| December 19th, 2012
All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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Peace to us all...
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The Workmen's Circle wishes peace to all of the Sandy Hook Elementary victims and their families. May we all find the comfort we need to get through this tragedy, as a Nation and as a Global People.
May the Flame of World Peace unite us all, once and for all.
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| A Bay Area Yiddish mini-course in 2013! |
As the shortest day of the year approaches and we begin to think about the coming year, we are pleased to announce another four-session mini-course that Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring of Northern California is offering in San Francisco, co-sponsored by KlezCalifornia, beginning Thursday, January 31st. It's entitled "Yiddish Women Writers in America and their Jewish Feminist Legacy" and is described in the Lehrhaus Judaica online catalog (where you can also enroll) at: http://catalog.lehrhaus.org/course/2013/winter/T200-CSZ/ Other Lehrhaus offerings for 2013 can be found at: http://catalog.lehrhaus.org/ |
Volunteer Opportunity With the Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project
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The Yiddish Book Center's Wexler Oral History Project is seeking five to six volunteers to serve as shraybers, oral history field processors.
Working from home computers, volunteers will dive into our growing oral history collection, mining interviews for great stories and preparing them for inclusion in the collection's fully-accessible online archive. This opportunity is open to qualified applicants across the country and around the world!
The Wexler Oral History Project is a growing collection of over 250 in-depth video interviews, exploring Yiddish cultural topics and issues of modern Jewish identity. Oral history shraybers will help us achieve our goal of expanding access to this rich collection. First, we review full-length interviews to identify the most compelling moments -- a wonderful story, a rich description, a poignant reflection. Next, we write a clear abstract that summarizes the main topics discussed in the interview. Finally, we assign keywords that researchers and the general public can use to search within and across interviews.
We need your help! We need volunteers interested in Jewish stories to watch each interview, identify compelling excerpts, assign keywords, and write a clear and engaging synopsis.
For more information and to read the full job description:
yiddishbookcenter.org/oral-history-shraybers-field-processors
PLEASE NOTE: You do not need to know Yiddish to do this work! However, any familiarity with Yiddish language, culture, and history is a plus.
Please click on the link below to fill out the online application by January 13, 2013:
yiddishbookcenter.org/field-processor-application
Questions? Please address all inquiries to:
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Spread the word...
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For more information about the Fellowship Program, click here.
Apply by Jan. 4, 2013!For more info about the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, click here. Apply by Feb. 10, 2013!
Thank you for spreading the word among your best and brightest students!
A sheynem dank!
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Call for Volunteers
| Volunteer with the Arbeter Ring!
We are looking for volunteers to help with a variety of tasks around the office. Some of the things we could use help with include:
Gardening - help us maintain a beautiful property by trimming the hedges, and keeping the side grass healthy.
Data Entry - help us maintain an accurate database by updating member information.
Outreach - help us reach new folks by doing outreach to local organizations and communities online and by mail.
Library - help us catalog our collection and set up a lending library system.
Also, if you have a particular skill or talent that you'd like to offer to our community that isn't listed above, let us know!
Call us at 310 552 2007 or email director@circlesocal.org to volunteer with us. |
Contact Us
Kalil Cohen, Director
Ruth Judkowitz, Chairmentsh
Phone: 310.552.2007
E-mail: circle@circlesocal.org & director@circlesocal.org
Web: www.circlesocal.org
1525 S. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 |
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
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Clothing + Food: WANTED!
| In an on-going effort to help those in need, we are asking that you please bring a can of food the next time you come to the Workmen's Circle.
We will donate items on a rolling basis to SOVA.
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Extra! Extra! Workmen's Circle Members in the News!
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1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
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Beginning Yiddish:
Mondays 5-6 pm
Intermediate Yiddish:
Mondays 6-7:30pm
Advanced Yiddish:
Mondays 7:30-9 pm
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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 rehearsal(s):
TBA
There are no more rehearsals for 2012.
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. Gift certificate to an office supply store 3. USB drive 4. Forever Stamps ------------------------------- 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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