Join B'nai B'rith Denver from June 28 at 5:00pm until June 30 at 5:00pm in MDT for the annual Leadville camping trip and community service project.

Friday: We will be camping at Printer Boy Campground on Turquoise Lake. We will have a kosher catered dinner or pot luck (depending on your survey responses).

Saturday:
10:00 am - Shabbat Service at Temple Israel followed by Oneg

Mountain Hike - with Young Professionals and campers

5:00 pm - Kosher pot luck dinner for the Less Fortunate at St. George Episcopal Church (across the street from Temple Israel) Havdalah Service conducted by Rabbi Rappaport to follow

Or

Vegetarian potluck dinner at Printer Boy campsite followed by Havdalah.
Bring a dish to share.
If your last name starts with...
A-F: Bring a Noodle/Potato (Salad, Kugel, etc.)
G-L: Bring Fruits/Veggies
L-R: Cheese/Dairy Dish or Salad
S-Z: Chips & Salsa/Guacamole or Dessert

Sunday:
9:00 am - Leadville Jewish Cemetery clean up begins
Free coffee & bagels for volunteers arriving early

12:00 am - Graveside Memorial Service led by Rabbi Rappaport. Kosher barbecue lunch to follow.
4:00 pm - Cemetery clean up ends

> Google Maps Directions to Printer Boy Campground at Turquoise Lake

Cost to campers: TBD (no more than $15 per person for the campsite).

Attention Leadville Campers:
Please fill out the following short survey by May 31st, so we know how many tents/sleeping bags to rent from REI.

> 2013 Leadville Camping Trip Survey

The B'nai B'rith Real Estate Unit is pleased to announce that Charles V. Bagli, author and reporter for The New York Times, will speak at our next luncheon on Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

Speaker:  Charles V. Bagli
                Author and New York Times Reporter

Place:  The Cornell Club - 6 East 44th Street, Fourth Floor, New York, N.Y.

Topic:  New Book on Stuyvesant Town:  "Other People's Money:  Inside the Housing Crisis and the Demise of the Greatest Real Estate Deal Ever Made"

Date:  Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Time:  Reception - 12:00 Noon
           Buffet Luncheon - 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Cost:  $70 per person (up to two days in advance)
          $80 per person at the door

Please reserve and send checks to:

B'nai B'rith Real Estate Unit
c/o Ms. Aracelis Kuilan
BDO Seidman LLP
100 Park Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Telephone:  (212) 885-7239
Fax:             (212) 885-8118
Email:          akuilan@bdo.com

> Download the registration card

About the Author
Charles V. Bagli is a New York Times reporter who covers the intersection of politics and
real estate. He has written about the sale of high-profile buildings, political contributions of
the real estate industry, the battle to build a two-billion-dollar stadium for the Jets, bid
rigging in the construction industry, payoffs at the tax assessor’s office, and a Sutton Place
co-op that turned public land into a private park. He has worked for The New York
Observer, the Daily Record of Morristown, New Jersey, The Tampa Tribune, and the
Brooklyn Phoenix. He lives with his wife in New Jersey. They have two daughters.

> Learn more about Charles V. Bagli and his book

Thursday, May 23, 2013
CenturyLink-Omaha

Featured Speaker:  Tom Osborne, University of Nebraska Athletic Director

Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne has continued to leave a lasting impression on the history of Nebraska Athletics since returning to lead the Husker program as the school's 13th athletic director on October 16, 2007. Osborne, who led Nebraska to three national championships (1994, 1995, 1997) and 255 victories in his 25 years as the Huskers' head football coach, has continued to use his impressive leadership skills to guide the NU athletic department as a whole over the past five seasons.

> Purchase Tickets

Visit http://omahasportsbanquet.org to learn more about the banquet.

Schedule

5:45 pm to 6:45 pm
Exclusive private cocktail-buffet reception for VIP ticket holders with Tom Osborne

5:45 pm to 6:45 pm
Complimentary cocktail reception for Patrons

7:00 pm
Dinner in the main ballroom
Introduction of Dignitaries, Student Athletes and Area Sport Celebrities and Coaches
Presentation of Awards to Student Scholar/Athletes

Join B'nai B'rith for the 6th Anniversary Celebration of Trivia Night at The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue.

Date:     Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time:     7:00 PM

Celebrate six years of trivia with new questions, prizes, and anniversary surprises.

Due to overwhelming interest in this event advanced registration is required to guarantee your spot.

Advance registration $15
Day of registration $18

Registration covers dinner and two drink tickets for wine and beer. Unlimited soft drinks will be available.

Teams: You can sign up and pay individually however please enter your team name in order to sign up with a specific team.

Every member of your team must be signed up in order to guarantee their spots.

Individuals: We'll create a team for you!

Registration will close on May 22, 2013 at 5 p.m. However we can sell out before then.

For those in their 20s and 30s

Must be 21 or over. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

> Register Online

B’nai B’rith International President Allan J. Jacobs will visit the community of Lexington Kentucky at the invitation of the Stanley Rose Lodge on Sunday, May 19, 2013.  

The program will be held at Ohavay Zion Synagogue at 10:00 am. 

Ohavay Zion Synagogue
2048 Edgewater Ct.
Lexington, KY 40502
(859) 266-8050

Mr. Jacobs will speak about Issues Facing the Jewish Community Worldwide.

Jane Oppenheim will receive Amos Lodge 136 of B'nai B'rith's 61st annual Americanism Award at a testimonial dinner Sunday, May 19, at the Scranton Jewish Community Center. The award is given annually to an outstanding person for his or her lifetime of community service.

Jane has been involved with and extended her support to numerous community and educational organizations and continues to serve on area and national boards. She has been the recipient of many awards and honors.

Her "lifelong commitment to education, her stalwart belief in civic responsibility, and her dedication to Reform Judaism, locally, nationally, and worldwide, reflect the centuries' old values of B'nai B'rith: defense of human rights and staunch anti-discrimination efforts throughout the world," the organization says in a biography of Jane sent with the award announcement.

As is tradition, Jane was selected by past winners and representatives of several community organizations, including the United Way of Lackawanna County, the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, the Scranton Area Foundation, the Lions Club, Kiwanis and Amos Lodge.

Tickets may be purchased or a congratulatory greeting may be placed in the program book by calling Richard Bishop at 570-346-8414 or Ed Monsky at 570-343-1197.

The B'nai B'rith Kansas City Lodge No. 184, is co-sponsor of a new internet program for Shavuot. It’s part of a city-wide study session for the holiday.

The program on Shavuot will start at 7PM (around 9PM in most Latin American places) and will last 5 hours.  There will be a prayer service.  We have a special prayerbook we created for this event in Portuguese and that will be made available to participants.  The program will consist of different lectures and music. 

Several rabbis have already agreed to participate and teach a 30 minutes session.

> Register for the event
> SPANISH website for the program

About the Organizer
Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn, author of Accessible Judaism:A Concise Guide, Hamadrij: la Guia and They Were Just People: Stories of Rescue in Poland During the Holocaust, and featured in YouTube Video Series and documentary, The Longing.

The New York State commission for Social Justice Order of Sons of Italy in America and the MetroNorth Region of B'nai B'rith International cordially invite you to the 32nd Anniversary Celebration of Solidarity Between the Jewish and Italian-American Communities - "Promoting better relations through education"

The Lehman-LaGuardia Award for Civic Achievement will be presented to:

Joseph J. DiTrapani
Order of Songs of Italy in America National President

and

Roy Niederhoffer
Chairman of the Niederhoffer Foundation

Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 9:00 AM

Holiday Inn
215 Sunnyside Boulevard
Plainview, New York 11803

> Register

The B'nai B'rith Young Professionals Network has a great volunteering event coming up and we'd like you to join us!

On Sunday, May 5, 2013, we'll be partnering with NYC Service to paint the Child Care Center at the Riis Development Center, a New York City Housing Authority facility that suffered damage due to Hurricane Sandy.

Painting supplies will be provided.

We'd love for you to come out and make a difference for those who are still being affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Limited space available. RSVP to Eric at sumberg@gmail.com