Community Corner
Film Series at PCS
Wednesday, April 23, 7:30 pm: Orchestra of Exiles Pleasantville Community Synagogue is very fortunate to have Lea Cohen, mother of synagogue member Oren Cohen, join us for this event. Born Lea Ostrojinsky, Lea was born in Jerusalem in 1928 and had her first solo concert as a violinist in Conservatory Shulamit at age 13. She volunteered for the IDF in 1947 and was recruited as a soloist for the IDF Chamber Orchestra. In 1949, at age 21, she joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and was the youngest of six women in the orchestra. She played under Serge Koussevitsky and Leonard Bernstein, and toured the U.S. with the Orchestra in 1951. Lea will bring her very personal perspective to "Orchestra of Exiles" and will share her memories of that time. For more information, please call the PCS office at 769-2672 or e-mail Israel Action Committee co-chair Ofri Felder. ofelder@optonline.net.