On July 22 at 7 p.m. “A Hero in Heaven” will be presented at Congre-gation Sons of Israel, Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan. This documentary about Michael Levin, whose yahrzeit (anniversary of death) is on that evening, touches many in the congregation.
Steve Litwok, the president of the congregation, will introduce the film. The Litwok family met Levin and his family in 1997 at the bar mitzvah party of mutual friends.
Levin was born and raised in Phila-delphia. He was active in United Syn-agogue Youth and traveled to Israel under the guidance of the NATIV program. In his NATIV yearbook he said, “You can’t fulfill your dreams unless you dare to risk it all.”
When Levin was 19, he made aliyah to Israel and joined a paratroop unit. Levin came home last summer. When a war broke out with Lebanon, he went back to fight. Seven days later he was killed. Levin was laid to rest at Mount Hertzl Cemetery in Israel.
The documentary “A Hero in Heaven” was produced and directed by Sally Mitlas. A donation to the Michael Levin Memorial Fund would be appreciated.
For more information, call (732) 446-3000.
Battlefield bird walk
scheduled for July 14
Nano Mardones of the New Jersey Audubon Society will lead a bird hike across Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan, on July 14. The event is free. Participants should meet at the Visitor Center at 8:15 a.m. Bring binoculars and insect repellent.
Bird watchers will investigate shrubby wetlands, grasslands, agricultural fields, orchards and woods.
An additional bird walk is scheduled for Aug. 11 at 8:15 a.m.
For more information call the park office at (732) 462-9616 or the Visitor Center at (732) 780-5782.