B.H. Fairchild and Jean Valentine. Mon 2/27, 8:15 pm. What an exultation." Richard Howard said of B.H. Fairchild's Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest. Mr. Fairchild is also the author of The Art of the Lathe. "This is a poetry of the highest order, because it lets us into spaces and meanings we couldn't approach in any other way," wrote Adrienne Rich of the poetry of Jean Valentine, whose books include The Cradle of the Real Life; Growing Darkness, Growing Light and Door in the Mountain, for which she received the National Book Award. . 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128, 212-415-5500, 17, College+, Jewish, Families, 92nd Street Y

PANEL AND BOOK LAUNCH. "My Future is in America: Autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish Immigrants". Join YIVO asthey celebrate this anthology of autobiographies from YIVO's archive, published in partnership with New York University Press, selected by editors and translators Jocelyn Cohen and Daniel Soyer.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO). Thursday, March 2 at 5pm. Free Admission. Reservations required. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10011, Box Office: 917 606 8200.

BOOK READING: David Von Drehle on the Triangle Fire. David Von Drehle, journalist for the Washington Post, reads from his award-winning book, Triangle: The Fire That Changed America on the 95th anniversary of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Yeshiva University Museum (YUM). Thursday, March 23 at 6.30 pm. $10/$8 for YUM Members and students. Includes exhibition viewing.

BOOK EVENT; Meredith Tax on Rivington Street. Meredith Tax, feminist, writer, reads from her celebrated book, Rivington Street, illuminating the world of activist women in the Lower East Side a century age. Yeshiva University Museum (YUM. Thursday, March 16 at 6.30 pm. $10/$8 for YUM Members and students. Includes exhibition viewing. Seating is limited. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10011, Box Office: 917 606 8200.

Dr. Jeffrey Peck. Will speak about his new book Being Jewish in the New Germany. RSVP: Norma Kirschen 212 744 6400. LBI. Monday, February 14 at 5.30pm. $10/$5 for LBI Members. Center for Jewish History.

The struggle for Soviet Jewry in American Politics. Dr. Fred Lazin – Ben Gurion University. YUM and AJHS. Thursday, February 23 at 6pm. $10/$8 for YUM and AJHS members and students. Center for Jewish History.

Book Reception for Nine Contemporary Jewish Plays. Awards & Events: Book Reception for Nine Contemporary Jewish Plays - The Drama Book Shop, New York, NY. Book Launch, Reading and Reception. Tuesday, February 21, 2006 6:00 pm at The Drama Book Shop , 250 West 40^th Street, between 7^th and 8^th Avenues. The National Foundation for Jewish Culture is pleased to invite you to a reception in honor of the publication of Nine Contemporary Jewish Plays, an anthology co-edited by Ellen Schiff and Michael Posnick....Read more

PURIM MASCARADE BALL:  MARCH 14, 2006 @ Jay Senior Center , 2600  Ocean Avenue, (718) 891-1110 .  Come in costume. Live entertainment, Traditional Purim luncheon and Mishloach monot to all.  Suggested donation $1.00.  Call for details! The Jay Senior Center is a multicultural senior center service agency serving community district 15 for the past 35 years.

Purim Carnival: Jesters, Esthers & Much More. Sun 3/12, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm. Masks, games, puppet shows and delicious treats are all part of this year’s Purim Carnival extravaganza. There is fun for the whole family as the Y transforms into Shushan, the site of the exciting, adventurous tale of Queen Esther and Mordechai, the heroes of Purim. . 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128, 212-415-5500, 15, Kids-Teens, Jewish, Families, 92nd Street Y

Purim Feast for the Eyes and Ears: From Hodu to Kush. Sun 3/12, 2 pm. Beautiful Esther, wise old Mordechai, treacherous Haman, and the topsy-turvy court of King Ahasuerus loom larger than life in this exciting Purim play by Arm–of–the-Sea Theater. more Buy Tickets Online $12 per person; $10 family members. 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, 10128, Alex Wittenberg, 212-423-3271, Jewish, Families, Jewish Museum

Purim: Let's Make Hamentaschen. Thu 3/9, 1-2 pm. Families with children two to four years old can get together to celebrate Purim with homemade hamentaschen, the three-cornered pastries filled with apricot, prune and poppy-seed fillings that recall the three-cornered hat of Haman, the villain of the Purim story. Purim this year falls on Tuesday, March 14 (and begins Monday evening, March 13). . 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, 10128, 212-415-5500, 30, 2-4, Jewish, Families, 92nd Street Y

Purim in Jerusalem. Mon 2/27 thru Fri 3/31. This Photography exhibit brings "Purim in Jerusalem" to life. Yankl Conzen fell in love with the Jewish State. An accomplished artist and photographer, he composed a vivid series of photos on the celebration of Purim in Jerusalem. The Jewish Theological Seminary, 3080 Broadway, New York, 10027, The Library, 212-678-8082, FREE, College+, Jewish, Jewish Theological Seminary

Purim Event - Chicago, IL. On March 6th there will be a special performance of a Purim Cantata, written specially for the NFJC by Allen Turner, well know Chicago attorney, artist and philanthropist. The performance will take place at the Arts Club of Chicago. For more information, please contact Ilana Lewin at 212-629-0500 ext. 214. Date: March 6th 2006. Contact: Ilana Lewin at 212-629-0500 ext. 214. or ilewin@jewishculture.org

.Grants and scholarships by The National Foundation for Jewish Culture. Contact:  (212) 629-0500, Fax: (212) 629-0508;
E-mail: nfjc@jewishculture.org.

1-The Gantz-Zahler Grant For Jewish Non-Fiction Publishing. Established by Karen Gantz-Zahler and Eric Zahler, the grant of $2,500 can cover any publication cost, including research, editorial, printing, marketing or distribution. Due April 21, 2005.

#2.Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Fund for Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Jewish Studies.

#3.Sidney and Hadassah Musher Publication Prize for a doctoral dissertation relating to Jewish Life in Israel or America: 1880 to the Present The National Foundation for Jewish Culture announces the Sidney and Hadassah Musher Publication Prize. The prize will provide $4,000 toward the publication of a Ph.D dissertation relating to Jewish life in Israel or America from 1880 to the present. Applicants must have completed their dissertations and have a commitment for publication from an academic or university press. The Sidney and Hadassah Musher Publication Prize has been awarded on a biannual basis since 1992 and will be awarded in 2003, based on the recommendations of the Academic Advisory Committee of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture.

The National Foundation for Jewish Culture can be reached at (212) 629-0500, Fax: (212) 629-0508;
E-mail: nfjc@jewishculture.org.

"Insights Into The Haftorah" with Rabbi Romm, for women only, every Monday 8:30 p.m., Bialystoker Shul, 7-11 Bialystoker Place, (212) 475-0165.

Discussion of Psalms, for women only, every Monday, 7 p.m., Aish HaTorah, 313 W. 83rd St., call Esther at (973) 773-5782. $8.

“Mystical Study" with Rabbi Zvi Friedlander, sponsored by The Lisker Shul, every Thursday, 7 p.m., Cafe K, 8 E. 48th St., (212) 472-3968.

"Jewish Dance and Enlightenment: Its Theological and Mystical Meaning" with Feigue Berman, 9 sessions, 8-9:30 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., (212) 415-5500. Call for more information.

Computer training classes begin, beginning and advanced levels, 6 sessions, Monday and Wednesday, Feb. 6 and 8, 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Council Senior Center, 241 W. 72nd St., register to (212) 799-7205. $90, members; $115, non-members.

Card and game room, supervised bridge and Scrabble, every Monday,  1-4 p.m., JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave., (646) 505-5708, Ext. 212. $5, non-members.

Party Bridge, every Tuesday, 10 a.m.; international/domestic current events, 11 a.m.;  Bridge, 1:30 p.m., Council Senior Center, 241 W. 72nd St., (212) 799-7205.

Party bridge, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.;  social bridge, 1:30 p.m., Council Senior Center, 241 W. 72nd St., (212) 799-7205.

Social and political issues discussion group, every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.-noon, JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave., (646) 505-5708, Ext. 212. $25, two months, non-members.

"Waiting to Adopt" facilitated by social worker, sponsored by Ametz Adoption Program of Jewish Child Care Association, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m., JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave., RSVP to (646) 505-5708. $25, member families; $30, non-member families.