Raoul Wallenberg: To Me, There’s No Other Choice.
Learn the story behind the Swedish diplomat who single-handedly saved thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary during World War II.
By issuing protective passports and buying buildings to establish as sovereign Swedish territory in Budapest, Wallenberg was able to shelter Jews during 1944 and save an estimated 15,000 lives in just six months. His life and legacy stand as a testament to moral courage and fortitude, especially in the tragedy of his ending.
From the Swedish Institute in Stockholm, this exhibit is generously sponsored locally by Barry Peterson & Darlene Peterson and EPrint, with additional support from the Swedish Institute.
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Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
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Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout!
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Concert pianist, David Rothman, is a virtuoso when it comes to performing the complete great works of piano repertoire. In 2002, he played from memory all the Beethoven sonatas in a period of five weeks. In 2015, he performed the complete works of Frédéric Chopin. With accompanist, Michael Barnes, he has also played twelve concertos, including the Brahms Concerto #2 and Schumann Concerto in A minor.
Now David Rothman tackles all of the piano sonatas of the great Classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada in 1962. When he was two, his family moved to Los Angeles. At 6, Mr. Rothman began to study piano, and at ten, he was accepted into the Menuhin School in England. Nadia Boulanger was among the panel who accepted Mr. Rothman into the school. At 17, he was accepted into the Curtis Institute where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski.
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Enter the world of Anne Frank as told by her stepsister and childhood friend, Eva Schloss. At 8 years old Eva became friends with Anne, playing hopscotch and drinking lemonade together. Her story is difficult to imagine, yet it reminds us that the power of good is immeasurable and that love makes a difference.
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will be interviewing Eva that evening. A former federal prosecutor and state trial and appellate judge, Ellen Rosenblum was first elected to a four-year term as Oregon’s 17th Attorney General in November, 2012 and was re-elected to a second term November 8, 2016. She is the first Jewish woman to serve as Oregon Attorney General.
Ezra Weiss and the Monday Night Big Band
Ezra Weiss was profiled in November’s Oregon Jewish Life Front & Center section. Besides rave album reviews and airtime, he teaches at Portland State University.
Ezra Ezra Weiss Big Band will be making its debut at the 2017 Portland Jazz Festival. “I will be conducting my compositions with some of my favorite musicians on the planet,” says Ezra.
Musicians are:
John Nastos, Tim Jensen, Devin Phillips, Renato Caranto, Mieke Bruggeman, reeds
Greg Garrett, Charlie Porter, Derek Sims, Tom Barber, trumpets
Stan Bock, John Moak, David Bryan, John Onstad, trombones
Dan Gaynor, piano
Eric Gruber, bass
Alan Jones, drums
Chaz Mortimer, percussion
Marilyn Keller, Jeff Baker, guest vocalists
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.
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
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Judaism; Essential Spiritual Practices, Rituals and Ethics Class
Rabbi David Zaslow, Cyrise Beatty Schachter, Rabbi Sue Morningstar and guest teachers present an eleven-week series of classes at the Havurah Synagogue – Judaism; Essential Spiritual Practices, Rituals and Ethics. Classes will be held beginning on Thursday, February 1 from 5-6 PM for eleven weeks. Online streaming is available for those who are unable to attend at this time – a code will be given upon registration. Pre-registration is required by calling 541-488-7716. Class fee is $50-$90 sliding scale. Please call for more info. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
Rabbi Eve welcomes Shabbat with music and stories, potluck dinner to follow. Contact Rabbi Eve for location: eposen@nevehshalom.org.
Co-sponsored by PJ Library.