Oct. 16, 2014 newsbriefs

Job fair coming to Westchester’s Ridge Hill

Westchester’s Ridge Hill is holding its second annual job fair on Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out opportunities available from leading retailers and restaurants as well as security and concierge positions that are currently open at Ridge Hill, located at One Ridge Hill Road. 

For people seeking a full- or part-time job to help pay end-of-the year bills or buy a special gift, Westchester’s Ridge Hill may have exactly the opportunity you are looking for!

MC offers scholarships

For the third year, bestselling author James Patterson will award $110,000 in academic scholarships to Manhattan College students — 10 juniors and 10 seniors from the Schools of Arts, Business, Education and Health, Engineering and Science. 

“This scholarship program at my alma mater recognizes hard-working students who combine academic excellence with the Lasallian values that the College embodies,” Mr. Patterson, a class of 1969 graduate, said in a statement. “With this recognition, my hope is that these students will continue to excel at Manhattan College and after they graduate.”

Violence against women is topic

According to human rights advocate Nicole Auerbach, “an estimated one in three of the world’s women will be beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Further, 10 million girls under the age of 18 enter into early and forced marriages each year. In 77 countries around the world, homosexuality is illegal — punishable by imprisonment and, in some cases, by death.”

On Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m., at Riverdale Temple, Ms. Auerbach will lead a discussion on the latest issues and initiatives regarding global violence against women, girls and members of the LGBT community.

She is a member of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) New York Action Team, which advances the goals of “We Believe,” AJWS’s national advocacy campaign that seeks to end violence against women, girls and LGBT people worldwide. AJWS is inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice that works in 19 countries to end poverty and realize human rights.

Ms. Auerbach, a graduate of Harvard Law School, spent a decade as a practicing attorney. She is a Tisch Rabbinical Fellow and a fourth-year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion She is also a trained community organizer who took part in a student delegation to El Salvador in 2013.

“We are proud to host Nicole Auerbach at what is sure to be a stimulating and eye-opening interactive discussion,” said Rachel Radna, the president of Riverdale Temple. “I invite the community to meet Nicole and learn the size and scope of the violence against women issue, and identify ways we all can work to solve this problem, locally and around the world.”

Open to the public, the discussion will be held in the Riverdale Temple’s social hall, located at 4545 Independence Ave.  Admission and on-site parking is free. 

For further information, e-mail Riverdale Temple at rivtemple@aol.com or call 718-548-3800. 

Calling all artists for exhibition

Pelham Art Center has announced a call for entries for the eighth Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition for Painting for artists age 19 and up. The winner receives a $5,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at Pelham Art Center. For more information, go to www.pelhamartcenter.org/rutsch. 

KHCC seeks new staffer 

The Kingsbridge Heights Community Center is currently looking for a new communication coordinator. Go to www.khcc-nyc.org to learn more about the position. 

MC offers scholarships

For the third year, bestselling author James Patterson will award $110,000 in academic scholarships to Manhattan College students — 10 juniors and 10 seniors from the Schools of Arts, Business, Education and Health, Engineering and Science. 

“This scholarship program at my alma mater recognizes hard-working students who combine academic excellence with the Lasallian values that the College embodies,” Mr. Patterson, a class of 1969 graduate, said in a statement. “With this recognition, my hope is that these students will continue to excel at Manhattan College and after they graduate.”

Artists open Yonkers studios

Check out YOHO artist Emily Stedman’s public art mural from a small watercolor painting on 4-8 Warburton Ave. in Yonkers. 

Go to http://emilystedman.com/home.html to find out more about the artist.