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All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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Limited Office Hours July 10-24
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Please note: Director Kalil Cohen will be out of town July 4-25 for family reasons. District committee members will hold limited office hours July 10-24. Please call ahead if you plan to come by. Kalil will return to the office July 26th.
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THIS SUNDAY - July 14th
Benefit concert featuring Uncle Ruthie!
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 July 14th2-4 pm
Location: Our building, 1525 S Robertson Blvd, 90035
Join us July 14st for a benefit concert featuring the indomitable Uncle Ruthie!
Tickets: $10 in advance (call 310 552 2007), $12 at the door
Many of our members know Uncle Ruthie Buell, Workmen's Circle member and radio show host extraordinaire. Her popular Saturday morning show plays on KPFK at 8:30 am. Ruthie will, of course, sing some of her original songs, some funny, some serious, some outrageous and some ,all of the above. But this concert will bring you Ruthie reading from her first book of poetry, "COME TO MY VOICE". The book will contain a CD of Ruthie reading her poems with flute segues by Jeff Deaver. There will be several other surprises as well, plus Ruthie's oldest friend Sam Levine, The World's Oldest Living Acrobat. This is pretty much an adult concert, because rumor has it that UR is actually (all evidence to the contrary) an adult!
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Our Lady J Concert - July 11th
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Special concert on July 11th with Our Lady J.
Location: Beth Chayim Chadashim ("BCC")
6090 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Time: 8pm
There is a 20% discount if purchasing tickets online with the code "wearefamily".
Seating is limited.
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Yiddish Dance at the John Anson Ford Theatre - July 29th
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Yiddish Dance Maven Bruce Bierman returns to LA in July!
MON July 29 @ 7:00PM J.A.M. Session - Klezmer Music & Dance with L.A. Jewish Symphony
Play along with members of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony as they take on the music of traditional Klezmer songs. No instrument, no problem - you can also dust off your dancing shoes and join Yiddish dance master Bruce Bierman.The John Anson Ford Theatre2580 Cahuenga Blvd, E Los Angeles, CA 90068(323) 461-3673
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Hope to see you at Yidstock - JULY 18-21! |
 We're counting the days to the kick-off of Yidstock 2013 (July18-21). The Klezmer Conservatory Band will open the festival on Thursday July 18th at 7PM.
Yidstock will once again bring the top names in klezmer to the stage at the Yiddish Book Center. In addition to the Klezmer Conservatory Band, the line-up includes: Klezperanto and Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys; Brass Khazones: Steven Bernstein and Frank London; the Wholesale Klezmer Band; Golem; and the Yidstock All-Stars.
There are two concerts on the program that no one has ever seen anywhere else, and which will probably never be repeated. Frank London, trumpeter and founding member of the Klezmatics, and Steven Bernstein, a great jazz trumpeter who's worked with The Lounge Lizards, will be appearing on the Yidstock bill as Brass Khazones. Yidstock will conclude with a massive jam session at the end of the weekend featuring the "Yidstock All-Stars," a group comprised of players from the weekend's bands, under the musical directorship of Frank London. Among those all-stars are two of the greatest clarinetists in klezmer: Ilene Stahl of Klezperanto and Margot Leverett of Klezmer Mountain Boys.
A series of workshops and talks is also on the schedule, including a Yiddish Folk Dance workshop led by internationally renowned Steve Weintraub; a lecture by Hankus Netsky (a founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band); an instrumental klezmer workshop with Brian Bender; and a talk by author and music critic Seth Rogovoy.
To see the full schedule and to order tickets or a Festival Pass (a limited number are available) visit yiddishbookcenter.org/yidstock or call us at 413-256-4900.
We're looking forward to seeing you at Yidstock 2013 for what promises to be one amazing festival. Please feel free to forward this message to family and friends.
PS: Last year concerts sold out, so don't delay - order your Festival Pass or individual tickets today. |
Save the Date: Join us for a guided tour at The Autry Aug 9
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Hi Friends,
Workmen's Circle Branch 1016 is co-organizing a visit to the Autry Museum for a guided tour of the "Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic" exhibit, along with the Sholem Community. We have reserved a tour of this exhibit at 10 AM on Friday August 9. With at least 10 people prices are $5 seniors (60+) and $8 for adults. The tour lasts about one hour and then we can have lunch together in the Autry cafe. Any of us who wish can visit other interesting exhibits at the museum as well. Children are welcome.
Prices are: Seniors 60+ $5; Adults $8; Students 13-18 $5; children 3-12 $3; children 2 and under are free.
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Attend J-West 2013 conference in Portland - Full info!
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 Hello all!
You are cordially invited to J-West 2013 - Then, Now and Tomorrow: Reflections and Visions, which includes a workshop by our District Committee member Hershl Hartman!
Kol Shalom is excited to be hosting this year's conference in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1 in Portland, Oregon. The conference will be held at University Place Hotel in downtown Portland and further details are in the attached registration packet. We will continue to post updates at the J-West website http://j-west.net/.
We look forward to seeing you there! Please let your friends know.
Mary Raskin, Kol Shalom
on behalf of the J-West 2013 planning committee
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June 2013 issue of CSJO Newsletter now available
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CSJO is introducing a new column -- "Prominent Secular Humanistic Jews" Have a good time reading!
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Travel To Jewish Latin America...
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Travel to Jewish Latin America
...without leaving the comfort of your own home!
Register now for the Yiddish Book Center's online course, "Yiddish con Salsa: The Jews of Latin America," and let writer and scholar Ilan Stavans be your guide. Through engaging lectures, provocative readings, archival materials, online discussion, and a live Q&A, professor Stavans will explore the complexity and the epic nature of Jewish life, culture, and literature "south of the border."
Don't miss out on this opportunity to visit an often-overlooked part of the Jewish landscape through the convenience of an online course:
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- Download four captivating lectures and watch them at a time that works for you
- Access readings via our course website
- Engage in discussion with classmates from around the world
- Converse with Professor Ilan Stavans, leading writer, thinker, and cultural critic who has written extensively on the Jews of Latin America
Course begins September 30, 2013.
Register now for an "Early Bird" discount!
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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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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
Yiddish Class new semester starts
September 9th!
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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 On hiatus:
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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