Dr. Laz

"CROWN HEIGHTS" movie, starring Howie Mandel as Dr. Laz, Now Available at Blockbuster!!!



Dr. Laz is a world-renowned author, educator, and musician. He's entertained thousands of audiences throughout the world, from the very young to the young at heart. His concerts are fun, upbeat, filled with spontaneity and audience participation. His music features an eclectic blend of rap, rock, Hassidic, blues, reggae, jazz, bluegrass and even gospel! Dr. Laz & The CURE, his multi-ethnic music group, has played with Al Green, The Winans, Woodstock icon Richie Havens, Shlomo Carlebach, in front of the U.S. Congress, the Democratic National Convention, at Madison Square Garden, as well as numerous schools, universities and institutions across the country. Showtime used three of his original songs for the "Crown Heights" movie, which stars Howie Mandel as Dr. Laz. The movie is now available at Blockbuster. Showtime used Dr. Laz's new book (Sharing Turf - Race Relations after the Crown Heights Riots) to write the story & screenplay for the movie. Visit his official website at www.drlaz.com for more pics, videos, recent TV appearances, and upcoming gigs & events.



Dr. Laz currently runs an award-winning, experiential music therapy program in South Florida for the Broward County Public Schools for students & young adults with profound special needs, including autism, Downs-Syndrome & medically-fragile. His special needs music choir, known as the "Sing & Sign" choir (the students use American Sign Language to "sing" the words to their songs) performs throughout the USA. He won the "Teacher of the Year" award from the Buffalo, NY public schools and in 2005 was a finalist for Arts Teacher of the Year for Broward County public schools. Dr. Laz teaches graduate level courses in research & evaluation in South Florida. During the summer he runs an exciting wilderness program at Camp Mesorah in NY State, where he teaches scuba diving,archery, lifeguarding, and high ropes activities.



From jolly ol' Liverpool!



Had to say a "L'Chaim! - To Life!"

in the Fab Four's early stomping ground, The Cavern!



Dr. Laz's song "It's Our World!" dedicated to the truly amazing Croc Hunter, Steve Irwin, and his awesome work on behalf of Planet Earth and all it's creatures! Now we have to step to the plate, take a stand for all wildlife, and carry on his important work. He will truly be missed, but know that his soul is shining on us all. My love & condolences to his family and all his friends & supporters.



"Crown Heights" movie, staring Howie Mandel as Dr. Laz, based on Laz's award-winning racial harmony group, Project CURE, which started shortly after the race riots in Brooklyn in 1991. The movie was recently released at Blockbuster.



Laz's third book, SHARING TURF, was used by Showtime to write the movie's screenplay & story.



"Dr. Laz is an amazing brother of great integrity, courage, & insight. This book exemplifies his prophetic witness."



Dr. Cornel West, Harvard & Princeton Univ.

Dean of African-American Studies



Howie Mandel and Mario Van Peebles on the movie set. But the real Howie has no facial hair or head hair! So each morning they had to glue on the beard & hair piece - ouch! The actors had to watch our TV appearances & video clips to learn our mannerisms, style of music & freestyle dancing, etc.



CURE logo says it all, mates! The Hebrew is a quote from Pirkei Avot, or Ethics of the Fathers, and the translation is: Love Peace & Pursue Peace. It's not enough to simply like the idea of peace. One has to actively work to make it happen. It's being proactive rather than reactive.



"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

Dr. Albert Einstein.



Not too many of us can claim to be a genius like Einstein.

And yet, he never lost his sense of humor or humility.

So, lighten up & enjoy the journey of life. & exercise that brain & imagination!



A few more words from the one & only, Einstein:



**If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.



**Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.



**Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.



**My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.



**Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.



**A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.



**God is subtle but he is not malicious.



**The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.



**Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.



**The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking.the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.