BALLADE: Violin and Piano Concert in memory of GORDON LANKTON
2021-04-25 18:00 - 2021-05-05 23:55 (America/New_York)
BALLADE: Violin and Piano Concert in memory of GORDON LANKTON
Virtual concert by Liubomyr Senyshyn (violin) and Paulius Pancekauskas (piano) recorded at Faneuil Hall, honoring Gordon Lankton (1931-2021)
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About this Event
A ballade is an instrumental composition based on a heroic narrative. This concert is dedicated to the memory of a human, and in many ways heroic, journey–that of collector, philanthropist and business leader Gordon Lankton. Gordon passed away March 7th, 2021, just shy of his 90th birthday, which he would have celebrated on April 24th.
In this concert, violinist Liubomyr Senyshyn, a native of Ukraine, and pianist Paulius Pancekauskas, a native of Lithuania, perform music by Maurice RAVEL, Balys DVARIONAS, Yevhen STANKOVYCH and Myroslav SKORYK (see below for full details). The streaming premiere of the concert video, on April 25, will be immediately followed by Q&A with the musicians on Zoom. The video will be available to watch on-demand through May 7, with registration remaining open through May 5.
Free registration is available. Your ticket purchases and donations are shared by BRAI and the artists. You can also make a donation after watching the concert.
BALLADE is part of the In Honorable Company series of virtual concerts presented by Ballets Russes Arts Initiative in collaboration with the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (est. 1638). This concert was recorded live in the fourth floor of Faneuil Hall on April 12th.
Viewing and Q&A links will go out to all registered attendees 24 hours and 2 hours before the streaming premiere. Registrations between 4 and 6 pm on the 25th will get the links shortly before the 6 pm start. Registrations received during/after the premiere, will receive the links instantaneously. The Q&A is only available to those who register before the streaming premiere ends.
PROGRAM:
Welcome by Raoul Alcala, Chairman of BRAI and Joe Regan, Executive Secretary of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
A tribute to Gordon Lankton by Peter Rand and Anna Winestein, co-founders of Ballets Russes Arts Initiative.
Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 “Posthume” , M.12
Balys DVARIONAS (1904-1972, Lithuanian) Sonata-Ballade for Violin and Piano
Yevhen STANKOVYCH (b. 1942, Ukrainian) ” Ukrainian Poem” for Violin and Piano
Myroslav SKORYK ( 1938-2020) “Carpathian Rhapsody” for Violin and Piano
PERFORMERS:
LIUBOMYR SENYSHYN is a wide-ranging solo, chamber and orchestral violinist, originally from Ukraine, with an active private teaching studio in the Boston area. After earning an MM from the L’viv National Music Academy, he joined the Austrian orchestra K&K Philharmoniker, with whom he played 120 concerts per year in the great halls of Europe: Berliner Philharmonic, Wiener Musikverein and Oslo Opera House. In the Boston area he performs regularly with the Cape Ann Symphony, Boston Chamber Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as Boston Opera Collaborative. He was a member of KLMB String Quartet (Lviv, Ukraine) and he is a co-founder of the Glenside Quartet (Boston, MA). He recently earned his Artist Diploma from the Longy School of Music of Bard College (Cambridge, MA), where he won the 2017 Honors Competition. In 2018, Liubomyr placed 2nd in the International Music Competition for Strings (Cremona, Italy), and now holds an associate faculty position at the Cremona International Music Academy for the 2021 festival. In addition to teaching privately, he is on the faculty of Note-Worthy Experiences (Sudbury, MA) and Sharon Music Academy. Learn more about Liubomyr here.
PAULIUS PANCEKAUSKAS is a pianist and teacher hailing from Lithuania who has made Boston his home for the last five years. In 2020 he earned his Artist Diploma in piano performance from Longy School of Music of Bard College, where he received the Neil and Jane Pappalardo Scholarship as well as the Presidential Scholarship, and studied under Spencer Myer. He also holds an M.M. from Longy and a B.M. from Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy. Paulius has achieved critical acclaim and won or placed in over a dozen piano and music competitions in Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, and USA. He is a laureate of the international New Names foundation. He made his orchestral debut with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra in 2009 performing Edward Grieg’s Piano Concerto in G minor. In 2014 he performed at the International Piano Stars Festival in Liepoja, Latvia. He has also played with the Klaipėda chamber orchestra. In 2020 he was a finalist of the prestigious Frederic Chopin Competition in Hartford, CT. Currently, Paulius is an active performer in Massachusetts pursuing his solo and teaching career. He is on the faculty at the Community Music Center of Boston. Watch Paulius play.
GORDON LANKTON (1931-2021) was a collector, philanthropist and business leader who founded the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA and built Nypro Inc into a powerhouse in medical plastics. He will, above all, be remembered as a leader who treated everyone with dignity. Gordon led with humility and genuinely cared for his employees and the community. He was also an important early benefactor of BRAI, and supporter of ongoing collaboration between BRAI and the Museum of Russian Icons that has lasted over a decade. Read more about Gordon here.
BALLETS RUSSES ARTS INITIATIVE is a Boston-based non-profit cultural organization that fosters international creative exchange in the visual and performing arts and film, and connects communities in the US and Eurasia. BRAI carries out public programs throughout Massachusetts, the East Coast and internationally, and BR360 Member programs in the Boston area. www.ballets-russes.com
THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY is a service organization preserving historic and civic traditions of Boston, Massachusetts, and the United States. The oldest chartered military organization in the western hemisphere, the Ancients have had their headquarters and Museum on the fourth floor of historic Faneuil Hall since 1742. Historically, members of this Company have served in every Massachusetts colonial war and national conflict since the company’s founding in 1638. Today they participate in national holiday celebrations, add a measure of pomp and pageantry to the great events of our city and the Commonwealth and turn out for special commemorations. www.ahac.us.com
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The Zionist Phantom 1
2021-04-26 11:30 - 12:30
Please join us for two exciting events to launch our first ever virtual art exhibition in conjunction with Brandeis University’s Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, April 25-May 1, 2021.
The Zionist Phantom – Exhibition Launch and Artist Talk with Prof. Dana Arieli and Dr. Rotem Rozental
Monday, April 26, 2021
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

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Meet the artist and curator behind our very first virtual art exhibition, The Zionist Phantom – coming soon!
Professor Dana Arieli, Design Faculty, Holon Institute of Technology and Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev
Dr. Rotem Rozental, Chief Curator and Senior Director of Arts and Culture at American Jewish University
Cosponsored by the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and the Consulate General of Israel to New England.
The Zionist Phantom, A Photographic Tale: Artist Workshop with Prof. Dana Arieli

The Zionist Phantom 2
2021-04-27 12:00 - 14:00
Please join us for two exciting events to launch our first ever virtual art exhibition in conjunction with Brandeis University’s Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, April 25-May 1, 2021.
The Zionist Phantom, A Photographic Tale: Artist Workshop with Prof. Dana Arieli
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
12:00 – 2:00 PM ET

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Pictured: Artist Dana Arieli
Guided by Prof. Dana Arieli, participants will be invited to select images from the project and respond to them with their own texts, reflecting their impressions, emotions or memories. The written responses will be added to the exhibition webpage – coming soon!
Professor Dana Arieli, Design Faculty, Holon Institute of Technology and Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev
The Zionist Phantom – Exhibition Launch and Artist Talk with Prof. Dana Arieli and Dr. Rotem Rozental

Voice and Audience in the Israeli Lullaby
2021-04-29 12:00 - 13:00
Photo Credit: Artist: Zvika Lachman
Voice and Audience in the Israeli Lullaby
April 29, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 PM EST

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Lilach Lachman teaches at the Department of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at Haifa University. Since the 1990s she has been a contributor to Haaretz Book Review. She edited an anthology of lullabies that brings together a range of Hebrew poetry from East to West (“Yavo Gdi Zahav,” 2015); essays on Avot Yeshurun’s work (“How is it read: Avot Yeshurun,” 2011), and co-edited a selection of Yeshurun’s poems (2009). She translated Emily Dickinson’s poems (Perhaps the Heart, 2004); recently edited a selection of Nurit Zarchi’s poems “VE-At?” (Afik, 2020); and co-edited Selected Essays on her work (Gama, 2021). My book, “Ktav Adam: Avot Yeshurun,” is forthcoming (2021). My current projects focuses on the Hebrew lullaby and on poetic historiography in Israeli poetry.
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Kochavim - Yad VeYad
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KOCHAVIM TEXAS & YAD BEYAD BOSTON Israeli Dance CAMPS INVITE YOU TO JOIN US HAND IN HAND AS WE REACH FOR THE STARS!
Saturday, May 1, 2021
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Hava Nagila (The Movie)
2021-05-05 19:00 - 20:00
Hava Nagila (The Movie) & Conversation with Director Roberta Grossman
THE SONG YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW.
THE STORY YOU WON’T BELIEVE.
It’s to music what the bagel is to food – a Jewish staple that has transcended its origins and become a worldwide hit. Follow the infectious party song on its fascinating journey from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the cul-de-sacs of America in this hilarious and surprisingly deep film. HAVA NAGILA (The Movie) takes viewers from Ukraine and Israel to the Catskills, Greenwich Village, Hollywood – and even Bollywood – using the song as a springboard to explore Jewish history and identity and to spotlight the cross-cultural connections that can only be achieved through music.
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Wednesday, May 5th, 7:00pm EST
for a conversation with award-winning filmmaker Roberta Grossman.
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In the movie, Hava Nagila, Grossman follows the song which becomes a portal into 150 years of Jewish history, culture, and spirituality.
With a passion for history and social justice, Grossman has written, directed, and produced more than 40 hours of film and television. What sets her films apart are high production values, beautiful cinematic craftsmanship, and inspiring protagonists.
In the past ten years, she has directed and produced three other feature documentaries about Jewish history and culture – Blessed is the Match (2008); Above and Beyond (2014) and Who Will Write Our History (2018).
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Why We Need Each Other: Tackling White Supremacy and Antisemitism
May 11, 2021 07:00 PM EST
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This event is free and open to the public. Please enter your details below to register and receive the Zoom link. If you wish to submit a question for our panelists, which may be addressed during the event, please use the “Questions and Comments” section of the form below.
Event Panelists:
Eric K. Ward, Executive Director of the Western States Center, is a nationally-recognized expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy. In his 30+ year civil rights career, he has worked with community groups, government and business leaders, human rights advocates, and philanthropy as an organizer, director, program officer, consultant, and board member.
Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss is Professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education at the American University in Washington, DC, where she directs the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the Center for University Excellence (CUE). She is the author, co-author, or co-editor of six books, including Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, published by Princeton University Press in October 2020.
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Mohammad Darawshe
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Who is a Jew?
2021-06-10 19:00 - 20:00
Who is a Jew?
Jewish Identity in photography at the ANU Museum in Tel-Aviv.
Dear Friends,
Recently the JPA Community was added to the Communities directory at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Israel.
On June 10th we invite you to a special JPA event where we will explore the topic of Jewish Identity through a photographer’s lens.
Topic:
Who is a Jew? Jewish Identity in photography at the newly reopened ANU Museum in Tel-Aviv.
Along with Alex Tabak – a photographer and one of the most sought after guides in Israel, we’ll explore the newly opened museum of Jewish People (ANU). Our focus will be on the photography exhibit and explore the place of photography in shaping and transmitting our identity.
Мы рады пригласить Вас на тур по обновленному Музею Еврейского Народа в Тель-Авиве (“Ану”). Вместе с фотографом и популярным израильским гидом, Алексом Табаком, мы обратим наш взгляд на коллекцию фотографии музея и попытаемся разобраться как этот вид искусства составляет и отражает нашу идентичность.
Лекция открыта для всех кому больше 16-и и будет проведена на Русском. Для участия, необходимо зарегистрироваться
Date: June 10th
Time: 7:00pm EST
Location: Online in Russian
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A Conversation with State Senator Eric Lesser
2021-06-14 12:00 - 13:00
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Asia – virtual screeting
2021-07-07 - 2021-07-30
Asia
Virtual Screening
Dir. Ruthy Pribar
(Israel, 2020, 85 min)
Young single mother Asia (Alena Yiv) hides nothing about her work-hard, play-hard lifestyle, and expects the same openness from her teenage daughter, Vika (Shira Haas). But when Vika’s health declines, her need for independence and romantic exploration become paramount, and Asia realizes she must change her ways.
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2021-07-08 17:00 - 18:00
The History of American Jewish Summer Camps
Thursday, July 8 | 5 PM ET on Zoom
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Концерт Галины Богдановской
2021-07-08 19:00 - 20:00
Творческий вечер Галины Богдановской
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A Crime on the Bayou
2021-07-09 - 2021-07-23
A Crime on the Bayou
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Dir. Nancy Buirski
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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)
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Understanding The Rise of Global Antisemitism and Extremism
July 21, 2021 12:00 PM EST
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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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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