Arts + Ideas: Patron of the J 2018-2019

UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF TIDEWATER & SIMON FAMILY JCC

ARTS + IDEAS PATRON OF THE J

2018–2019

*of blessed memory

ARTS + IDEAS August All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

ISRAEL ON FIRE: OPERATION BLACK SOUTH Israeli photographers bring attention to the devastation from terror (fire) kites sent to Israel from the Gaza Strip

September All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

SHANA TOVA! ROSH HASHANAH GREETING CARDS, 1920-1940

Thursday Free September 6 6:00 PM

DISARMED: UNCONVENTIONAL LESSONS FROM THE WORLD’S ONLY ONE-ARMED SPECIAL FORCES SHARPSHOOTER

From the collection of Beit Hatfutsot. Illustrated and personalized European and Israeli greeting cards

AUTHOR IZZY EZAGUI

Kickoff of UJFT’s Annual Campaign, the Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival, and Patron of the J Campaign

October All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

FACES BY HANOCH PIVEN: PORTRAITS FROM MADONNA TO THE POPE

Monday Free October 8

7:15 PM

RAID ON ENTEBBE — A PRE-FESTIVAL EVENT

Sunday Free October 21 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

FAMILY PORTRAIT WORKSHOP

Thursday $5 October 25 Donation 7:00 PM

THE GREAT BIG CHALLAH BAKE

October 30 Through December 2

LEE & BERNARD JAFFE* FAMILY JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL

ISRAEL TODAY ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE HANOCH PIVEN

Take the art of caricature to a new level In partnership with UJFT’s Community Relations Council

ISRAEL TODAY ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE HANOCH PIVEN Part of UJFT’s Super Sunday

Part of the International Shabbos Project with B’nai Israel Congregation

Shop the Simon Family JCC’s Cardo for Jewish Book Council’s top titles during National Jewish Book Month

Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival event Israel Today presented by UJFT’s Community Relations Council, Simon Family JCC, & community partners

Virginia Festival of Jewish Film presented

by Alma & Howard Laderberg* and Avraham & Patricia Ashkenazi Exhibit in the Leon Family Gallery

Community Celebration Holiday Celebration

2018–2019 November All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

CURATING THE PAST, CREATING THE FUTURE

Wednesday Free November 7 7:30 PM

GONE TO DUST: A DETECTIVE NILS SHAPIRO NOVEL

Monday Free November 12 11:00 AM

WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS — A PRE-FESTIVAL EVENT IN HONOR OF VETERAN’S DAY

In partnership with UJFT’s Community Relations Council and Tidewater Jewish Foundation

Thursday Free November 15 7:30 PM

THOU SHALT INNOVATE: HOW ISRAELI INGENUITY REPAIRS THE WORLD

Friday Free November 16 7:45 AM

THIS IS THE YEAR I PUT MY FINANCIAL LIFE IN ORDER

From the collections of the National Library of Israel

AUTHOR MATT GOLDMAN

ISRAEL TODAY EXPERT AND AUTHOR AVI JORISCH As part of the Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival

AUTHOR JOHN SCHWARTZ

In partnership with Tidewater Jewish Foundation

Wednesday $30 book UNCONDITIONAL LOVE: A GUIDE TO November 21 & lunch NAVIGATING THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF 12:00 PM $12 lunch BEING A GRANDPARENT TODAY

Tuesday Free November 27 7:30 PM

AUTHOR JANE ISAY In partnership with Beth Sholom Village

THE LOST FAMILY: A NOVEL AUTHOR JENNA BLUM

Calling all book clubs! Join UJFT’s Holocaust Commission Book Club for this community read

Thursday $30 book THE OPPOSITE OF HATE: A FIELD November 29 & lunch GUIDE TO REPAIRING OUR HUMANITY 12:00 PM $12 lunch AUTHOR SALLY KOHN

In partnership with UJFT’s Community Relations Council and Holocaust Commission, and Hands United Building Bridges (HUBB)

Friday Free November 30 6:30 PM

SHABBAT ALIVE WITH RICK RECHT At Ohef Sholom Temple, Shabbat Dinner at 5:30 PM (Nominal fee to attend dinner)

For event details, including locations and tickets, to learn more about our experts and artists, or to RSVP, please visit www.Federation.JewishVA.org/Arts-Ideas *of blessed memory

ARTS + IDEAS December All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

CURATING THE PAST, CREATING THE FUTURE

Saturday Free December 1 9:30 AM

CAMP REUNION SHABBAT WITH RICK RECHT

Sunday Free December 2 12:30 - 3:30 PM

LATKEPALOOZA WITH RICK RECHT

SADIE’S MARVELOUS MENORAH AND SADIE’S SNOWY TU B’SHEVAT

AUTHOR JAMIE KORNGOLD

THE SPY WHO PLAYED BASEBALL

AUTHOR CARRIE JONES

From the collections of the National Library of Israel

At Congregation Beth El, Kiddush lunch following the service Latkepalooza: A family Hanukkah celebration, One Happy Camper’s Camp Extravaganza, and PJ Library with support from Tidewater Jewish Foundation present Rick Recht LIVE at 1:30 PM

January All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

Thursday January 10 12:00 PM

JDC’S PHOTOGRAPHY WITH JOY Photographs taken by Holocaust survivors living in Israel expressing their personal stories, memories, and feelings

$30 book WHY YOU EAT WHAT YOU EAT: THE SCIENCE & lunch BEHIND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD $12 lunch AUTHOR RACHEL HERZ

In partnership with Jewish Family Service and Simon Family JCC’s JFit

January 17

ALMA & HOWARD LADERBERG* AND Through PATRICIA & AVRAHAM ASHKENAZI January 28 VIRGINIA FESTIVAL OF JEWISH FILM

Ticket sales begin November 23 for the 26th

annual festival

Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival event Israel Today presented by UJFT’s Community Relations Council, Simon Family JCC, & community partners

Virginia Festival of Jewish Film presented

by Alma & Howard Laderberg* and Avraham & Patricia Ashkenazi Exhibit in the Leon Family Gallery

Community Celebration Holiday Celebration

2018–2019 February All Month Free Leon Family Gallery Tuesday February 12 12:00 PM

$50 book & lunch $12 lunch

Wednesday Free February 20 7:30 PM

PARSHA POSTERS BY HILLEL SMITH

PARSHA POSTERS Book discussion and gallery tour with author and artist Hillel Smith

ISRAEL’S THREAT MATRIX ISRAEL TODAY EXPERT AND FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES’ JONATHAN SCHANZER

A survey of the challenges on Israel’s borders

and beyond

March All Month Free Leon Family Gallery Monday March 18 12:00 PM

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE’S 15TH ANNUAL GRIEVING CHILDREN’S ART SHOW

$20 book HUSBANDS AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS & lunch AUTHOR MARILYN SIMON ROTHSTEIN $12 lunch Celebrate Simon Family JCC Book Club’s 100th book

In partnership with Beth Sholom Village

March 29 Free Through March 31

WORDS THAT HURT, WORDS THAT HEAL: HOW THE WORDS YOU CHOOSE SHAPE YOUR DESTINY REVISED EDITION

AUTHOR RABBI JOSEPH TELUSHKIN

Tidewater Together is presented by the Milton “Mickey”

Kramer Scholar-in-Residence Fund, UJFT, and

Tidewater Synagogue Leadership Council

(Nominal cost for meals)

For event details, including locations and tickets, to learn more about our experts and artists, or to RSVP, please visit www.Federation.JewishVA.org/Arts-Ideas *of blessed memory

ARTS + IDEAS April All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

JDC’S HOME: LENS ON ISRAEL

Wednesday Free April 10 7:30 PM

HOW LUCK HAPPENS: USING THE SCIENCE OF LUCK TO TRANSFORM WORK, LOVE, AND LIFE

Photographic journey exploring the multitude of communities – and worlds – that dwell side-by-side within Israel

AUTHOR JANICE KAPLAN

In partnership with Jewish Family Service

May All Month Free Leon Family Gallery

ARTISTS 4 ISRAEL AN EXHIBIT OF HEALING

Wednesday Free May 8 7:30 PM

YOM HAZIKARON TO YOM HA’ATZMAUT: FROM REMEMBRANCE TO INDEPENDENCE

Israel Today artists share their response to current events through creativity and hopefulness

ISRAEL TODAY EXPERT AND FORMER AMBASSADOR IDO AHARONI

Emphasizing the lasting tie between the sacrifice of the

fallen and the continued existence of a vibrant and

dynamic state of Israel Wednesday Free May 15 8:30 AM

TRAIN LIKE ISRAEL’S ‘BIGGEST LOSER’ ISRAEL TODAY AND ISRAELI FITNESS GURU NADAV MEIRSON

Pushing fitness levels to new heights, this celebrity trainer from the hit series The Biggest Loser, Israel will lead a morning workout and share secrets for healthy living

Sunday Free ISRAEL FEST May 19 Community celebration of Israel’s 71st anniversary 11 AM - 4 PM

COMMUNITY ART PROJECT

ISRAEL TODAY EXPERT AND ARTISTS 4 ISRAEL’S FOUNDER CRAIG DERSHOWITZ AND ARTISTS

Writing on the Wall with fiercely pro-Israel education,

advocacy, social service, and artists’-rights organization For event details, including locations and tickets, to learn more about our experts and artists, or to RSVP, please visit www.Federation.JewishVA.org/Arts-Ideas Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival event Israel Today presented by UJFT’s Community Relations Council, Simon Family JCC, & community partners

Virginia Festival of Jewish Film presented

by Alma & Howard Laderberg* and Avraham & Patricia Ashkenazi Exhibit in the Leon Family Gallery

Community Celebration Holiday Celebration

PATRON OF THE J BENEFITS $35,000 Diamond

$25,000 $15,000 $5,000 Platinum Gold Silver

Choose: presenting sponsor of Israel Today series or Israel Fest° X Article in the Jewish News X Choose: named sponsor of one Expert-in-Residence, BIG Saturday night film event, or Israel Fest Shuk X (food + vendor tent)° Additional Film Festival tickets upon request+ X X One 10x10 vendor booth and giveaway opportunity at X X Israel Fest** Choose: named sponsor of one Israel Today visiting expert or artist, Israel Fest picnic table or children’s activity tent, OR two X months Leon Family Gallery exhibit National Library of Israel° Two Film Festival FAST PASSES - all access and X X X no waiting in line Choose: named sponsor of one festival film, one 10x10 Israel Fest tent (DJ, First aid, etc.), OR one month exhibit in Leon Family Gallery° Advertisement in Jewish News (2) Full Pg (2) Full Pg Full Pg 4 4 4 Two invitations to POJ reception(s) Individual on-screen Film Festival ad X X X Choose: one Book Festival event, named sponsor X X X Individual Individual Name listed with group recognition at Israel Fest +Custom +Custom LOGO Festival book(s) of choice signed by visiting author° 5 5 5 Tickets to BIG Saturday night film event 10 8 6 Tickets to a Festival film of choice‡ 4 4 4 Listed recognition in printed marketing materials, event web LOGO pages for ALL THREE festivals, including Book, Film, and Israel LOGO LOGO +Hyperlink Fest, on-screen group film ad, and UJFT honor roll.• + Requests must be received by 1/18/19 and will be first-come-first-serve due to limited seating in venues. ** Requests and required paperwork must be received by 4/22/19 to guarantee space.. ‡Excludes BIG Saturday night film event.

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$1,000 Sustainer

$500 Supporter

$180 Friend of a Festival

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• Friend of Festival benefits for one festival, choose from: Book, Film, or Israel Fest. All other levels recognized during all three festivals. °Request must be received by 10/31/18 to guarantee first-choice selection. Five pack of books and signatures will be selected by ARTS + IDEAS manager. *of blessed memory

2018–2019 THANK YOU TO OUR ISRAEL TODAY COMMUNITY PARTNERS ADL of Greater Washington AIPAC AJC BBYO Beth Sholom Village B’nai Israel Congregation Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan University Chabad Lubavitch of Tidewater Congregation Beth Chaverim Congregation Beth El Freda H. Gordon Hospice & Palliative Care of Tidewater Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Jewish Family Service of Tidewater Jewish News Kehillat Bet Hamidrash

Norfolk-Virginia Beach Chapter of ORT America ODU Hillel Ohef Sholom Temple Old Dominion University’s Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding Regent University Robert C. Nusbaum Honors College of Norfolk State University Temple Emanuel Temple Israel Tidewater Community College Tidewater Jewish Foundation UJFT Holocaust Commission UJFT Men’s Campaign UJFT Society of Professionals UJFT Women’s Cabinet UJFT Young Adult Division

To support ARTS + IDEAS and become a Patron of the J, contact Corrie Lentz Development Manager

757.321.2337

clentz@ujft.org