Dear Friends,

Theres never a dull moment at Moriah. We kick off the month and urge you to take a proactive
stance on your health Monday, December 1st, when we hold a Diabetic Screening and Awareness
Workshop at 2 pm.
We are very excited to embark on a trip to the New York Botanical Garden Train Show once again
this year on Tuesday, December 2nd at 10:15 am. Please see the flyer for details.
Our Book Club Discussion Group meets to discuss Still Alice on Monday, December 8th at 2 pm.
Pick up a pen and join Leslie Day and Lisa Coll Nicolaou for a fun, new Mini Memoir Writing
Workshop on Tuesday, December 9th at 2 pm. Jot down your own personal memories of Ft.
Tryon Park after a nature slide show gets your creative juices flowing.
Celebrate our December birthdays at our monthly Birthday Party on Wednesday, December 10th.

On December 15th our craft class will be making whimsical cutlery caddies. If you sign up for
this project, please be aware that there is painting involved which needs to dry. You will need
to come in and paint your caddy in the morning so that it will be dry for the 2 pm class time. If
you are unable to come that morning, please make arrangements with Ruthy to paint your
project the week prior to the class.
Join in our gala musical Chanukah Party on Monday, December 22nd, featuring a 5 Menorah
Ice Carving Demo at 10:30 am and our own Cantor Eric S. Freeman at 12:30 pm. There will
be music, a special holiday menu and gifts for all. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 8 th
and are $4.00 when purchased in advance and $5.00 at the door. Advanced registration is
strongly encouraged.
Moriah will be open for a PICK UP LUNCH on Sunday, December 28th at 10:30 am.
Make an appointment for your monthly Chair Massage on Monday, December 29th at 2 pm. Once
again, Ruthy will be playing the game Age-Tastic! concurrently. It might be advisable to request
a later massage time slot if you want to attend the game, so as not to disturb the group.
Wii Bowling continues in December, every Monday at 10:45 am. Tai Chi Tuesdays are scheduled
this month for December 9th and 23rd at 11 am. Mosheh Siegels Beginning Computers Class is
scheduled this month on Tuesday, December 16th and 30th, at 2 pm.

Moriah thanks the following people for their generous donations to our Center:
Ms. Florence Lustig in memory of her mother, Sylvia Bobis

Mr. Josh Stern in honor of Monica Cohns yahrzeit

Mrs. Meta Bechhofer

Mrs. Myrta Malave

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Lowenthal

Mrs. Charlotte Moeller

Mrs. Inge Katzman

Ms. Yanet Diaz Arias

Mr. Manuel Caicedo

Mrs. Bertha Trepp

Mrs. Bertha Gruenspecht

Mrs. Margot Knoller

Ms. Francisca Morales

Ms. Gertrude Frankel

Ms. Arlene Lewit

Ms. Paulette Weill

Mrs. Ruth Wertheimer

The Grabie Family

Mrs. Helen Stein

Mrs. Nelly Meirowitz

Mrs. Phyllis Weissman

Shuli Gutmann, Director

Chani Hilewitz, Bookkeeper

Ruthy Feigenbaum, Program Assistant

Moriah is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging and your generous contributions.

A project of Agudath Israel of America, Community Services Inc.

The World's First Crossword - The History

Arthur Wynne had the job of devising the weekly puzzle page for Fun, the eight-page comic section
of the New York World. When he devised what he called a Word-cross for the December 1913
edition, he could have no idea that he would be starting a worldwide craze.
The puzzle page had previously featured plenty of word squares, rebuses, hidden words, anagrams
and connect-the-dots drawings. For this edition Wynne decided he would have something new. He
sketched out a diamond-shaped grid, wrote FUN, the name of the comic section, across the top
squares, and started filling in the rest of the grid. He numbered the squares at the start and end of
each word, and wrote definition clues for the words he had filled in. The puzzle was printed with the
instruction to the solver: "Fill in the small squares with words which agree with the following
definitions.". Thus was the crossword born.
The new puzzle became popular immediately, and continued to appear every week. One change
was that after a few weeks the name was changed from Word-cross to Cross-word. After
experimenting with different shapes, including a circular puzzle, Wynne eventually settled on a
rectangular pattern. It was not until some time later that the hyphen was dropped, and the Crossword became a Crossword.
From the very first, readers began sending in crosswords they had composed, and by February
1914, Wynne was regularly using these readers' submissions. There was a problem, however: the
weekly crossword was plagued by typesetting errors, and as a result it was decided to drop the
crossword. An immediate howl of outrage came from the readers, and the crossword was reinstated
after an absence of only one week.
Surprisingly, despite their popularity, crosswords appeared nowhere else but the New York World.
Then in 1924, a couple of newly-qualified graduates of the Columbia School of Journalism, called
Dick Simon and Lincoln Schuster, set up in business as publishers. Looking for something to publish,
they settled on a book of the puzzles from the New York World. This book was an immediate
massive hit, and launched the crossword craze worldwide.

Enjoy!

Solution available in the

Moriah Office

Diabetes Screening
and
Awareness Workshop

Join us on
Monday, December 1st at 2 pm
to receive a free

Diabetes Screening
and participate in a

Diabetes Nutrition
Awareness Workshop
courtesy of Emblem Health

visits the Holiday Train Show at

The New York Botanical Gardens
Marvel at model trains zipping around New York landmark replicas made
of plant parts such as nuts, bark, and leaves. The Artist's Studio provides an
insider's look at how the building replicas are constructed and features a
showcase of unique and historic model trains.
Large scale model trains cover a wide variety of ground--a quarter-mile of
track, to be specific. Late-1800s American steam engines and streetcars
travel alongside modern freight and high-speed passenger trains and
trolleys. Cable cars travel over the Conservatory's reflecting pool. Even
Thomas the Tank Engine joins the fleets, which traverse across rustic
bridges, along overhead trestles, through tunnels, and past waterfalls that
cascade into flowing creeks.

WHEN:
WHERE:
COST:

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

Bus leaves 90 Bennett at 10:15 am
In order to help defray a portion of the high cost
of admission, we are requesting an $8 donation
from our members

Book club
Discussion
Group
Come join the group on Monday, December 8th at 2 pm,
as we discuss Lisa Genovas compelling novel, Still Alice
Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50-yearold woman's sudden descent into early onset
Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lisa
Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from
Harvard University.
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown
children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated
Harvard professor at the height of her career when she
notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As
confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her,
she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in
the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns
heartbreaking, inspiring and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable
detail what's it's like to literally lose your mind
Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a
strong new voice in fiction.
Register in the office and receive a library copy of
this New York Times Bestseller for advance
reading.
See what everybody has been reading
and join in the discussion!

Memories of
Fort Tryon Park:
A Mini Creative
Writing Workshop

Join author and NYC naturalist Leslie Day,

and published poet and writer,
Lisa Coll Nicolaou, on

Tuesday, December 9th at 2 pm

for a slide show on our favorite park
followed by a mini memoir writing
workshop in our new sunflower yellow
meeting room!

and Ice Menorah Carving Demo

Join us on
Monday, December 22nd, 2014
as we once again present a live
5 Menorah Ice Sculpting Demo
followed by lighting and our party

Ice Menorah Sculpting: 10:30 am

Luncheon and Party: 12:30 pm
Tickets go on sale Monday, December 8th
in the Moriah Office and are
$4.00 when purchased in advance
$5.00 at the door

Join those already playing

*Continuing in December*
the new instructor-led
Fitness Activity at the center -

Wii Bowling!
Wii bowling provides exercise, improves coordination and increases
range of motion for your shoulders and wrists. There are also
tremendous social benefits to Wii bowling.
Done right, regular Wii bowling has been proven to contribute to a
healthy lifestyle and be a lot of fun.
Come try out this fun and healthy new activity at Moriah. Register in the
office at your earliest convenience.

Mondays at 10:45 am in December

Tai chi Tuesdays

CONTINUE in December
JOIN US ON SELECT TUESDAYS IN december

TUESDAY, december 9th

TUESDAY, December 23rd
AT 11 AM

DECEMBER 2014
Happy Birthday
Dora Arevalo
Meta Bechhofer
Rivgo Beniaminova
Leah Bloch
Irena Bogucka
Lydia Cardenas
Manuel Castro
Josephine Chellios
Maria Cruz
Anita Curtis
Vladimir Dreyster
Marino Duran
Sarra Ehrlich
Erich Erlbach
Susan Fischel
Mildred Garcia
Susan Geller
Eudora Gomez

Hilda Grullon
Alexander Gurfinkel
Norbert Hellmann
Denise Helmreich
Paul Heuberger
Miriam Hirsch
YefimI Khelzon
Inge Katzman
Kasriel Kaufman
Nina Khanina
Irmgard Klawansky
Matilda Kopeleve
Jane LeGrand
Barry Liebmann
Judy Liebowitz
Brenda Loeb
Eric Loeb

John Loeb
Jose Mari
Olga Marrero
Andrew Massa
Teodora Mejia
Ana Mora
Clara Myers
Steven Neidish
Griselda Nunez
Monserrate Nunez
Juan Ocasio
Eusebio Polanco
Mildred Popper
Edwin Ramos
Hilda Reyes
Jose Reyes
Barbara Rodriguez

Ruth Rodriguez
Norma Roe
Francisco Romero
Edith Rosenberg
Cecilia Sansolis
Arnold Shcherban
Bluma Sigal
Edith Silverman
Sofia Stepan
Frank Strauss
Bernard Sussman
Bertha Trepp
Raul Torres
Haydee Vlloa
Marina Volynskaya
Victor Vivanco
Margot Wortsman

We Welcome Our New Members!

Mr. Leonardo Garcia

Ms. Nina Floroff

Mrs. Vera Miroshnichenko

Rabbi & Mrs. David Arzouane

Mrs. Lyudmyla Nosulya

Ms. Amalia Dardouni

Ms. Mira Frenkel

Ms. Irma Carrasco

Ms. Altagracia Jaime

Ms. Klara Byshevskaya

Mrs. Zoila Faille

Ms. Liudmila Raytman

Mrs. Gloria Clavijo

2014
MENU ITEMS
APPETIZER
MAIN DISH
SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE
DESSERT
MILK

MONDAY 12/1

MAIN DISH
SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE
DESSERT
MILK

WEDNESDAY 12/3

THURSDAY 12/4

FRIDAY 12/5

Vegetable Soup

Lima Bean Soup

Orange Juice

Split Pea Soup

Tomato Soup

Chicken Soup w/
Noodles

Eggplant
Parmagiana

Baked Fish Loaf

w/ Horseradish

Chicken in
Mushroom Sauce

Hamburgers w/
Sauted Onions

Roast Chicken w/
Gravy

Cauliflower

Brown Rice

Roasted Chick Peas

Home Fries
in Skin

Succotash

Spaghetti

Ratatouille

Steamed Broccoli

Mixed Vegetables

Carrot Tzimmes

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Whole Wheat

Hamburger Buns

Challah

Cantaloupe Cubes Chocolate Pudding

Unsweetened
Applesauce

Pineapple Chunks Mandarins

with meal

on way out

on way out

MENU ITEMS
APPETIZER

TUESDAY 12/2

with meal

MONDAY 12/8

TUESDAY 12/9

WEDNESDAY 12/10

on way out

THURSDAY 12/11

FRIDAY 12/12

Mushroom Barley
Soup

Minestrone Soup
Blended Juice

Pineapple Juice
Split Pea Soup

Vegetable Soup
Apple Juice

Consomm
Orange Juice

Cheese Blintzes

Salmon with
Tartar Sauce

Turkey w/ Cranberry
Sauce

Meatballs

Southern Baked
Chicken

1 oz. Egg Salad

Carrots

Baked Yams

Spaghetti

Noodle Pudding

Peas & Carrots

Brown Rice

Green Beans

Mixed Vegetables

Cauliflower

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat
(Alternate)

Challah

Fresh Oranges

Pineapple Tidbits

Birthday Cake

Apricot Halves

Diced Pears

with meal

with meal

on way out

on way out

on way out

MENU ITEMS

MONDAY12/15

SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE
DESSERT
MILK

MAIN DISH
SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2
BREAD
MARGARINE

Lima Bean Soup

Orange Juice

Mushroom Barley Chicken Soup with

Soup
Noodles

Breaded Pollock

Ziti Primavera

Beef Stew

Shepherd's Pie

Baked Chicken

Tossed Salad

Broccoli
Carrots

Green Beans

Mixed Vegetables
Mashed Potatoes

Chopped Spinach

Mexicali Corn

Tossed Salad

Potatoes

Sliced Carrots

Egg Barley

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Challah

Cantaloupe Cubes

Vanilla Pudding

Apricot Halves

Fresh Orange

Diced Pears

with meal

with meal

on way out

on way out

on way out

MONDAY 12/22
Minestrone Soup

TUESDAY 12/23
Mushroom Barley
Soup

WEDNESDAY 12/24 THURSDAY 12/25

Vegetable Soup

Red Lentil Soup

MENU ITEMS

Eggplant
Parmagiana

Pepper Steak

Salisbury Steak

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Rice Pilaf

Mashed Potatoes Sliced Carrots

Potato Latkes

Spaghetti

Carrot Salad

California Blend
Vegetables

Couscous

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat (Alternate)

Whole Wheat

Challah

Doughnuts

Pineapple Tidbits

Orange

Unsweetened
Applesauce

Diced Peaches

on way out

with meal

on way out

on way out

on way out

APPETIZER

MONDAY 12/29
Cream of Tomato
Soup

MAIN DISH

Breaded Pollock
Tartar Sauce

Veggie Pizza w/
Chicken with
Peppers & Onions Tangy Orange Sauce

Spinach

Carrots

Baked Barley w/

Mashed Potatoes

Broccoli

Green Beans

BREAD

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

Whole Wheat

MARGARINE

Cantaloupe

California
Fruit Salad

Unsweetened
Applesauce

with meal

with meal

on way out

SIDE DISH 1
SIDE DISH 2

DESSERT
MILK

FRIDAY 12/26
Consomm
Orange Juice

Minute Steak

DESSERT
MILK

FRIDAY 12/19

Split Pea Soup

Orange Juice

MENU ITEMS
APPETIZER

WEDNESDAY 12/17 THURSDAY 12/18

Tomato Soup
APPETIZER
MAIN DISH

TUESDAY 12/16

TUESDAY 12/30
Split Pea Soup

WEDNESDAY 12/31
Vegetable Soup
Orange Juice

w/ mushroom sauce

Chicken

DECEMBER

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