Our March lineup at JCMI

Stan Alliker, President

March is filled with activities here at JCMI!

On March 8, we will share Shabbat Services honoring the Federation. On March 10, the Jewish Film Festival featuring the film “Brothers” will be shown here at JCMI at 2 p.m. with a reception following the film. Tickets may be purchased on our website, www.marcojcmi.com.

On March 16, our next Concert/ Cultural Series presentation, “Swingin’ and Singin’ Broadway,” which features Charlie Blum will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased on our website, www.marcojcmi.com. Back by popular demand, Charlie Blum brings a fresh take on the Great American Songbook this season with a stroll down Broadway, singing show tunes that have become standards over the years, along with stories behind some of these iconic productions. Blum will share the stage with guest vocalists Kristyn Estes and JJ Boylen with songs from “Guys & Dolls,” “Les Misérables,” “The Music Man,” “Gypsy,” “Chicago,” and many other blockbuster hits. You won’t want to miss this one night-only event!

March 17 at 9:30 a.m., the Rabbi Mark Gross Life-long Learning Lecture will address “(Far) West of the Hudson: Some Unique Pioneers of 19th-century Jewish America.” The rabbi invokes his roots as a Californian to emphasize that there are and have always been Jews, Jewish communities and Jewish characters outside the Five Boroughs of New York.

On March 19, the Book Club will meet at 11 a.m. The book of the month is “Lady Clementine” by Marie Benedict. All are welcome to participate.