Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout!
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Scarlet Street (1945) starring the amazing actor and the first great Jewish leading man, Edward G. Robinson as well as screen-greats Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea, directed by (ethnically) Jewish master, Fritz Lang, produced by Jewish producer Walter Wanger, with music from the great Jewish composer Hans Salter and filmed by the great Jewish cinematographer, Milton Krasner.
All the films in Jews in Suspense Film Series are powered by Jewish stars, writers and/or directors and include newsreels and cartoons from the year of the feature’s release, plus a historical introduction by film historian Ygal Kaufman.
Join us for this thought-provoking program that will bring an exceptional line up of authors and special events to our community.
Tuesday, Mar. 6; 7:00 PM – Tom Teicholz, “Being There: Journalism 1978-2000”
Tuesday, Mar. 13; 7:00PM – Susan Simon, “Almost a Minyan”
Tuesday, Mar. 20; 7:00 PM – Ani Tuzman, “The Tremble of Love: A Novel of the Baal Shem Tov”
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Join our Emeritus Rabi for weekly study of our sacred texts.
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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Classic TV shows of the past gave us timeless TV theme songs, many written by Jewish composers. With nostalgic video clips and sing-alongs, Cantor Bitton examines these melodies and the people who wrote them.
A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that will draw on our experiences.
March’s topic: Passover Torah
In the Cafe at the J
Free and open to the community.
In partnership with Congregation Neveh Shalom
Mar: Passover Torah; Apr: Jewish perspectives on Gun Control.
OJMCHE in partnership with social practice artist, Shoshana Gugenheim, will host an international women’s day Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and/or edit Wiki pages for Jewish women artists. Members of the public are invited to come to the museum to learn about the editing process, its history, its impact and how to do it. We aim to collaboratively enter 18 new Jewish women artists into the cannon. Support will be provided by Art + Feminism (organizing kit & editing kit) as well as experienced local Wikipedians who will be on site to teach and guide the process. This edit-a-thon will serve as both a public art action and a public educational program. Participants will have an opportunity to select an artist/s ahead of time or on site. Lists of recommended artists and research materials on select Jewish women artists will be provided.
Gugenheim writes, “As a feminist amidst a growing, even thriving, worldwide community of Jewish feminists and our supporters, I recognize that the global community of women continues to be underrepresented as culture makers and contributors to the cannon of cultural history. This is evident across the arts and influences the way women are recognized (or not) in the cannons of encyclopedic knowledge. A Wikipedia edit-a-thon for (but not only by) Jewish women artists aims to increase Jewish women artists’ visibility in the Wikipedia archives thereby achieving a broader global impact regarding these women’s important contributions.
Edit-a-thon: a community organized event that teaches how and supports folks to edit, update, and add articles on Wikipedia.
Jewish woman artist: any Jewish and female identifying professional artist
Wikipedia /ˌwɪkɪˈpiːdiə/ : is a free online encyclopedia with the aim to allow anyone to edit articles. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet, and is ranked the fifth-most popular website.
Helpful links for understanding more about Art + Feminism’s vision, background and their global impact:
A Feminist Edit-a-Thon Seeks to Reshape Wikipedia, The New Yorker.