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1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
310.552.2007
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Yiddish
Classes

Beginning: 5:30-6:30 p
  ($160 for 18 wks for AR members, $225 for non-members)
Intermediate: 6:30-8 p
  ($225 for 18 wks for AR members, $300 for non-members)
Advanced: 8-9:30 p
  ($225 for 18 wks for AR members, $300 for non-members)
Late enrollees will be charged pro rata.

Yiddish Conversation
with Hadasa
Every Monday, 2-3:15 p
(by voluntary donation)

Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
Oct 18, Nov 1

Voices of Conscience Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
Oct 25, Nov 8
 
Poetry Plus with
Uncle Ruthie Buell

On summer hiatus
Cantor Arianne Brown, Sun Nov 14
Earl Robinson Centennial Concert
Social Action Notes

Oct 13, 2010
All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.

Bradley Burston Coming to L.A.
Arbeter Ring is cosponsoring the visit to L.A. of Bradley Burston, internationally known columnist for Haaretz. He'll be apearing at two times:

1) On the morning of Mon Oct 25 he'll speak over breakfast at Factor's Deli on Pico, at 9 a. The event will conclude around 10:30 a. Admission, with a full breakfast, is $15 per person.

J Street is excited to bring Bradley Burston, Senior Editor of Haaretz.com, as part of his tour entitled, "Pro-Mideast in America: Getting Past 'Pro-Israel' and 'Pro-Palestine.'" Burston, a leading voice in the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement, will present his perspective on the current situation.

2) Tues Oct 26 at 7 p
The Grand Salon in Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA

405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles
Parking is available in Lot 6.

Click here to claim your spot at this thought-provoking discussion.

Burston was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from UC Berkeley. During the first Palestinian uprising, he served as Gaza correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, and was the paper's military correspondent in the 1991 Gulf War. In the mid-1990s he covered Israeli-Arab peace talks for Reuters. He is a recipient of the Eliav-Sartawi Award for Mideast Journalism, presented at the United Nations in 2006

His blog, A Special Place in Hell, hosted at Haaretz.com, provides insightful and up-to-date commentary on the challenges facing the peace movement in Israel.

Cantor Arianne Brown: Sun Nov 14 at 2 p

Sinai Temple's astounding Cantor Arianne Brown has just released a new CD of Yiddish songs, and she's coming to Arbeter Ring to release her album! Please join us and hear her beautiful voice in repertoire both familiar and unfamiliar, along with our Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus under Kathryn Rowe. Admission will be $15 for the general public, and $12 for AR members.

Please let us know if you plan to attend! RSVP to 310.552.2007! For tickets paid in advance, take $2 per ticket off the door price.
Boycott Hyatt!
Here is a letter from the Jewish Labor Committee:

Dear Friends in Jewish, Labor and Civic Organizations:
The union that represents restaurant and hotel workers, Unite Here Local 11, has implemented a boycott against area Hyatt hotels. Accordingly, we request that you honor Unite Here Local 11's current boycott of Hyatt hotels in our area, especially the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Century City, Hyatt Andaz West Hollywood, and the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.

Workers at these hotels have been without a contract for over eight months. Workloads have become unreasonably heavy in Hyatt hotels. Without proper safety standards, we're seeing unprecedented worker injuries at hotels nationwide. Hotel workers suffer the highest rates of industrial injury - more than miners and firefighters. Why should it be more dangerous to make beds than to fight a raging fire?

We must send a strong message to Hyatt hotels and those who choose to exploit working women and men. Please honor this boycott by not booking your events at Hyatt hotels, pulling out and changing venues if you have an event booked at one, and not attending any events at these hotels. The Jewish Labor Committee pulled our annual fundraising brunch from the Hyatt Century Plaza this summer and held it at a union-friendly venue. We'll be happy to assist you in relocating to an appropriate union venue.
An updated boycott list and more information can be found at www.unitehere11.org/

In solidarity,
Floyd Glen-Lambert, Pres., JLC Western Region
Leslie Gersicoff, Exec. Dir., JLC Western Region

Judaism 101
Arbeter Ring cosponsors with the Sholem Community a 5-session course this year, a respectful secular view of Jewish traditions, laws, customs and practices.

Dec 5: Holidays-- How they grew
Jan 30: Dissent and division over thousands of years
Feb 27: What to wear, what to eat, how to woo, whom to greet
Mar 27: Can Secular Jewishness be spiritual? If so, how?
All sessions begin at 10:15 a on Sundays, and are held at Westside Neighborhood School, 5401 Beethoven St, Los Angeles (W of 405, N of Jefferson Bl)
Single sessions, $5 for Sholem or AR members, $15 for non-members.

Celebrating Earl Robinson's Centennial!
Centennial Concert, Sun Dec 5 at 2 pm

Our Voices of Conscience Chorus will sponsor an all-Earl Robinson concert celebrating his Centennial. We'll do classic songs such as "Joe Hill," "Black and White," "The Quilting Bee," "Flying Squadron," "The House I Live In," "Spring Song," and we'll also do the famous "Ballad for Americans." If this is the kind of music you identify with, please plan to join us for a wonderful experience of immersion in Earl's music. Admission will be $12. Light refreshments included. Invite your friends! Take $2 off per ticket if your paid reservation is received by Dec 1. Mail checks payable to Arbeter Ring to 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035, or call with your credit card info (for 2 tickets or more please) at 310.552.2007.
Shabes by the Book, Fri Oct 29 at 6:30 p
Potluck and Book Chat
Fourth Fridays @ 6:30 p

We will discuss Paul Buhle's non-fiction work
From the Lower East Side to Hollywood: Jews in American Popular Culture.
No RSVP required. Just bring an entree or drinks or dessert to serve about 8 people.
Hadasa CytrynowiczSpeak Yiddish!
Why not? Far vos nisht?
Every Monday at 2 p
Hadasa is a hit! Thanks to your attendance, her Conversational Yiddish group is thriving. 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.

Keep your Yiddish kite flying by attending this group! Admission is by voluntary donation. All levels of Yiddish are welcome. Kumt arayn! Far vos nisht?
Social Action Notes
1)  The 50 Most Influential Progressives of 20th-Century America
This remarkable and enjoyable story in The Nation magazine reminds us of our
greatest leaders of social change, a true Progressive Leaders History of the United States. The author is Peter Dreier, who deserves kudos for great scholorship, timeliness and accessibility, and he's a member of our Branch 1016 of Arbeter Ring! Enjoy!

2) Park51: Sermons and Essential Observations
Our Br. 1016 AR Life Member Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak has posted a compilation of High Holiday sermons and observations about the controversy over the Park51 Muslim community center near Ground Zero. If you are concerned about freedom of speech and religion in the U.S. and are ready to be awed and heartened by the number and quality of sermons that this discussion has inspired, please go to
http://www.jewsonfirst.org/10a/sermons.aspx.

3) Vote on Nov 2!
We urge all our members and friends to get active in the midterm elections coming up November 2. There are critical issue st stake for the future and it makes a big difference who our elected officials are and what propositions win or lose!

4) Honor the memory of U.S. Sen. Claude Pepper!
Claude Pepper made Social Security and Medicare happen for seniors. Come on Sat Oct 16 to the Claude Pepper Senior Center, 1762 S.La Cienega, 11 a-4 p. Phone:  310.559.9677. The program includes speakers, elected officials, music, food, entertainment, door prizes, and bazaar. Open for the entire community to enjoy and celebrate what this special man did for seniors.

5) Blood Drive in San Gabriel Valley
Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel Valley is proud to announce a blood drive with Cedars-Sinai on Sun Dec 5, from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm in the social hall. The site is located at 9677 Longden Ave. in Temple City, CA 91780 and the phone number is 626.287.9994. Our Life Member Steve Klein reminds us that the date is the 5th day of Khaneke, when it is typical to exchange gifts. Says Steve, "I know our members will be delighted to give the gift of life, especially during this season."


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Ruth Judkowitz, Chairmentsh
Eric A. Gordon, PhD, Director
Phone: 310.552.2007
E-mail: circle@circlesocal.org
Web: www.circlesocal.org
1525 S. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035