Jewish photographic documentarian Jono David showcases 59 images from his 4-year project documenting Jewish life, culture, and history in 30 African countries and territories. The exhibition features numerous anecdotal narrations and “Jewish African Voices” — video commentaries from people across the Jewish African world.
Exhibit displayed October 2 – December 31
Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic style lunch.
1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:15am
Zidell Chapel Join other young families for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun.
Secret unreleased Spain CD release!
Michelle Alany & The Mystics
www.michellealany.com
Violinist & vocalist Michelle Alany is a dynamic performer & internationally touring ambassador of world folk traditions, specializing in Sephardic, Mediterranean & Eastern music. Her captivating band, Michelle Alany & The Mystics, brings fresh interpretations of ancient melodies, hypnotic strings and wild improvisation with her energizing soulful music.
Journey through exotic lands with this fiddle-driven caravan of Klezmer, Balkan, Sephardic, Jazz Manouche & original soul music, spiced up with an southern fiddle twist.
Guest musicians:
-Andrew Alikanov on clarinet
-Kathy Fors on Accordion, www.facebook.com/trio.tsuica
-Michael Beach on percussion, Brothers of the Baladi, Arabesque
-Tom Goicoechea on drum set, omgoicoechea.com
-Albert McDonnell on upright bass
-Michael Shay on cello, www.michaelshay.com
-Spud Siegel on mandolin
Opening Act – Trio Tsuica
http://triotsuica.com
Eastern Europe / Balkan music
Band Members
Brent Geary, Violin;
Kathy Fors, Accordion;
Paul Beck, Cimbalom/ambal;
Peter Whitmore, Bass
UPDATE: Super Sunday is moving to November 5th, join us then!
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s Community Phone-a-thon
On Super Sunday, become a SUPERHERO!
We’re calling on YOU to volunteer your time and be a superhero for the Jewish world. HOW?
By getting on the phone with Federation and making powerful calls to the community! Calls for donations that will help change lives and strengthen our entire community at home, in Israel and wherever Jews are in need around the globe. You can also help the phoning run smoothly or thank people for their support. Children’s activities will be available throughout the day!
Two volunteer slots:
9 to 11am
11:30 to 1:30pm
Why do Jews do what we do? Where do our practices come from if they are not explicitly from the Torah? What are Shabbat or daily practices that might enrich our lives? The Mishnah Berurah, is the last generally accepted code of Jewish law and custom. We will explore the theory and practice of halakhah (Jewish law) for beginners to advanced students.
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What: A screening of the restored silent film “Hungry Hearts” (1922) preceded by a reception with a choice of three parallel 20-min lectures. Q&A with the composer, David Spear, to follow.
When: Sunday, November 5, 2017 | 5:30pm to 9:30pm
Where: Lincoln Recital Hall (LH 75) | Pocket Lectures in LH 75, LH 21, and LH 37
Cost: Free and open to the public. RSVP requested, but not required.
Contact: Stacey Johnston | judaicst@pdx.edu | 503-725-8449
Join the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies for the Portland premiere of the recently restored and rescored silent film “Hungry Hearts” (1922), filmed on location on New York’s Lower East Side. Based on the short stories of Anzia Yezierska, one of the first immigrant authors to write about American Jewish women for a mainstream audience, the film focuses on the members of the Levin family who emigrate from Eastern Europe to New York City and captures the hopes and hardships of Jewish immigrants in the New World.
The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis restored Goldwyn’s original print, and with generous support from the Casden Institute, a new score was composed and produced by David Spear in collaboration with his students from the USC Thornton School of Music. The new score for “Hungry Hearts” premiered at the 2007 New York Jewish Film Festival in Lincoln Center.
The event will begin at 5:30pm with a “Feast for the Senses and the Mind.” You are invited to sample hors d’oeuvres alongside three “pocket lectures” (20 minutes each) on various aspects of the film’s cultural and historical context. The film will begin at 7:00pm and will be followed by a conversation and Q&A with the lead composer, David Spear, about the process of scoring a historic silent film and breathing new life into “old art”. (Full Schedule Below)
- 5:30 pm Welcome Reception with Food
- 6:00 pm Choose your own mini-lecture!
- LH 75 – Marat Grinberg, Reed College
- “At the Intersection of Screen and Text: American Jewish Culture Before the War”
- LH 37 – Joseph Butwin, University of Washington
- “Exile and Return: Anzia Yezierska Finds her Vocation”
- LH 21 – Amy Borden, PSU School of Film
- “Immigration and Nativism in New York’s Nickelodeon’s”
- LH 75 – Marat Grinberg, Reed College
- 7:00 pm Hungry Hearts Film Screening
- 8:45 pm Q&A with David Spear
- Soundtrack Producer & 2017 Artist-in-Residence
This is the first half of the 2017 Levy Event, which focuses on the nexus between East European Jewish immigrants to the U.S. and twentieth-century American film and music. For information about the second half of the 2017 Levy Event, visit the event page.
This event is sponsored by the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies thanks to the generous support of Larry Levy and Pamela Lindholm-Levy. Cosponsored by the PSU School of Music + Theater and the Northwest Film Center.
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What: A cabaret revue drawn from the American popular songbook with Artist-in-Residence David Spear, featuring PSU student and faculty performers. Preceded by lecture on “The Songs Are You: Jewish Songwriters of the Great American Songbook” with composer and musicologist Aaron Fruchtman.
When: Monday, November 6, 2017 | 6:00pm to 9:30pm (performance begins at 7:30pm)
Where: Lincoln Recital Hall (LH 75)
Cost: Free and open to the public. RSVP requested, but not required.
Contact: Stacey Johnston | judaicst@pdx.edu | 503-725-8449
The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies and the School of Music + Theater present an evening cabaret performance featuring the songs of such Jewish composers as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, and Harold Arlen, performed by PSU students and faculty, local professional vocalists, and cantors. The revue will be punctuated by historical, cultural, and musical notes by musical director David Spear, the Judaic Studies Program’s 2017 Artist-in-Residence
Join us before the performance for a guest lecture “The Songs Are You: Jewish Songwriters of the Great American Songbook” with composer and musicologist Aaron Fruchtman.
- 6:00 pm Lecture w/ Aaron Fruchtman
- “The Songs are You: Jewish Songwriters of the Great American Songbook”
- 7:00 pm Intermission
- Free appetizers, Beer/Wine available for cash purchase
- Free appetizers, Beer/Wine available for cash purchase
- 7:30 pm Cabaret Performance
- Musical direction by David Spear
- Performances by: Dean Leroy Bynum Jr, Dr. Bonnie Miksch, Sherry Alves, John Gilmore, Cantor Eyal Bitton, Amy Hansen, Pamela South, Anders Tobiason, Danielle Barker, & Maeve Dahlen
- 9:00 pm Dessert Reception
- Desserts, Coffee, and Tea provided
This is the second half of the 2017 Levy Event, which focuses on the nexus between East European Jewish immigrants to the U.S. and twentieth-century American film and music. For information about the first half of the 2017 Levy Event, visit the event page.
This event is sponsored by the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies thanks to the generous support of Larry Levy and Pamela Lindholm-Levy. Cosponsored by the PSU School of Music + Theater.
Nov: Neveh Shalom; Dec: Kol Shalom