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
This class is based on the work of Rabbi Zalman-Schachter Shalomi z”l of the same title. We will be using his book as well as Conscious Aging: Cultivate Wisdom, Connect with Others, Celebrate Life – a curriculum published by the Institute of Noetic Sciences – as guides to stepping into the role of Elder and Sage. This is not just for the “hoary heads” among us but all those who wish to be conscious about moving into our advanced years with grace and wisdom.
And, baruch Hashem, Dr. Victoria Howard, who taught at Naropa University WITH Reb Zalman z”l and specializes in conscious aging will be enriching the class with her expertise. Please see her bio below:
Victoria Howard, PhD, LPC: Dr. Howard has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology specializing in issues of aging. Her dissertation was titled Suffering and Insight: Life Review with Older Adults. She was a co-founder of the MA Gerontology Program at Naropa University and helped to create the Masters in Divinity Program at Naropa where she taught the Pastoral Care Track. Dr. Howard is an authorized Meditation Instructor in the Shambhala Buddhist Tradition and a teacher of Buddhist Psychology.
She has helped to found two homecare agencies in Boulder, Colorado and provided consultation and staff training for small group homes for frail elders. She also trained volunteers at Hospice Care of Boulder & Broomfield Counties. Dr. Howard is a published author and a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice working with older people and their families. Last but certainly not least, she is a grandmother of three and a great grandmother of a wonderful four year old and a brand new baby.
This class will be a minimum of eight sessions. Free for TBS members and their families; non-members can check out one class for free, after which the course is $90.
Nov: Neveh Shalom; Dec: Kol Shalom
Join our Emeritus Rabbi for weekly study of our sacred texts. Free.
Learn the art of Jewish storytelling with professional storyteller Brian Rohr. In this nine class course, Brian will teach the art and skill of performative storytelling, exploring the ancient stories, personal narrative and techniques on how to discover your own unique storytelling voice. Tuition for the three month course is: $150 CNS members / $200 Non-members.
Double Feature – Note that this is first Tuesday of the month
MAY YOUR MEMORY BE LOVE. In March 1943, twenty-year-old Ovadia Baruch was deported together with his family from Greece to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Upon arrival his extended family was sent to the gas chambers. He struggled to survive. Ultimately he met a Jewish woman and developed a loving relationship despite inhuman conditions. It is a miraculous story. This film is part of the “Witnesses and Education” project of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Filmed on location where the events originally transpired.
Hebrew and English language, 47 minutes, Producer Witness and Education Project
DAYS OF WAITING. A film that will move you tremendously! A poignant documentary about an extraordinary woman Estelle Ishigo, one of the few Caucasians to be interned with 110,000 Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during WWII in 1942. During internment, this artist recorded the rigors of camp life through drawings and photographs. This film is not of Sephardic content, but it shows what happened to the Japanese in America.
English, 28 minutes, Academy Award Winner. Discussion by: Michael Weingard, PSU Jewish Studies Program
Unresolved Issues of the 20th Century: The Quest of the Repatriation of Nazi Looted Art, with Donald Burris
7pm on December 5, 2017
Ticket Info: $8 members, $10 general public
Speaker Donald S. Burris, is one of a small group of American lawyers who have dedicated their careers to this fight for almost twenty years. He will describe his firm’s well-known and successful attempt to retrieve the “Woman in Gold” painting for its rightful owner, the incredible Maria Altmann. As Mr. Burris will describe, the fate of looted works of art has been especially controversial. Transnational claims for the recovery of artwork, particularly iconic pieces, are still in some contexts sometimes perceived as unseemly or directly conflicting with national heritage and the legitimate interests of cultural institutions.
Exhibits Feb. 16- May 27
Vedem: The Underground Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto
Vedem Underground examines the literary magazine written by Jewish teens imprisoned at Terezin, a Nazi camp in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. Using pop-art graphics, drawings and paintings, and the prose and poetry, these brave adolescents secretly wrote and illustrated the longest-running underground magazine in a Nazi camp. Vedem (Czech for “In the Lead”) documented their voices with defiance, humor and heartbreak. The exhibition breaks down their 800 original pages and reconstructs them in the form of a contemporary magazine. Curated by Rina Taraseiskey and Danny King.
To Tell The Story: The Wolloch Holocaust Haggadah
On view in the East Gallery: Commissioned by Helene and Zygfryd B. Wolloch, The Holocaust Haggadah is richly illustrated with lithographic prints by David Wander and calligraphy by Yonah Weinreb that link the story of liberation from ancient Egypt to the Holocaust.
In this series, we explore Jewish end-of-life traditions that provide spiritual, logistical, and ethical frameworks for walking through the process of grief. Nov: JoAnn Bezodis: Shalom for the Soul: Spiritual Strategies for Coping with Grief. Dec: Sandy Axel: Demystifying the Sacred Work of the Chevra Kadisha.
The Jewish Women’s Circle invites you to a Chanukah Party and Silent Auction. Schmooze and meet Jewish Women from all backgrounds and walks of life. RSVP at jwc@chabadofashland.org