You are invited to a wonderful day Tuesday, May 15, 2018.
The Spring Installation Luncheon is being held at Congregation Har Shalom with Registration at 9 a.m., a Continental Breakfast, Boutique, & Restaurant Silent Auction (Auction Winning Bids – Checks Only)
The Program begins at 10:15.
Leslie Milk, Lifestyle Editor of the Washingtonian, is our featured speaker. And there will be a preview of the newest fashions with a show by Ibhana Creations.
Committee chairs are Marsha Bokman, Linda Cohen, and Marcia Hahn. Check your mail for the invitation.
To see the invitation, click here.
Spring Installation Luncheon, May 15, 2018
2017 Book and Author Luncheon – The Beauty Of Books
Our annual Book & Author Luncheon is coming up; being held at Congregation Har Shalom on October 18, 2017. Registration and Boutique begins at 9:00, program at 10:15. Be sure to make your reservation quickly See the invitation by clicking here and read about the authors and their books.
The Last Few Weeks of The Beauty of Brandeis – Study Guide and Handbook
Our 2017-2018 Study Guide has been published. If you don’t have your own personal copy, click below to look at all of the Study Guide offerings by opening the file provided here. We have a wide variety of events and look forward to seeing you at many of them.
To read the web version of the Study Guide, click here.
To see pictures from some previous events of 2016-17, click here.
Upcoming Events | ||||
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No. | Day | mm/dd | Time | Event |
48 | Fri | 06/08 | 10:00 | Great Decisions |
3A | Mon | 06/11 | 02:00 | Knit and Stitch A |
62 | Tue | 06/12 | 01:00 | National Cathedral Tour and Tea |
3B | Mon | 06/18 | 02:00 | Knit and Stitch B |
14 | Wed | 06/20 | 10:30 | Best Sellers Book Club |
63 | Thu | 06/21 | 11:30 | Food and Friends |
48 | Fri | 06/22 | 10:00 | Great Decisions |
6 | Sun | 06/24 | 07:00 | Sunday News Groups |
7 | Mon | 06/25 | 10:00 | Mystery Book Club |
8 | Mon | 06/25 | 12:30 | Women in Literature |
3C | Mon | 06/25 | 01:30 | Knit and Stitch C |
10C | Wed | 06/27 | 12:30 | We’re Talking Movies C |
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
When Montgomery County Schools are closed due to inclement weather all Brandeis events will be cancelled. If Montgomery County Public Schools issues a two-hour delay, Brandeis events will take place.
SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
This year we are helping to Combat Hunger in Maryland. This is very much in keeping with Brandeis’s mission.
Members of the Social Justice Committee helped to alleviate hunger in Montgomery County on December 17th. They went to Nourish Now on Taft Street in Rockville where they sorted and/or packed boxes for families, or checked freshness of produce or expiration dates.
You can contact Linda C with questions or to participate in their next endeavor at Manna on February 14 at 10am.
Linda C, Roberta F, Linda R
2107 Spring Installation Luncheon
Brandeis National Committee
Greater Washington Chapter
Invites you to our
Spring Installation Luncheon
Monday, May 1, 2017
9:00 a.m. Registration, Boutique, and
Restaurant Silent Auction
Auction Winning Bids–Checks Only
10:15 a.m. Program Begins
Bethesda Marriott
5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD
“Complimentary Parking”
Co-Presidents
Honey Edell and Tina Levine
Committee Chairs
Joan Forest
Elaine Gillespie
Janet Muenz
Livia Weinstein
Proceeds to benefit
Brandeis University Scholarship Fund
Guest Speakers
Esther Safran Foer
Esther Safran Foer is the past CEO of Sixth & I, a downtown cultural hub and historic synagogue. Under Esther’s leadership Sixth & I created world class programming from book talks with renowned authors to a wide range of musical performances. Reinvented as a Jewish institution after being a church for 50 years, Sixth & I includes all Jewish denominations studying and observing Jewish holidays under the same roof. Sixth & I has been nationally recognized as “a new paradigm for Jewish life.” Esther has been personally recognized as one of “The Forward 50” Jewish leaders in the country and last year was named by Washingtonian magazine as one of the most powerful women in Washington, DC.
Matthew Logan
Matthew Logan is the Executive Director of Montgomery County Historical Society, which collects, preserves, interprets, and shares the histories of all of Montgomery County’s residents. Throughout his career as an executive, he has built the capacity and effectiveness of small nonprofit organizations in the Washington, DC metro area. Beginning in 1998, he led Potomac Conservancy, a regional conservation group, through a period of rapid and sustained growth. He later founded and served as the first president of the C&O Canal Trust, an official partner of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. With the Trust he developed a series of successful programs, most notably Canal Quarters, which was recognized by the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation with its Chairman’s Award for Achievement in Historic Preservation.
Matthew holds Master’s degrees in environment/land use planning and United States history. He lives with his son and daughter in Kensington, Maryland.
Installation 2017-2018
Executive Committee
Co-Presidents: Tina Levine, Elaine Moss
Vice-Presidents:
Administrative: Margie Lappen
Book Fund: Linda Horowitz
Membership: Judy Blickstein and Lorraine Rose
Special Events: Marlene Goldschmidt, Gail Rubinson,
Joni Sommer
Study Guide: Margot Raphael and Libby Waldman Strugatch
Accounts Payable Treasurer: Ellen Glazer
Accounts Receivable Treasurer: Cecily Slater
Administrative Secretary: Shelby Herman
Corresponding Secretary: Sandy Pincus-Rush
Financial Secretary: Sandy Levinson
Recording Secretary: MaryEllen Stein
Registrar: Roz Auerbach
Parliamentarians: Roberta Feigen and Harriet Sturm
Nominating Committee Chair: Honey Edell
Nominating Committee: Janet Batlan, Sybil Cantor,
Barbara Fayne, Suzanne Giacalone, Beth Ingber,
Beth Smith
Alternates: Sheila Schrier and Sandy Shapiro
Directors 2017–2018:
Rhonda Cole, Etta Doris, Laura Epstein, Barbara Etkind, Susan Friedman, Marjorie Furhmann, Heather Greenspan, Bobbye Hertzbach, Denise Kahn, Toby Kullback,
Susan Leshner, Joyce Riseberg, Sue Rudo, Cynthia Silverstein, Livia Weinstein, Marilyn Wilder
Directors 2017–2019:
Sandy Crausman, Linda Cohen, Joan DiConstanzo,
Linda Epstein, Ann Friedman, Cathy Friedman,
Sandy Greenfield, Carolyn Gross, Michele Miller,
Debra Nysenbaum, Linda Raden, Sue Seligson,
Myrna Shenkler, Lu Shifrin, Joy Shuman, Nancy Silver
Advance Reservations Only
Members $70 Non-Member$ 80
Reservations due by April 14th
Name
Phone
Email
Lunch
Quinoa salad, tofu, roasted vegetables
Quinoa salad, salmon, roasted vegetables
Marsala chicken, herbed gnocchi, roasted vegetables
Dessert
Fruit cup
Chocolate cake with chocolate sauce
Please seat me with:
Total enclosed: $
I am unable to attend but would like to contribute $______
to the Scholarship Fund.
Make checks payable to BNC and mail to:
Ellen Glazer
Dietary restrictions: Contact Joan B
Your Community Service Contributions Make a Difference

Bette Aschkenasy Lunch & Learn
March 21, 2017 but for older flyer, click here
Brandeis National Committee – Greater Washington Chapter
Invites you to The Bette Aschkenasy 2017
LUNCH & LEARN
new date: March 21, 2017
HEROES AMONG US
Every Hero has a Story
Patty Walker Retired Police Captain of the Division of Major Crimes
Jim Resnick Retired Battalion Chief of Fire and Rescue Services
Jeanmarie Sentel Retired special Agent for NCIS
Date: March 21, 2017
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Place: Temple Beth Ami, Rockville, MD
Resevation: Call Sue Rudo if cannot come or if now can come.
Fashion Show at Lord & Taylor
For Flyer, click here
Brandeis National Committee
Greater Washington Chapter
and
Lord & Taylor
invite you to a day of
fabulous fashion, food, and fun!
at
Lord & Taylor
White Flint
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
10:30 – 2:00
Add Color to Your Life
Chapter of the Year 2016
It is with great pleasure that we announce the good news that our chapter has been chosen, out of all chapters across the country, as the Chapter of the Year. This is a tribute to our unbelievable membership who supported us every step of the way. Without them, there would be no such award. You know the saying, “It takes a village”, this award is a testament to that for sure.
Our membership is the best! We have the hardest workers, most supportive, friendliest and fun-loving group. Not only did their efforts contribute to this award, but we also received a “Louie” which is another award congratulating our excellence.
Thank you everyone. We look forward to our continued success.
The Last Few Weeks of Add Color to Your Life with Brandeis
Our 2016-2017 Study Guide has been published. If you don’t have your own personal copy, click below to look at all of the Study Guide offerings by opening the files provided here. We have a wide variety of events. Feel free to start making your decisions of which events you want to attend. We look forward to seeing you at many of them.
SG for Web Sept through January
SG for Web Feb through June
To see pictures from some previous events, click here.
Upcoming Events | ||||
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No. | Day | mm/dd | Time | Event |
2A,D | Mon | 09/12 | 02:00 | Knit and Stitch A,D |
65 | Wed | 06/14 | 11:30 | American Art Museum/Lunder Conservation Center |
47B | Fri | 06/16 | 10:00 | Great Decisions–Group B–Singles and Couples |
47A | Fri | 06/16 | 02:00 | Great Decisions–Group A—Couples Only |
66 | Tue | 06/20 | 11:30 | Food and Friends |
14 | Wed | 06/21 | 10:30 | Best Sellers Book Club |
21D | Wed | 06/21 | 01:30 | We’re Talking Movies -Group D |
10A | Sun | 06/25 | 07:00 | A. Current Events |
10B | Sun | 06/25 | 07:00 | B. The News Group |
10C | Sun | 06/25 | 07:00 | C. News Discussion |
11 | Mon | 06/26 | 10:00 | Mystery Book Club |
12 | Mon | 06/26 | 12:30 | Women in Literature |
2B | Mon | 06/26 | 01:30 | Knit and Stitch B |
21C | Wed | 06/28 | 12:00 | We’re Talking Movies -Group C |
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
When Montgomery County Schools are closed due to inclement weather all Brandeis events will be cancelled. If Montgomery County Public Schools issues a two-hour delay, Brandeis events will take place.