Center Makor

History of American Jewish Summer Camps
2021-07-08 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
The History of American Jewish Summer Camps
Thursday, July 8 | 5 PM ET on Zoom
Join the Museum for a program exploring the fascinating history of Jewish summer camps, an American Jewish tradition started in the early 20th century to preserve heritage, forge Jewish identity, and let children escape the city heat.
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Концерт Галины Богдановской
2021-07-08 19:00 - 20:00
Творческий вечер Галины Богдановской
К юбилею
Авторская песня
Театр
Кино
8 июля, 7 p.m., Zoom
Ранее не показанные фрагменты выступлений
Американская премьера анимационного документального фильма с участием Галины Богдановской. Совместное производство Беларусьфильм и Ленфильм. Фильм представлен на участие в Венецианском Кинофестивале – 2021.
Билет $25. Оплата по PayPal c paypal.me/michaelbrusilovsky1
Info mbrusilov@gmail.com

A Crime on the Bayou
2021-07-09 - 2021-07-23
A Crime on the Bayou
Virtual Screening
Dir. Nancy Buirski
(US, 2020, 89 min)
The story of a lasting bond formed between an unjustly arrested Black man, Gary Duncan, and Richard Sobol, his young Jewish attorney. In 1966, 19-year-old Duncan faces the white supremacist court system in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The pair takes Duncan’s case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Streaming Jul 9–23 | Q+A with director Tue, Jul 13, 7 pm
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Mengele: Unmasking the Angel of Death
2021-07-13 14:00 - 15:00
“Mengele: Unmasking the Angel of Death” Book Talk
Tuesday, July 13 | 2 PM ET on Zoom
Former Museum Director David G. Marwell, tasked with uncovering Mengele’s fate while he worked at the U.S. Justice Department in the 1980s, is the author of Mengele: Unmasking the Angel of Death, a definitive new biography. Marwell will explore Mengele’s story with Andrew Nagorski, an award-winning journalist and author of The Nazi Hunters and 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War.
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A Crime on the Bayou Q&A
2021-07-13 19:00 - 21:00
A Crime on the Bayou
Virtual Screening
Dir. Nancy Buirski
(US, 2020, 89 min)
Filmmaker Nancy Buirski (The Loving Story, The Rape of Recy Taylor) tells the story of a lasting bond formed between an unjustly arrested Black man, Gary Duncan, and Richard Sobol, his young Jewish attorney. In 1966, 19-year-old Duncan faces the white supremacist court system in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, for daring to touch a white boy’s arm. Standing united, the pair takes Duncan’s case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to fight for the rights of all Americans to a fair trial.
Streaming Jul 9–23 | Q+A with director Tue, Jul 13, 7 pm
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Understanding The Rise of Global Antisemitism and Extremism
2021-07-21 12:00 - 13:00
Understanding The Rise of Global Antisemitism and Extremism
July 21, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Join ADL New England for an important discussion moderated by Robert Trestan, ADL New England Regional Director, on the rise and complexities of global antisemitism and extremism, including perspectives from Israel and the United States.

Shira Ruderman is the Executive Director of the Ruderman Family Foundation and is a senior executive and serial achiever in the world of social justice.
Oren Segal leads ADL’s Center on extremism which provides resources, expertise and training which enables law enforcement, public officials and internet and technology companies to identify and counter emerging threats.
Eric K. Ward is a nationally-recognized expert on the relationship between.

The event is free and open to the public.
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Encounters
2021-08-15 17:00 - 19:00
ENCOUNTERS: Jazz Meets Ashkenazi and Sephardi Sounds, OUTDOOR CONCERT
Jazz quartet concert outdoors on a beautiful property in Lincoln, led by Israeli pianist and composer Moshe Elmakias.
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About this Event
Join us for an outdoor concert featuring a Jazz quartet of NEC alumni helmed by Israeli composer and pianist Moshe Elmakias. With a virtuosic personal style, Moshe is one the most exciting pianists among the new generation of Israeli jazz musicians.
Moshe has composed a rich program exploring the musical traditions of Nigun, originating from Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews, as well as Piyut, originating from North African Sephardic Jews, through the lens of jazz. The concert also includes Israeli melodies that in turn owe a debt to the musical legacy of Nigunim, interpreted in Moshe’s unique style. See below for performer bios.
This program is supported by the Consulate General of Israel to New England.
Seating is limited; Early Bird tickets end August 11. Purchase your ticket today!
4 pm VIP Hour – Wine/refreshments for VIP ticketholders
5 pm Doors Open for all ticketholders (seating unreserved, except VIP)
5:30 pm Welcome by Daniel Agranov, Deputy Consul General of Israel to New England
7:00 pm Music ends. Guests meet the performers and socialize while there is daylight
The event takes place outdoors in the verdant grounds of a beautiful private property in Lincoln, MA. Complete address details will be provided after your ticket purchase, several days before the event takes place. When you buy your ticket(s) you will first receive an automatic ticket confirmation from Eventbrite, and the address will be sent separately some time later. Please carefully read all NotaBenes below.
NOTA BENE:
Tickets cannot be refunded but can be transferred to a different attendee.
The rain date for the concert is Thurs. August 19. The decision about whether the date has to be shifted will be made on the 13th.
If you are unable to attend due to illness or some other unavoidable reason, or if the date shifts to the 19th, and you are not free that day, you can choose to have the amount you paid held as a credit for a future BRAI event (valid up to one year) or converted to a donation.
Ample on-street parking available. Restroom access available.
COVID-19 WARNING – An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present, even outdoors. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe physical illness and death. By your ticket purchase and attendance you signal that you freely and voluntarily assume ALL RISKS, HAZARDS AND DANGERS arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting a communicable disease or illness, including COVID-19, whether occurring before, during, or after the event, however caused or contracted. If you are not comfortable assuming these risks, please let us know and we will refund your ticket purchase.
The CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL is the official representative of the State of Israel to the New England region, serving the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Connecticut. The Consulate promotes knowledge and understanding of Israel through the fields of academia, culture, politics, community, economy, press, and public diplomacy.
BALLETS RUSSES ARTS INITIATIVE is a non-profit organization that fosters international creative exchange in the visual and performing arts and film, with a special focus on the post-Soviet States. BRAI carries out public programs throughout Massachusetts, the East Coast and internationally, and BR360 Member programs in the Boston area.
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Herzlmania!
2021-09-01 17:30 - 19:00
Image courtesy of the David Matlow Herzl Collection (www.herzlcollection.com)
Herzlmania! 125 years of Theodor Herzl’s The Jewish State
Film Premiere and Lecture by Herzl biographer, Prof. Derek Penslar

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
5:30 – 7:00 PM EST

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In person: campus community only
3rd Floor Conference Room
Mandel Center for the Humanities
Brandeis University
AND
Via Zoom: open to all
Join us as we commemorate the 125th anniversary of Theodor Herzl’s “The Jewish State.” Watch the premiere screening of “Herzlmania,” a short film celebrating David Matlow’s Theodor Herzl Memorabilia Collection, the world’s largest private collection of Herzl artifacts. Then take a deeper look at the legacy of this pivotal figure in a lecture by Herzl’s biographer, Derek Penslar, the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University and author of “Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader“ (Yale University Press, 2020). Filmmaker Daniel Mooney directed “Herzlmania,” and the film was commissioned by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University.
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Open House Speaker Series
2021-09-30
Tikvah Online Academy
Open House Speaker Series
Tikvah Online Academy is excited to announce a new conversation series, addressing the animating spirit of our programs as they relate to the questions of the day. Rabbi Mark Gottlieb, Dean of Tikvah Online Academy and Senior Director at the Tikvah Fund, will be joined by some of America’s leading Jewish educators and public intellectuals — Dr. Christine Rosen, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, and Dr. Rachel Fish — in conversation on important questions for Jewish parents. These conversations are an opportunity to explore essential issues in today’s parenting and educational landscape and to learn more about the growing role that Tikvah plays in addressing these challenges.
The series is open to all invested in the education of the rising generation, especially to parents, grandparents, and educators. We invite you to join the conversation and learn more about what Tikvah Online Academy plans to offer in the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year.
Tikvah believes young Jews deserve to understand the most important Jewish and Zionist ideas. We offer high-level online seminars — with master teachers — in the great books, key debates, and heroic figures of Jewish, American, and Western civilization. In the current moment, serious Jewish education is more essential than ever, and Tikvah Online Academy rises to meet the challenge. Applications for our fall semester open August 23rd.
For more information or to ask a question, please contact us at rainawein@tikvahfund.org.
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Call for Artists
2021-10-01 23:00 - 23:30
Apply by October 1, 2021
Following the success of our inaugural virtual exhibit, The Zionist Phantom, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University invites artists to apply for a solo virtual exhibition to be held in spring 2022. Preference will be given to artists whose work speaks to the diversity of Israel’s population. The selected artist is awarded a $2,500 exhibition stipend to produce two virtual programs during the exhibition, and up to $1,200 to cover related costs.
Artists must be residents of Israel who have not previously had a solo exhibition of their work in the U.S. Furthermore, their work must speak to the mission of the Center, which is dedicated to promoting exemplary teaching and scholarship concerning Israeli history, politics, culture, and society. There will be no physical exhibition or catalogue.
Interested artists must apply and upload the materials listed below by October 1, 2021. Applicants will be notified of decision by the end of October. All materials must be in English. Questions can be submitted to scis@brandeis.edu.
Application to include:

Artist CV
The central theme of the exhibition and how to it relates to the mission of the Schusterman Center (500 words)
Artist Statement (200 words)
Proposed budget detailing total exhibition expenses, up to $1200
10-15 images/files of the work for consideration, (jpg. format for images). Number the images/files to correspond with a separate Work List. Each image/file should not exceed 1 MB. If your work is time-based or has video documentation, you may include video still or other appropriate documentation. Please provide any links to your videos/audio online. (Website, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
Work List: Artist name, title, year, medium, dimensions. Provide a short description of the work, if necessary.

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Babi Yar Commemoration
2021-10-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Center Makor: The Campus, 384 Harvard St., Brookline, MA, 02446, United States
80th anniversary
of
BABI YAR
Virtual & free for all
Join us on ZOOM at vievma.com/babiyar80
Learn more at actionpsj.org/babiyar80
While Babi Yar in Kyiv is the most famous symbol of this international tragedy, the Holocaust by bullets occurred across Ukraine and Eastern Europe. The Soviet regime erased the memory of the victims of the Nazis for half a century. Together we will learn and remember as we memorialize and honor the victims of the Holocaust by bullets.
Memorial commemoration:
Daniel Agranov, Deputy Consul General of Israel to New England
Anna Shternshis, Ph.D., Al and Malka Green Professor of Yiddish studies and director of the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto
Concert-learning – The history shared through music and poetry.
Igor Shchupak, Ph.D., director of “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” (Dnipro), Honored Educator of Ukraine. Direct from Ukraine.
Rabbi Lior Nevo, Rabbi Jim Morgan, Giulia Fleishman. Prayer of Rememberance.
Artistic commemoration:
Neshama Carlebach, B’shaim HaShlem, One Step out of Time
Stan Antonevich, Hebrew Melody, Theme from Schindler’s List
Liliana Glik, Vocalist, Yiddish Songs
Brad Rothschild, Producer, “My Holocaust: Memory for Ages” Documentary.

Registration in advance is required. Registration and program information: actionpsj.org/babiyar80
For questions, registration assistance, or sponsorship opportunities please contact actionpsj@gmail.com or call 781-893-2331.
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We appreciate help and support of Action of Post-Soviet Jewry, CJP, Center Communities of Brookline, RJCF, Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, Consulate General of Israel to New England, and Shaloh House.

Neshama Carlebach is an award-winning singer, songwriter and educator who has performed and taught in cities around the world. A winner and four-time Independent Music Awards Nominee for her most current release, Believe, Neshama has sold over one million records, making her one of today’s best-selling Jewish artists in the world. Neshama has been a cornerstone of major Jewish music festivals across the U.S. and globally, performing in front of thousands at countless concerts and gatherings for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. As a teenager she performed alongside her father, the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. As the first then-Orthodox woman of her generation to perform for a mixed-gender audience, Neshama has sparked public conversations with brave forays into the place of women in Judaism and today’s world. During the worldwide pandemic, Neshama was able to pivot and transform her work platform. From her home studio, Neshama performed/participated in over 300 Zoom events, ranging from fundraisers to gala events and life cycle moments where she was able to provide solace, comfort and uplifting music to communities around the world. As the global situation evolves, Neshama is looking forward to continuing to connect with communities virtually as well as through in-person performances. Neshama lives in New York with her husband Rabbi Menachem Creditor, and their five children.

Stanislav/Stan Antonevich has been playing violin since the age of 3. He is an orchestral, chamber, and solo performer, as well as music teacher and director. Stan holds Masters Degrees in both classical and jazz violin performances, and an Artist Diploma in solo performance, all from Longy School of Music. He has received honors in multiple international competitions, including first prize at the International Dvarionas Competition in Vilnius, Lithuania (at age sixteen). Stan has served as concertmaster with several symphony orchestras in Massachusetts and nationwide. He is currently the concertmaster and assistant concertmaster of the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra. He enjoys sharing his music with his students and the public; his performances are known for moving interpretations and arresting delivery that touch the soul.

Babi Yar 80th Commemoration
2021-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Center Makor: The Campus, 384 Harvard St., Brookline, MA, 02446, United States
Babi Yar 80th Anniversary Commemoration
By invitation only
The event will be live streaming on the Center Makor YouTube channel.
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In the program:
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Welcome table with hors d’oeuvre, salad bar, wine, etc.
7:30 pm – 8:20 pm – Welcome by Rob Leikind, Director of American Jewish Committee NE, and Vladimir Foygelman, President of Center Makor.
Screening of the fragment from the documentary “My Babi Yar” Director, Georgy Melsky, People’s Artist of Ukraine. Hebrew Melody will be performed by Stan Antonevich, violin.
Remarks by: Oleksii Holubov, Consul General of Ukraine to New York; Daniel Agranov, Consul General of Israel in Boston; Nicole Menzenbach, Consul General of Germany to NE; Rabbi Marc Baker, President of Combined Jewish Philanthropies; Alex Koifman, President of Russian Jewish Community Foundation.
Memorial prayers by Rabbi William Hamilton, Congregation Kehillath Israel; Rabbi Dan Rodkin, Shaloh House.
The theme from Schindler’s List will be performed by Stan Antonevich, violin. Yiddish songs will be performed by singer Liliana Glik.
Please note the program of the evening is subject to change.

Registration is closed. Please watch us live on the Center Makor YouTube channel.
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Over $500 – Donor. Logo and name in the brochure, on website, and recognition on Facebook. Logo on the slideshow before the event. Recognition of the name of the business and/or the donor during the event.

By invitations only. Prior registration is required. The number of guests is limited.
The event will be live streaming on the Center Makor YouTube channel.
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COVID-19 protection rules:

All guests need to be vaccinated.
During the Welcome reception guests must eat at the table and will be informed not to walk with the food around the room. Guests are allowed to take masks off while eating at the table;
We will place big round tables in a separate room (M8), 6 persons per table up to 8-10 tables;
All guests need to wear masks in the Social Hall during the commemoration;
Masks will be provided if our guests need them;
The capacity of the reception room is up to 100 people;
The Social Hall capacity is up to 300;
Total number of guests will be up to 100–120.

Tikvah Online Academy seminars
2021-10-31
Tikvah Online Academy seminars
for 11-12th grade students
Tikvah Online Academy offers high-level seminars — with small classes, master teachers, and spirited discussions — for students interested in Jewish ideas, Zionism and modern Israel, American democracy, and Western civilization.
— Each class meets for one session per week for five weeks: always live on Zoom. All weekday classes are scheduled in the evenings, so they will not conflict with the school day. Sunday sessions will take place in the late mornings or evenings.
— All classes are capped at 12 to 15 students.
— Courses are open to all students regardless of their educational backgrounds. The application process is simple but selective.
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Application deadline: October, 31

Leaving Paradise: Film Screening and Conversation
2021-11-07 - 2021-11-21
Leaving Paradise: Film Screening and Conversation
Part of the Boston Jewish Film Festival
Stream anytime November 7-21
Documentary, 2021, Brazil/Israel, 86 min. Your ticket includes a pre-recorded conversation between film director Ofer Freiman and Brandeis University’s Dr. Dalia Wassner. Presented by the Boston Jewish Film Festival. Sponsored by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Project on Latin American Jewish & Gender Studies. In Partnership with the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies.
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I Named My Dog Pushkin
2021-11-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Center Makor: The Campus, 384 Harvard St., Brookline, MA, 02446, United States
Center Makor and Congregation Kehillath Israel present
Margarita Gokun Silver
I Named My Dog Pushkin (and Other Immigrant Tales):
Notes From a Soviet Girl on Becoming an American Woman
An exclusive presentation of the bestseller book and book signing
Musical breaks will be provided by Liliana Glik
In English
“Buy a pair of Levi’s, lose the Russian accent, become an American…how hard could it be?”
Margarita Gokun Silver is a freelance journalist, essayist, and novelist. Her articles and essays have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, BBC, NPR and The Atlantic, among others. Find out more about her work on http://www.margaritagokunsilver.com/
Read more about the book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091FPY38M/
Tickets:
– $36 – admits one, includes a copy of the book and a drink from the bar before the event;
– $60 – admits two, includes a copy of the book and two drinks from the bar before the event;
– $54 – admits one, includes a copy of the book, a drink from the bar before the event, and a private reception with the author after the event (refreshments will be served.)
Those who buy a ticket but decide not to attend in person can join us over Zoom. Zoom link will be emailed to all the attendees; you will have to pour your own drink, but we will mail you the signed book after the event.
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November 10 at 7:30 pm; doors open at 7:00 pm.
Read an interview with the author.
Electronic version of the book is also available on Amazon

Liliana Glik
Vocalist-performs Yiddish songs
Liliana Glik originally from Lithuania, is a professional singer/performer of Jewish Folk Music in Yiddish and Hebrew including popular songs in English, Russian, French, Armenian, Georgian, Ukrainian, and other languages.
Her passion for music stems from her early childhood and runs deep within my family. A graduate from Lithuania’s National Music Academy and the Vilnius Conservatory with a major in vocal and choir conductor.
Throughout the years she performed all over the former Soviet Union and around the world. She is a Silver Medalist and is a winner of the “Fan – favorite” prize of the Jewish Music Festival in Kharkiv, Ukraine in 1991. In Boston, Liliana joined as a soloist at the Jewish Musical Theater “Firelech” in Boston, Massachusetts.

Flesh of My Flesh
2021-11-17 12:15 - 13:45
BOOK LAUNCH – Flesh of My Flesh: Sexual Violence in Modern Hebrew Literature
November 17, 12:15 – 1:45 PM Boston Time
Via Zoom
Join us for a discussion of Prof. Ilana Szobel‘s new book. “Flesh of My Flesh” examines the trope of sexual violence in modern Hebrew literature and situates the rhetoric of sexual aggression within the contexts of gender, ethnicity, disability, and national identity. Save 30% on the book with the discount code on our website. With Brandeis Professors ChaeRan Freeze, Sue Lanser, Ilana Szobel, and Schusterman Center Associate Director Shayna Weiss.
Free and open to all. Advanced registration required. Cosponsored by: Hadassah-Brandeis Institute; Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies; Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Schusterman Center for Israel Studies; and Women’s Studies Research Center, at Brandeis University.
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Roma in Central and Eastern Europe
2021-11-17 20:00 - 21:00
Roma in Central and Eastern Europe
The Legacy of Racism, Enslavement, and Annihilation
Part of 3GNY’s New Series: More Than Six Million
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 8:00 pm on Zoom
We’re excited to introduce our new webinar series, More Than 6 Million: A series exploring Nazi persecution beyond the Jews. Over the next several months, we’ll feature programming that includes facts, stories, and experiences about the many other targets of Nazi persecution and genocide.
The inaugural event of our new series explores the history of the Romani people in Central and Eastern Europe from their enslavement in the 14th century, genocide during WWII, through pogroms, forced sterilization, and exclusion in the 21st century.
This event is presented with support from the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.
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Julia M. White, Associate Professor, Syracuse University
Julia M. White is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching and Leadership in the School of Education, Syracuse University. She directs the interdisciplinary minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice and is the co-coordinator of the Spector/Warren Fellowship for Future Educators, which brings students to the Holocaust Museum Houston for a week to engage in teaching about the Holocaust.
Her research agenda includes special educational policy at the national and international levels and inclusive education as a human right, particularly related to Romani students in Central and Eastern Europe and students with significant disabilities. She is the recipient of two Fulbright fellowships to the Slovak Republic. Her work has been cited in a European Court of Human Rights decision on the misdiagnosis of Romani students, and she has testified in regional courts in Hungary and the Slovak Republic.

Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War
2021-11-18 12:15 - 13:30
Dear Palestine: A Social History of the 1948 War
November 18, 12:15 – 1:30 PM Boston Time
Via Zoom
Part of the Schusterman Seminars: advanced seminars geared toward faculty and graduate students, and open to all, presenting the latest research in Israel Studies.
Shay Hazkani is Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research and teaching focuses on social and cultural history of Palestine/Israel, and Middle Eastern Jews.
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I Am Completely Normal
2021-11-21 10:00 - 11:00
“I Am Completely Normal” – The Struggle of Ethiopian Jews in Israel for “Normality”
November 21, 10 – 11 AM Boston Time
Via Zoom
Schusterman Center Post-doctoral Fellow Dr. Shula Mola will discuss the struggle of Ethiopian Jews in Israel for “normality,” and ways to deal with exclusion and racism. Dr. Mola is an Israeli civil and human rights activist and educator, a founding member of Mothers on Guard – a group of mothers who protest police brutality against youth of Ethiopian origin. Register by November 18, 2021. Cosponsored by Temple Emunah, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University.
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Forecasting the Future of Religion & State in Israel
2021-11-23 12:00 - 13:00
Forecasting the Future of Religion & State in Israel
Israel’s new budget includes important religion and state related reforms, and its passing may afford MKs the political breathing room they need to advance other pluralism issues. Join us as we break down the current events and hear updates from Israeli experts.
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Plunder, Reparations & Restorative Justice
2021-12-01 18:00 - 20:00
Plunder, Reparations & Restorative Justice
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 6:00pm ET
Hosted by Northeastern University, with support from Boston3G
What does reparation and justice look like for surviving generations of families with brutal histories who experiences immeasurable losses? Are there lessons for America to be learned from the German reparations that Holocaust survivors received?
Margaret Burnham will be in conversation with Menachem Kaiser, who was featured at a 3GNY event this past summer and discussed his book. Join Northeastern University and Boston3G to continue the conversation on this important topic.
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Leonid Ptashka and His Band
2021-12-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Center Makor: The Campus, 384 Harvard St., Brookline, MA, 02446, United States
Jazz lovers of Boston are thrilled and excited for a whirlwind of rhythm. Incomparable Jazz maestro, pianist, composer, showman Leonid Ptashka is coming to town! You will spend an unforgettable evening, filled with the vivid colors of jazz.
Also in program: award presentation, latkes and suvganiyot, charitable cash bar, lighting Hanukkah candles.
Tickets: $35; $45 at the door.
Those who want to listen to the concert in the comfort of their own home can do so at a discount – follow the same link and choose a Zoom ticket. You will receive your link 30 minutes prior to the event. Please note: all online ticket sales end at 5:30 p.m., December 1.

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Leonid Ptashka, pianist and composer, was born in 1964 in Baky. He began to study piano at the age of 4, at the age of 14 he started performing at a professional scene. Finished Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow he spread far beyond in the Russian Jazz circuit. His debut album Flight of Fantasy (1984) was a massive seller by jazz terms. Taking jazz into the worlds of ethnic jazz and improvisation on traditional main-stream, Ptashka has established himself as a virtuoso instrumentalist, a brilliant performer and an artist passionately committed to his music. Through the years, combining acoustic piano, electronics and synthesizer keyboard instruments, he has refined his expressiveness and developed an impressive technique. Performing as a soloist Ptashka played Recital concerts all over the world, including solo recital in Carnegy Concert Hall New York (1988), Boston University Concert Hall (1988), Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (1989). Later on Leonid Ptashka continues his concert tours in France, Yugoslavia, West Germany, Italy.
The intensive concert appearances were combined with musician’s participation in big jazz contests. By the year of his immigration to Israel (1990), Ptashka had received 17 national awards in Jazz. At the international Pianist contest in Kalish, Poland (1987) Ptashka was the first Soviet jazz pianist who was awarded the second prize and got the main award of the Pagart Record Company. He won the first prize in the Pianist Competition in Los Angeles (1988), the special prize at the Jazz Pianist Competition in France (1989), and the first prize in Eilat Jazz Festival in Israel (1991).
Leonid Ptashka recorded and produced 7 records in Russia, USA (Mobile Fidelity Company), Israel 1996 (NMC Company) (see discography). Immigrated to Israel he immediately joined the forefront of the Israeli Jazz scene, performing, teaching and conducting. Since then he has formed and lead several bands in the country.
Leonid Ptashka is a founder & artistic director of International Jazz Festivals in Israel that are taking place since 1994 in different cities across the country . “Jazz in Winter” in 1998 , “Jazzland” in 2001, “25 years & only Jazz” 2002 (see productions) were the most unforgettable ones .
In 2000 he was included into the prestigious list of “100 outstanding musicians of the 20-th century” that was combined by the American Biographical Institute.
In 2003 he received The Medal of Israeli Parlament- Kneset as a state recognition of his achievements & contribution to the country.
Since 2003 Ptashka is a host of popular international television Music Show “ The Night Bird” (Ptashka in Russian is a bird) (See The Night Bird).
He continues to participate in Jazz festivals all over the world and his career includes work with legendary musicians from the first line such as: Larry Porter, Benny Carter, Joan Brekin, Tom Lee, James Newton, Edd Tickepen, Al Foster, Dusco Goikovich ,Freddie Hubbard, Herb Alpert.
Leonid Ptashka plays with powerful intensity, sophisticated technique and remarkable sensitivity.
Paths is constantly continuing to innovate and to renew his repertoire (see news) and styles
Originally born in Moscow and hailing from Israel, for the past 9 years Yaacov Mayman has been contributing his unique musical voice to the vibrant New York Jazz scene, equally earning high praise, as from his peers and musical critics, as from his multi-faceted audience. He has recently released his highly acclaimed debut album “Watercolors” that features some of the most prominent and re-known Jazz musicians today, such as trumpeter Alex Sipiagin and bassist Boris Kozlov. Yaacov has been indulging audiences nationally and internationally in his fascinating performances with powerful, warm sound, dazzling virtuosity, daring interaction and outstanding musicality, accompanied by an impeccable lineup of hard-swinging and powerfully driving rhythm sections.
Yaacov has performed and/or recorded with such Jazz greats, as Latin-Jazz pianist Ray Santiago, bassist Avishai Cohen, percussionist Anthony Carillo, trumpeters Avishai Cohen, Joey Morant and the legendary member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers Valery Ponomarev, drummers Darrel Green, Kim Thompson and Jerome Jennings, guitarist Bruce Edwards, pianist Edsel Gomez, saxophonists Ed Jackson and legendary Arnie Lawrence, vocalists Michelle Volker and Grace Garland. As well, he has been collaborating with world re-known concert cellist Borislav Strulev. Yaacov has performed in such venues, as Birdland, Blue Note, Smalls, Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, 55Bar, Smoke, Le-Club and festivals, such as JVC Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Russian International Jazz Festival, Heineken Jazz Festival, NY Latin Jazz Festival, Massachusetts Jazz Festival and Connecticut Jazz Festival.
Yaacov Mayman is a many-sided composer, whose music incorporates his strong influences by John Coltrane and Dexter Gordon, his deep roots in Be-Bop and his exposure to World, Israeli folk and Classical music into one fresh, unique and original style, full of punchy, unpredictable rhythm riffs, inspiring melodic twists and touching lyricism, all above breath-taking metric kaleidoscope.
His quartet has been conquering audience’s hearts, leaving listeners on the tips of their toes all the way through his exciting performances around USA and abroad and is currently maintaining a busy tour schedule, making New York City its home.
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Who is a Convert
2021-12-02 12:15 - 13:30
Who is a Convert? The Law of Return and the Legality of Reform and Conservative Conversions in Israel
December 2, 12:15 – 1:30 PM Boston Time
Via Zoom
Part of the Schusterman Seminars. David Ellenson was past Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and is Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. He is Chancellor Emeritus and former President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
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Visit with Julian Edelman
2021-12-02 18:00 - 19:00
Hanukkah virtual visit with Julian Edelman
Thursday, December 2, 6:00-7:00 PM
The former New England Patriots wide receiver will discuss his Jewish journey and identity, pride for the State of Israel, and much more as part of a live conversation with Rabbi Hamilton.
On Zoom Only – contact the Kehillath Israel office: Jodie@congki.org.

JPA Virtual Open House
2021-12-08 20:00 - 21:00
As Russian-Jewish parents, we are constantly looking for ways to make Jewish identity and heritage compelling to our children. Please join us tomorrow, December 8th at 8pm EST for a presentation and Q&A on identity formation and the role of Jewish education with an author and educator, Dr. David Bryfman.
You’ll also have an opportunity to hear about Jewish Parent Academy and its unique programs designed to provide you with background information and tools to effectively transmit Jewish identity to your children.
The event is free with registration at: https://bit.ly/3FOIabB
Please feel free to extend the invitation to your friends and family. We’d love to meet them!
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The Jewish Parent Academy is a high caliber adult Jewish education program created for Russian-speaking Jewish parents.

Become a part of a like-minded community
Develop a strategy for building a strong Jewish identity for your children
Gain knowledge of depth and breadth of Jewish history and tradition
Develop deep understanding of the forces that shaped unique Russian Jewish heritage
Created for Russian-speaking Jews by Russian-speaking Jews

Join our online Open House to learn about the program and meet some of the people behind the most successful initiative for Russian-speaking Jews in America.
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Learn about JPA experience from our alumni:
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Шутки в сторону - Игаль Котляр
2021-12-08 21:00 - 22:00
Дорогие друзья, ждем вас в эфир передачи “Шутки в Сторону” в эту среду, 8-го декабря, в 9 вечера по этой ссылке: https://youtu.be/plaGjbQt_fA
Гость программы – доктор Игаль Котлер – специалист по русско-еврейской истории, культуре и диаспоре. Директор образовательных программ COJECO (Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations).
«Два мира – два Шапиро». Уже несколько тысяч лет евреи спорят о том, кого же считать евреем. Мы поговорим с доктором Котлером о животрепещущей теме – как русскоязычные евреи-иммигранты и американские евреи отвечают на этот вопрос. Поговорим об истории взаимоотношений этих двух общин, о ситуации на сегодняшний день и прогнозах на будущее. Постараемся шутить по ходу дела, как полагается одесситу и москвичу. Ударим просвещением по самоидентификации и антисемитизму!
Смотрите на YouTube
cojeco.org/who-we-are/staff-and-board-of-directors
linkedin.com/in/yikotler
thereklama.com/igal-kotler-amerikanskiye-yevrei-sovetskiye-yevrei

The IPO's 85th Birthday
2021-12-26
On Sunday, December 26th, the Israel Philharmonic will mark its 85th Birthday with a unique virtual celebration. Invite your family and friends to join as well. Access to the event is free.
Click here to register for this once-in-a-lifetime concert livestream!
How to watch? Once registered, you will receive an email 24 hours before the event with links to various viewing options.

Interview with Amy Spitalnick
2022-01-11 20:00 - 21:00
Interview with Amy Spitalnick from Integrity First for America
Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 8:00pm ET
Integrity First for America (IFA)’s landmark federal trial against the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and hate groups that orchestrated the “Unite the Right” violence in Charlottesville began on Oct 25. Join us to learn about the important work of IFA and the landmark federal trial.
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Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director, Integrity First For America
Amy Spitalnick, a 3G, is Executive Director at Integrity First for America. Amy has extensive experience in government, politics, and advocacy, including as Communications Director and Senior Policy Advisor to the New York Attorney General and Communications Advisor and Spokesperson for the New York City Mayor. Amy has been named a Women in Power Fellow at the 92nd Street Y, a Truman National Security Project Fellow, a City & State 40 Under 40 Rising Star, and a NY Jewish Week 36 Under 36 Changemaker.
Perhaps most notably, Amy and the team behind this case were recently dubbed “21st Century Nazi hunters” by the Forward.
This event, sponsored by 3GNY, 3GAZ, 3GDC, 3GNJ, 3GPhilly, 3GMiami, Boston 3G, and the JFCS Holocaust Center – 3GSF is free and open to the public.
Donate to IFA to support the legal team and to keep the plaintiffs and attorneys safe.

Paint Night
2022-01-12 19:00 - 20:30
Express yourself at
Paint Night
Virtual Event
Create your own masterpiece of this beautiful Holy Land-scape with guided instruction by a Paint Bar Specialist, on ZOOM!
All materials will be sent to you upon registration.
RSVP – mishkantefila.org/form/paintnight
January 12, 7:00-8:30, $25 per person
No experience necessary!
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Witness
2022-01-14 19:30 - 2022-01-23 19:00
Witness
A (ZERO-G) VIRTUAL THEATER PRODUCTION
Directed by Igor Golyak
DECEMBER 10 – JANUARY 23
A new virtual documentary theater piece

Written by Nana Grinstein
with Blair Cadden & Igor Golyak
Conceived and directed by Igor Golyak
Scenography & Costume Design by Anna Fedorova
Virtual Design by Daniel Cormino
Sound Design by Viktor Semenov
DP/Editor, Anton Nikolaev
Produced by Sara Stackhouse
Featuring the Arlekin Acting Company
December 10, 2021 – January 23, 2022
This is a STREAMING performance.
WITNESS can only be viewed ONLINE.
Tickets $25
Where do unwanted people go?
WITNESS, the latest project from Arlekin’s Zero Gravity (zero-G) Virtual Theater Lab, is a new documentary theater piece about Jewish immigration in the face of antisemitism. WITNESS brings actors and audience together from around the world for a shared immersive experience set on a boat in digital space. The piece is inspired by the journey of the MS St. Louis, which left Hamburg in 1939 with over 900 Jewish people on board and headed to Cuba only to be turned away, leaving the passengers stranded with nowhere to go and no escape. WITNESS shares stories of Jewish immigrants from around the globe through an interactive virtual theater experience at the nexus of film, theater and video games.
“…the future of online productions might be best represented so far by Arlekin Players Theatre…” –This Week in New York ‘20 This Week in New York
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