Center Makor

Babi Yar Commemoration
2021-10-03 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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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$400–$500 – Sponsor. Logo and name in the brochure, on website, and recognition on Facebook. Logo on the slideshow before the event.
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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LimmudBoston's Winter eFestival
2022-01-23 12:00 - 17:00
LimmudFest is online once again! Join us on January 23, 2022 , from 12 noon-5:00 pm for a day of learning, music, laughter and connection.
About this event
Learn, laugh, discover, and share at the 12th annual LimmudBoston Festival celebrating Jewish culture, learning and diversity. Connect with the Jewish community, cultivate your curiosity and expand your horizons.
Our Limmud e-festival 2022 is shaping up to be a spectacular event. This year we have numerous authors, a well-known Boston humorist, phenomenal cooks, scholars, entertainers, and incredible stories of immigration.
Here’s a sampling of some session offerings: Go to www.limmudboston.org for the full program.
Mind-Body Healing: Meditation as a holistic approach to pain with Cat Kaner
This is our Shmita year (the sabbatical year): What lessons can we learn from it and how shmita can inform our commitment to social justice, with Sara Pincus.
“In a pandemic world, does community still matter?” How can we sustain it when our norms are shifting and the world feels more polarized than ever,? With Ben Greenberg, Limmud North America’s first ever Director of Communities.
Sephardic Cooking with cookbook author Stella Hanan Cohen, author of Stella’s Sephardic Table. You will receive ingredients to cook along with her and Susan Barocas when you register for this session.
Susan Cohen, an immigration attorney will discuss stories from her recent book.
Daniel Cainer, a much-touted British performer who has successfully crossed the “great pond” many times and played to packed houses, will make his Boston debut at our Limmud e-Festival and will perform for us all in a full session at the end of the day.
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Which sessions will you choose?
If you have already signed up for the eFestival, you can start building your schedule. (Look for a message from Emamo!) If you haven’t already signed up, what are you waiting for? See below for a full list of sessions and sign up today!
NOTE: It wouldn’t be Limmud without a little improvisation…
There have been a few last-minute updates to the schedule.
See the full schedule on our website.
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Semester in Israel
2022-03-09 20:30 - 21:30
ПРИСОЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ К НАМ В ИЗРАИЛЕ НА СЕМЕСТР!
Welcoming teens from the Russian-Speaking Jewish Community!
$10,000 grants are available to all teens of Russian-speaking families.

Please Join Us For A:
Virtual Information Session with
Alexander Muss High School in Israel
Jewish National Fund-USA’s Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI-JNF) is excited to present transformative opportunities to study abroad in Israel. Alexander Muss High School in Israel is the ultimate college prep study abroad adventure where students learn 4,000 years of Israeli history by using the land as a living classroom! Come learn how our Israel programs can enrich your teenager’s high school experience and enhance their college applications, making them stand out from the crowd.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
8:30 PM ET / 7:30 pm CT / 5:30 pm PT
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AMHSI-JNF Scholarships are available in addition to the $10,000 grant.
For More Information:
Sunny Nayberg at snayberg@jnf.org or 332.999.1953
Dana Klein at dklein@jnf.org or 617-438-8775
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Jewish Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club
2022-03-30 20:00 - 21:00
Explore the strange new worlds of Jewish fantasy and science fiction with the dynamic duo of Rabbi Josh Breindel and Stephanie Bennett! Each month, we’ll read a new title and come together to explore its themes and insights on Jewish life and culture. Our next book is “Spinning Silver” by Naomi Novik. You can read more about this work of Jewish fantasy HERE. Our next meeting will be at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, March 30. Mark your calendars for the next few sessions (all on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM): April 20 and May 25.
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In Conversation with Charles Dellheim
2022-04-06 19:30 - 20:30
Jonathan Wilson
In Conversation with Charles Dellheim
Author of Belonging and Betrayal: How the Jews Made the Art World Modern
The story of the Jewish dealers of Old Masters, champions of modern art, and victims of Nazi plunder.
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Israel Film Center Festival
2022-06-01 - 2022-06-08
The Israel Film Center Festival
both in-person and virtually
Tickets For The 10th Annual Israel Film Center Festival Now On Sale! Get your tickets and catch an incredible selection of films from Israel.
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ZOOM: В гостях у Александра Избицера
2022-06-19 19:00 - 20:00
От души приглашаем вас в «виртуальные гости» к блистательному пианисту Саше Избицеру!
Дорогие друзья!
От души приглашаем вас в «виртуальные гости» к блистательному пианисту Саше Избицеру!
В непринужденной обстановке своей гостиной Саша, и сам вполне легендарная личность, поделится своими воспоминаниями о знакомстве с Капланом, Бродским, Евтушенко, Барышниковым, Шостаковичем, Вишневской и Ростроповичем, исполнит их любимые произведения и романсы.
Он ответит на ваши вопросы и, возможно, исполнит что-то из заявленного вами.
Zoom-встреча состоится в воскресенье, 19 июня в 7 pm EST. Ссылка на подключение к Zoom-встрече будет предоставлена позже.
Присоединяйтесь к уникальному вечеру, будет чудесно!
Часть собранных средств Саша передаст в фонд помощи Украине: ukrainetrustchain.org
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Спасибо вам и до встречи!
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Zoom встреча: МАКСИМ ОСИПОВ - писатель, публицист, врач
2022-07-30 14:00
Zoom встреча: МАКСИМ ОСИПОВ – писатель, публицист, врач
Авторское чтение текстов и путевые заметки русского литератора, покинувшего страну,
интереснейшего человека с академическим образованием и разноплановыми интересами.
Присоединяйтесь, будет интересно!
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Часть денег от продажи билетов будет передана в фонд Украины Ukraine Trust Chain.
Коротко о Максиме Осипове.
Максим Александрович Осипов родился в Москве. Окончил 2‑ю физико-математическую школу, 2‑й Московский медицинский институт, ординатуру, аспирантуру, защитил кандидатскую диссертацию. Работал в Калифорнийском университете в Сан-Франциско, в московских клиниках. В 1993 и 2005 годах выпустил в свет два издания книги «Клиническая эхокардиография» (в соавторстве с Нельсоном Шиллером) — самое известное руководство по этой специальности на русском языке. В 1994 году основал медицинское издательство «Практика», известное своими переводными медицинскими руководствами, а также книгами по музыковедению и богословию, и много лет руководил им. В 2005 году вернулся к работе врачом, тогда же создал благотворительное «Общество помощи Тарусской больнице», деятельность которого получила широкую известность в 2008 году после успешного противостояния врачей произволу местной власти. Благодаря усилиям «Общества помощи» Тарусская больница получила нескольких квалифицированных врачей и современное оборудование. В марте 2022 года переехал в Германию.
С 2007 года Осипов печатает свои очерки, рассказы и повести, в основном — в журнале «Знамя», который присудил ему свои премии за 2007 и 2015 гг. Опубликовал шесть сборников — «Грех жаловаться» (2009), «Крик домашней птицы» (2011), «Человек эпохи Возрождения» (2012), «Волною морскою» (2014) и «пгт Вечность» (2017) — все в издательстве АСТ-Corpus, Москва, — и «101-й километр, очерки из провинциальной жизни» в Издательстве Ивана Лимбаха в Санкт-Петербурге (2019). В 2020 г. издательство АСТ-Corpus выпустило наиболее полное собрание произведений Осипова «Люксембург и другие русские истории» — в электронном виде и как аудиокнигу (читает автор).

The Deaf Community in Israel
2022-11-08 14:20 - 15:40
The Deaf Community in Israel: Israeli Dancer and Poet Tami Assouline in Conversation with Professor Marco Di Giulio
November 8, 2:20 – 3:40 PM ET
Via Zoom
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Join us for a conversation with, and performance by, Israeli Deaf poet Tami Assouline. In her performances, Assouline rejects the hegemony of the spoken word and describes her poetry as “a purely visual work of art—an expression of my movement and freedom in my own language.” Removed from the strictures of Hebrew, her creative work explores such themes as love, grief, and the sensuality of the body.

Tami will perform her poetry and will discuss, together with Dr. Marco Di Giulio, the history, memory, and identity of the Israeli Deaf community. Live captions will be available.

This event is part of the “Performing Disability in Israel” series and is held in conjunction with Professor Ilana Szobel’s groundbreaking course, Disability Cultures: Art, Film and Literature of People with Disabilities.
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Marco Di Giulio is an associate professor of Hebrew language and literature at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. He has written on the vernacularization and standardization of Hebrew. He was a fellow at the Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford (UK), and his work has appeared in several peer-reviewed journals, including Jewish Social Studies, The Journal of Israeli History, The Jewish Quarterly Review, Modern Judaism, Hebrew Studies, History of Universities, and Annali d’Italianistica. Currently, he is completing a book manuscript on the history of disability in Israel. His most recent publication is “The Origins of Israeli Deaf Ethnicity,” Jewish Social Studies 27.2 (2022): 144-182. Prof. Di Giulio is an alumnus of the Summer Institute for Israel Studies.
Tami Assouline is a multidisciplinary deaf creator—in movement, dance and poetry. She is a sign language teacher and the daughter of a deaf family. She has written three books of poetry, the most recent of these in deaf syntax, and is working on a fourth book. Tami wrote the short film, “Inner Flame” (2017)—now available at the Brandeis University Library—which tells the story of a deaf young woman auditioning for a renowned dance company who decides to hide her deafness from the audition panel and the other dancers, fighting for her place on equal grounds. Tami’s ambition is to release a video and a bilingual book. Visit her website (in Hebrew).
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Ukrainians and Jews – History and Reality
2022-11-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Shaloh House Jewish Russian Center, 29 Chestnut Avenue, Brighton, MA, United States
Shaloh House and Center Makor invite you!

Our guest: Academic Vladimir Serhiychuck
Kiyv, Ukraine
Ukrainians and Jews – History and Reality
Book presentation
Tank King of Russia
The Amazing story of Isaac Saltzman

Sunday, November 13
6:00 РМ
Shaloh House
29 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton
In Russian

Also online. Everyone will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.
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Shaloh House и центр Макор приглашают!

Наш гость: академик, действительный член Академии Наук Украины
Владимир Иванович Сергийчук
В программе встречи:
Украинцы и евреи, история реальных взаимоотношений
Былое и современность
Презентация книги «Танковый Король России»
Удивительная история еврея Исаака Зальцмана

Воскресенье, 13 ноября
Начало в 6:00 РМ
Shaloh House
29 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton

Встреча проводится в Shaloh House и онлайн. Все купившие билеты также получат ссылку на Zoom.
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Владимир Иванович Сергийчук (укр. Володимир Іванович Сергійчук) (род. 13 марта 1950, село Пустоха, Житомирская область) — украинский историк, писатель и политик.
Профессор Киевского университета (с 1996 г.), где он является директором Центра украиноведения (с 2000 г.). Сергийчук является академиком (действительным членом) Национальной академии наук Украины. В 1982 г. защитил кандидатскую диссертацию на тему «Народная армия в Украине в период борьбы за независимость 1648-1654 гг. (организация, вооружение, снабжение)». Докторскую диссертацию защитил в 1992 г. “Украинское казачье войско второй половины 16–17 века”. Депутат Верховной Рады Украины, лауреат научной Мазепинской премии (1995 г.), Креста Ивана Мазепы (2010 г.) и других государственных премий.
Сергийчук исследует проблемы украинской истории, в частности украинское казачество, расселение украинцев по всему миру, судьбу национальных меньшинств в Украине, деятельность Украинской повстанческой армии и Организации украинских националистов, вклад украинцев в мировую науку и культуру.
Книга “Танковый король России”, Сергийчук В.

Издательство: Нічлава
Автор: Владимир Сергийчук
Год издания: 2005
Количество страниц: 236 с иллюстрациями
Переплет: твердый
Формат: 130х210 мм
Язык: русский

Книга посвящена жизни и деятельности выдающегося организатора промышленности, уроженца Украины Исаака Моисеевича Зальцмана, который в предвоенные и военные годы вложил огромный труд в налаживание производства новых танков. Находясь на постах директора Кировского в Ленинграде и Челябинске, Харьковского заводов — в Нижнем Тагиле, наркома танковой промышленности СССР в 1942—1943 годах он сыграл решающую роль в развертывании этой отрасли на востоке.
Книга рассчитана на всех, кто интересуется историей развития танковой промышленности.

Встреча проводится в Центре Макор и онлайн. Все купившие билеты также получат ссылку на Zoom.
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LimmudBoston's Winter eFestival 2023 – FREE
2023-01-22 12:30 - 15:00
LimmudFest Boston
Sunday afternoon
January 22, 2023 – 12:30-3:00
Via Zoom
NEW YEAR, NEW RABBIS, NEW IDEAS
Rabbis who are new to the greater Boston Jewish community or have new roles here, have been invited to teach about their passions! Their sessions are outstanding – innovative, provocative, fresh, and fascinating! The full list of sessions is below.
Here is a taste:
Navigating Divisive Jewish Communities
We live in times during which the boundaries of communities are constantly being navigated and contested. We see these tensions everywhere from college campuses to social movements to synagogue communities. What orientations toward Jewish life, Israel and American politics are considered within or outside the bounds? When we think about our Jewish community, what is the value of having communal boundaries? What constitutes “membership” in any given Jewish community and what makes staying “in” compelling despite differences of opinion, perspective, or identity? What happens when disagreement threatens to destroy a community? How does a community maintain diversity even as it aspires to some shared values and norms and are there limits to this diversity?
Emily Goldberg Winer is the Manager of Boston for Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and Director of Spiritual Engagement at Beth Sholom of Providence, Rhode Island. She received her ordination from Yeshivat Maharat in Riverdale, NY. Emily lives in Boston with her husband Jonah, campus rabbi at Tufts, and their extroverted Golden Retriever, Barley.
Rabbi Emily Goldberg Winer is the Manager of Boston for Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and Director of Spiritual Engagement at Beth Sholom of Providence, Rhode Island. She received her ordination from Yeshivat Maharat in Riverdale, NY. Emily lives in Boston with her husband Jonah, campus rabbi at Tufts, and their extroverted Golden Retriever, Barley.
ROSTER OF PRESENTERS AND TOPICS
Rabbi Dr. Raysh Weiss: Cannabis and Jewish Law
Rabbi Dr. Michael Shire and friends: Progressive Judaism is a Changing: a panel discussion
Rabbi Jeremy Fineberg: A Stranger and a Resident
Rabbi Jonah Rank: Signs and Wonders: Sign Language Viewed through the Rabbis
Rabbi Emily Goldberg Winer: Navigating Divisive Jewish Communities
Rabbi Elie Lehmann: The Righteous Women of Exodus
Rabbi Jessica Dell’era: Nice Jewish Atheists: Doubt and Rejection of God in Jewish Thought
Rabbi Leah Nussbaum: Beit Ishah Zonah – Jewish Dwelling in the House of the Harlot: Judaism and Sex Work
and featuring a keynote by Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld
Attendance is FREE!
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We look forward to learning with you on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22nd.
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