| January 9th, 2013
All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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| Avek in der eybikayt: Henrique Cytrynowicz Z"l | | Arbeter Ring mourns the passing of Henrique Cytrynowicz at the age of 88 on January 4th. Known at various phases of his life as Hershl, Grisha, Tsvi, and more, Henrique was the husband of our beloved Yiddish Conversation Group teacher Hadasa Cytrynowicz. The name Henrique stemmed from the couple's 54 years of living in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where they rebuilt their lives after the horrors and losses of World War II. Henrique and his brothers ran a textile mill in Brazil. Two of the Cytrynowiczes' three sons live in California, motivating their move to L.A. in 2008, and leading to Hadasa's active participation in the life of our organization.
While still able to, Henrique often attended Hadasa's class, always quick to supply a Russian, Polish, Hebrew or Yiddish word upon demand. Hadasa's memoir, "Waving to the Train: Stories from My Life," will be published by Blue Thread Press later this year, the imprint of Jewish Currents magazine. Our director emeritus Eric Gordon translated the book from Hadasa's Portuguese. Contributions to Arbeter Ring in Henrique's name will be gratefully acknowledged to the family.
Koved zayn ondenk
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discover the secret language of your heart...
learn Yiddish in L.A.!
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Yiddishkayt is teaming up with the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring of Southern California to offer beginning Yiddish classes!
Two classes in two parts of town are starting on February 4: A Monday/Wednesday evening course at Yiddishkayt (in Koreatown) -or-  A Tuesday/Thursday evening course at the Arbeter Ring (Pico-Robertson).
Tuition: $300 for the 8-week class (táke, a metsie! -- really, it's a bargain!)
Intermediate and Advanced Yiddish classes will begin the new semester on February 18th! These classes take place on Monday evenings at the Arbeter Ring. Click here for more information. To sign up, call (310) 552-2007, or email us. |
| Film Screening, Workshop and Discussion, January 13 | |
LA WORCS: Los Angeles Worker Ownership Resources and Cooperative Services is an initiative to start worker cooperative incubators.
LA WORCS is looking for people interested in starting worker-owned businesses in LA, as well as business people, lawyers, accountants and other professionals interested in mentoring new business owners.
Come Watch the Movie "THE TAKE"to learn about worker cooperatives as a strategy for retaking the economy for the 99%. After the screening, LA WORCS founder Liz Ryder will lead a discussion about worker cooperatives.
Please RSVP online here
Worker's Cooperatives
Film Screening, Workshop and Discussion
Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 9:00 AM |
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Workmen's Circle Boston is hiring!
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Workmen's Circle Boston is hiring a new community organizer!
Responsibilities include:
Volunteer Coordination and Leadership Development, Membership Outreach and Retention, Young Adult Organizing Project, Communications, Electronic and New Media Strategies, and Strategic Planning
Applications accepted on a rolling basis. See full details at
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National Yiddish Book Center's new program in LA on Jewish Comedy
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Tent: Comedy is a week-long seminar in the theory and practice of comedy through a Jewish lens in Los Angeles, CA, March 17-24, 2013.
Participants will explore stand-up, improv, and sketch forms with comedians from the country's leading comedy troupes, and meet with performers and writers working in film and television at theWriters Guild Foundation. In the evenings, you'll attend comedy shows at premier venues, such as, Largo, Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater, and The Improv. In morning sessions led by Tony Michels (Univ. of Wisconsin), we'll discuss theories of Jewish comedy from Sigmund Freud to Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, and view classic performances from the dialect comedians of Vaudeville to the legendary performers of the Borsht Belt, radio, television, and the internet.
For more information, email them or call (413) 256-4900, x103.
Deadline for sign-up is January 28th.
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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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For more info about the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, click here. Apply by Feb. 10, 2013!
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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
1525 S. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 |
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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)
Yiddish Conversation class starts again on Monday, Jan. 21
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Voices of Conscience Chorus
VOC is
currently on hiatus.
Upcoming VOC rehearsal TBA
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 Yiddish Conversation class starts again on Monday, Jan. 21 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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