Goodman	Marian Lustig Amy & Jeffrey Lyons Joyce & Alvin Mintz Alan Schwartz
The Wisdom of Jewish Buffalo series was supported by the Anne Bernstein Memorial Fund.

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