In Brief
Bus trip to Atlantic City
will benefit veterans
Jewish War Veterans Post 972, Manal-apan-Marlboro, will host a bus trip to the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, on Jan. 16. Cost is $15 per person and each participant will receive a $5 coin return and admission to "Masquerade," a Mardi Gras revue. Proceeds will provide hospitalized veterans with necessities and gifts. Details: Max Epstein, (732) 972-7901.
Panel plans to discuss
terrorism and the media
"Terrorism and the Media," a talk and panel discussion, will be presented at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Dr. Brigitte Nacos, author and professor of political science at Columbia University, New York, will make the major presentation. The respondents are Steve Geigerich of the Asbury Park Press and Kevin Coyne, a contributing editor for New Jersey Monthly. There is no charge.
Jewish center slates
classes, lectures
A crash course in Jewish history, co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Western Monmouth and Mon-mouth Torah Links, will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 6, 13 and 20 at Monmouth Torah Links, Route 9, Pine Creek Square, Marlboro. The course will explore Jewish history from the end of the Second Temple to the modern age. The cost for all three sessions is $3 for JCCWM members and $5 for all others. Preregistration is required by Feb. 28.
The JCC also is offering a Distin-guished Author Lecture Series. On Jan. 27 at 11 a.m., Yitta Halberstam, author of Small Miracles, will be the featured speaker. On Feb. 17 at 11 a.m., Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, author of The Committed Life: Principles for Good Living From our Timeless Past, will speak; and on March 2 at 11 a.m., Roy S. Neuberger, author of From Central Park to Sinai, will be the lecturer. All three programs will be held at Monmouth Torah Links. The cost is $7 per program in advance, $8 at the door, or $15 for all three.
A 50-plus health seminar and luncheon will be held at 11 a.m. March 12 in the social hall of Freehold Jewish Center, 59 Broad St., Freehold. The program will offer tips on how to combine traditional medicine with proper nutrition to heal quickly. The lunch will feature kosher Chinese food. The cost is $10 for JCCWM members, $13 for all others. Registration is required by March 6.
For tickets, send a check to JCCWM, 59 Broad St., Freehold 07728. For more information, call (732) 683-9300.
Sons of Norway sponsor
holiday activities
The Ladies Auxiliary of Sons of Norway Lodge No. 466 recently sponsored its annual Christmas party for children. The 43 children who attended were entertained by a magician and, of course, Santa Claus, and each child received a stocking full of goodies. This is also the time of year the auxiliary donates gifts to the Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center in Allaire, Wall Township. Anyone of Scandinavian descent who wishes to know more about the Sons of Norway, a fraternal benefit society, may call (908) 889-9362.