| February 29, 2012
All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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| Book release for Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land |
 We will be hosting a book release for Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land edited by WC District Committee member Hershl Hartman, along with Harvey Pekar and Paul Buhle. The release event will include a panel with illustrator Sharon Rudahl, and Hershl Hartman, along with several other noted Yiddish scholars. The event will feature 32 illustrations from the book which will be up for a month in our gallery space. This event is co-sponsered by Yiddishkayt.
March 4th, 20123:30PM - 5 PM At the Workmen's CircleClick here to purchase a copy of Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land
Praise for Yiddishkeit:"The book is about what Neal Gabler in his introduction labels 'Jewish sensibility.' It pervades this volume, which he acknowledges is messy; he writes: 'You really can't define Yiddishkeit neatly in words or pictures. You sort of have to feel it by wading into it.' The book does this with gusto." -New York Times "a postvernacular tour de force" -The Forward |
| Klezmer Jams! (Sunday, March 4, 2012 ) | |
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 2:00-4:00pm
KLEZMER JAM SESSION and YIDDISH DANCE
Bring your music stands and your dancing shoes!
Music led by Rebekka Helford and Klezmer dancing led by Karen Goodman
Musicians and dancers will jam and dance throughout the session.
1411 Lincoln Boulevard Venice, CA $5 Suggested Donation Please RSVP to laklezjam@gmail.com and tell us what instrument you play, so we know who to expect. All levels welcome. Nobody will be turned away.
Klezmer jams take place at the Talking Stick the first Sunday of each month.
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| GEEKS! The Musical! Show runs
March 1 - 17, 2012
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Featuring music by our Chairmentsch Ruth Judkowitz!
March 1 - 17, 2012 8pm
(Thurs, Fri, Sat)
WHERE: Write Act Repertory, Hollywood CA (6128 Yucca Street, Hollywood, CA 90028) Write Act Rep Parking Lot: 6125 Carlos Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028)
EVENT: Geeks! The Musical! is an original full-length musical that takes place at a comic book convention.
OPENS: Thursday, March 1st and runs through Saturday, March 17th, 2012. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturdays @ 8:00 PM
TICKET INFO: General Admission, $25.00;
Students/Seniors/Groups (4+), $20.00
RESERVATIONS:
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"Yiddish Music & Socialism: The Life of Victor Berger"
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A celebration of Yiddish culture's rich tradition of progressive values and great music
A very special klezmer concert by Yale Strom & Elizabeth Schwartz (ARLA Yiddishkayt designees) and world-renowned bassist Mark Dresser
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March 25th, 2012, 3-5pm
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Workman's Circle/Arbeter Ring
1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2012 (Thursday, March 8th):
CALLING ALL SUPER S/HEROS!
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(Women led, Everyone invited)
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2012: CALLING ALL SUPER S/HEROS!
Contact kristen[at]codepink.org or call 310.827.4320 to join the planning!
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Join Women Occupy, a national women-led community of the 99% initiated by CODEPINK, for a national day of action on International Women's Day to break up big banks. Think SuperShero (or hero) costumes, Sheroics, and a REALLY REALLY Free Market. Have a B of A account- Why not shut it down and move your money to a local bank or credit union as part of the day's action?
In LA we have agreed upon the following times and locations- but need YOU to work with us on more of the planning:
>> Thursday, March 8th from NOON - 1pm
Bank of America 9454 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills 90212, meet at noon at 240 West Beverly in Beverly Canon Gardens
>> Thursday, March 8th from 3 - 5pm
Bank of America 1715 N Vermont Ave, LA 90027
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There is much more to do:
Costumes, Messaging, Signs, Fliers, Press, Outreach, Creating the RR Free Market
Meet at the CODEPINK house (2010 Linden Ave. Venice 90291) on Wednesday, the 29th of February to make costumes (join us for the Women Occupy national call at 5:30 or come for costuming at 6:30)
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Contact
kristen[at]codepink.org or call 310.827.4320 to join the planning!
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Radical Yiddish history mini-course in SF begins March 1!!
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* RADICAL YIDDISH HISTORY *
Sponsored by: Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring of Northern CA & The Green Arcade Bookstore -- 1680 Market Street @Gough
Thursdays at 7:30 pm:
March 1, 15, 29 and April 12.
RSVP // FREE
What can we learn from the history of Yiddish radicalism --- its literature,
ideals of comradeship, organizing tactics, and alternative media --- to
inspire today's movements?
Join us for a mini-course on one hundred years of Yiddish radical history:
its poetry, politics, philosophy, and culture. Class topics include:
Beyond Emma Goldman: Recovering Voices of Jewish Anarchism
The Yiddish Radical Press: Traditions of Alternative Media
Feminism and Queer Yiddishkeyt
Yiddish Politics and Poetics
Facilitated by Anna Elena Torres, graduate student at UC Berkeley in
Yiddish literature and community muralist.
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Special Yiddish cultural event: Henry Carrey's tribute to Leyke Post at Jewish Community Library - San Francisco (March 14, 7 PM)
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My Mother, Leyke Post: From Yiddish Radio to "Radio Days" - A Tribute by her son Henry Carrey
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Wednesday, March 14, 7 pm
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, 94115
(between Scott & Pierce)
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FREE (including parking) and all are welcome (garage entrance on Pierce, between Ellis and Eddy)
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Yiddish performer Henry Carrey will discuss the career of his mother Leyke Post, a celebrated Yiddish singer and concert recitalist. Post starred in Yiddish radio in Boston from the 1920s through the early 1950s and performed into the 1960s. In her retirement, she sang at Klezkamp and Circle Lodge in New York, and appeared in two Woody Allen films: Crimes and Misdemeanors and Radio Days.*
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Carrey will tell anecdotes from his mother's life with recordings and sing songs from his mother's repertoire.
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This program is an opportunity to wish Carrey well as he leaves San Francisco to return to Boston. He is an emeser mentsh, to say nothing of his talents, and the community will miss him greatly.
*Radio Days will be screened on Thursday, July 12 at 7 pm as part of the Library's Film Class
Program sponsored by the BJE Jewish Community Library and made possible, in part, by Judy Baston. Co-presented by Workmen's Circle, KlezCalifornia, the Jewish Folk Chorus of San Francisco, and Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
For more information, contact Allison at (415) 567-3327, ext 703 or ajgreen@bjesf.org or visit www.bjesf.org/library.htm
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Camp Gilboa - Enroll now for July 1st Camp Sessions
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Camp Gilboa
 Registration is open now for camp sessions starting July 1.
Imagine a group of kids that play together, learn from each other, and share our progressive values and love of Jewish Culture.
At Camp Gilboa all the fun outdoor activities found at other camps are embedded in a kibbutz style cooperative living environment that also challenges their minds and feeds their souls. Children go there for the kayaking, hiking, swimming and other summer activities. Parents and grandparents send them because the camp de-emphasizes consumerism and encourages campers to dream big about a just world where they can make a difference.
Parents and grandparents can learn more about this unique opportunity for our children by calling 323-653-6772, reading the brochure or visiting www.campgilboa.org. If you want to learn more about the camp from an Arbeter Ring parent, email Steve at ska2@columbia.edu.
Click here to download the brochure
You can also contact: Outreach Director Zak Greenwald: zakgreenwald@gmail.com | 562-965-4877
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PJA & JFSJ Southern California NEWS
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PJA & JFSJ Southern California
The Progressive Jewish Alliance/Jewish Funds for Justice has several upcoming events including: a discussion about Black-Jewish coalitions and the politics of race, Domestic Workers Rights organizing events and a social justice Oscars party where "The Help" (nominated for 6 Oscars) and Domestic Workers issues will be discussed.
To learn more about these and many other Progressive Jewish Alliance events, click here. See also: http://www.jewishjustice.org/
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West Coast Jewish Theatre Presents the West Coast Premiere of
New Jerusalem...
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New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation - Amsterdam, July 27, 1656
By David Ives, the playwright who has a current hit on Broadway!
Directed by: Elina de Santos
Produced by: Howard Teichman
Join the West Coast Jewish Theatre as we open the temple doors and experience the excommunication of the 17th Century Jew, Baruch de Spinoza. What is his crime? Thinking beyond the boundaries that the secular state has placed on Jewish thought. His dilemma has political echoes and consequences that reverberate deeply to this day.
"This thoughtful work paints the conflict between Spinoza's radical ideas and the oppressive religious doctrines of his times in an entertaining, highly accessible way. An engrossing historical drama."
- The New York Sun
Playing February 10th - April 1st
Pico Playhouse
10508 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90064
Thurs, Friday, Saturday @ 8PM; Sunday @ 3PM
*Preview: Friday, February 9th @ 8PM - $20
click here to reserve tickets or call (323) 821-2449
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR YIDARTS IN MARCH!
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Schund! at the Israel Film Festival
Yiddishkayt presents SCHUND!
Israel Film Festival Sat, March 17
6:30 p.m.
Laemmle Music Hall 3 9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills 90211
SCHUND!, a clever and heartfelt mockumentary, is a kind of Yiddish theatrical Forrest Gump, "introducing" a renowned Yiddish actor who disappeared under criminal circumstances. Left in his wake are debts, rumors, and a mysterious inscription on the door of his home reading "schund." The film's action takes place 25 years after the actor's disappearance as the young filmmaker struggles to pick up his trail.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Yiddish and Hebrew legend Mike Burstyn.
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Contact Us
Kalil Cohen, Director
Ruth Judkowitz, Chairmentsh
Phone: 310.552.2007
E-mail: circle@circlesocal.org & director@circlesocal.org
Web: www.circlesocal.org
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1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
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Monday Night Yiddish Classes
Beginning Yiddish:
5-6 pm
($160 for 18 wks for AR members, $225 for non-members)
Intermediate Yiddish:
6-7:30pm
($225 for 18 wks for AR members, $300 for non-members)
Advanced Yiddish:
7:30-9 pm
($225 for 18 wks for AR members, $300 for non-members)
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Yiddish Conversation
with Hadasa
Every Monday
2-3:15 pm
(by donation)
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Voices of Conscience Chorus
Upcoming VOC rehearsals March 12th and 26th
We perform in English, Yiddish, and more!
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AR Office Wish List
Want to support the AR but don't know how? Here are a few things we need: 1. A Stool for performers 2. A couch 3. A mac computer (2005 or newer) 4. Gift certificate to an office supply store 5. Office chairs 6. USB drive 7. Forever Stamps (before the price goes up) ------------------------------- Keep up with our events on Facebook! 
-------------------------------  Speak Yiddish! Why not? Far vos nisht? Every Monday at 2 pm Thanks to your attendance, her Conversational Yiddish group is thriving 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. Admission is by voluntary donation.
Keep your Yiddish kite flying by attending this group! All levels of Yiddish are welcome. Kumt arayn!
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Save the Date: CARA Education Fund - Senior Leadership Academy
| Who Can Attend: CARA Members and Affiliates, Senior and Disability Advocates and Activists.
Cost: $25/person for 2 days. Scholarships available. Organization Expense Underwriting OK. Call CARA to inquire: 510-663-4086
March 8th and 9th in L.A. at the Braille Institute For more information, call CARA at 510-663-4086
Space is limited so please respond soon to assure a space.
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| SAVE THE DATE: TUESDAY, FEB 28, 2012 - Free Training, Lunch Provided |
The California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
10AM - 3PM
UFCW Local 324, Auditorium
8530 Stanton Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620
2012 is the year to get California Back on Track!
Free training for Southern California CARA members,
Senior, Student, and Disability Advocates.
For more information or to RSVP, call CARA at 714-244-7776
CARA is sponsoring this one day, free training to learn ways we can talk about the California budget crisis and develop support for important revenue solutions that will be considered this year:- Learn how to impact the State Budget and save essential programs;
- Continue our campaign to protect pensions, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and important retirement income;
- Find out how to get involved in electing leaders who will represent your interests and supporting ballot measure that can help re-build California.
Kim Klein, well known fundraising guru and partner in Nonprofits Talking Taxes will provide this special training that will help us learn how to talk about how fair taxes will help us get California and the Country back on the road to recovery. This workshop will help us "make the common good a common conversation." This is a training you will not want to miss!
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