War And Resistance: Jewish Perspectives On Violent And Non-Violent Confrontations Explore how Jewish people have dealt with resistance, both violent and non- violent, throughout history. Although the course will not study current conflicts, by considering literary and historical accounts of prior experiences with confrontations and warfare, participants will gain insight into how to think about ...
The Birth Of Antisemitism Did you know that Antisemitism did not exist prior to the 1st C CE? Before the Gospels the Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans clashed with Israelite and Jewish communities for geo-political control of the Land of Israel. They were not against Jews because they were "Jews", not because of who ...
The Birth Of Antisemitism Did you know that Antisemitism did not exist prior to the 1st C CE? Before the Gospels the Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans clashed with Israelite and Jewish communities for geo-political control of the Land of Israel. They were not against Jews because they were "Jews", not because of who ...
"From Ancient Floors to Gallery Walls: What is Mosaic Art Now?" A panel discussion of mosaic art in the contemporary fine art world. Wednesday, September 18 Doors open at 6:30 PM, discussion begins at 7:30 PM. Refreshments will be served. Free to attend. Speakers Natalie Balazovich , artist, gallerist and Director of the Janice Charach ...
Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family looking at**twelve portraits of one English family painted by the expatriate American artist at the height of his career—and at the intersections of all these lives with the sparkle and strife of the Edwardian age. In conversation ...
Eddie Shapiro,Here’s to the Ladies: Conversations with More of the Great Women of Musical Theater A fascinating look at the careers of some of Broadway’s greatest female performers in their own words. In this follow-up to Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater , journalist Eddie Shapiro sits down for ...
Margalit Fox, author of The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss is our featured speaker for Book Club Night. Enjoy an array of charcuterie foods, including cheese with gluten free crackers, and desserts with your book club and other readers at tables while hearing from the featured author. Followed ...
The Performance, based on the short story by Arthur Miller, premiere feature film starring Emmy Award® winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage). Followed by a Q&A with director Shira Piven. About the Film: In 1937, while on a European tour, American Jewish tap dancer Harold May is scouted by a German attaché to headline an exclusive performance ...
A moving, thoughtful, and inspiring memoir by one of America’s most accomplished public servants and legal thinkers. Judge David S. Tatel (U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit), spent years denying and working around his blindness, before finally embracing it as an essential part of his identity. **In Conversation with Amanda K. Rice, Issues ...
Author ALex J. Sinclair will be joined in conversation with Michele Faudem, Rabbi Educator, JLearn Instructor, Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit in a thoughtful conversation about Israel's friends and enemies on the page and in the real world. About the Book: In a covert laboratory under the streets of Tel Aviv, an Israeli scientist clones Hitler ...
Michigan author Rusty Rosman will be joined in conversation with Rabbi Joseph Krakoff, CEO, Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network. About the Book: When you die, there are so many things your family and loved ones need to know. Two Envelopes is your voice, conveying your wishes regarding your death and your estate. With a unique ...
While the tabloids and fan publications portrayed the Nimoys as a “close family,” to his son Adam, Leonard Nimoy was a total stranger. Discover how the son of Spock learned to navigate this tumultuous relationship—from Shabbat dinners to basement AA meetings— and how he was finally able to reconcile with his father—and with himself in ...
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