JJ STREAMING GUIDE
Dec. 29 – Jan. 5
Jewish Journal wants to keep you educated and informed. At this time when most venues are closed, we offer our new Curated Streaming Guide to provide readers with easy access to Jewish interest educational opportunities around the world.
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Tuesday, December 29
ELLIS ISLAND: THE GATEWAY TO FREEDOM
How did a tiny island off the coast of Manhattan become the busiest immigration station in the United States? This is the story of how Ellis Island defined what it means to be an American, the nation of immigrants. Join New York Adventure Club as they explore the incredible story of Ellis Island — between 1892-1924, this 27-acre island in New York Harbor processed over 12 million immigrants from around the world seeking a new life in the United States of America. Led by NYC Tour Guide Michael Morgenthal — whose great grandparents immigrated through Ellis Island from Ukraine in 1905. Dec. 29, 2:00 PST. $10.00. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/ellis-island-the-gateway-to-freedom-webinar-registration-130516062055/
360 LIVE – THE WESTERN WALL TUNNELS
American Zionist Movement presents The Western Wall Tunnels 360 LIVE from the comfort of your own home. Join a moving 3D tour with your own guide who will take you to see hidden underground treasures that convey the fascinating history of the Jewish nation in Jerusalem. This tour combines film clips and unique illustrations alongside a “real” three-dimensional tour. Join us for a walk along the entire route of the Western Wall Tunnels. Visit hidden underground spaces. Stand opposite the Holy of Holies. And walk through a Hasmonean water aqueduct. All without even getting wet or leaving your house! You’ve never taken a tour like this! Dec. 29, 8:00 am, PST. Free. https://azm.org/event/360-live-the-western-wall-tunnels-with-bzd
TREASURES OF THE SASSOON FAMILY COLLECTION
The Sassoon family, one the world’s greatest Jewish dynasties (of Baghdadi Jewish origin, they are known as the “Rothschilds of the East”), cut a globalized path through the 19th and early 20th centuries on a scale remarkable even by today’s standards. They were also prodigious collectors of Jewish ritual objects and manuscripts. On Dec. 17, key pieces of Judaica owned by members of the Sassoon family were auctioned at Sotheby’s New York, including rare Hebrew manuscripts and textiles dating from the 11th to the 20th centuries. Join Sharon Liberman Mintz, Curator of Jewish Art at the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary for a virtual tour of this amazing collection which tells an important story of Jewish patronage, collecting and scholarship at the highest level. Presented by CSP. Dec. 29, 12:30 pm, PST. Free. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElf-yorDMqH9FL_hWsXa-wzMrVE25Ro_HU?utm_source=CSP&utm_campaign=8f6785feb7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_03_04_55_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ee28fcba1-8f6785feb7-380715096
VIRTUAL TOUR OF BROADWAY’S MUSICAL HISTORY
Join Chicago JCC on a virtual tour with Porchlight Music Theatre showcasing Broadway’s musical history from the late 1800s to present day. Artistic Director Michael Weber shares how the American musical evolved decade by decade with favorites from Show Boat, Funny Girl, Chicago, Les Miserables, Waitress, and more! Dec. 29, 10:00 am, PST. Free.https://www.jccchicago.org/event/community-tuesdays-12-29-20/?type=month
Saturday, January 2
NOTORIOUS RBG: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG
Join the Illinois Holocaust Museum for an online/virtual tour of the Ruth Bader Ginsburgexhibit. The retrospective was organized by the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, based on the bestselling book by journalist Irin Carmon and attorney Shana Knizhnik. Ginsburg was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death on September 18, 2020. Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Court, after Sandra Day O’Connor. Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture. Jan. 2, 9:00 am, PST. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/notorious-rbg-the-life-and-times-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg-livestream-tour-tickets-133275369217?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
Sunday, January 3
THE JEWISH LOVE AFFAIR WITH STORIES
The Bible begins with the story of creation and is filled with many other tales. Later Jewish texts offer a combination of law and legend, with the two intertwined. Why is storytelling so important? What do ancient and modern teachers say about the power of stories? How might we use stories to deepen our own lives? CSP hosts Rabbi Ariel Burger, the founding director and senior scholar of The Witness Institute, a new project to empower emerging leaders, inspired by the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel. He is an author, artist, and teacher whose work integrates spirituality, the arts, and strategies for social change. His book about his tenure with Elie Wiesel is entitled Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom Jan 3, 4:00 pm, PST. Free. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElduuvrDMqG9HRmGo7_k6nM8jAJPOiEvd8
KRAV MAGA – NEW MOVES FOR THE NEW YEAR
Join AIFL (American Israel Friendship League) in an active Krav Maga demonstration and instruction with Zeev Cohen from Tel Aviv and Danny Zelig from San Francisco. No need for any experience, just a willingness to learn. Explore something fun and active that will get your heart pumping, and your mind and body ready for the new year. The program will include demonstrating Krav Maga with “common objects”, physical de-escalation of a situation, and the philosophy behind Krav Maga. Jan 3, 9:00 am, PST. Free. https://aifl.org/events/krav-maga-new-moves-for-the-new-year/
GENEALOGY CLINIC: BRAINSTORMING WITH THE MAVENS
The Jewish Community Library of San Francisco invites you to a beginning genealogy clinic. Whether you’re trying to find your great-grandmother’s elusive hometown or your grandfather’s passenger manifest, you can bring your questions related to researching Jewish family roots to a roundtable of experienced genealogists from the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society. Jan. 3, 12:00 pm, PST. Free. https://jewishlearning.works/event/genealogy-clinic/?event_date=2021-01-03
Monday, January 4
BOOK TALK: SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ BY PRIMO LEVI
Classrooms Without Borders, in partnership with Rodef Shalom Congregation and the University of Pittsburgh Jewish Studies Program, is honored to present Professor Lina Insana with CWB educator Kate Lukaszewicz, who will speak about Primo Levi’s biographical novel, Survival In Auschwitz. Less well known in the US than in Europe, Primo Levi and his memoir had a central role in defining the ethical and representational stakes of Holocaust testimony with fundamental notions such as the “grey zone” and the “Musselman.” Lina Insana and Kate Lukaszewicz will discuss the importance of Levi’s book, Levi’s strategies for conveying his experience as an Italian Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz, and the enduring power of Levi’s challenge to his readers. Jan. 4, 1:00 pm, PST. Free. https://classroomswithoutborders.org/primo_levi_book-talk/
THE “OTHER”: JEWISH ATTITUDES TOWARD CONVERTS
Jewish Theological Seminary presents part one of the series, “The ‘Other’ in Jewish Text and Tradition”. One of the best ways to understand the identity of a community or people is to consider what happens when someone who is originally an “other”—a “foreigner”—approaches to become a member of the community. How does the community respond? Does the community permit the “foreigner” to become one of its own? In the case of Jews and Judaism, all of these questions pertain to the case of the convert. In this session, we will examine how the convert has been viewed and treated in Judaism, from antiquity and through the ages. By doing so, we will gain a more nuanced understanding of who “we” are. Led by Dr. David Kraemer, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. Jan. 4, 11:00 am, PST. Free. http://www.jtsa.edu/challenge-of-accepting-the-other
ALPHONSE MUCHA: THE ILLUSTRATOR WHO CHANGED THE ADVERTISING WORLD
Alphonse Mucha arrived in Paris in 1887, living in relative poverty as an obscure illustrator for many years. in 1894, he designed a poster for the reopening of a play featuring one of the world’s most famous actresses, Sarah Bernhardt. The poster captivated Paris, launched his design career and helped him become one of the most celebrated graphic designers of the Art Nouveau period. His posters changed the advertising world. Join New York Adventure Club to explore the career of Alphonse Mucha led by Poster House (the first museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to posters) Chief Curator, Angelina Lippert. Jan. 4, 2:00 pm, PST. $10.00. https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/alphonse-mucha-the-illustrator-who-changed-the-advertising-world-webinar-registration-131057988973/
Tuesday, January 5
WHAT’S SO FUNNY ABOUT JEWISH HUMOR?
Jewish jokes are a precious commodity and a special part of our heritage. Some of the best ones are worth looking at as succinct and entertaining expressions of our values. Moment Magazinehosts William Novak, co-editor of The Big Book of Jewish Humor, in print since 1981, as he explores some of the values behind the jokes and how they can be treated as secular Jewish texts. From well-known classics to relatively obscure examples, there will be some history, commentary and plenty of laughs. Jan. 5, 1:30 pm, PST. Free. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DJ3lncAVQIeCZlAL2xrurw
TRANSFORMING MOMENTS WITH EVA FOGELMAN AND ZALMAN MLOTEK
For three generations, from Warsaw to Vilna to Shanghai to New York, the Mlotek family has played a major role preserving Yiddish culture and heritage. Join Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) and Musical Director of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, for a conversation about his family legacy and the “transforming moments” he experienced growing up as the child of a Holocaust survivor. Mlotek will be interviewed by Dr. Eva Fogelman, renowned psychologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust. This program is co-presented by the Museum of Jewish Heritage and Descendants of Holocaust Survivors, Greater New York. Jan. 5, 4:00 pm, PST. $0-$10.00. https://mjhnyc.org/events/transforming-moments-with-eva-fogelman-and-zalmen-mlotek/
