RiverWalk & Talk

VOLUME 2 , ISSUE 12

DECEMBER 1 , 2011

RiverWalk & Talk

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Edith—Reporter

Meet Our Residents… By Edith Fiebach & Robyn DeLasho Resident Spotlights 1

RW Happenings 2-3

Monthly Calendar 4-5

For Your Information 6

Shep Naches 6

Resident Submissions 6-7

From The Director 8

Jack

Meet Jack Charnet—he truly is a

Jack of all trades.

Jack was born in New York City

and grew up in Boro Park, Brooklyn.

He attended Brooklyn College in the

evening and worked in the dress mak-

ing business during the day.

During World War II, he was

drafted by Uncle Sam and he served

in the Army’s tank destroying divi-

sion. Once his superior shooting

skills caught the attention of his supe-

rior officers, he entered a specialized

training corp. After training, Jack

served in the Signal Corp and made

his way across the Pacific Ocean to

Japan. He remembers flying over the

USS Missouri as Japan was signing

the surrender documents. When Jack

was discharged he returned to Alice,

whom he married during the war, and

the dress making business. The cou-

ple soon welcomed two daughters,

Judy and Barbara, to their family.

After deciding to change careers,

Jack opened a 5 & 10 Store with his

brother. Ten years later, the store was

sold and Jack opened a carwash in

Rockland. He sold the business sev-

eral years later and went into the

vending machine business—mostly

juke boxes. When Jack was in his mid

50’s, he took and passed the civil ser-

vants exam. When he retired, he was

the Purchasing Manager for NYC.

Jack and Alice socialized with her

friend Nettie and her husband. The

couples enjoyed doing things to-

gether. When Alice passed away in

1978 and Nettie lost her husband in

1979, the two became close friends.

They traveled the world extensively

and remain close today. We are thrill

Jack has chosen RiverWalk as his

home and we wish him many happy

and healthy years with us.

Muriel Bilger, Nikki to her

friends, grew up three subway stops

from Coney Island. On hot days she

would go to the beach with her

friends and younger sister.

Nikki studied Library Science at

Brooklyn College. Unfortunately,

she did not attend her graduation

ceremony. She had a good reason –

she married her love, Nathan, a fu-

ture in account. Nikki worked in an

office before she became a Librarian

in a Junior High School. The couple

lived in Forest Hills for several years

before moving to Bellmore, NY.

Nikki, Nathan and their three chil-

dren, two daughters and one son,

often went to Vermont for family ski

vacations. Nikki was not a big trav-

eler but she has visited her son in

California and her daughters in Chi-

cago and New York.

Sadly, Nikki lost Nathan two years

ago. Several months ago she relo-

cated to RiverWalk where she has

been putting her Librarian skills to

good use by helping organize our

library.

We are thrilled she has joined our

community and hope she has many

happy years with us.

Nikki

VOLUME 2 , ISSUE 12 PAGE 2

Escape in Progress Sara In Jungle World

We can’t get enough animal

interaction. Representatives

from the Alley Pond Envi-

ronmental Center visited

RiverWalk with a collection

of animals for us to enjoy. We

learned a lot about the animals

from John and Harriet. We are

looking forward to their next

visit.

Esther & Anna

Elaine, Sylvia, Bertha

Abby & Sara On

the Monorail

Mrs. Pordy, Sara, & Abby

Regina, Caroline & Ruth with Pepper the Ferret

Betty with the

Snake

Roz with the snake wile Margot looks on

Rae with

Angie the

Dove Doris, Ben & Edith with Pepper the Ferret

Sylvia and the

gang on the

monorail

We are so lucky to live close the best zoo in the country. We had a wonderful time at The Bronx

Zoo, visiting Jungle World and riding the Monorail and seeing the elephants, deer, horses, red panda,

monkeys and jaguars.

RiverWalk Happenings...

R IVERWALK & TALK PAGE 3

We had a wonderful time at the Hebrew

Home’s 94th Anniversary Dinner held in New

York’s famed landmark hotel, The Wal-

dorf=Astoria. The Waldorf=Astoria is an impres-

sive location for a party. During the cocktail hour

we were served lamb chops, brisket, salmon, po-

tato croquets, tuna, red snapper and salmon cevi-

che, mini sliders, sushi, spring rolls and so much

more. Dinner started with asparagus skewered

Norwegian salmon over salad, followed by Cha-

teaubriand with the most wonderful truffled puree

of Yukon

gold pota-

toes and

vegetable

mélange.

For des-

sert we

had a re-

f r e s h i n g

sorbet ex-

travaganza ac-

cented with tart

& sweet winter

berries, cookies

and chocolate

covered straw-

berries. The ta-

bles in the

Grand Ballroom

were beautifully

decorated with

fresh flowers

and elegant

place settings. The event

planners worked very hard to

make the evening a success.

It is always fun to get

dressed up and go out for a

night on the town and a great

time was had by all

Beth’s Women’s Group

has been faithfully meeting

once a week for the last two

years to discuss topics important to the ladies.

In October they celebrated their second anni-

versary with a light lunch before a recent ses-

sion. The group meets at 2:00 on Tuesdays in

the Country Kitchen.

Jack & his beautiful granddaughters, Amy and Gail

Roz, Estelle & Betty

Ruth & Morris

Miriam

Thelma

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

4 10:00 Beading w/ Robyn

11:00 Get Fit w/ Eva

1:00 Bingo w/ Robyn

2:30 Movie

2:30 Concert at HHAR

4:00 Trivia w/ Robyn

8:15 Cabaret Night—Devorah Segal

& David Lahm

5 9:30 Tai Chi w/ Domingo

10:45 RW University w/ Val


1:15 Music, Music, Music w/

Len

3:00 Brainstorming w/ Doug

4:15 Trip Meeting w/ Robyn

8:15 Evening Film

6 9:30 Knitting w/ Alice

10:30 News Currents w/ Robyn

11:45 Exercise w/ Elena

1:00 New York Times w/ Beth

2:00 Women’s Group w/ Beth

3:30 Writing Workshop w/ Beth G

8:15 Evening Film

7 10:00 Movement w/ Inge

10:45 Shopping at LL Bean

11:00 Bible Study w/ Alisa

11:00 Fundamentals of Jazz w/ Rob


1:00 Canasta Gamers

3:00 Happy Hour w/ Robyn

8:15 Evening Film

11 10:00 Card Making w/ Robyn


1:00 Bingo w/ Robyn

2:30 Movie



8:15 Cabaret Night— Glen Miller

Presents




1:00 Birthday Party w/ Jacque


4:15 Afternoon Chat w/ Robyn

8:15 Evening Film


10:30 Train Show at NYBG





8:15 Evening Film


10:00 SAR High School Visit




1:00 Canasta Gamers

1:15 Hollywood Lectures w/ Mike

“The Best of Dean Martin”


8:15 Evening Film

18 10:00 Beading w/ Robyn


1:00 Bingo w/ Robyn

2:30 Movie



8:15 Cabaret Night—David Lahm




1:15 The Bronx Zoo A Visual

Tour w/ Robyn



8:15 Evening Film







8:15 Evening Film

Erev Hanukkah




11:15 Chanukah Lunch at the

Riverdale Y



8:15 Evening Film

First Day of Hanukkah

25 11:00 Get Fit w/ Eva

12:00 Trivia w/ Beth

1:00 Bingo w/ Beth

2:30 Movie


8:15 Cabaret Night— Lee Perry

Gross Presents the Klezmer Group




12:00 Lunch at Ginger Grill

1:00 Memoir and Poetry Work-

shop w/ Maxine Silverman



8:15 Evening Film







8:15 Holiday Concert w/ Mark

Levy





1:00 Canasta Gamers

1:15 Hollywood Lectures w/ Mike

“Great Patriotic Performers”


8:15 Evening Film


Pool Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 9:00—10:30 am

Water Fitness: Tues. & Thurs. 1:30 pm

Music Concerts, Wednesday, 2:30—HHAR

HHAR Copper Enameling: Tues. Evenings

Salon Hours: Thurs. & Fri. 8:30—3:30

*Calendar Subject to Change*

Thursday Friday Saturday

1 10:00 Intergenerational Program w/

Jeannie & David

11:15 Shopping at Harmon’s

1:00 Horticulture w/ Cathy

2:30 Belly Dance 4 Fitness w/ Shania

3:45 Acting Class w/ Alison

4:00 Parsha of the Week

8:15 Evening Film


9:30 Conversations w/ Bobbi

11:00 Yiddish Songs & Stories w/

Edith


2:30 RW University w/ Prof. Peritz

4:30 Kabbalat Shabbat w/ Rabbi

Light Candle: 4:11

3 Shabbat Shalom

9:00 Morning Services

12:00 Koffee Klatch w/ Beth

12:45 Famous American Trials w/

Beth

1:45 Men’s Group

3:00 Bridge Players Meet

8:15 Evening Film

Ends: 5:14

8 10:00 Intergenerational Program w/

Jeannie & David

10:30 Museum of Moving Image


3:00 Flamenco Fitness w/ Paco



8:15 Evening Film




Edith




Light Candle: 4:10

10 Shabbat Shalom




Beth

1:45 Men’s Group


8:15 Evening Film

Ends: 5:13

15 10:00 Intergenerational Program

w/ Jeannie & David

11:30 Jumbo Cross Word w/ Robyn



3:30



8:15 Evening Film



11:00 Greenacres Visit

11:00 Yiddish Songs & Stories


1:00 Violin Concert w/ Albert



Light Candle: 4:11

17 Shabbat Shalom




Beth

1:45 Men’s Group


8:15 Evening Film

Ends: 515

22 10:00 Intergenerational Program

w/ Jeannie & David

11:30 Trip to Hudson River

Museum


3:00 Flamenco Fitness w/ Paco



8:15 Evening Film




Edith




Light Candle: 4:14

24 Shabbat Shalom




Beth

1:45 Men’s Group


8:15 Evening Film

Ends: 5:18

29 10:00 Singing w/ Jeannie & David





5:00 New Year’s Dinner

8:15 Evening Film




Edith




Light Candle: 4:19

31 Shabbat Shalom



12:45 Famous American Trials 1:45

Men’s Group


8:15 Evening Film

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Ends: 5:23


5961 Palisade Avenue

Riverdale, NY 10471

718.581.1298 (Concierge)

718.581.1003 (Fax)

718.581.1694 (Activities)

718.581.1548 (Hair Salon)

Happy Birthday:

Frances Weisgrau - 12/2

Jerome Levine - 12/6

Ruth Broad - 12/8

Ruth Deckelbaum - 12/9

Frieda Kuflik - 12/11

Yetta Colin - 12/14

Selma Lerner - 12/14

Catherine O'Sullivan -

12/18

Kathleen Smart - 12/24

Laura Caress - 12/27

Abe Kalkstein - 12/29

"All that we are is the

result of what we have

thought." ~ Buddha


Information about the Month of December

December is the month to

bring awareness to colorectal

cancer, safe toys and gifts and

universal human rights. It is the

month to celebrate BINGO,

calendars and American made

products. December is also the

month to learn a foreign lan-

December’s birthstone is tur-

quoise and the flower is The

Narcissus.

December means “tenth”

from the Latin decem. It was

the tenth month in the Roman

calendar.

guage and read a new book.

But most im-

portantly it is

the month that

reminds us to

have stress free

holidays.

Resident Submissions & Shep Naches

Written by Shel Silverstein,

Submitted by Betty Joblove

Every Thing On It

I asked for a hot dog

With everything on it,

And that was my big mistake,

‘Cause it came with a parrot,

A bee in a bonnet,

A wristwatch, a wrench, and a

rake.

It came with a goldfish,

A flag, and a fiddle,

A frog, and a front porch

swing,

And a mouse in a mask –

That’s the last time I ask

For a hot dog with everything.

Submitted by Anne Leftoff

Among the place I worked

in during my working career

was public school IS 148

where the student population

was 99.44% black. It was in

the southeast Bronx.

One of the students had a

crush on the principal’s secre-

tary and he found every possi-

ble excuse to go to the general

office and she did nothing to

discourage him. She told him

that he had beautiful diction

and that he couldn’t have

been born in the neighbor-

hood. He said he wasn’t and

that he was born in Jamaica.

“I knew it.” the secretary said,

“What part of Jamaica?”

“165th Street and Hillside

Avenue,” he answered.

Submitted by Edith Fiebach

Trick or Treat

Thanks to Dru Epps we

were treated to a dip into her

pumpkin for our treats. Hope

you all had a happy Hallow-

een. Thanks again to a gra-

cious, fun-loving lady.

I was four years old living

with my mother and father in

a small apartment in Flatbush.

My baby brother arrived and

we needed more space. My

parents found a lovely two

family house on a quiet street

nearby. One afternoon my

mother and I walked to it,

wheeling the carriage. As we

got closer to our new apart-

ment we passed a small group of

little girls, about my age, sitting

on a near by stoop. We stopped,

mother introduced us and the

girls told me their names. There

were two other Edies!!! Imagine

three Edies in a small neighbor-

hood group!!! Edie S, Edie T

and me! And guess what? Here

at RiverWalk there are 3

Ediths—Edith Tint, Edith San-

chis and me.

Shep Naches

Estelle Cohen’s granddaughter,

Sara Rubin, took a leave of ab-

sence from her job as Director of

Communication for Assembly-

woman Giffen to do an intern-

ship with the Westchester Dis-

trict Attorney.

Roz Schwartz’s grandson,

Jason Hochman, has joined a

New Yok Think Tank.

Elaine Weintraub’s grandson

Eric Weintraub, will be studying

online at Southern New Hamp-

shire University’s MBA pro-

gram in Social Media.

Sara Dolsky’s, grandson Ste-

ven Dolsky, celebrated his Bar

Mitzvah in November.


Submitted by Margot Safirstein

As I’ve aged, I’ve become

kinder to myself, and less criti-

cal of myself. I’ve become my

own friend.

I have seen too many dear

friends leave this world too

soon; before they understood

the great freedom that comes

with aging.

Whose business is it if I

choose to read or play on the

computer until 4 AM or sleep

until noon? I will dance with

myself to those wonderful tunes

of the 60’s & 70’s and if I, at

the same time, wish to weep

over a lost love… I will.

I will walk the beach in a

swim suit that is stretched over

a bulging body, and will dive

into the waves with abandon if I

choose to, despite the pitying

glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forget-

ful. But there again, some of

life is just as well forgotten.

And I eventually remember the

important things.

Sure, over the years my heart

has been broken. How can your

heart not break when you loose

a loved one, or when a child

suffers, or even when some-

body’s beloved pet gets hit by a

car? But broken hearts are what

give us strength and under-

standing and compassion. A

heart never broken is pristine

and sterile and will never know

the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived

long enough to have my hair

turning gray, and to have my

youthful laughs be forever

etched into deep grooves on

my face.

So many have never laughed,

and so many have died before

their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier

to be positive. You care less

about what other people think.

I don’t question myself any-

more… I’ve earned the right to

be wrong.

So, to answer your questions,

I like being old. It has set me

free. I like the person I have

become. I am not going to live

forever, but while I am still

here, I will not waste time la-

menting what could have been,

or worrying about what will

be. And I shall eat dessert

every single day (if I feel like

it).

Submitted by Elaine Weintraub

The Perks of Being over 40 –

1. Kidnappers are not very

interested in you.

2. In a hostage situation you

are likely to be released first.

3. No one expects you to run

into a burning building.

4. People call at 9 pm and

ask, “Did I wake you?”

5. People no longer view you

as a hypochondriac.

6. There is nothing left to

learn the hard way.

7. Things you buy now won’t

wear out.

8. You can eat dinner at 4

pm.

9. You can live without sex

but not without glasses.

10. You enjoy hearing about

other people’s operations.

11. You get into heated argu-

ments about pension plans

12. You have a party and the

neighbors don’t even realize

it.

13. You no longer think of

speed limits as a challenge.

14. You quit trying to hold

your stomach in, no matter

who walks into the room.

15. You sing along with eleva-

tor music.

16. Your eyes won’t get much

worse.

17. Your health plan is begin-

ning to pay off.

18. Your joints are more accu-

rate meteorologists than the

national weather service.

19. Your secrets are safe with

you friends because they can’t

remember then either.

20. Your supply of brain cells

is finally down to manageable

size.

Submitted by Mollie Super

Question: What kind of coat

does not have buttons, snaps,

zippers or pockets?

Answer: A coat of paint.

LL Garden Market

Sun—Fri. 9—3

Closed 11—12

and Holidays

If you would like an electronic copy of the Newsletter,

please email [email protected].

Created by Robyn DeLasho, Activity Supervisor—RiverWalk.

718.581.1694

Educational Programs:

Current Events, Book Club, RiverWalk University for

lifelong learning, Museum Art Lectures, Discussion

groups to share experiences, Horticulture classes, Fa-

mous American Trials, Judaic Museum Presentations

and Art Lectures, Acting and Computer Classes

Wellness Programs:

Fitness center, varied lively fitness workouts: cardio,

Tai Chi, Belly Dance, Flamenco Muscle Memory, etc.

Cultural Programs:

Kabbalat Shabbat to welcome the Sabbath, Parsha of

the Week, Bible Study, Yiddish Songs and Stories,

Cabaret Series: Live music concerts

Just for the Fun:

Bingo, Trivia, Word Games, Scrabble, Bocce, Lawn

Darts, Lawn Dice, Shuffle Board, Monthly Birthday

Parties, Trips to various events, Arts & Crafts: tile

work, beads, copper enameling, knitting, crocheting,

painting and card making

RiverWalk Program Offerings

A Note From The Director Dear Residents,

As I turn my calendar to the last page, I can’t

help wonder where 2011 went!!! Time does fly

when you are having fun. We had a busy year

filled with trips, lectures and special events.

We hope next year is even busier. Remember

to check our monthly trip schedule and sign up

as our trips fill up quickly.

I am sure you will have a great time at The

Winter Train show at the Botanical Garden.

They out do themselves each year setting up

the trains and floral display.

On behalf of the entire staff of RiverWalk, I

wish you and your family a very Happy Cha-

nukah and a healthy New Year!

Regina Wallace Director

Coming Soon Below are just a few items RiverWalk will be offer-

ing you:

• Shopping trips to Ridge Hill

• Afternoon movie trips

• RiverWalk University with Michael Gaskin and

Edith Glass

• Lunch at Long Yard

• Monthly birthday parties

• And much more—weather permitting

Word Search—Caribbean Islands

The following words can be found below:

puertorico stthomas trinidad nevis stbarts

jamaica stjohn josvandyke antiguq cuba

grandcayman tobago dominica tortola stlucia

anguilla stcroix montserrat barbados anegada

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