Aelita Social Club hosts Jewish Festival
Elected Officials and Community Leaders Attend Cultural Event
The Aelita Social Club hosted a well-attended Jewish Festival on Sunday, Oct. 22. Club President Leonora Bulychova organized the event in partnership with District 47 (Gravesend-Bensonhurst) Assemblymember William Colton, the office of U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan, Democratic District Leader Ari Kagan and Aleksandr Budnitsky, director of the Jewish Center. The festival featured Jewish dances, Klezmer and modern music and songs performed by children and adults.
The Bensonhurst-based organization was founded more than two years ago by Bulychova, an immigrant from Belarus, whose objective was to offer immigrants, seniors and younger residents the opportunity to form new friendships. She named the club after her late mother and decided to promote all of its activities free of charge for the general public.