COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD and Calendar of Events For the week beginning November 28, 2015 Listings by Departments Community Events For Sale or Rent Green Tip of the Week Arts and Leisure COMMUNITY EVENTS The annual David Geller Memorial Thanksgiving Football Game will take place on Thanksgiving Thursday, November 26 at 9:30 am. We'll play on the school field located across from the intersection of Overlook and Bryant. Hope you can join! Questions? Email Alon Krausz alonkrausz@gmail.com ***************************************************************************************************************
************************************************** Student Art Exhibition at the Gallery in Westchester County Center November 9 December 4 This year s show will highlight the accomplishments of the Center s students working the media of drawing, painting and jewelry. Please come and celebrate them at the opening reception Tuesday November 10, 6:30-8:30pm. Daniel Kabakoff will have two paintings in the exhibition, My Take on Marc Chagall s Fiddler and Three Fountains
Carmel Academy Presents Three-Part Lecture Series With Rabbi Shai Held Named by Newsweek as one of the 50 most influential rabbis in America, don t miss the chance to hear Rabbi Shai Held of Mechon Hadar at Carmel Academy! Carmel Academy is thrilled to announce its partnership with Mechon Hadar and proudly
presents a three-part, intellectually stimulating lecture series exploring how Jewish texts can help us answer some of life s biggest questions. Rabbi Shai Held s first lecture, Flipping Self-Worth On Its Head: A Revolutionary Jewish Approach to Human Dignity and Value will take place December 10 th, 7:30 p.m. at Carmel Academy, 270 Lake Avenue, Greenwich. The lecture will delve into how relationships with ourselves and others can be enhanced by taking ultimate worth seriously. By exploring texts on human value, Rabbi Held will construct a Jewish approach to self-worth -- and ask how parents can make this approach real in their children's lives. The series continues at the same time and place on December 17 th and January 14 th. Open to the community at no cost. For more information and to register for one or all of the series lectures visit www.carmelacademy.com/mechonhadar. ****************************************************************************************
*************************************************************************************** Tov B'Yachad and New Rochelle Communities Sunday, December 13, 2015 2:00-3:30 p.m. Do a mitzvah for Hanukkah! Bring your family to share the joy of the holiday with seniors through bingo games, crafts, and refreshments. Kittay House 2550 Webb Ave Bronx, New York Couvert: $36* per family Take part in a festive, intergenerational program with the residents of Kittay House, an independent senior living facility run by Jewish Home Lifecare, a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency. Co-Chairs: Jill Goldfein, AnneBeth Levenson, and Audi Abraham Register at www.ujafedny.org/tov-byachad-new-rochelle-hanukkah or contact Susan Scharf Glick at glicks@ujafedny.org 914.761.5100 ext. 120. Space is limited. Dietary Laws Observed *$31 of your contribution per person the value of the event is not tax-deductible. ****************************************
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************************************************************************************** The 2016 Westchester Jewish Film Festival will be held at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville from March 30 April 20, 2016. Complete programming of films, dates, speakers, community, and special events will be available at the end of January. For additional information please contact Abby Popper at apopper@burnsfilmcenter.org or 914.773.7663, ext. 424.
******************************************* GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK brought to you by David Kahn Dishes - Crowdsourced If you re expecting a big crowd for Thanksgiving, organize it like a potluck and ask your guests to bring dishes and silverware for themselves. If disposable place settings are your only choice, opt for biodegradable and compostable utensils, napkins and plates. ******************************************************** ARTS AND LEISURE NOV On View The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film Through February 7, 2016 "[S]tunning photography from the 1920s and '30s... showcases outstanding artistic accomplishments." The Wall Street Journal Covering the period from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution through the 1930s, this exhibition explores how early modernist photography influenced a new Soviet style and how photography, film, and poster art were later harnessed to disseminate
Communist ideology. The Power of Pictures revisits this moment in history when artists acted as engines of social change and radical political engagement, so that art and politics went hand in hand. The 180 works on view include photographs, publications, and film posters. Films by major directors of the era are also screened in the exhibition galleries on a daily rotation during Museum hours see the film calendar here. Becoming Jewish: Warhol's Liz and Marilyn Through February 7, 2016 "How Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe Became Jewish Through Andy Warhol's Eyes" The Forward This intimate exhibition examines Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe's conversions to Judaism through photographs, documents, and ephemera alongside Andy Warhol s iconic portraits of the screen stars. Becoming Jewish draws parallels between the actresses religious identities and Warhol s exploration of celebrity through his image-making. Masterpieces & Curiosities: Alfred Stieglitz's The Steerage Through February 14, 2016 "An incredible tale about the unreliability of photography as a witness to history and the truth." WNYC The Steerage is often seen as the quintessential image of American immigration. Through vintage ephemera and contemporary artwork, this exhibition explores how The Steerage came to be so iconic, yet so misunderstood, and why it continues to resonate deeply especially with Jewish Americans today.
The Television Project: Picturing a People Through February 14, 2016 The first in a series drawn from the Museum s National Jewish Archive of Broadcasting, Picturing a People features clips, ephemera, and works of art and considers how Jews have been portrayed and have portrayed themselves on American television from the 1950s to the present. ************************************************************************************************** Jewish Historical Seminars Upcoming tours are as follows: JEWISH INDIA: February 11-25, 2016. The tour will include Mumbai, Pune, Revdanda, Alibag, Kochi (Cochin), Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. **Some space available** The Jews of Russia: A Study of their History through their Sites in Moscow and St. Petersburg. June 27 July 6, 2016 **Newly announced** For information, contact Jon Goodblatt JEWISH HISTORICAL SEMINARS For Itineraries contact Debbie Zuberi or Jon Goodblatt has the Itineraries locally Website: www.jewishhistoricalseminars.com Email: zuberie@netvision.net.il Tel: 011-972-5345191