Ongoing at AR
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1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
310.552.2007
If you are coming to our Center, please call in advance to be sure we'll be here!
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)
No class Dec 27!
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
on temporary break
Voices of Conscience Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
performing at the Earl Robinson concert Dec 5
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Earl Robinson Concert, Sun Dec 5
Social Action Notes
Dec 1, 2010Happy Khaneke, Everyone!Today is World AIDS Day. Please mark this day in some meaningful way. Thank you. All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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 Celebrating Earl Robinson's Centennial!
with featured soloists KB Solomon and Uncle Ruthie!
Centennial Concert, Sun Dec 5 at 2 pm
Our Voices of Conscience Chorus and invited soloists will perform an all-Earl Robinson concert celebrating his Centennial. We'll do classic songs such as "Joe Hill," "Black and White," "The Quilting Bee," "The House I Live In," "Spring Song," "Abe Lincoln," and we'll also do the famous "Ballad for Americans" with the solo role performed by world-class operatic bass-baritone KB Solomon. An additional treat will be Uncle Ruthie Buell's one-women rendition of "The Lonesome Train." 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. Cosponsored by the Jewish Labor Committee and the Friends of Earl Robinson.
Admission will be $12 at the door. Light refreshments included. Invite your friends! Take $2 off per ticket if your paid reservation is received by the end of today, 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.
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Shabes by the Book, Fri Dec 3 at 6:30 p
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Potluck and Book Chat
We will discuss the first five stories in Isaac Bashevis Singer's collection
Gimpel the Fool.
Gimpel the Fool, The Gentleman from Cracow, The Wife Killer, By the Light of Memorial Candles, and The Mirror.
No RSVP required. Just bring an entree or drinks or dessert to serve about 8 people.
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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.
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We are saddened to report the death of AR member Dr. Sidney Smith, a renowned pediatrician, who for many years brought his whole extended family to our annual Seder. He sang in both of our choruses. We extend our condolences to his widow, AR member Gloria Smith, and to his family. May his memory always serve as a source of comfort.
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 Speak Yiddish!
Why not? Far vos nisht?
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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?
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Social Action Notes
Extend Unemployment Benefits!
Tell Congress: Don't Carve Up Social Security
A personal note from SoCal Arbeter Ring director Eric Gordon:
Above you see the titles of two of our Social Action items from the last couple of weeks. The news from Washington and from many parts of the country can be pretty scary and depressing, but it our job as progressives (the Left, radicals, liberals, whatever), NOT to get discouraged, because that is not a helpful response. It only plunges us deeper into despair, inaction, or escapism.
Let's face it: Our country is ailing badly. We are a society riven by vicious class warfare on working people (not to put too fine a point on it). Simplistic militaristic, "faith-based" solutions of the Right are not the answer. We need a large, organized, conscious body of citizens to take clear, positive, forward-looking, bold, optimistic, creative action. For the very salvation of our country, and indeed the world (without getting all messianic about it), I hope that each of you will resolve in 2011 to up the ante of your activism, keep it up every day, talk to others, demonstrate, petition, vote. The job of freedom is never-ending and cannot be left to others.
We here in California have an opportunity we dare not squander. Our state bucked the national trend in the 2010 mid-term election by voting in a statewide Democratic slate. This is the test to see if Democrats indeed make a difference. If so, California can be a model for the rest of the country, leading the way out of the Recession through fresh and humane approaches to the jobs question, homelessness, prison reform, healthcare, education, tax policy, and so much more.
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Take a Stand Against Homophobic Bullying!
All readers of this bulletin surely share our sadness and outrage that this fall six teenage boys took their own lives due to homophobic bullying and harassment. The loss of a single life is cause for heartbreak. Six teen suicides in such a short time is a
crisis. This is a wake-up call that something must change and that the Jewish
community must not remain silent.
Please see the pledge some of our members have just signed - http://www.jewishcommunitypledge.org/ -
and sign on if you wish to make this public commitment. Send a message to
everyone in our communities that we will not stand by in the face of suffering
and injustice. Our goal is to gather 18,000 pledges by the end of the calendar
year. This is a pledge we are asking of all Jewish community members, youth and
adults, so please forward widely.
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Democratic Socialists of America : Los Angeles Local
SOCIALISM AT THE MOVIES: A Film Series and Forum
The new DSA local in Los Angeles (in formation) invites you to a film series and forum (a viewing and in-depth discussion) on issues of importance to progressives.
All showings will be on Friday nights, 8 - 10 p in Westwood. There is no admission charge. Check in time is 7:45 p.
The first film in the series is Fri, Dec 3:
Harlan County, USA
Director Barbara Kopple's film about the 1973 coal miners' strike in Harlan County, Ky, won a Best Documentary Oscar and was selected for the National Film Registry. Highlighting the struggles of families living in shacks with no indoor plumbing and enduring hazardous working conditions, the film details the conflict between the Eastover Mining Co. and the laborers determined to join the United Mine Workers of America.
In the discussion, we will respond to this film and also relate the events depicted to recent mining incidents in the United States and elsewhere and to significant developments in the labor movement generally.
Kick-off Discussant
Kyle Arnone, associated with the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. His interests involve the strategy of union organizing. He has worked as a research and strategy developer for the Teamsters Union and he is currently focusing on port truck drivers on the California waterfront.
Series Moderator
Jack Rothman, Professor Emeritus, UCLA School of Public Affairs and Author of Hollywood in Wide Angle: How Directors View Filmmaking.
RSVP at dsalosangeles@cox.net. Because of space limitations of a private home venue, the first 25 responders will be able to participate in this event. They will receive an email acknowledgement and information about the location of the showing. We will not be able to admit anyone not having a reservation. For further info, contact Jack Rothman at 310.470.5003.
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Honor the boycott of Hyatt Hotels!
The California Federation of Labor and the Jewish Labor Committee are keeping up the boycott of Hyatt Hotels pending the negotiation of a contract. Please respect the boycott!
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Blood Drive in San Gabriel ValleyTemple 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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Sun, Jan 2, 2011: Eric's Retirement Party
Our SoCal District Director Eric Gordon, who came to us 15 years ago on Nov 13, 1995, is retiring, effective the last day of 2010. We'll have a party to mark this momentous passage on Sunday afternoon, Jan 2 at 1 p. We'll have a four-piece live dance band, the L.A. Blues Works, and a nice repast from Large Marge Sustainables. Everyone is welcome to attend the farbrengen, this festive occasion. You must reserve!!! if you want to attend, so we can order food and set up properly. You must reserve!!! Call us at 310.552.2007 or email us at circle@circlesocal.org.
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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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