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Agency for Jewish Education—Jewish history—The Agency for Jewish Education has announced the lineup of its Coronado lecture series. Deborah Hertz, UCSD, will kickoff the monthly series. Hertz’s lecture will take place in the Winn Room of the Coronado Library on Oct. 21 at 10:30 am. Her lecture is titled, “Was Conversion Emancipation or Racial Suicide: Using Nazi Archives to Write Jewish History.” Deborah Hertz is the Herman Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies at the University of California in San Diego. She has previously taught at the State University of New York at Binghamton, Sarah Lawrence College, the University of Haifa, and Tel Aviv University. She spent two years at Harvard University on post-doctorate fellowships. She is the author of Jewish High Society in Old Regime Berlin (Yale, 1988) on the German Jewish Salon, and How Jews Became Germans: The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin, (Yale, 2007).Future lectures will feature brilliant professors speaking on their own areas of research. Professor Sanford Lakoff of UCSD will speak in November on “Mideast Turmoil: Causes and Prospects.” In December, Eliza Slavet, Ph.D., UCSD will discuss “Freud and the Jewish Question.” Other speakers include professors Steven Cassedy, Chanan Naveh, Risa Levitt Kohn and Ghada Osman. The Mandelbaum Family Lecture Series is a program of the Agency for Jewish Education and is free and open to the public. For more information on this or future talks in the series, contact the Agency for Jewish Education, (858) 268-9200 ext.102 or www.ajesd.org.
Beth Israel Men's Club--Mayor Jerry Sanders--Mayor Jerry Sanders of San Diego will be the featured speaker at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, at Congregation Beth Israel's Men's Club 2009-2010 Kick-Off Event. "
Mayor Sanders will update us on San Diego City affairs and share his wit and wisdom," according to a spokeperson for the club. Members of the audience "will have an opportunity to interact directly with the Mayor through a Question & Answer session at the conclusion of his remarks." The event is open to men and women in the community; Men's Club and CBI membership is not required. Members of the public may join the Beth Israel Men's Club for dinner at 6:00 p.m. for $12 per person, or come at 6:30 p.m. and attend the Mayor's presentation at no cost. RSVP for the dinner and/or for planning purposes.
College Avenue Older Adult Center —Wednesday activities— Classes and Activities offered by Jewish Family Service at Beth Jacob Congregation, 4855 College Avenue: Drawing class with Marsha Austin Rogers (8:30 am); Aerobics with Kara Anderson (8:30 - 10 am, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays); Feeling Fit with Kara Anderson (10 - 11:15 am, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays); Painting with Marsha Austin Rogers (12:30 – 3 pm); Writing class with Marsha Kay Seff (1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 12:45 pm); Bingo (12:45 pm); Music Experience with Danny Camacho (1 – 2:30 pm), $1 for members, $3 for non-members; Line Dancing with Luis Samaya (2:30 – 3:30 pm), $3 member per class, $5 non-member per class. For more information on any of the classes or activities, call (619) 583-3300.
Lawrence Family JCC—Art exhibit—The Gotthelf Art Gallery, part of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, is pleased to announce the new exhibition Like Water on Rock: Exhibit by the Jewish Women Artists’ Network, running September 10, 2009 – October 30, 2009. Art is for sale, with all proceeds benefiting the artists and the Gotthelf Art Gallery. The title of this exhibit relates the phenomenon of the soft continuous drip of water that eventually erodes a hard rock to personal, familial, communal or global challenge and change. The poetry and image of Like Water on Rock provoke a variety of responses and suggests a relationship between time, the human process, the persistence of change and the many layers of meaning that speak to each artist in her own way Dr. Barbara Gilbert, Senior Curator Emerita of The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, selected the work for this exhibition. Dr Gilbert points out the great diversity in this exhibition as well as the wide range of personal expression: “Beginning in the nineteen-sixties when artists in greater numbers began to explore the potential of their Jewish heritage, most efforts were identity-based. Like Water on Rock provides an opportunity for artists to transcend this earlier approach, challenging them to think expansively and take ideas and values inherent to Jewish tradition, adapting them to concerns of the larger society.” The participating artists are: Linda Arreola, Ruth Askren, Madeleine Avirov, Helene Aylon, Carol Buchman, Emily Corbato, Anne Doris-Eisner, Harriet Finck, Karen Frostig, Teresa Gale, Sari Gilbert-Batchelor, Fay Grajower, Beth Haber, Katherine Janus Kahn, Rachel Kanter, Julie Klaper, Wendy Sue Lamm, Elaine Langerman, Aline Mare, Freyda Miller, Priscilla Otani, Margaret Parker, Roxanne Phillips, Cindy Rinne, Launa D. Romoff, Dawn Saks, Masha Schweitzer, Margaret Silverman, Simone Soltan and Marian Yap.Thirty artists from across the United States were selected to comprise this exhibit. "To have thirty talented Jewish women artists exploring the theme of change is exciting to see, "says Randy Savarese, Gotthelf Art Gallery Committee Chair. "We are excited to give these artists a platform to exhibit their diverse work and the San Diego community an opportunity share art from around the country." The Jewish Women Artist’s Network is a special interest group within the National Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) and is the only organization of professional Jewish women artists in the United States. The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, is located at 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Gallery hours are Sunday-Friday, 9 a.m.—5 p.m. For more information about the Gotthelf Art Gallery and other programs of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, visit the web site at www.sdcjc.org or call (858) 457-3030.
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Lawrence Family JCC—Feldenkrais—10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Awareness through movement. Info (858) 362-1338. Free to JCC members; $10 per class for non members. Instructors Roanne Gotthelf and Sue Turcotte.
Lawrence Family JCC –Joy of Opera—9:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Discover operas from Monteverdi’s time to present. Enjoy study of complete operas and compare productions, taught by Claudia Tornsaufer of San Diego Community Colleges. No fee. More information: (858) 457-3030, or via the website www.lfjcc.org
Lawrence Family JCC – Mah Jongg – 12 p.m.—3:15 p.m.. Information from Betty Pittluck. (858) 202-1390. For JCC members only.
Lawrence Family JCC—Senior Aerobics –Improve cardiovascular fitness, range of moton, flexibility, endurance and energy levels, 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Free for members; $10 per class, non members. (858) 362-1337, or via the website www.lfjcc.org
Lawrence Family JCC—Senior Double Tennis—Play on the Lawrence Family JCC courts, 4126 Executive Drive, at 8 a.m. Members free, non-members $5. For more information (858) 362-1337, or via the website www.lfjcc.org
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Oceanside Museum of Art—Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz— Esther Nisenthal Krinitz was a teenager in rural Poland when the Nazis invaded her quiet village, changing her life forever. Separated from their family, young Esther and her sister survived the Holocaust pretending to be Polish Catholics, eventually coming to America after the war. Several programs are planned throughout the exhibition that celebrate Jewish culture and honor Holocaust memories. In New York, Esther continued the sewing and embroidery she learned as a child. She was an avid storyteller and throughout their lives, shared with her daughters the story of her harrowing days as a youth in Nazi occupied Poland. A gifted seamstress, Esther decided, at age 50, to tell her story in cloth, stitching thirty-six beautiful and poignant appliqué and embroidered panels which comprise the exhibition, Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. It will be shown through October 25, except Mondays. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m.-4 p.m. For more information call the museum at (760) 435-3720, or visit its website at www.oma-online.org
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Old Globe Theatre —Sammy—The late Sammy Davis Jr. broke ground as an entertainer and as an interreligious figure. His conversion to Judaism was a sensation, with Davis later explaining that after the car accident in which he had lost an eye, he had reflected with singer Eddie Cantor about the similarities between the Jewish and American experiences. Years later, he appeared on a television special with Nancy Sinatra, and the kiss they gave each other in greeting was believed to have been the first inter-racial kiss ever seen on television. Nancy's father, Frank Sinatra, was, along with Davis, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop were members of a high-flying group of popular entertainers known as the "Rat Pack." Sammy Davis, Jr., the man, his songs, and dancing are the subject of a world premiere to be performed at the Old Globe, September 19 through Nov 8, with the title role to be filled by Obba Babatunde, whose own career was influenced by Davis. Leslie Bricusse wrote the book, and most of the music and lyrics. Curtain times and other information available on line at www.theoldglobe.org.
Orchestra Nova--Norman Krieger—Orchestra Nova orchestra will, for the first time, step forward without a conductor for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring renowned pianist Norman Krieger, during the October Flying Solo concerts. Maestro Pak, will however, kick off the concert by conducting Mozart’s Divertimento in D major (Salzburg Symphony No. 1). Mr. Krieger, who will also perform Beethoven’s beloved Moonlight Sonata, is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. He began his training in Los Angeles under the guidance of Esther Lipton which led him to a full scholarship at the age of 15 to The Juilliard School where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He regularly performs with nationally and internationally renowned orchestras and has made many recordings. Based in Los Angeles once again, he is an Associated Professor of the distinguished faculty of the University of Southern California. The orchestra is offering a special 20% discount to entrepreneurs for this concert at any of the three venues as a way of honoring the contribution entrepreneurs, experts at flying solo, have made and are making to the San Diego business community. Student tickets at $10 are available all season at all venues for the Classics Series of concerts. The October concert venues and times: Downtown, St. Paul’s Cathedral – Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 p.m; Sorrento Valley, Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall – Saturday, October 24, 8:00o p.m.; and La Jolla, Sherwood Auditorium – Monday, October 26, 2009 To purchase tickets: Entrepreneurs – call 858-350-0290 and tell them the name of your company. All others – www.orchestranova.org or 858-350-0290. More information: www.orchestranova.org
San Diego Repertory Theatre—Long Story Short—The San Diego Repertory Theatre will present October 3-November 1 Long Story Short, a musical based on a 50-year love affair between Hope, an Asian American woman, and Charles, a Jew who moved to Los Angeles from New York. Written by Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda, and starring Robert Brewster and Melody Butiu, the musical is described as a "timetraveling romance that begins with a blind date and goes all the way to old age in one exotic song-filled evening!" It will be presented at the Lyceum Space at 79 Horton Plaza. For tickets, call the box office at (619)-570-1100
San Diego Repertory Theatre--Happily Ever After: Two Fables About Marriage—At 6 p.m., prior to the 7 p.m. performance of Long Story Short, listed above, Yale Strom, a well-known Klezmer musician and author of The Book of Klezmer: The History, The Music, the Folklore (2002) and The Absolutely Complete Klezmer Songbook (2006) will read his book, The Wedding That Saved A Town, which is based upon a true klezmer story and was chosen “BestChildren’s Illustrated Book” by the San Diego Book Association in 2009. Gingerlily Lowe of the Asian Story Theatre will read a well-loved Chinese fable entitled The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid.
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T.E.A.M.—Mideast Conflict—Training and Education About the Middle East (T.E.A.M) is offering a series of classes and seminars to help members of the public understand the dynamics of the conflict in the Middle East. Here is one of the classes, with more information available on the organization's website. Class 5: "Israel's Gifts to the World" (a.k.a. "Israel Beyond the Conflict"): Wednesday October 21, 2009, 7:00 pm, JCC Library, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla.
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