Great Costumes!
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| Mica and Philip |
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| Representing |
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| Einav! |
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| Our Own Princess Esther ( Shira) |
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| Purim Songs! |
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Super Purim Party
Great Costumes!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Article in the Jewish Week
Brownstone Brooklyn’s ‘Get ‘Em In Early’ Ethic
It’s a cold and rainy Sunday morning in March, and Carroll Gardens’ puddle-riddled, wet playgrounds are empty.
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At this Sunday’s Tot Tussovka, teacher Natalia Tsvirko, a Russian-born, Israeli-raised Brooklyn College opera student who exudes warmth, coaxes smiles and even some attempts at singing from the six babies (ranging from 3 months to 14 months) perched on the laps of moms and dads.
The Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst runs the class, which incorporates Russian, Hebrew and English, but it is held in central Park Slope, just down the street from the Park Slope Food Co-op and maternity boutique Boing Boing. And while several participants trek in from south Brooklyn, an area long known as a hub for Russian Jewish immigrants, Tot Tussovka, which has attracted over 20 families (not all at once) so far, is designed for the growing numbers of second-generation families settling in Brownstone Brooklyn — many of them interfaith couples in which only one parent is Russian-speaking.
In the six weeks since Tot Tussovka’s launch, “we have learned a lot about the Russian-speaking families that choose to live in Brownstone Brooklyn and what makes them different from ones in South Brooklyn,” says Melanie Levav, the JCH of Bensonhurst’s assistant executive director.
“Many are interfaith, and our approach through culture is one that’s attractive. People are not so much interested in the religious aspects [of Judaism], but they’re definitely into music, literature and art.”
At last Sunday’s session, held in a basement yoga studio, activities include a Russian song about animals, a Hebrew song about body parts, shaking instruments about to “Chunga Chunga,” a Russian folk song, and a reading of Eric Carle’s “Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?” translated into Russian.
Zhanna Beyl, who emigrated from Moscow at age 14, travels to Tot Tussovka each week from Midwood with her American-born husband and their 3-month-old son, Shmulik, who she hopes to raise bilingually.
“It’s fun,” she says of the class. “I’m not sure how much Shmulik is getting out of it, but I love it. It puts me on a schedule and gets us out of the house.”
Rash of programs targeting unaffiliated, new parents.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Associate Editor
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At this Sunday’s Tot Tussovka, teacher Natalia Tsvirko, a Russian-born, Israeli-raised Brooklyn College opera student who exudes warmth, coaxes smiles and even some attempts at singing from the six babies (ranging from 3 months to 14 months) perched on the laps of moms and dads.
The Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst runs the class, which incorporates Russian, Hebrew and English, but it is held in central Park Slope, just down the street from the Park Slope Food Co-op and maternity boutique Boing Boing. And while several participants trek in from south Brooklyn, an area long known as a hub for Russian Jewish immigrants, Tot Tussovka, which has attracted over 20 families (not all at once) so far, is designed for the growing numbers of second-generation families settling in Brownstone Brooklyn — many of them interfaith couples in which only one parent is Russian-speaking.
In the six weeks since Tot Tussovka’s launch, “we have learned a lot about the Russian-speaking families that choose to live in Brownstone Brooklyn and what makes them different from ones in South Brooklyn,” says Melanie Levav, the JCH of Bensonhurst’s assistant executive director.
“Many are interfaith, and our approach through culture is one that’s attractive. People are not so much interested in the religious aspects [of Judaism], but they’re definitely into music, literature and art.”
At last Sunday’s session, held in a basement yoga studio, activities include a Russian song about animals, a Hebrew song about body parts, shaking instruments about to “Chunga Chunga,” a Russian folk song, and a reading of Eric Carle’s “Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?” translated into Russian.
Zhanna Beyl, who emigrated from Moscow at age 14, travels to Tot Tussovka each week from Midwood with her American-born husband and their 3-month-old son, Shmulik, who she hopes to raise bilingually.
“It’s fun,” she says of the class. “I’m not sure how much Shmulik is getting out of it, but I love it. It puts me on a schedule and gets us out of the house.”
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Raising Children in a Bilingual Family, a parent workshop
Raising Children in a Bilingual Russian-English-speaking Family,
a parent workshop with Professor Isabelle Barriere, PhD.
Thursday March 10th 6:30-8:00pm,
Park Slope
Lecture will begin promptly at 7:00pm
Dr. Isabelle Barriere will be sharing research and methodologies on fostering successful and long-term bilingual development specifically targeted for Russian-English speaking Jewish families.
· Early milestones in language acquisition in monolingual and bilingual development, with a focus on
English/Russian and English/Hebrew bilingual families.
· Literacy in two languages using books, technology and games.
· Parental strategies that foster bilingual development at different stages - from infancy through school
readiness.
Dr. Barriere is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication Arts & Science at Brooklyn College, where she teaches courses in Language Development and Dual Language Learning. Her research focuses on the acquisition of language, bilingual development, early literacy, typical and impaired development and intervention. Dr. Barriere is also a research associate of the Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society and co-director of Yeled V'Yalda Research Institute, located in the largest Head Start program in New York.
RSVP for location to asya@jchb.org
Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Great chance to connect with other Russian-Jewish families in the neighborhood,
network, share and get advice.
Please forward and invite your friends.
Questions? Please contact Asya at asya@jchb.org
or at 718.943.6322
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