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!-------------------------------
NEW CLASSES START FEB. 7 Yiddish
ClassesBeginning: 5:30-6:30 pm ($160 for 18 wks for AR members, $225 for non-members) Intermediate: 6:30-8 pm ($225 for 18 wks for AR members, $300 for non-members) Advanced: 8-9:30 pm ($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 pm (by voluntary donation) --------------------------------
Strange
Bedfellows
Concert
with Uncle Ruthie & Voices of Conscience
Feb. 6, 2 pm
Voices of Conscience Chorus:Alternate Mon @ 7:30 pm Jan 31 (Strange Bedfellows rehearsal)
Feb--TBA
Any singers interested in joining VOC for two March concerts for the 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Fire, please email: voc@circlesocal.org.
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Upcoming Events!
Social Action and Yiddish Notes
Jan 26, 2011All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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Shabes by the Book, Fri Jan 28 at 6:30 pm
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Potluck and Book Chat
Last time we discussed the first five stories in Isaac Bashevis Singer's collection Gimpel the Fool.
This time we'll discuss the remaining stories in the book.
No RSVP required. Just bring an entree or drinks or dessert to serve about 8 people.
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Help guide a progressive, secular Jewish organization
in its second century!
Director (half-time to start) is sought by the Southern California Arbeter Ring/Workmen's Circle, organizing for social justice and Jewish, especially Yiddish, culture for over a century. Successful applicant will have the backing and support of an active governing committee in developing programming and fundraising.
Neither Jewish background nor Yiddish knowledge required, though welcomed.
Director will coordinate existing programs and help to develop new ones, supervise rental and maintenance of our building, among other managing duties. Web page design and maintenance ability preferred. Full-time possible, depending on fundraising success. To contact Personnel Committee or forward a resume, email circle@circlesocal.org.
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Judaism 101
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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. 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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Social Action and Yiddish Notes
If you have a Social Action or Yiddish item that you would like to see included here, please email it to circle@circlesocal.org with the words "For e-briv" in the subject line.
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This Action Alert is from the California Labor Federation:
Rally to 'Uncloak the Kochs' and Their Radical Right-Wing Agenda
David and Charles Koch -- the billionaire brothers who bank-rolled the Tea Party Express, financed the opposition to health care reform, and funneled millions into Big Oil's Prop 23 -- will be in Palm Desert next weekend, hosting a swanky retreat where Big Business billionaires and right-wing politicians will plot how to dominate the 2012 elections.
Take a stand against the Kochs and their attempt at a corporate takeover of our democracy -- join the "Koch Busters" rally on Sunday, January 30th from 1-4pm outside the Koch brothers' retreat in Rancho Mirage. Shuttle buses are available from Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Orange County, Riverside, Culver City, San Diego, Whittier and San Bernardino.
RSVP and sign up to get on a shuttle bus.
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Of interest to Yiddish and English writers:
Forward newspaper launched Triangle Fire poetry contest
The Forward newspaper has launched a poetry competition to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that killed 146
workers -- mainly immigrant women -- and to address related issues
(worker's rights, immigrant life, lot of women, etc.). I'll be helping to
read and judge the poems.
The prize money is significant: $500 for the winning original poem in
Yiddish, and $500 for the winning original poem in English.
Deadline is Feb. 14. Here's the link: https://www.forward.com/contests/
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Contact Us
Ruth Judkowitz, Chairmentsh
Eric A. Gordon, PhD
Phone: 310.552.2007
E-mail: circle@circlesocal.org
Web: www.circlesocal.org
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