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Meet Gene Eng: Weinberg Center Member & U.S. Veteran

Next up in our Pop-Up Series @ Manny Cantor Center, we celebrate Veteran’s Day tomorrow 11/11 with our Weinberg Center for Balanced Living. Members of the Weinberg Center Singing Group will perform in the MCC lobby from 8:30AM-9:30AM in honor of the day, including veteran Gene Eng, a devoted member of…...

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Meet Manny Cantor’s Early Childhood Visiting Fellow: Yang Zhang

We are thrilled to welcome visiting fellow, Yang Zhang to Manny Cantor Center. During her month-long stay organized by the State Department, Yang will be working with our Educational Alliance Head Start programs at Manny Cantor Center and Weinberg Senior Center to help us envision a three-generational model for learning. Manny…...

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Last Weekend To See “Other Worlds: Rarely Seen Works” by Jodie Niss (Artist Interview)

It’s the last weekend to see our featured faculty art show Other Worlds: Rarely Seen Works by our Educational Alliance Art School Painting Educator, Jodie Niss. The show is on view in the Jewish Communal Gallery (Manny Cantor Center Lobby Gallery) until August, 21, 2016. As we get ready for our…...

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3 Questions For Our New Toddler Center Head Teacher, Jessica Bieber

The best part of launching a new program? Growing our community. Our Educational Alliance Preschool staff is busy hand-picking toddler-sized furniture to welcome our inaugural Fall 2016 Toddler Center class, and we are thrilled to welcome three new amazing teachers, Jessica Bieber, Miriam Farciert, and Sami Schwaeber, to our Preschool family. We asked each of our new…...

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Meet Faculty Show Artist: Painting Instructor, Jodie Niss

About the Artist Born in Long Island New York, Faculty Art Show artist Jodie Niss has been an artist for as long as she can remember. Her early exposure to galleries and fine museums helped shape her constant love of art. As a child, she took classes at the Artist…...

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