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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
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
10 week class
No class on 11/22
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG 101
Let’s make breakfast! Come learn how easy it is to create fabulous plant based favorites with seasonal flavors that even carnivorous family and friends will love! I’ve planned some comforting dishes made with simple whole food ingredients and flavors fit for any breakfast table. Come learn some cooking techniques that will enable you to take plant based recipes and make variations to suit your tastes. This class is open to all levels of cooking experience.
This is a small ‘hands on’ class using fresh local ingredients (as much as possible) to create a wonderful plant based breakfast. We’ll be making: Tofu Scramble, French Toast, Waffles, Tempeh Bacon, a Homemade Granola, and Omelets! Yes, Omelets! Each student will go home with some dry omelet mix made in class to take home to try with friends and family. Most will be gluten free and processed oil free. (The only item non gluten free will be some breakfast sausages we will be making.)
You’ll come away with some great tips to create amazing meals using no animal products. Included in the class are: information handouts, recipes, and a gourmet vegan meal.
Class is limited to 10 students so pre-registration is required. Cost is $50 per person. Questions and registration, call or email Deb Kay at 360-431-4182 or kaydebbie25@yahoo.com.
Deb Kay is a trained instructor with over forty years cooking experience, the last ten years concentrating on plant based cuisine. Deb has trained with award winning vegan chefs: Mark Reinfeld, owner of Vegan Fusion and author of four cookbooks including the 30-Minute Vegan Series; and Chef Al Chase, Executive chef and owner of the Institute of Culinary Awakening.
Weekly learning and discussion with Rabbi Emeritus, Daniel Isaak. Free.