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The new Amud Aish Memorial Museum and Kleinman Holocaust Education Center in Mill Basin, Brooklyn will tell the lesser-known story of observant Jewish victims during WWII. Director of Collections Shoshana Greenwald provides a behind-the-scenes tour. Amudaish.org

Dr. Susan Brill, Chief of the Adolescent Medicine Department at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, explains the symptoms, effects and consequences of some of the most common synthetic street drugs including GHB, Roofies and Ecstasy.

Battery Dance's Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander gives a preview of the annual Battery Dance Festival in Battery Park City, and we hear the story of Hussein Smko, a native of Kurdistan, and the first recipient of The Adel Euro Campaign for Dancers Seeking Refuge. The week-long free festival begins Sunday, August 13. Schedules and more at Batterydance.org

The book SELF-REG by Dr. Stuart Shanker is a guide to help your child (and you) break free the from stress--the root of bad behavior--by giving kids more control over their environment and helping them restore their energy.

The basics of acupuncture and how it can compliment conventional medicine with Noah Rubenstein, clinic director of the YinOva Institute in the East Village. More details at yinovacenter.com, and you can find his articles at the consumer medical advocacy site, medshadow.org

THE ONE-PAGE FINANCIAL PLAN: A Simple Way to be Smart About Your Money by financial adviser and New York Times columnist Carl Richards, offers an uncomplicated approach to deal with our spending and planning for the future. onepagefinancialplan.com

First Friends advocates for the end of arbitrary, mass detention of immigrants, and provides support to those without friends or family nearby. Rosa Santana, Detainee Visitation Program Coordinator for First Friends and Helen Donaldson, a First Friends volunteer, offer details on the detention program and the experience for those held in local detention centers. firstfriendsnjny.org

For THE STARS IN OUR EYES: The Famous, The Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much About Them, author Julie Klam looks at fame from both an insiders and outsiders perspective, and explores what it reveals about ourselves.

We discuss bone health, as journalist Meredith Vieira shares her mother's experience with osteoporosis, and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Susan Bukata explains signs and symptoms of the disease. bonenews.com

The new book THE BADASS LIFE by fitness trainer & competitive CrossFit athlete Christmas Abbott promises "30 amazing days to a lifetime of great habits - body, mind and spirit." christmasabbott.com