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All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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Join us for our remaining Fall holiday observances!
Kol Nidre - September 13 and Yonkiper - September 14 |
Kol Nidre with the Sholem community
7:00 pm, Friday, September 13, 2013.
Professional Musicians' Union auditorium
817 N. Vine Street, Hollywood (Half a block north of Melrose).
Kol Nidre, the evening before Yom Kippur, is a highlight of our calendar. Informed by Jewish traditions, in music and in spoken word, we reflect on our lives and the state of the world through a humanistic and progressive prism.
Click here for Kol Nidre tickets and more information.
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Yom Kippur (yonkiper)
2:00 pm, Saturday, September 14, 2013.
Our building, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
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A message from Interim Director Tera Greene
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 There are only 30 days left until our Over The Rainbow Fall Fundraiser! We have added a couple of new sponsorship packages called the "Organizer" and the "Wizard of Oz Organizer", as well as FREE Child Care for those of you who need the assistance in order to attend our Musical Awards Dinner on October 5.
We are in a critical period of necessary growth here at the Workmen's Circle / Arbeter Ring and your support will ensure that we continue future secular and progressive Jewish education and programming for the Greater Los Angeles area. Even if you can't attend on October 5th, please still consider contributing as low as $25 to help us build our Yellow Brick Road to Success or take out a Tribute Ad.
PLEASE NOTE: the deadline to order/submit Tribute Ads has been extended to September 15, 2013. Act fast while there is still time & space in our wonderful Tribute Book!
Thank you to everyone who has donated time or money!
Going into the last weeks of this FUNdraiser push we can especially use help making calls, in the office and also remotely.
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THIS SATURDAY, SEPT 7, 2013 | 7 PM
FREE Speaking Engagement with Harold Meyerson
Official "Over The Rainbow" Fall Fundraiser Kick-OFF Event! |
To kick the excitement of our first Workmen's Circle/ Sholem FUNdraiser into HIGH GEAR,
we have a special event planned for you!
Meet and Hear
Journalist and Political Columnist
Harold Meyerson
Editor, American Prospect, Columnist for Washington Post, formerly of the LA Weekly.
Author of
WHO PUT THE RAINBOW IN THE WIZARD OF OZ?:
YIP HARBURG
Located at the Home of
Jan Goodman & Jerry Manpearl
Free with RSVP!
FREE CHILD CARE WITH ADVANCE NOTICE!
To Reserve a space,
call: (310) 458-7213
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 Over the Rainbow: A Musical Evening Sholem/WC Fall Fundraiser 2013
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER - October 5, 2013!
Just added - FREE CHILD CARE and Ad Deadline Extension!
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On Saturday, October 5, 2013, we will honor the outstanding musical legacy of Yip Harburg, and the remarkable and influential social justice work of David Finkel, Bruria Finkel, and Jackie Goldberg.
Please join us for a celebratory evening of awards and music to support the Sholem Community and the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring Southern California Region.
With your support, two long-standing Los Angeles Jewish progressive organizations can further cultural Jewish education and engage the next generation of our community's secular and progressive thinkers and leaders.
We are offering FREE child care for this event with advanced notice - please contact events@circlesocal.org with Child Care Inquiry/Requests or call 310 552 2007.
Over the Rainbow: A Musical Evening...
Honoring:
Jackie Goldberg, activist, teacher, legislator in the struggle for social, political and economic justice for all from her youngest days, now preparing students to become social justice teachers at UCLA.
Bruria Finkel, artist, visionary, indefatigable activist, and member of the Downtown Santa Monica Board. David Finkel, lawyer, judge and former Santa Monica City Councilmember; currently a Trustee and Instructor at Santa Monica College. Both Bruria and David are active members of Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights.
The legacy of Yip Harburg, the father of the socially-conscious lyric who brought left-wing thought into American musical theatre, film and popular song ("Over the Rainbow," "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" and over 600 others) and Ernie Harburg and Deena Rosenberg Harburg, accomplished activists and educators, who preserve and carry on this legacy of progressive activism through the Yip Harburg Foundation.
Featuring musical performances by:
Kaye Ballard
Camryn Manheim
Steven Weber
Lindsey Alley and more!
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We are offering FREE child care for this event with advanced notice - please contact events@circlesocal.org with Child Care Inquiry/Requests or call 310 552 2007.
Note: Individual Ticket (includes dinner, program, and name listing if purchased/paid-in-full by September 15, 2013
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Please note, if you pay online your credit card order will be processed via Paypal. You can also mail in a check prior to the event.
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Can't attend on the 5th of October? You can still make a contribution by placing a Tribute Ad and with the many Underwriting Sponsorship opportunities we are offering.
Remember, we can't have a proper Tribute Book without your ads and messages and we also cannot sustain our secular, progressive community without your financial generosity.
Thank you for giving as much as you can.
We hope to see you in October!
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Contact Us
Tera Greene, Interim 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
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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