The CSJ is constantly fighting bias and bigotry against Italians, Italian-Americans and other ethnic, racial or religious groups and building pride in our heritage. Upcoming events include:

• Italian Night at Eisenhower Park - Saturday, June 25, 2011, 8:00PM, concert at Eisenhower Park Lakeside Theatre - free summer entertainment.
• Kindertransport Association Exhibit - Sunday, July 17, 2011, 1:30PM, Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd. in Glen Cove.
  An exhibit depicting the the events in 1939 when 10,000 Jewish children were transported out of Austria to new homes in the allied countries. Program features video clips, live musical interludes, and speakers.

• Film viewing, “My Knees Were Jumping, Remembering the Kindertransports.” - Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 6:30PM, Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd. in Glen Cove.
  This film was selected for the Sundance Film festival and provides a personal account of the how 10,000 Jewish children were rescued from Vienna by the Kindertransport movement in 1939. The film maker’s mother, Ruth Morley, was one of the children rescued. The film is narrated by Joanne Woodward.

• Italian Cultural Festival - Date and location to be announced
  A rich program of Italian cultural events - free admission!
• Day at the Races - Saturday, September 17, 2011, 11:30AM, at Belmont Park sponsored by Districts I, II and III, CSJ-OSIA.
  Donation $48 includes admission, program, a clubhouse buffet lunch at noon in the Garden Terrace.
  For reservations contact Tony Corsello, (516) 766-5518; Lee Cerullo, (516) 671-1693; or Rick Annichiarico, (631) 724-3697.
• Gli Italiani di New York - Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 4:00PM, at Stony Brook University's Frank Melville Memorial Library Room E4340.
  Presented by author Maurizio Molinari (US Correspondent for La Stampa) and Professor Vincenzo Pascale (Rutgers University). The book explores, through interviews with Italians and Italian Americans of various sectors of society in the New York area, the depth of Italian influence in contemporary America. Free and open to the public.
• How Italy Saved Jews During the Holocaust - Sunday, October 23, 2011, 2:00PM, at Nassau County Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, NY.
  Featuring a dramatic presentation: "It Happened in Italy: A Tale of Camaraderie and Valor," performed by Board Members of the CSJ with survivor testimony and exerpts from the film, "50 Italians." Refreshments served. Admission is free.
• 32nd Annual Dinner Dance - Sunday, February 19, 2012, Russo's On The Bay, Howard Beach, New York from 11:30AM;

Refer to the New York OSIA Grand Lodge events page for additional OSIA events.