Ongoing at AR
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1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
310.552.2007
If you are coming to our gallery or office, please call in advance to be sure we'll be here!
Yiddish Classes
Beginning: Mon 5:30-6:30 p
Intermediate: Mon 6:30-8 p
Advanced: Mon 8-9:30 p
No classes May 31
Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
Jun 14. No chorus May 31.
Voices of Conscience Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
May 24, Jun 7
Poetry Plus with
Uncle Ruthie Buell
Third Thurs, 7 p
May 20 with Barry Smolin
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Jewish GLBT Conference in L.A.
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Arbeter
Ring (both SoCal and National) are proud sponsors of the upcoming World Conference of
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Jews, to be held in Los
Angeles Aug 13-15, 2010.Visit the WCGLBTJ website for more information, and event news as the conference approaches. Eric Gordon will offer a secular Shabes program Sat morning.
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Poetry, Activism, Art, and
a New Yiddish Program!
May 19, 2010All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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In A More Beautiful World Gallery
House of Pleasures: Paintings by Eliza M. Schmid
Only one more week--through May 28!
Eliza
Schmid, a classically trained psychoanalyst, spins stories in her
paintings that are whimsical, tragicomical and grotesque, often about
abnormal, surrealist mental conditions that are yet tellingly
emblematic of our so-called "normal" times. Her previous show several
years ago was one of the most popular ever in our gallery. Don't miss
this show of new work, which brings in fresh elements of witchcraft and travel. Call before coming just to be sure we're here!
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| Your Life Story on DVD | |
Jeff Fromberg has made a generous offer to do video interviews with members and friends of our Arbeter Ring and to provide them with a free DVD copy of the interview. There is no charge for this; the purpose of the interview and the website Jeff runs is to conduct and possibly to put online oral history interviews with people who have led interesting lives and who are willing to talk about their experiences. Please call us at 310.552.2007 if you are interested.
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| Social Action |
1) Donate to our SOVA food collection bin! Non-perishable foods only, please. The bin is just inside the door to our Library. Hunger is a real issue in L.A. Please share your blessings! 2) Arbeter
Ring will also collect wine corksfor recycling into flooring, bulletin boards, etc. You can put them right into our SOVA bin and we'll separate them for you. 3) Arbeter Ring is cooperating with the
South Robertson Neighborhoods Council Green Team, together with local
school clubs, scout troops and other groups, in
picking neighborhood fruit and avocado trees. We are looking for:
FRUIT TREES WITH FRUIT READY TO BE PICKED & VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH HARVESTING
For appointments to have your fruit tree picked, or to volunteer for one of our crews (it's really fun!), call or email Paula Waxman at (310) 559-2552, pwmw100@yahoo.com.
People in Los Angeles are hungry! The SoRo Green Team drops off all fruit collected to our local food bank: SOVA FOOD BANK, 8846 W Pico Bl. In Feb, we picked over 700 pounds of fruit in 2 days!
4) : FRUIT TREES!
FREE!
Dodd Roth lives in Canoga Park at 21204 Bryant St (phone 818.727.1336 from 8a to 9p to make an appointment). He has a number of little fruit tree seedlings: Babcock Peach, Sweet Apple, and Red Fig. He's offering them for free to anyone with a house and yard who wants them. While you're there, visit his gallery and outdoor sculpture garden!
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| "Harry & Eddie: The Birth of Israel," Tues May 25 |
At the Westwood Branch Library:
A one-man show by actor Arnold Weiss who has appeared several times at Arbeter Ring.
On Tues May 25th, he will perform a staged reading of "Harry & Eddie: The Birth of Israel," a play by Mark Weston, the fascinating story of an unknown haberdasher from Kansas City who helped persuade Harry Truman to acknowledge the State of Israel. Performance begins at 6:30 pm and entrance is free for everyone! The library is at 1246 Glendon Ave.,
Los Angeles 90024
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| Bess Lomax Hawes |
A very special memorial gathering to celebrate the rich and wondrous life of Bess Lomax Hawes will take place on Sun May 23 at 4 pm at the University Club, CSUN.
The program will include remembrances and music. Bess joined the faculty at then San Fernando Valley State College in the Anthropology
Dept, teaching folklore and American folk music. She left in 1977 to become the founding director of the Folk and Traditional Arts
Program at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Her father John Lomax and brother Alan Lomax were folklorists and pioneering ethnomusicologists. Bess sang with the Almanac Singers, taught guitar to thousands of adults, wrote several
books, and in 1993 received the National Medal of the Arts. Bess Hawes died in Nov 2009 at 88. Enter the CSUN campus from Zelzah Ave. at Dearborn St. Park in Lot G1 (1st left turn after entering campus). For more information, call the Anthropology
Department at 818.677.3331.
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| Shabes by the Book | |
Shabes by the Book
Potluck and Book Chat
Fourth
Fridays @ 6:30 p
Fri May 28
We had such a rich discussion about the first three
stories in Joseph Epstein's Fabulous Small Jews that we decided to continue the conversation with the remainder of the stories in this collection. Epstein is an evocative, enigmatic storyteller whose portraits of people and families in emotional trouble are sure to stimulate powerful memories and feelings.
No RSVP required. Just bring an entree or drinks or dessert to serve about 8 people.
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| Poetry Plus Hosts Barry Smolin | |
Thursday,
May 20 at 7 pm
POETRY PLUS, hosted
by Uncle Ruthie Buell
welcomes
guest poet Barry Smolin
BARRY SMOLIN, teacher, broadcaster, songwriter,
poet, joins us on May 20. Many Southern Californians (especially you
Grateful Dead fans) may already be listeners to his popular Sunday night
radio program The Music Never Stops, heard on KPFK (90.7
FM) Sundays from 8-10 p. The Los Angeles Times has already
spotlighted Barry for his creative projects in the English Department at
Hamilton High School. As for his poetry and songs, that will be a brand new
experience for all of us "Poetry Plussers." And, as a special treat,
Barry will bring with him a few of his talented poets from Hamilton High.
Everybody
welcome! Feel free to bring
a friend--we love and need new people! No
reservations required, just come.
.....On a sadder and different note, Poetry Plus has lost a very
loyal and talented member, Paula Newhorn (Hirschhorn), a wonderful poet and
author. By way of celebrating her life, perhaps all those who knew her (and
even those who didn't) might bring in a few lines, original or by a favorite
poet, dealing with death, loss, memories.
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Earl Robinson Centennial 1910-2010
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A planning committee has begun meeting at Arbeter Ring to organize a Los Angeles celebration of the life and work of composer Earl Robinson ("Ballad for Americans," "Joe Hill," "The House I Live In," etc. If this is a project you'd like to help out with in any capacity, please let us know. Call us at 310.552.2007. Thanks!
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| Moving Millions | The Sholem Community presents journalist and long-time PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye, discussing and signing his new book, "Moving Millions: How Coyote Capitalism Fuels Global Immigration," on Sunday, May 23, 10:15 am - 12 noon, at American Jewish University, Skirball Center Drive exit off the 405. Looking past fences and green cards, Kaye argues that debates about immigration in the US and Europe ignore the role of globalization and other causes. What are the underlying forces that drive immigration? Free admission. For further info call 818.760.6625.
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| Demonstrate for Education! |
Los Angeles - Save Our Schools Action Day! Weds May 19 from 4:30pm - 6:30pmat the Ronald Reagan S.O.B. (State Office Building) 300 S. Spring St, Downtown Los Angeles Organized by California Advocates United to Save Education
May 19 is a STATEWIDE DAY OF ACTION TO SAVE EDUCATION. Join the CAUSE as we send a message to the Governor and Legislature to STOP THE EDUCATION CUTS!!!!
beCAUSE our kids are counting on us.
beCAUSE their dreams are the future of California.
beCAUSE it's the right thing to do.
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 Speak Yiddish!
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Mondays in June: June 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 2 pm
Arbeter Ring presents a new Conversational Yiddish program with world-recognized Yiddish teacher, scholar, translator and raconteuse Hadasa Cytrynowicz. Originally from Lodz, and later a long-time resident of Brazil, Hadasa brings a wealth of experience and stories, proverbs and sayings, poetry and interesting topics for discussion to her group. Each session is one hour, but if we're in the middle of an absorbing conversation, ver veyst?
We're starting off with an introductory series of four dates as a trial. Will it be successful? Will we be able to continue? Only YOU can decide, by your regular attendance! Admission is by voluntary donation. All levels of Yiddish are welcome. Kumt arayn! Let's see you at Arbeter Ring in June!
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| Memorial Donations | |
Three families have recently designated our Arbeter Ring as recipients of tsedakah in memory of loved ones Cecelia Epstein, Jules & Shirley Draznin, and Eleanor Kibbee. We thank those donors who have honored these precious lives with generous contributions to Arbeter Ring. A hartsikn dank!
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From Melodrama to Realism: The Story of Yiddish Theatre
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Sun May 23 at 2 pm
AR member Sabell Bender gives us a lively presentation on the history and legacy of Yiddish theatre, presented by CIYCL and the Yiddish Culture Club, 8339 W. 3rd St, Los Angeles. General admission $8, CIYCL and YCC members $5, FT students $3. For further information call 310.745.1190.
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Contact Us
Ruth Judkowitz, Chairmentsh
Eric A. Gordon, PhD, Director
Phone: 310.552.2007
E-mail: circle@circlesocal.org
Web: www.circlesocal.org
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