Celebrate Passover with WJOA! Also Special Happy Hour

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See below for the WJOA early April announcements! Featured in today's newsletter: Passover Info: 4/5 – 4/13 Passover Movie Night: 4/11 Post-Passover Mimouna: 4/13 Trivia: 4/18 JCC Krakow Presentation and Happy Hour: 4/25 Shabbat: 4/28 Schmooze News Passover Wednesday evening, April 5 through Thursday evening, April 13 Check out our list of community seders happening around the city: Passover Seders 2023 (5783) If you are hosting and looking to fill seats at your table with WJOA members or are looking to join a seder, email Brian for WJOA’s seder match. Email Brian Passover Movie Night Tuesday, April 11, 7 p.m.  Ali's apartment Join the Wandering Jews of Astoria on Tuesday, April 11 at 7 p.m. as we resume our tradition of Passover Movie Night! We have the vast array of Mel Brooks movies to choose from and we will vote the night of. Please bring a snack to share and we ask that it is Kosher for Passover. Please RSVP to Ali for her address. Here is the Facebook event. RSVP to Ali Post-Passover Italian Dinner Mimouna Thursday, April 13, 6:30 p.m. Vite Vinosteria (31-05 34th St, Astoria) Join WJOA as we celebrate the end of Passover with an Italian dinner "Mimouna." Vite Vinosteria is a BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2022 winner for Best Italian Restaurant, so we are looking forward to this meal! Please RSVP to Jonah by Tuesday, April 11 at 5 p.m. so he can make the reservation. You can see the Facebook event here. RSVP to Jonah Trivia Night Tuesday, April 18, 8 p.m.  The Wolfhound (38-14 30th Ave, Astoria) The WJOA trivia team is trying our luck at The Wolfhound. Join us for bar trivia! RSVP to Brian so he can save you a seat. See the Facebook event for details. RSVP to Brian JCC Krakow Presentation and Happy Hour Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m. Heart of Gold (37-14 31st Ave, Astoria) Recently, WJOA member Jonah Schrogin went to Poland to volunteer at JCC Krakow, where he sorted and packed food for Ukrainian refugees. Come see his short presentation and learn how you can contribute to the cause. Then stick around for Happy Hour at Heart of Gold, one of the new great bars in Astoria. Please RSVP to Jonah so he knows how much space to reserve. RSVP to Jonah Shabbat Services and Potluck Friday, April 28, 7 p.m.  Save the date for the next WJOA Shabbat services and potluck! Schmooze News Celebrate Shabbat with Central Synagogue 20s/30s Friday, April 14, 6:30 – 8:45 p.m. Central Synagogue Pavilion (652 Lexington Ave.) Includes dinner and service. Tickets are $18 each. Register here. Donate to Aid in the Ukraine Crisis WJOA member Jonah Schrogin has a fundraiser benefitting GlobalGiving's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, which supports more than 80 non-profit organizations on the ground in Ukraine and in the surrounding areas providing humanitarian aid, such as shelter, medical care, food, and clean water. Contribute here, and you can get more information by emailing Jonah, including seeing a presentation. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC): Emergency in Ukraine Response JCC Krakow: Ukraine Crisis Appeal Help Earthquake Survivors in Turkey and Syria Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on the same day, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. Homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure have been destroyed under layers of rubble. Your donation to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund will provide emergency relief and fuel long-term recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria. Donate to GlobalGiving's Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund here. Have an event you'd like to organize or share? As always, please don't hesitate to send them our way! —The WJOA Team