STAR
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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 December 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, STAR member Professor Bob Munman on the art of trompe l'oeil, 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 longterm 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 December, STAR will meet as follows:

Thursday, December 5th - Dr. Max Fitzgerald, physiatrist at Rush Oak Park, will speak with us on fall prevention for older adults

Thursday, December 12th - Marla Goldberg, the Community Outreach Liaison at Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE), will share with us how CJE works and the resources they offer  

Thursday, December 19th - STAR members Deedee and Maury Mufson will share with us their lives in West Virginia. They will include information about Jews in West Virginia, including a synagogue  in Huntington, West Virginia, that will soon be celebrating its centennial

Thursday, December 26th - STAR will not meet