| April 30, 2013
All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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May Day THIS WEDNESDAY
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Reminder: May Day is THIS WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, May 1, 12noon
Gather at Olympic & Broadway, LA
Join the ANSWER Coalition and thousands of people in Downtown LA on International Workers' Day for a Mass March & Rally. We are marching for justice and equality. We are marching for immigrant and all workers' rights. An injury to one is an injury to all!
As the debate over immigration reform is carried out behind closed doors in Congress, it is critical to be in the streets showing the unity and strength of the movement for immigrant rights.
The ANSWER Coalition will be marching to demand:
- Full Rights for All Immigrants! Legalization Now!
- Jobs, Education and Peace for All!
Click here to learn more!
Initiated by May Day 2013 Coalition: ACLU of Southern California; ANSWER Coalition; APALC; CARECEN; CHIRLA; Clean Carwash Campaign; COFEM; CLUE; DTLA; IDEPSCA; KIWA; KRC; KPFK 90.7; La Hermandad Mexicana Nacional; La Placita - Ministerio de Acion Social; Mi Familia Vota; Multi-Ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network; Labor United for Universal Healthcare; LA County Federation of Labor; May Day Queer Contingent; NDLON; Sierra Club; SEIU Local 721; SEIU USWW; SEIU ULTCW; St. John's Wll Child & Family Center - Right to Health Committee; UCLA Labor Center; Pilipino Workers Center; Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition; Vamos Unidos USA; and others.
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| Prop C Organizing Meeting -- May 8 at Workmen's Circle |
On May 21 we will have our chance to vote on Prop C. We are meeting to discuss the effects of money on politics and to develop a new vocabulary to talk to our neo-con and libertarian relatives.
Come and be part of this rapidly growing movement.
We are meeting next Wednesday, May 8. WE NEED YOU!
Place: Workmen's Circle
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM
Refreshments will be served
RSVP: 310 397 5056
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Sholem Mother's Day Celebration - May 12 - at Sholem School
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Hillary Rollins and Cabaraise, on behalf of The Sholem Secular Community and Sunday School, is presenting the hilarious, touching, and brilliant singer/songwriter Daniel Cainer - imported directly from London, England with his amazing one-man musical show "The Jewish Chronicles" -- at this year's annual Mother's Day Brunch at Westside Neighborhood School (site of the Sholem Sunday school) on Sunday, May 12th at 10:30 am.
Where else can you eat the finest bagels and lox (and quiche and cake and cookies), see a hilarious and world-class show, raise money for a good cause that directly impacts you and your family, and do it all while your little ones are having fun in their classrooms (and out of your hair...) all for $15 per person (buy them now-they're $20 at the door)! Best Mother's Day in town. Such a deal! So come. Bring your friends. Bring your mothers. Bring your friends' mothers.But be there! Westside Neighborhood School 5401 Beethoven Street Los Angeles, CA 90066 You can obtain more information and purchase tickets here: Sholem Mother's Day Celebration Website
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| New Beginnings and Exciting Happenings Around Town |
Bend the Arc is hiring a community organizer in Los Angeles!
General Statement of Duties
Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice is seeking an experienced Community Organizer for the Los Angeles area. The Community Organizer organizes volunteer activists to participate in campaigns, develop partnerships and campaign strategy, support the development of leaders, and build public support for campaigns in the Jewish community -- all in the context of building a vibrant Jewish social justice movement. The Community Organizer cultivates grassroots engagement and leadership, educates Jewish community about local and national social justice struggles and campaigns, trains volunteers in organizing skills, and builds Bend the Arc's profile as a valuable and accountable community partner. The Community Organizer builds and maintains collaborative relationships with both Jewish communal partners and regional partners, including social justice organizations, broad-based and issue-oriented organizing communities, and labor allies.
Bend the Arc seeks a community organizer who is experienced, strategic, solution-oriented, and collaborative; excels at building relationships within and outside the Jewish community; and is motivated to further Bend the Arc's mission, vision and values. This person will team with the coordinator of our cohort-based leadership development program for young changemakers, while maintaining primary focus on organizing. S/he will also collaborate with organizing staff at partner organizations in other cities, and will often supervise interns.
For more information go to: http://bendthearc.us/jobs/southern-california-regional-community-organizer
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Yiddishland Scholarships: Apply Today
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 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR SUMMER 2013 This fund was established in memory of our beloved teacher, Pesakh Fiszman
 If you are interested in learning more about Yiddish language and culture and are age 35 or under (or you know someone who is), the Workmen's Circle is delighted to extend a very special invitation! Once again this year we are offering scholarships for up to six participants for " A Trip to Yiddishland" - our annual nine-day Yiddish cultural and language immersion program at Circle Lodge, an all-inclusive resort set in beautiful nearby Hopewell Junction, New York, to be held July 5 - 14, 2013. Scholarship winners will participate in daily Yiddish classes with a stellar teaching staff, a creative array of arts and culture programs and more. This invaluable summer learning experience includes food and dormitory-style boarding, as well as access to Circle Lodge's many recreational facilities at a highly subsidized cost of only $30 a day! The deadline to apply for a scholarship is May 31. Information on how to apply (including a personal statement on your interest in learning Yiddish and our cultural legacy) and on the program can be found HERE. DON'T DELAY - APPLY FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN "A TRIP TO YIDDISHLAND" TODAY!
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Save the Date: May 16 - Yale Strom in Concert!
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Common ChordsThursday, May 16, 8:00 p.m. Skirball Cultural Center 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 440-4500 Be here for an unforgettable concert by Common Chords, a gathering of highly accomplished musicians from different cultures and religions, led by famed Pakistani singer/guitarist Salman Ahmad (Junoon) and world-renowned klezmer violinist Yale Strom.
Their music combines rock, klezmer, jazz, bhangra, Indian, Sufi, and qawwali into a new and distinct hybrid, brilliantly executed by Ahmad, Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tabla master Samir Chatterjee, bassist Mark Dresser, dhol player Sunny Jain (Red Baraat), accordionist Lou Fanucchi, and saxophone and flute player Tripp Sprague.
Presented as part of the Skirball's new concert series, Journeys and Encounters, presenting surprising collaborations between musicians of diverse genres.
For tickets and general information:
https://tickets.skirball.org/public/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=7
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I'm Not Rappaport at West Coast Jewish Theatre
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Secular Jewish conference in August - Save the Date
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 Kol Shalom, a Community for Humanistic Judaism, will be hosting the fifth annual J-West Conference, a West Coast gathering of cultural, humanist, and secular Jews. The conference in August will be a time to see old friends, make new ones, and build connections among individuals and communities. It is a forum for secular Jewish organizations to come together and share resources, ideas, and inspiration for sustaining and promoting Jewish culture and history. The gathering will include activities for teens and young adults. |
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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Extra! Extra! Workmen's Circle Members in the News!
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1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
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Beginning Yiddish:
Tues/Thurs 6:30-8 pm
Intermediate Yiddish:
Mondays 6:30-8 pm
Advanced Yiddish:
Mondays 5-6:30 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
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 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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