2022 Spring & Summer Cleveland-Israel Arts Connection

Roe Green, Honorary Producer

SPRING & SUMMER

2022 SEASON

CLEVELAND ISRAEL ARTS CONNECTION

Spring & Summer 2022 Season film 4

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FEBRUARY 1-22 Israel in Shorts: Three Weeks of Film Celebration 5 7-28 Jewish Art and Identity: Ancient through Medieval Times* 20 10 Out of Egypt: An Interfaith Discussion of Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” 14 15 Contemporary Writing in Israel – Can You Avoid Politics? 6 17-20 “Israel in Egypt” 14 18 Yaron Kohlberg Plays “Rhapsody in Blue” 14 21-May 31 Israel in Shorts: During Jewish Time 5 22-26 Ernest Bloch’s “MacBeth”* 18 24-26 Arnold Schoenberg’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra”* 19 27 “Stories of Survival” Exhibition Closes* 21 27 Shulamit Ran’s “Monologue for Clarinet” 18 MARCH 2 CIM Faculty Recital: Ilya Kaler and Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler* 19 3 “Food Americana”* 6 6 Inside the Play: “Oasis” 8 7 “Proof of Life”* 6 10 “Last Summer at the Golden Hotel”* 7 15 “The Captain & Me”* 7 20 “A Play for the End of the World”* 7 21 From Maxwell House to Moss: The Haggadah through History* 20 23 Carlos Kalmar Conducts the CIM Orchestra* 19 25 “The Breath of Every Living Thing:” Zoocephali in the Hammelburg Mahzor and the Limits of Alerity* 21 27 Beneath the Paint: “Unfolding Nature” Artist Talk 10 30-Apr 9 CIFF46 at Playhouse Square 4 APRIL

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2 A Night of Broadway Favorites* 22 2 “Violins and Hope | From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall” Exhibition Closes 9 3 Beyond the Notes: ChamberFest Cleveland 15 7-10 Emanuel Ax Plays Chopin* 19 10 Behind the Lens: “A Mirror for the Sun” 4 10-17 CIFF 46 Streams 4 13 Carlos Kalmar Conducts the CIM Orchestra* 19 19 “Unfolding Nature” Exhibition Closes 10 MAY 5 Yom Ha’atzmaut Concert 16 10 ”Memory Monster” 7 11-Aug 28 “Chagall for Children” Exhibition Opens* 21 22 “If You Thirst for a Homeland” Exhibition Opening & Artist Talk 12-13

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COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change. Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

JUNE 6-12 The Aronson Cello Festival* 22 15-Jul 2 ChamberFest Cleveland Season X 15 JULY 16-Oct 22 16-Oct 22

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Culture Fix CLE with Dede 11 Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows FRONT Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art 10 “Oasis” 8 BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival 8 Duo Amal 16

AUGUST 14 Dueling Pianos 17 *

Jewish-themed cultural events

The artistic viewpoints reflected in these programs do not necessarily represent the positions or opinions of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: during the pandemic, arts organizations have developed myriad ways to participate in their events. Each event will specify how you can participate.

• Virtual: Call/Zoom in remotely.

• Hybrid: Attend in person OR virtually.

• In Person: Attend in person; no virtual options available.

BECOME A PATRON

OF CLEVELAND ISRAEL ARTS CONNECTION Join our Patron Society and help ensure high-quality, thought-provoking, and emotional Israeli arts and culture continues in Cleveland.

You will enjoy “Meet the Artist” receptions, name recognition in the twice yearly arts brochures and on www.jewishcleveland.org, plus the satisfaction of knowing you are helping connect Cleveland and Israel through the arts.

For more information about the Cleveland Israel Arts Connection Patron Society, please contact Hedy Milgrom at hmilgrom@jcfcleve.org or 216-593-2850.

Dear Friends, There is no question that the past two years have been challenging for all of us; the audiences that rely on arts and culture to enhance our daily lives, and most especially the artists whose livelihood requires our participation.

To that end we are thrilled to present Dede, a Tel Aviv based urban narrative artist. This summer, images of local creators will appear throughout Greater Cleveland, embraced with Dede’s signature imagery of Band-aids. Culture Fix CLE is Dede’s response to the pandemic and its effect on artists. It is presented in collaboration with FRONT 2022 (pp. 10-11.)

This July we also look forward to Amir Peter’s participation at the BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival. Peter’s monodrama, “Oasis” received the Award for Best Show at Teatronetto Festival in 2019 and is not to be missed in its North American debut (p. 22.)

There is no doubt that we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but until then we will continue to present virtual as well as in person options to experience Israeli arts.

We have also expanded our offerings to include programming in Hebrew, with author, Assaf Gavron (p. 6) and in Russian with the ChamberFest Cleveland preview (p. 17) and Inside the Play (p. 22.)

As always, we are grateful to our many individual and foundation supporters who make it possible for us to bring the best of Israeli arts and culture to our community. And we welcome the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation as our newest Platinum Sponsor. We are equally filled with appreciation for all of you, our audience members and program participants who enthusiastically attend our events.

Until we see you in person, stay safe and be well.

Warm regards, Roe Green

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FILM

BEHIND THE LENS: A Mirror for the Sun Film Screening and Conversation with Neta Ariel Presented by Cleveland Israel Arts Connection

Sunday, April 10 @ 11:00 am Hybrid

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive Screen “A Mirror for the Sun” followed by a Live Zoom conversation with Neta Ariel, the film’s director and aunt of Tamar Ariel.

The documentary shares the inspirational story of Tamar Ariel who grew up in a religious home. Encouraged to follow her dreams, she joined the IDF air force, where she served as the first-ever Jewish Orthodox combat navigator. In 2014, she traveled to Nepal, where she found herself in a life and death struggle against the elements.

Neta Ariel joined Ma’aleh as assistant director and academic director in 1995 and has been serving as the school’s director since 2001. She graduated in political science and theater studies at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. She also studied communications at Hebrew

University and directing and producing through the Open University program. Named Woman of the Year for 2015 by Emunah, Mrs. Ariel is mother to 5 children and many wonderful grandchildren.

• To register visit jewishcleveland.org/arts Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

46TH CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL March 30 – April 9

In Person @ Playhouse Square CIFF46 Streams

April 10 – 17 Virtual

CIFF46 will take place in-person followed by CIFF46 Streams, which will take place online The Festival will once again present their Jewish and Israeli Visions sidebar. These films from – or about– Israel and the Jewish diaspora enlighten and entertain with their unique cultural perspective.

• CIFF46 program details will be announced in March at clevelandfilm.org 4

FILM

ISRAEL IN SHORTS Presented by @akiva

Three Weeks of Film Celebration

Israel in Shorts: During Jewish Time

Virtual and Watch Parties

Virtual

February 1 – 22

Curated films for teens focusing on themes of Israel and Jewish Identity. All participating groups and institutions will receive a discussion guide and an interactive film festival experience, including opportunities for Zoom watch-a-longs, popcorn bars, lesson plans for teen audiences, and ShinShin (Israeli teens) reflection/commentary on the films.

February 21 – May 31

Educators from across the country will be provided access to screen one to two films to their students. @akiva will provide educators with lesson plans for each film. All screenings will be free.

• For information visit akivacleveland.org/israelinshorts/

Jewish-themed cultural event

THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING

AULCIE

Coming Soon!

Coming Soon!

The three minutes of footage explored in this extraordinary film are the only moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland before the Holocaust.

Director Bianca Stigter inhabits and examines every frame of the home movie Glenn Kurtz found in his parents’ home in Florida, transforming the rare color footage shot in 1938 Poland into a riveting and haunting essay film narrated by actress Helena Bonham Carter that unravels the stories hidden in the celluloid.

The story of a remarkable athlete who captured the spirit of a nation, and how he ultimately triumphed despite the odds. In the summer of 1976, Aulcie Perry was spotted by a scout for Maccabi Tel Aviv while playing basketball in Harlem and was signed immediately. Just a year later, Perry, who took the Israeli basketball team to their first European championship, started dating supermodel Tami Ben Ami, converted to Judaism, and became one of Israel’s biggest athletes. But not all was well behind the scenes.

A film by Bianca Stigter Presented by Mandel JCC

• For information visit mandeljcc.org

A film by Dani Menkin Presented by Mandel JCC

• For information visit mandeljcc.org

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

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LITERATURE CONTEMPORARY WRITING IN ISRAEL: CAN YOU AVOID POLITICS? with Assaf Gavron Presented by Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at CWRU

Tuesday, February 15 @ 12:30 pm Virtual

Join Assaf Gavron, Israeli writer and translator, to explore the role of politics within contemporary Israeli fiction. Does life in such a politically charged environment influence the kind of fiction, and other art forms, created within it? What is the role of authors in such an environment? Are they expected to deal with political situations – possibly even have an obligation to do so? Or perhaps politics is a burden, a topic that they cannot escape from?

Photo: Howard Romero

INFORMAL HEBREW DISCUSSION

Tuesday, February 15 @ 2:00 pm Virtual

Acclaimed Israeli writer, Assaf Gavron, has published six novels, a collection of short stories, and a non-fiction collection of Jerusalem falafel-joint reviews, “Eating Standing Up.” His fiction has been translated into 12 languages, adapted for the stage at Israel’s national theater, and optioned for movies. He is the recipient of awards in Israel, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.

• For information visit case.edu/lifelonglearning or call 216-368-2091.

This lecture is supported by the Herbert and Marianna Luxenberg Siegal College Israel Lecture Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and is offered in partnership with the Cleveland Israel Arts Connection of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Jewish-themed cultural event

CLEVELAND JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL: LAST CHAPTER Presented by Mandel JCC

FOOD AMERICANA: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America’s Favorite Dishes

by David Page

Thursday, March 3 @ 7:30 pm In Person @ Mandel JCC

PROOF OF LIFE: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East

by Daniel Levin

Monday, March 7 @ 11 am Hybrid @ Mandel JCC 6

LITERATURE

“ THE MEMORY MONSTER” with Yishai Sarid Tuesday, May 10 @ 12:30 pm

Virtual

“The Memory Monster,” the controversial English-language debut of celebrated Israeli novelist Yishai Sarid, is a harrowing, ironic parable of how we reckon with human horror, in which a young, present-day historian becomes consumed by the memory of the Holocaust.

Yishai Sarid is an Israeli author, novelist, and lawyer. “The Memory Monster,” his fifth book, was included on the New York Times list of 100 notable books of 2020. Sarid works full-time as an attorney, formerly as a public prosecutor and now privately.

• For information visit case.edu/lifelonglearning or call 216-368-2091.

This lecture is supported by the Herbert and Marianna Luxenberg Siegal College Israel Lecture Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and is offered in partnership with the Cleveland Israel Arts a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland Connection of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

Jewish-themed cultural event

The Last Chapter of the 22nd annual Cleveland Jewish Book Festival will showcase a broad selection of fiction and non-fiction books and authors with Israeli and Jewish Themes.

• Please visit mandeljcc.org/bookfest for information and tickets, and to confirm whether the event is virtual or hybrid as planned.

LAST SUMMER AT THE GOLDEN HOTEL

by Elyssa Friedland

Thursday, March 10 @ 7:30 pm Virtual

A PLAY FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

THE CAPTAIN & ME: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson

Sunday, March 20 @ 11 am

Tuesday, March 15 @ 7:30 pm

by Jai Chakrabati Virtual

by Dan Epstein Virtual

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THEATER “Oasis” will be presented live in Cleveland this summer as part of BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival

INSIDE THE PLAY: “OASIS” Presented by BorderLight with Interplay Jewish Theatre

Written and Performed by Amir Peter, based on the true story of Noël Favrelière; Directed by Hen David

Sunday, March 6 @ 11:00 am Hybrid

Jewish Federation of Cleveland 25701 Science Park Drive View the professionally filmed production of “Oasis” followed by a Live Zoom from Israel with Amir Peter and Hen David.

По-русски!

Russian translation available.

“Oasis” The year is 1956. Paris, the city of lights, is still recovering from World War II. The war drums seem far away. Noël, a young painter, lives in Montmartre, paints on the banks of the River Seine, and falls in love. He served as a paratrooper, and, like many others his age, he’s been sent to fight Algerian rebels in the Sahara Desert. He isn’t a pacifist, nor a communist, but at war, far from his homeland, he will face moral dilemmas that will confront him with the question: to be or not to be. This is a story about someone who agreed to lose everything in order to save his conscience. “Oasis” received the Award for Best Show at Teatronetto Festival in 2019.

• To register visit jewishcleveland.org/arts Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

BORDERLIGHT INTERNATIONAL THEATRE + FRINGE FESTIVAL

July 20-24, 2022 Various Venues

Featuring top-flight international touring shows, world premiere collaborations between Cleveland theatre companies and international guest artists, a selection of free public events, plus a grassroots fringe festival that draws performers from across Northeast Ohio and nationally, the BorderLight Festival is a theatrical feast for all.

Israel will be represented at BorderLight by writer and performer, Amir Peter in his acclaimed monodrama, “Oasis.”

• For information, visit www.borderlightcle.org.

Sponsored with support from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

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VISUAL ART

VIOLINS AND

HOPE

FROM THE HOLOCAUST TO SYMPHONY HALL Photography Exhibition

by Daniel Levin, MFA Presented by The Temple Museum of Jewish Art, Religion, and Culture of The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Extended through April 2

In Person The Hartzmark Center The Temple-Tifereth Israel 26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood

See renowned Israeli luthier (violin maker) Amnon Weinstein’s workshop come alive in more than 30 large scale photographs by Daniel Levin. The first photographer to document Amnon’s workshop in Tel Aviv, Levin captures a one-of-a-kind collection of violins that survived the Holocaust and the artful process for restoring them. The photographer’s uncanny ability to celebrate both place and process through the beauty of light is nothing short of remarkable.

• To view the exhibition please make an appointment by contacting skoletsky@ttti.org or calling 216-831-3233.

“Amnon’s Workshop” the precursor exhibition to “Violins and Hope,” was made possible through a grant from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection.

a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

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VISUAL ART

UNFOLDING NATURE: Dancing through Waves

by Shony Rivnay

Erica Hartman-Horvitz, Curator

through April 19 In Person

Roe Green Gallery Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive, Beachwood

BENEATH THE PAINT: Artist Talk with Shony Rivnay

Sunday, March 27 @ 1:30 pm Hybrid

Roe Green Gallery Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive, Beachwood Shony Rivnay will join us live from Israel as we view his stunning exhibition, “Unfolding Nature: Dancing through Waves.”

Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection

a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

“Unfolding Nature: Dancing Through Waves,” consists of a series of vibrant paintings, filled with characteristic biomorphic shapes that have been deliberately exaggerated and infused with harmony. The choreography of the work is laced with intense forms and unexpected colorations. The work is based upon the visual images derived from other disciplines, particularly that of music. The compositions are precisely correct and Rivnay succeeds in his efforts to find order in abstraction.

Shony Rivnay is an interdisciplinary Israeli-American artist based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He works in various media including painting, sculpture, video, installation, and performance.

He has exhibited solo shows in numerous locations around the globe including Berlin, Germany, Venice, Tokyo, and South Korea as well as Tel Aviv and New York City.

Rivnay’s works are in private and public collections worldwide. He holds a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel.

GALLERY OPEN HOUSES • Gallery Open Houses are subject to the current Covid situation. Please email israelarts@jcfcleve.org for an updated schedule.

• To schedule group tours or individual visits, email israelarts@jcfcleve.org or call 216-593-2856.

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

FRONT INTERNATIONAL Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art Presented by FRONT Exhibition Company

July 16 – October 2 In Person

Across Cleveland, dozens of world-class arts institutions contribute to the region’s cultural capital and economic vitality.

FRONT International harnesses these assets into a large-scale contemporary arts event that aims to be one of the most important cultural destinations in North America. The second iteration of FRONT will include artist commissions, performances, films, and public programs that take place across Cleveland, Akron, and Oberlin.

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Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows, the theme of FRONT International 2022, embraces art as an agent of transformation, a mode of healing, and a therapeutic process. The title is an homage to a 1957 poem by author Langston Hughes, who moved to Cleveland in his childhood and maintained an artistic connection to the region.

• For information visit frontart.org

VISUAL ART

CULTURE FIX CLE Presented by Cleveland Israel Arts Connection

July 16 – October 2 In Person Various Venues The Cleveland Israel Arts Connection is proud to sponsor Tel Avivbased Street Artist, Dede, in the creation and installation of Culture Fix CLE as a programmatic collaboration with FRONT 2022, which centers on art as an agent of transformation and healing.

Dede created Culture Fix in Israel in response to the acute loss of culture during the covid pandemic. The installation consists of a series of images reflecting the journey artists undertake to heal and reconnect with the community. Culture Fix is a physical manifestation of healing.

By embracing local creators with his signature imagery of Band-Aids, Dede begins the process of tikkun olam, repairing the world.

Culture Fix CLE expands the breadth of the original Culture Fix to include significant leaders in Cleveland’s fine arts community and other arts disciplines in life-sized prints with Dede’s iconic images will be installed throughout Greater Cleveland.

• To learn more about Dede visit dedebandaid.com • For information about Culture Fix CLE visit jewishcleveland.org/arts Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection

Culture Fix in Tel Aviv, 2020

a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Dede is a Tel-Aviv based, urban narrative artist, who utilizes various mediums to communicate within the public arena.

He started creating his works after completing his military service and continued to develop and refine his artistic intention while pursuing his undergraduate studies at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. His works can be viewed at galleries, exhibition spaces, myriad art events and in the streets of art capitals around the world, such as London, New York, Berlin, and Tel-Aviv.

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VISUAL ART

IF YOU THIRST FOR A HOMELAND

by Dafna Kaffeman Trudy Wiesenberger, Curator

Flame-worked glass by Dafna Kaffeman A collaboration between the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection and the Chrysler Museum of Art Trudy Wiesenberger, Curator, Cleveland Israel Arts Connection Carolyn Swan Needell, Ph.D., Curator, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA

Opening May 22 In Person

Roe Green Gallery Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive, Beachwood

Israeli born glass artist Dafna Kaffeman has been challenging viewer’s notions about tolerance, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and morality in Europe, the United States, and Scandinavia.

Her exquisitely crafted plant specimens, made in flame-worked glass from Israel’s natural world, are combined with embroidered texts. Handkerchiefs, often associated with mourning, are the backdrops for many of the glass plants.

Inspired by nature, her pieces convey the complexities of life in Israel. Her work ignites an intellectual and emotional response.

Kaffeman began her studies at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem and received her BFA at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. In 2002 she received her MFA from the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. She now heads the glass department at Bezalel. Her work has been exhibited in the Corning Museum of Glass, the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

“Sometimes things that aren’t being said are said by not saying anything.”

Flame-worked glass, embroidery, handkerchief, 2018

Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

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“Jerusalem Sage” Flame-worked glass, embroidery, handkerchief, 2019

VISUAL ART

“If You Thirst for a Homeland and Seek Shelter in Its Bosom, Love It and Live in Its Mountains and Valleys, Its Flora and Fauna.”

Flame-worked glass, felt, letter stencils, 2017

OPEN HOUSE & ARTIST TALK Sunday, May 22 @ 1:00 pm Hybrid Dafna Kaffeman will join us live from Israel in conversation with co-curators Trudy Wiesenberger (Cleveland Israel Arts Connection) & Carolyn Swan Needell, Ph.D. (Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA) • Gallery Open Houses are subject to the current Covid situation. Please email israelarts@jcfcleve.org for an updated schedule.

• To schedule group tours or individual visits, email israelarts@jcfcleve.org or call 216-593-2856.

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

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MUSIC ISRAEL IN EGYPT A Dramatic Oratorio Presented by Apollo’s Fire

February 17 - 20

Various Venues, including The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Beachwood

Premiered in 2017, Jeannette Sorrell’s new adaption of Handel’s neglected oratorio has won rave reviews. In addition to being a colorful showpiece for the virtuoso players and chorus of Apollo’s Fire, the work is a gripping emotional journey – from plagues and pyramids to the crossing of the Red Sea… The Israelites’ daring escape from Egypt comes to life with reverence and triumph through Handel’s sumptuous music.

• For tickets and venue information, visit www.apollosfire.org or call 216-360-0012.

• Use code “JFED” for ticket discounts.

“Presented with a sense of theatre as Handel intended… scintillating and superb.” ~ ClevelandClassical.com Image: The Delivery of Israel – Pharaoh and his Hosts overwhelmed in the Red Sea, 1825 / Danby, Francis (1793-1861) / English Location Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK / Bridgeman Images

OUT OF EGYPT: An Interfaith Discussion of Handel’s Israel in Egypt Presented by Apollo’s Fire and The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Thursday, February 10 @ 7:30 pm In Person

The Temple-Tifereth Israel 26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood Three of Cleveland’s respected clergy, Rabbi Roger Klein, Rev. John Lentz, Imam Ramez Islambouli, and artistic director Jeannette Sorrell discuss the ancient and modern resonances of Handel’s Exodus story for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. The themes of plagues, pestilence, exile, slavery, and liberation will be discussed from the perspective of each faith.

• F or information visit apollosfire.org or call 216-360-0012.

Sponsored with support from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

YARON KOHLBERG PLAYS “RHAPSODY IN BLUE” Presented by The Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Friday, February 18 @ 8 pm In Person

Severance Music Center 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Celebrate the music of George Gershwin with Piano Cleveland president and internationally acclaimed pianist Yaron Kohlberg, who will be performing the immortal Rhapsody in Blue!

In celebration of Black History Month, vocalists Evelyn Wright and Michael Preacely will also be featured. The concert will include music of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Scott Joplin.

• For tickets visit clevelandpops.com or call 216-765-7677. • Use code “47913” for ticket discount.

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MUSIC BEYOND THE NOTES: ChamberFest Cleveland

This program will be presented in Russian and English.

По-русски!

ChamberFest co-Artistic Directors Roman Rabinovich and Diana Cohen, will go “Beyond the Notes: and discuss the upcoming 10th Anniversary Season of the criticallyacclaimed ChamberFest Cleveland.

Presented by ChamberFest Cleveland

Sunday, April 3 @ 11:00 am In Person

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive

Launched in 2012 by Cleveland Orchestra principal clarinet emeritus Franklin Cohen and daughter Diana Cohen, concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, ChamberFest Cleveland burst onto the scene with a Big Bang! Steeped in a lifetime of participation in music festivals, the Cohens dreamt of bringing a world-class chamber music festival to the Cleveland community. ChamberFest Cleveland is now the region’s only such festival, creating thematic programming for unique chamber music experiences in a variety of venues around town.

• For information visit jewishcleveland.org/arts or email israelarts@jcfcleve.org.

Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

CHAMBERFEST CLEVELAND SEASON X June 15 – July 2 Various Venues

ROMAN RABINOVICH, Co-Artistic Director Roman Rabinovich was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1985, and in 1994 emigrated with his family to Israel, where he studied at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv. He made his Israel Philharmonic debut under the baton of Zubin Mehta at age 10. Rabinovich was the winner of the 2008 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. Married to violinist Diana Cohen, he joins Diana and her father, Franklin, as an Artistic Director of ChamberFest Cleveland beginning with the 10th festival, Season X.

Sivan Magen, harpist Born in Jerusalem, Sivan Magen is the only Israeli to have ever won the International Harp Contest in Israel. Magen is a winner of the Pro Musicis International Award. He appeared as a soloist across the US, South America, Europe, and Israel, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and the Vienna Konzerthaus. In 2008 Magen became a founding member of the Israeli Chamber Project, a group which performs in both outreach venues and major concert halls in Israel and the U.S. • For information visit chamberfestcleveland.com or call 216-471-8887.

Photo: Maarit Kytoharju

Sponsored with support from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection

a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

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MUSIC

PIANO DAYS @ CLE Presented by Piano Cleveland

Piano Days @ CLE is a thrilling summer piano festival bookended by phenomenal Israeli pianists.

DUO AMAL

Sunday, July 24 @ 2 pm In Person

Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland Originated in the conflicted Middle East, Duo Amal was formed by international pianists Yaron Kohlberg and Bishara Haroni. The duo’s name, Amal, means hope in Arabic and reflects their belief that music can overcome different backgrounds and cultural boundaries.

• For information visit pianocleveland.org “Duo Amal bears testament to the capacity of music to transcend conflicts that have proved intractable.” ~ The Sydney Morning Herald

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

Community-Wide

YOM HA’ATZMAUT CELEBRATION Presented by Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Thursday evening, May 5 • For information visit jewishcleveland.org

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MUSIC DUELING PIANOS

Sunday, August 14 @ 5 pm In Person

The Madison 4601 Payne Avenue, Cleveland Piano Days @ CLE concludes with celebrated Israeli jazz pianist Omri Mor as he “duels” with Cleveland’s own Jackie Warren in an exciting gala performance experience.

Omri Mor is a pianist, composer, and arranger. His musical prowess ranges from Classical and Jazz to Arabo-Andalusian music. He tours frequently with Bassist Avishai Cohen’s trio. As an arranger and composer, Mor’s soulful compositions are emblematic of his diverse musical influences and present his virtuosic pianistic skills, all of which will certainly be highlighted during this unique gala experience.

• For information visit pianocleveland.org Sponsored with support from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE If interested email israelarts@jcfcleve.org

• Support vital community services via the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

• Become a Cleveland Israel Arts Connection Patron and bring our program to life!

• Ensure creative Israel arts programming by responding with your own ideas and programs.

a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland

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CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

CARLOS KALMAR, Director of Orchestral & Conducting Programs and Principal Conductor Recently named Director of Orchestral and Conducting Programs and Principal Conductor at Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), Carlos Kalmar was born in Uruguay to Jewish immigrant parents from Austria He began violin studies at the age of six and at fifteen his musical promise was such that his family returned to Austria in order for him to study conducting at the Vienna Academy of Music. Most recently Kalmar was the Music Director of the Oregon Symphony and continues to serve as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival, a position he has held since 2000.

“The Jewish heritage of my parents made them flee their central European home for South America where my brother and I were born.” ~ Carlos Kalmar Photo: Roger Mastroianni

ERNEST BLOCH’s “MacBeth”

February 22 – 26 In Person

Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland CIM Opera Theater brings to the stage three operatic incarnations of plays by William Shakespeare including the rarely performed Macbeth by CIM’s first director, Ernest Bloch.

Swiss-born Ernest Bloch was the Cleveland Institute of Music’s founding musical director from 1920 – 1925. A prolific composer, many of Bloch’s works draw heavily on his Jewish heritage. Bloch’s father had at one stage intended to become a rabbi, and the young Ernest had a strong religious upbringing; as an adult he felt that to write music that expressed his Jewish identity was “the only way in which I can produce music of vitality and significance.”

• For information visit cim.edu/events

SHULAMIT RAN’s “Monologue for Clarinet”

Sunday, February 27 @ 4 pm In Person

Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland The program features “For an Actor: A Monologue for Clarinet” by Shulamit Ran. Shulamit Ran is an Israeli-American composer and pianist who began composing songs to Hebrew poetry at the age of seven. She moved to New York at age 14 to continue her studies. Ran’s “Symphony” won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1991.

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• For information visit cim.edu/events

CIM Faculty Recital: Ilya Kaler & Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler

Carlos Kalmar Conducts the CIM Orchestra

In Person

In Person

Wednesday, March 23 @ 7 pm

Wednesday, April 13 @ 7 pm

Mixon Hall at Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland

Severance Music Center 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

Russian born Ilya Kaler is the only violinist in the world to win the Gold Medal at three of the world’s most prestigious international violin competitions: the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1986), the Sibelius Competition in Helsinki (1985), and the Paganini Competition in Genoa (1981).

• Free tickets available in late February at clevelandorchestra. com or 216-231-1111.

Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland

Wednesday, March 2 @ 7 pm

In Person

• For information visit cim.edu/events

• For information visit cim.edu/events

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall In Person

Severance Music Center 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

• For tickets visit clevelandorchestra.com or call 216-231-1111.

• Use code “JFED” for ticket discounts.

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra”

February 24-26

Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian and American composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1874, Schoenberg is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.

EMANUEL AX PLAYS CHOPIN

April 7-10

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Emanuel Ax is a Grammy-winning Jewish American classical pianist. He was born to a Polish-Jewish family in Lviv, Ukraine; both of his parents were Nazi concentration camp survivors. Ax is widely considered to be one of the best living classical pianists 19

SIEGAL LIFELONG LEARNING PRESENTS To register visit case.edu/lifelonglearning or call 216-368-2091.

JEWISH ART AND IDENTITY: ANCIENT THROUGH MEDIEVAL TIMES Mondays, February 7-28 @ 1:30 - 3 pm Virtual

Avi Rose, Ph.D. is an arts-based educator, psychologist, and Jewish/Israel studies lecturer. He is currently writing a book on the origins and development of the arts in Israeli society.

Over the last century, an astonishing assortment of ancient and Medieval Jewish art has been unearthed by archeologists and historians. These artifacts offer insight into how Jewish communities lived, how they perceived themselves and their relationship with the cultures that surrounded them. This course will explore these discoveries and the implications they have for the understanding of Jewish tradition and cultural history.

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

FROM MAXWELL HOUSE TO MOSS: THE HAGGADAH THROUGH HISTORY Mondays, March 21 - April 11 @ 1:30 - 3 pm In Person

Landmark Centre 25700 Science Park Drive, Beachwood The Haggadah is one of the most published books in Jewish history. The thousands of different editions – and the artwork and commentaries they contain – provide a window into history, culture, geography, and the evolution of Jewish practice. Join us as we journey through Jewish history by exploring these diverse books.

Gila Silverman is the Director of Jewish Lifelong Learning, Siegal Lifelong Learning, CWRU. Dr. Silverman is a cultural anthropologist, whose research has explored intersections of Judaism and healing, Jewish mourning and end-of-life care, American Jewish identity, the impact of gender on careers in Jewish Studies and Israel Studies, and American Jewish environmentalism.

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“THE BREATH OF EVERY LIVING THING:” Zoocephali in the Hammelburg Mahzor and the Limits of Alterity Keynote address at the Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies Presented by Case Western Reserve University

Friday, March 25 @ 5:15 pm In Person

STORIES OF SURVIVAL: OBJECT. IMAGE. MEMORY.

Presented by Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

through February 27 In Person

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood • Visitors will be able to explore the exhibition one of two ways: • Online via virtual tour • In-person at the museum • For information visit maltzmuseum.org or call 216-593-0575.

Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland The Hammelburg Mahzor, a Jewish festival book completed in the middle of the fourteenth century—in the wake and on the eve of some of the worst pogroms in medieval Europe—is a striking manuscript. Animals, hybrids, and mythological beasts roam across its pages with bursts of color, given free rein to interact with the text.

The book’s most remarkable feature is the inclusion of carefully curated zoocephalic figures: humans with beastly and bestial heads. The lecture will explore the semiotics and phenomenology of this alterity and suggest that its presence lies at the intersection of language, philosophy, theology, and history.

• For information visit vagantesconference.org

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

CHAGALL FOR CHILDREN

Presented by Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

May 11 – August 28 In Person

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood “Chagall for Children” is a multi-sensory, hands-on exploration of one of the best-known and best-loved artists of the twentieth century, Marc Chagall. This world class exhibition is specifically designed to engage ages 2 – 12 and features multi-sensory exploration stations, each incorporating of one of Marc Chagall’s works encouraging children to explore art principles such as color, composition, light, and texture.

• F or information visit maltzmuseum.org or call 216-593-0575.

The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is a proud beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

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A NIGHT OF BROADWAY FAVORITES Presented by The Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Saturday, April 2 @ 8 pm In Person

Hirschfeld

Severance Music Center 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

Illustrations: Al

The Cleveland Pops introduces songstress Lauren Berry along with Pops favorite Connor Bogart for an evening of Broadway hits. The program includes music by legendary Jewish composers and lyricists: Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, George & Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerry Herman, Jerome Kern, Stephen Schwartz, and Stephen Sondheim. The program will also feature Carl Topilow’s “Clarinetist on the Roof!”

• For tickets visit clevelandpops.com or call 216-765-7677.

• Use code “JFED” for ticket discount.

COVID PROTOCOLS: As the situation with COVID-19 is ever evolving, all programs are subject to change.

Please call ahead to ensure whether programs are in person or virtual, and the specific protocols in place at each venue.

THE ARONSON CELLO FESTIVAL (ACF) Hosted by The Cleveland Institute of Music

June 6 – 12 In Person

Cleveland Institute of Music 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland Severance Music Center 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland As a young cellist, Lev Aronson had dreams of becoming an international soloist.

But history had other plans. After surviving two death camps during World War II, Lev Aronson made his way to the United States where he was appointed principal cellist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Today, Aronson is remembered as an extraordinary teacher. He mentored young musicians who later became acclaimed soloists, principal cellists of the great orchestras of the world, and teachers carrying on his legacy.

Now in its 7th Series, The Aronson Cello Festival honors education, the arts, and the intersection between music and areas of influence from business to entertainment to sports. Join us for a festival with inspiring lectures, recitals, master classes and special guests.

• For information visit: AronsonCelloFestival.com

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Making the world a better place through music.™

CLEVELAND ISRAEL ARTS CONNECTION The Cleveland Israel Arts Connection is a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, connecting our community with the most dynamic 21st century cultural experiences that Israel has to offer. Working in partnership with Northeast Ohio’s leading arts organizations, we strive to identify, enhance, promote, and create unique and engaging Israeli cultural opportunities.

J. David Heller, Board Chair Erika B. Rudin-Luria, President CLEVELAND ISRAEL ARTS CONNECTION ADVISORY GROUP Roe Green and Erica Hartman-Horvitz, Co-Chairs Leora Lanzola Edna Akrish Daniel Levin Leslye Arian Karen Levinsky Ziona Austrian Toby Lewis Eric Baer Sarah Liska Samantha Baskind Irwin Lowenstein Howard Bender Michael Milgrom Timothy Beyer Margie Moskovitz Zeda Blau Linda Olejko Richard Bogomolny Debbe Deutch Rabinowitz Amy Budish Deborah Ratner Sue Cahn Barbara Robinson Rebecca Carmi Sharon Rosenbaum Reneé Chelm Bill Rudman Joanne Cohen Linda Sandhaus Deena Epstein Nancy Schwartz-Katz Natalie Epstein Abbie Sender Marc Freimuth Charna E. Sherman Mady Friedman Anita Siegal Barbara Galvin Scott Sill Matthew Garson Gila Silverman Jay Geller Marjorie Simon Valerie Geller Margaret Singerman Jane Glaubinger Patrice Moore Smith Florence Goodman Ivan Soclof Tyler Grasee Marilyn Soclof Rochelle Gross Cathy Stamler Lilli Harris Marla Comet-Stark Rebecca Heller Robert Stark Stephen H. Hoffman Barbara Tannenbaum Sara Hurand Richard Uria Bob Immerman Herb Wainer Susan Immerman Susan Wasserman Bob Jackson Penni Weinberg Roseanne Kadis Elie Weiss Sue Koletsky Judith Weiss Susan Krantz Trudy Wiesenberger Karen Krause Ruth Wolfson Lisa Kurzner STAFF Rachel Lappen, Chief Development Officer Hedy P. Milgrom, Senior Development Officer Israel Wiener, Israel Arts & Culture Consultant Debra S. Yasinow, Director, Cleveland Israel Arts Connection

The Jewish Federation’s 2021-22 Cleveland Israel Arts Connection is brought to you by these generous individuals, corporations, and foundations:

Roe Green, Honorary Producer STAR PATRONS Roe Green Foundation Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman-Horvitz Robert & Susan Immerman Karen & Alan M. Krause PLATINUM PATRONS Stanley I. and Honnie R. Busch Memorial Endowment Drs. Jane Glaubinger & Eric Baer The John & Peggy Garson Family Foundation Steve & Penni Weinberg GOLD PATRONS Richard Bogomolny & Patricia Kozerefski Reneé Chelm Matt Garson & Case Bochenek Harley & Rochelle Gross Sara Hurand & Elie Weiss SILVER PATRONS Zeda W. Blau Sharon & Bruce Rosenbaum Rebecca & Irad Carmi Linda M. Sandhaus, M.D. Marc Freimuth Charna E. Sherman Barbara Galvin Michael & Anita Siegal Family Florence Goodman Foundation Lilli Harris Robert & Eileen Sill Family Amy & Steve Hoffman Foundation Jewish Arts Endowment Fund Marjorie Simon Roseanne Kadis Margaret Singerman Rachel & Justin Lappen Richard & Beverley Uria Cookie & Herb Marcus Herb & Jody Wainer Hedy & Michael Milgrom Susan Wasserman Ashley Hartman Robinson Judith Weiss Barbara Robinson Trudy & Steve Wiesenberger FRIENDS The Edna & Yair Akrish Family Leslye Arian Deena & Richard Epstein Debra S. Yasinow

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Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building 25701 Science Park Drive Cleveland, Ohio 44122

The Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection is brought to you by these generous Sponsors:

Roe Green, Honorary Producer PLATINUM SPONSORS The Leonard Krieger Fund of the

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