NCJW enjoys ‘A Night Under the Stars’
The rain did not spoil the National Council of Jewish Women’s (NCJW) annual gala as the committee moved the previously scheduled outdoor elevated drive-in movie experience into the Gates of Prayer Synagogue for a festive night on Saturday, April 17.
The NCJW’s “A Night under the Stars” gala was Hollywood themed.
All COVID protocols were observed, and participants enjoyed distance dining and mingling and movie watching. Attendees posed in the photo stations, each reminiscent of a classic Hollywood film.
Attendees enjoyed individually-packaged dinners prepared by the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI) and enjoyed watching the showing of the classic movie “Dirty Dancing” set in the Jewish camp in the Catskills Mountains.
The gala was chaired by Tana Velen with leadership provided by president Susan Hess, vice president Barbara Greenberg and patron chair Lois Samuel.
Other committee members included Patty Barnett, Tiffany Cotlar, Barbara Kaplinsky, Beverly Katz, Susan Kierr, Sara Lewis, Gail Pesses, Joyce Pulitzer, Flo Schornstein, Dana Shepard and Kathy Shepard.
Event chair Tana Velen, left, Lois Samuel, second from left, Barbara Greenberg, second from right, and Barbara Kaplinsky.
Major sponsors were Bill Hess, Louis A. & Lillian L. Glazer Family Foundation, Latter & Blum, Inc., Joyce and Sidney Pulitzer and Karen and Leopold Sher.
The NCJW is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates that was created in 1893 by Hannah G. Solomon. The Greater New Orleans Section is one of the oldest in the nation. There are sections in 34 states and the District of Columbia.
The NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms. For more information, visit ncjwneworleans.org or call 504-861.7788.
