STAR
in person or on Zoom
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Suburban Thursday Afternoon Retirees, better known as STAR, meets every Thursday from 1-3 pm, except on Jewish and national holidays.  This vibrant group includes attendees from West Suburban Temple and Oak Park Temple, as well as the broader community. We are planning for October meetings to be available both in person at West Suburban Temple Har Zion and via zoom. Please join us in person if you can!

STAR, a joint endeavor of both Temples, offers a place for candid discussions on a variety of topics as well as an opportunity to socialize and to support each other.  Recent presenters have included Cantor Agnes Valdman of Oak Park Temple,  Oak Park Temple member Gordon Hellwig on his experiences as a foreign service officer with the US State Department, Oak Park Temple member Roy Plotnick on  his work as a paleontologist, and STAR member Alan Hoffstadter on "The One Thousand Children: Rescue and Resettlement." In the Holocaust, 1.5 Million Jewish children perished. The United States rescued little more than 1,000 of those at risk, including Alan's mother. 

STAR has long term partnerships with Rush Oak Park Hospital, Dominican and Concordia Universities, Brookdale, Oak Park and River Forest Townships, Arbor West Neighbors, Jewish Child and Family Services and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 

In October, the STAR schedule is as follows:
October 3rd - Rosh Hashanah, STAR does not meet
October 10th - STAR member Bob Munman, Professor Emeritus, UIC, on "Think -- and look --again!
  The art of trompe l'oeil" 
October 17th - Sukkot, STAR does not meet
October 24th - Shemini Atzeret, Erev Simchat Torah, STAR does not meet
October 31st -  a chance to schmooze and a discussion of non-partisan issues on the November 2024 ballot

Watch your temple's weekly bulletins for updates on STAR programming.

If you'd like more information about STAR, contact your Temple office.  We at STAR feel like a small community learning and growing together.  Please join us!