Ode to Art and Goodness
There is an amazing organization — JASA, where they really help people, creating an atmosphere of care, support and inspiration. I want to tell you about one of its wonderful projects — drawing lessons, which are taught by the talented artist Tatyana Zeltser, whom I met many years ago when I came to write an article about a drawing class at the Jewish center JASA in Brighton (160 Corbin Place).
Marina Lagunova

Dear veterans! On behalf of the Board of the American Association of Disabled and Veterans of World War II, we sincerely congratulate you on the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory!
Dear soldiers of the fronts, prisoners of concentration camps and ghettos, partisans, blockade survivors, home front workers, allies in arms, all who have kept in their hearts the memory of millions of relatives and friends who gave their lives to save humanity from fascism - this day belongs to you!
Bright skies, good days, happiness and health to you and your descendants!
Sincerely, President of the American Association of Disabled Veterans of World War II Leonid Borisovich Rosenberg (born September 3, 1921), board members Anna Malkina, Fira Stukelman

Unexpected Beauty Underground - In the New York Subway
Sometimes, when you ride the New York subway, this multifaceted and unpredictable underground world, you are surprised by its contrasts. In one car it is chilly from the icy air escaping from the roaring air conditioners, in another it is stuffy and hot because the cooling system has broken down...
Marina Lagunova