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
The Fall semester begins Sept 13 with Mon night classes:
Beginning: 5:30-6:30 p
Intermediate: 6:30-8 p
Advanced: 8-9:30 p
Yiddish Conversation
with Hadasa
Every Monday, 2-3:15 p
Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
Jul 26, Aug 9
Voices of Conscience Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
Aug 2, (not Jul 19)
Poetry Plus with
Uncle Ruthie Buell
Third Thurs, 7 p
On summer hiatus
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Jewish GLBT Conference in L.A.
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Arbeter
Ring is a proud sponsor of the upcoming World Conference of
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Jews, to be held in L.A. Aug 13-15.Visit the WCGLBTJ website for more information. Eric Gordon will offer a secular Shabes program Sat morning.Some highlights are: Leadership Award to Calif. State Sen. Mark Leno; Keynote address by PJA Exec. Dir. Elissa Barrett; Entertainment by:
Lisa Geduldig, Comedian, and Gay Gezunt band and choir from Cong. Beth
Chayim Chadishim;
Seminars by Steve Krantz, Kerry Chaplin,
Rabbi Carla Howard,
Prof. Richard Lippa,
Naomi Goldberg.
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Planning
for the Future, Speak Mameloshn, Uncle Ruthie, Soviet Yiddish Writers,
Israel/Palestine: Inform Yourself!
July 14, 2010...Happy Bastille Day!All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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Planning for the Future...
Third meeting Thurs Jul 15 at 7:30 p!
Our Arbeter Ring faces a time of
transition and we call upon our members in good standing to help us plan the future of our organization. A lively group has attended our first two gatherings and we thank them for their commitment and interest.
These are some of the issues we'd like to explore with your input:
-Who are we as a secular Jewish community and who do we want to become? (Core
values, cultural identity, political identity.)
-What can the Arbeter Ring improve upon? What changes would you like to see?
-How do we remain a vibrant, sustainable force in the 21st century?
-How can we add value to your life?
Join in and be part of this dynamic process. We ask that you attend as many of these meetings as possible. Your membership in Workmen's Circle Arbeter Ring Branch 1016 or 1089 of our
National Organization must be current. Remaining dates are as follows. Please mark them in your calendar and come!
--Thurs Jul 15 at 7:30 pm...use the Rear Entrance please!
--Sat Jul 24 at 2 pm.
We'll
present our findings to all members at a SoCal Brunch Meeting on Sunday, August 29 at 11 am.
Remember, this is your Arbeter Ring. Now's the time to be a leader. Let's
explore our brave new future together. A sheynem un hartsikn dank! Thank you very much! |
| To Be Better Informed on Israel/Palestine... |
1). A Two-State Solution: Is It Feasible?A conversation between Martin Sherman, 2009-10 visiting Israeli Schusterman scholar at USC/HUC-JIR and the academic director of the Jerusalem Summit, and David Pine, West Coast Regional Director of Americans for Peace Now, moderated by Rabbi David Wolpe. Thurs Jul 15 at 7:30 pm at Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Bl, LA.Free of charge and open to the public. Please contact Ellen Pierson at epierson@sinaitemple.org or 310.481.3234 to register. RSVPs appreciated and mandatory to park inside the building! 2). Jerusalem Expert Danny Seidemann BreakfastDaniel (Danny) Seidemann is an Israeli attorney, founder and director of the
Israeli NGO "Terrestrial Jerusalem," and a senior advisor with The Kairos
Project. After litigating a variety of cases in Israeli courts and working more
than 20 years on the most sensitive issues related to the disposition of
Jerusalem, Danny has come to be regarded as the world's leading expert on
geopolitical Jerusalem. An amazing
repository of information, an articulate and compelling speaker, and a
longtime
advocate for Jerusalem as a livable city for all its residents, he is frequently cited in
top Israeli, Arab and international media. His analysis and on-the-ground
tours are relied upon by negotiators and the international community, including
the US Government. He frequently comes to Washington for private
meeting and briefings: Congressman Howard Berman has referred to
Danny as the "Jerusalem expert nonpareil." Arbeter Ring is a cosponsor of this breakfast. There will be a $10 charge for breakfast. Fri Jul 16 at 8:00 am, Factor's Deli Patio, 9420 W Pico Bl, LA.
3). Overcoming Hatred to Rebuild Hope: A Commemoration of Tisha B'Av
A Temple Emanuel & Temple Isaiah program
with Daniel Sokatch of the New Israel Fund
The ancient rabbis tell us that the Second Temple was destroyed because of "sinat khinam," incivility and "baseless hatred." Those destructive forces continue to echo in Israel and the Jewish community today. How can we move beyond them to a future of hope? Following this discussion there will be a reading of the Book of Lamentations at 8:30. No charge.
Monday, July 19, 7:00 pm, Temple Emanuel of Beverly HillsBess P. Maltz Center, 8844 Burton Way, Beverly Hills
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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! We also collect wine corksfor recycling. Put them right in the SOVA bin and we'll separate them for you.
2) What's Going On at Robertson Car Wash?
Many injustices take place in the carwash industry. Some workers receive no wages, but tips only. Owners sometimes fail to pay for hours worked and fail to provide adequate safety equipment. Needless to say, there are no benefits and no unions. Workers have been protesting Robertson Car Wash at 2460 SoRo asking the owners to sign the CLEAN Carwash Agreement, but so far they have not. Maybe AR can be of some help in this struggle, but in the meantime, please Boycott Robertson Car Wash!
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Peter Dreier
at Arbeter Ring, speaking for Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Sun Jul 25 at 4 p
Kick-off meeting for a new DSA chapter in Los Angeles. Peter will speak on:
"We Have the Hope-- Where is
the
Audacity? The Inside/Outside Strategy."
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Shabes by the Book, Fri Jul 23 at 6:30 p
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Shabes by the Book
Potluck and Book Chat
Fourth
Fridays @ 6:30 p
Fri Jul 23
We will discuss Israeli writer S. Y. Agnon's novel A Simple Story. Agnon (1888-1970) was the first Hebrew writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
No RSVP required. Just bring an entree or drinks or dessert to serve about 8 people.
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 Speak Yiddish!
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Every Monday at 2 p
Hadasa is a hit! Thanks to your attendance, we're continuing her Conversational Yiddish group. We've gotten people's Yiddish speaking muscles flexing 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, songs, proverbs and sayings, poetry and interesting topics for discussion to her group. Each session is an hour and 15 minutes.
During the summer hiatus of Yakob Basner's Monday evening classes, we especially encourage his students to keep their Yiddish kite flying by attending this group. Admission is by voluntary donation. All levels of Yiddish are welcome. Kumt arayn! Far vos nisht?
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"Kindred Spirits" with Uncle Ruthie, Sat Aug 7 at 8 pm
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Our Saturday Night Special is a "just for fun" concert of mostly songs, plus some guaranteed "other wonderful stuff" with artists, teachers, poets and songwriters Uncle Ruthie Buell, Barry Smolin, and Robbie Long. Suggested admission $12 (no one turned away). Reservations suggested: 310.552.2007.
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Soviet Yiddish Writers Program Sun Aug 15, 4 p
Sing with us! | This year's Soviet Yiddish Writers program, conducted in memory of the Yiddish poets, writers and communal leaders liquidated by the Soviet regime on August 12, 1952, will take place at Arbeter Ring on Sun, Aug 15 at 4 p. This unique program focuses on poets Shike Driz and Itsik Fefer, and on musical settings of their work by L.A. composer Joseph Schrogin, whose family will be in attendance. Thanks to the generosity of donors to the Lilke and Szlama Majzner Memorial Fund
for Yiddish Culture, our choruses will premiere new choral arrangements of Schrogin's songs. Cosponsors include L.A. Yiddish Culture Club, Sholem Community, CIYCL and Ameinu.
If you are interested in performing with us for this historic occasion, please let us know. You do not have to know or read Yiddish, but you should be able to read music and hold your own in your voice part in a three- or four-part choral arrangement. There are only a few rehearsals between now and the concert, so it is a limited commitment (please plan on attending all of them, though). Rehearsals are Mon nights from 7:30-9:30 p: Jul 26, Aug 9, then the performance on Aug 15.
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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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