Ever wanted to take a peek into the kitchen of your glorious neighbors?

Owners of 7 magnificent homes in New York City and North Bergen NJ have opened their homes to host a dinner on Saturday, February 4^th, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Elem-Entry activists are pairing to prepare and serve lavish courses of traditional foods they grew up on, along with great wine. This dinner's guests will also have the opportunity to listen to virtuous musicians who will be joining the different locations.

Behind all these unique stories, there is one bigger story. During this night we are going to support Elem in its effort to help youth in distress in Israel. Participants will be asked to contribute $100 to Elem’s campaign.

This year the community dinner is dedicated to a program called “Awake at Night” (“Erim Balayla”), which is a program that helps teenagers and children who work in prostitution in Israel.

To join us for this exciting event, email abaumgart@elem.org to RSVP. Tell her which house you chose from the list below and whether you have any dietary restrictions. Amanda will send you a confirmation by email.

Home # 1 – The Goldberger Residence – Upper East Side, NYC

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One of two penthouse apartments in this lovely family-oriented
homey Yorkville building, steps from Carl Schurz Park, the East River, and Gracie Mansion. The apartment features terraces that face north, south, and west, overlooking the park and river. One of the terraces has been converted to a solarium, with a breathtaking view. The hosts, Amy Goldberger, owner of Publishing Services, an editing consultant company, and Ronnie Goldberger, a retired commercial real estate principal at Newmark Knight Frank, have lived there since 1988, raising two sons, who now work in film and journalism.

This evening will feature live Jazz music performed by Daniel Weiss

- a unique artist with a range of experience in composing, arranging and guitar performing that is unsurpassed from an artist at this level of his career. He as toured worldwide and was one of the winners in the prestigious “Rimon Jazz competition” in Israel.

Home # 2 – The Horowicz-Mehler Residence – SoHo, NYC

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The Horowicz-Mehler Residence is the quintessential old SoHo loft
with apparent pipes and freight elevator. The large windows throughout the house facing west and north allow natural light to permeate the house. The large open space in the main area adorns the grand piano. The house has a warm yet edgy feel to it.

The evening will feature live music and will include a performance by Lianne Aharoni, a highly accomplished Soprano Opera Singer who has captured the imagination of classical music enthusiasts in Israel and around the world. Among her credits are performances in with The Israeli philharmonic orchestra, playing in Tosca, by Puccini, conducted by Zubin Mehta. Lianne's singing will be accompanied by pianist Stanislav Fridman.

Fridman is 22 years old, and immigrated to Israel with his parents from Kiev, Ukraine in 2000, and started to play piano and study in the class of Ms. Natalie Litvinova, in the Municipal Conservatory of Petah Tikva. During all the years of his music studies, he participated in many live performances all over Israel, master classes and piano competitions. Fridman received scholarships from the America - Israel Cultural Foundation, the Municipality of Petah Tikva, and Lions Club.

After completing his military service at the summer of 2011, he started studying in  Mannes College The New School For Music, Manhattan, NY in the class of Ms. Irina Morozova.

In NY Fridman continues to perform as a soloist and as an accompanist. He has performed numerous recitals around NJ and NY, including performances in the Mannes College Concert Hall.

 

Home # 3– The Shaoul Residence – East Village, NYC

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Elem entry finance committee member Michael Shaoul and Nirit Weiss welcome you to their  their East Village duplex apartment . Originally two 3-bedroom apartments have been combined to form a unique family home with a hand built mahogany staircase joining the two spaces.

The apartment also has its own private rooftop with unobstructed views across both midtown and downtown and there is an extensive collection of contemporary art on the walls, mostly consisting of figurative paintings by young local artists.

The dinner in the Shaoul-Weiss residence will be a Georgian style, cooked by Sophia Goodman and Milena Kozhin – both ElemEntry activists originated from Georgia. 

The musical interlude will be played by David Blasher, who for the past 24 years has played the cello in settings that include Tanglewood orchestras, intimate chamber music soirées, and hospice houses.  A graduate of Yale's theater department, he is currently an attorney, while moonlighting as a theater teacher to some of New York's youth and poor communities. David is happy to share his cello in support of human rights efforts, global citizenship, and world harmony.

* This dinner is a kosher dinner made by kosher ingredients in a kosher kitchen. 

Home # 4 – The Mizrahi Residence – Tenafly, NJ

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The Mizrahi family would like to invite you to an evening of perfect
contrasts. A traditional Moroccan dinner in an ultra-modern setting, accompanied by an unusual combination of melodies, to the tunes of middle eastern string music. Violette, an accomplished Event Designer & Planner and her husband, Ronen, a serial entrepreneur come from Russian and Moroccan backgrounds and would like to share with you the perfection they found in contrasting cultural influences ranging from interior design to intrigue your vision, through cuisine to satisfy your palate and finally music to complete this multi-sensory experience.

Home # 5 – The Kochan Residence – Closter, NJ

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Ayala was the manager of the very first branch of the Hafuch al Hafuch counseling centers, now a mainstay of ELEM’s projects in Israel. She and her husband Sharon are generously opening their warm and inviting home. The intimate dinner in their comfortable, eclectic family home will be a unique opportunity to learn about ELEM’s work firsthand from an expert in the field.

Home # 6 – The Heiman Residence – Upper West Side, NYC

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Elem-Entry Founder Oren Heiman & activist Tal Shapsa  have been living in this newly redone building, with its famous tri- directional views to Lincoln Center, Central Park and Columbus Circle. “The only two homes Tal and I ever had were the US and Israel. We and our 8 combined siblings grew up on parent-cooked, healthy food and we will try to capture the influence of our grandparents’ background from Romania, Morocco and Poland in flavors and dishes we grew up on”.

Home # 7 – The Piotraut Residence – Tenafly, NJ

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The Piotraut Residence is a contemporary ranch style house, designed and built by the home owners in December 2008. The large high open spaces in the main area create a magnificent overview of the entire space. The large windows opposite the entrance are facing north so as to allow optimal light to get inside as well as maintain the outside/inside dialogue to exist. The house has both a tranquil, pleasant and yet energetic feel to it.