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Edith—Reporter
Meet Our Residents… By Edith Fiebach
V OLUME 3 , ISSUE 6
JUN E 2012
RiverWalk & Talk INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Resident Spotlights 1
RW Happenings 2-3
Monthly Calendar 4-5
RW Happenings (cont.) 6
Resident Submissions 7
For Your Information 8
From The Director 8
LL Garden Market
Sun—Fri. 9—3
Closed 11—12and Holidays
ventures, Nat was an architectural
salesman for ALCOA.
A blind date with a lovely lady
named Mona, led to a 40 year marriage that began in 1962. Thecouple would go on to have two
sons, Ian and Steve. Steve and his
wife, Kate live near by with their six year old daughter, Hannah.
Nat and Mona divorced in 2002
and Nate moved to CoconutCreek, Florida once everything
was settled. He would call Florida
home for the next ten years. In2012 Nat decided to move back
to New York. We are so happy he
decided to make RiverWalk his
new home.
We wish him many long yearsand good health in his new home.
Shep Naches:
Fran Weisgrau’s granddaugh-ter, Hannah Goverman, recently
graduated from Smith College.
She has also secured a job withUMass’ Archeology Department.
Roz Schwartz’s son-in-law, Richard Hochman, was awarded
a Hertz Alumni Award from John
Hopkins University. Roz is also
thrilled that her daughter, Carol Hochman, has been appointed
chairman of the Board of Queens
College.
Six foot, six inch Nathan Kozak
was born in a Coney Island,
Brooklyn hospital. His father was
a dress operator and his mother was a house wife. In later years,
Nat’s mother would become a
sharp business woman in the fieldof real estate. She specialized in
apartment houses. Nat did well inhis classes at PS 165 and Samuel
Treden High School.
After graduation, Nate enlisted
in the Army Reserve Corps and he
was assigned to their Radio Shop.This assignment would later lead
to a posting at Missouri’s Camp
Crowder. When he was at CampCrowder he worked with The
United States Army Pigeon Ser-
vice, also know as The Signal Pi-
geon Corps. This was a unit of theUnited States Army during World
War I and World War II. Their as-
signment was the training and us-age of homing pigeons for commu-
nication and reconnaissance pur-
poses. Nat also spent time in thePacific Island’s Signal and Motor
Corps where he drove jeeps and
trailers.
After the war, Nat was on his
own. His various business activi-
ties included sulphur baths, several
soda fountains and candy stores aswell as real estate holdings in
Brooklyn. He also owned The
Comfort House in Sharon Springs.In addition to his personal business
Nathan
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R IVER WALK & TAL K P AG E 3
The American painting galleries in the Metro-
politan Museum of Art opened in 1980 and
have been among the mu-
seum’s most popular attrac-tions. Except for an occasional
fresh lick of paint, they have
remained
largely
untouched
– until
recently.
After be-
ing closed for four yearswhile undergoing a complete
renovation, The American
Wing reopened on Jan. 16.
The suite of elegant new gal-
leries encompasses 30,000
square feet for the display of
the Museum's collection.
We visited the once drearygalleries and were impressed
with how light and airy they
now are. The new galleries are
organized both
chronologically and
thematically in a
way that tells the
story of American
art and in the proc-
ess American
history. The
centerpiece of
the new instal-
lation is one of
the best-known
works in all of
American art,
Emanuel Gottlieb
Leutze's 1851 paint-
ing Washington
Crossing the
Delaware. We
had a wonderful
time and are look-
ing forward to a
return trip.
Zentangle is an
easy to learn
method of creating
beautiful images from
repetitive patterns.
This fascinating new
art form is fun and
relaxing. It increases
focus and creativity.
Zentangle provides
artistic satisfaction and
an increased sense of
personal well being.
Zentangle is enjoyed
by a wide range of
skills and ages and is
used in many fields of interest. We were so
lucky to have Frances’ daughter, Roxanne,
give us a demon-
stration when she
visited for Pass-
over.
Estelle
Betty
Esther & Bertha
The “Gang”
Milton
Roz, Betty & Milton
Frances
Roxanne
Belle
Sara
Betty
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Information about the Month of June
children. Another theory is thatthe month was dedicated to the
Juniores, the word for the jun-ior or lower branch of the Ro-
man legislature.
In June we celebrated things
like perennial gardens, lemons,okra, pluot, camping, smiling
and the men of the world.
June’s birthstone is the Pearl,a symbol of longevity and
health and the flower is the
Rose.
The most popular theory of
the origin of June’s name is
that it honored the Roman god-dess Juno, special deity of
women and of marriage and
June is also the monthawareness is raised on Adopt-
a-shelter cat, migraines, theHeimlich Maneuver, cancer
free from the sun, child
health, world infertility, phar-
macist ’s battle against alco-holism and Antiphospholipid
Antibody syndrome.
Problem” were very educa-
tional. We are hoping Donald
will honor us with additional
lectures in the future.
Thank you again, Donald,for two wonderful lectures.Thank you Shirley for your
assistance in the lectures.We were so fortunate that
our fellow resident, Prof.
Donald Feldstein offered tohold two lectures for us re-
cently. His lectures on “Social
Security and its Future” and“Solving the Immigration
Resident Teachers
Prof. Donald Feldstein
Our residents are very tal-ented in many areas. On Sun-
day morning we alternate be-tween card making and bead-
ing classes.
The residents
are also offered
a Jewelry Mak-ing. This is a
more formal
i n s t r u c t i o n a l beading class.
The class starts
off with doubtthat they will be
able to follow along but eve-
ryone always leaves with a
beautiful, finished product.The ladies have received
many compliments on the
necklaces they have made.
RiverWalk Jewelry Makers
Miriam
Belle, Sara, Betty & Bertha
Francine
Elaine & Sylvia
Anna
Betty
Fran
Margot
Mollie
& Sue
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R IVER WALK & TAL K P AG E 7
GET UP AND GO
By: Pete Seeger Submitted by Anna Goldenberg
How do I know my youth is all spent?
My get up and go has got up a went.
But in spite of it all, I’m able to grin
And think of the places my get up has been
Old age is golden, so I’ve heard said.
But sometimes I wonder as I crawl into bed
With my ears in a drawer and my teeth in in a cup.
My eyes on the table until I wake up
As sleep dims my vision, I say to myself,
“Is there anything else I should lay on the shelf?”
But though nations are warring and business is
vexed
I’ll still stick around to see what happen next.
How do I know my youth is all spent?
My get up and go has got up and went.
But in spite of it all, I’m able to grin
And think of the places my get up has been
When I was young my slippers were red.
I could pick up my heels right over my head.
When I was older, my slippers were blue.But still I could dance the whole night through.
Now I’m older, my slippers are black.
I huff to the store, and I puff my way back.
But never you laugh; I don’t mind it at all
I’d rather be huffing than not puff at all.
I get up each morning and dust off my wits,
Open the paper and read the obitsIf I’m not there, I know I’m not dead
So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed
How do I know my youth is all spent?
My get up and go has got up and went.
But in spite of it all, I’m able to grin
And think of the places my get up has been
Lexiphiles
Submitted by Elaine Weintraub
• To write with a broken pencil is pointless.
• When fish are in schools they sometimes
take debate.
• A thief who stole a calendar got twelve
months.
• When the smog lifts in Los Angeles,
U.C.L.A.
• The batteries were given out free of
charge
• A dentist and a manicurist married. They
fought tooth and nail.
• If you don’t pay your exorcist you can get
repossessed.
• With her marriage, she got a new name
and a dress.
• Show me a piano falling down a mine-
shaft and I’ll show you A-flat miner.
• You are stuck with your debt if you can’t
budge it.
• A boiled egg is hard to beat.
• When you’ve seen one shopping centre
you have see a mall.
• A bicycle can’t stand alone; it’s two tired.
Resident Submissions
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A Note From The Director Dear Residents,
School may be out for some but RiverWalkUniversity will continue to offer interesting
classes for all to enjoy. Prof. Franco will beconducting art lectures on the Renaissance tothe Pre-Raphaelites.
The Thursday Afternoon Acting Classwith Sesame Street’s “Gina” will start work-ing on the material for their next show. If youever wanted to be an actor now is the time.The group meets at 4:00 on Thursdays and
they would love for you to join them.I would like to take this opportunity to wel-
come our new residents to RiverWalk and toour Dads, a very Happy Father’s Day.
Regina Wallace Director
If you would like an electronic copy of theNewsletter, please email
Created by Robyn DeLasho, Activity
Supervisor—RiverWalk. 718.581.1694
Coming Soon
Below are just a few items RiverWalk
will be offering you:
• NYC River Tour
• Joyce Theater Ballet
• Queens Museum of Art
• Empire Casino
• Coney Island
• “Can-Can” (Lunch & Show)
• Bronx Zoo
• Ellis Island
Educational Programs:
Current Events, Book Club, RiverWalk University for lifelong learning, Museum Art Lectures, Discussiongroups to share experiences, Horticulture classes, Fa-
mous American Trials, Judaic Museum Presentations
and Art Lectures, Acting and Computer Classes
Wellness Programs:
Fitness center, varied lively fitness workouts: cardio, TaiChi, Belly Dance, Flamenco Muscle Memory, strength
training, balance exercises, etc.
Cultural Programs:
Kabbalat Shabbat to welcome the Sabbath, Parsha of the
Week, Bible Study, Yiddish Songs and Stories, Cabaret
Series: Live music concerts
Just for the Fun:
Bingo, Trivia, Word Games, Scrabble, Bocce, LawnDarts, Lawn Dice, Shuffle Board, Monthly Birthday Par-
ties, Trips to various events, Arts & Crafts: tile work, beads, copper enameling, knitting, crocheting, painting
and card making
RiverWalk Program Offerings
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