Hebrew College Fall 2015 Calendar of Public Events

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JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

HAIFA

INTL. FILM FESTIVAL

“The grandest event...must-see.”

-San Jose Mercury News

10/7

“Bikel accentuates the positive... a festival highlight!”

-San Francisco Chronicle

NARRATED BY ALAN ALDA

10/15

MUSIC BY HANKUS NETSKY DIRECTED BY JOHN LOLLOS

11/9

10/21

11/1

Calendar of Public Events Fall 2015

BUYING AND RESERVING TICKETS Tickets to all events are general admission. Unless otherwise noted, they can be purchased online at hebrewcollege.edu/tickets or at the door (cash or check) beginning thirty minutes prior to the start of the event. Walk-in tickets will not be available for sold-out events. Registration is requested for free events to assist us with planning. For more information, email mstern@hebrewcollege.edu.

GETTING TO HEBREW COLLEGE Hebrew College is located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, adjacent to Andover Newton Theological School. Campus is a short walk from the Newton Centre trolley stop on the Green Line (D branch—Riverside). For more information, visit hebrewcollege.edu/directions.

ABOUT HEBREW COLLEGE Founded in 1921, Hebrew College promotes excellence in Jewish learning and leadership within a pluralistic environment of open inquiry, intellectual rigor, personal engagement, and spiritual creativity. Its programs include graduate degrees and courses in Jewish studies, Jewish education, and leadership; community education for adult learners; and a supplemental Hebrew high school and middle school. For more information, visit www.hebrewcollege.edu.

ACCESSIBILITY ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. HEBREW COLLEGE IS ACCESSIBLE BY WHEELCHAIR.

Purchase tickets at hebrewcollege.edu/tickets.

See up-to-date events listings at hebrewcollege.edu/upcoming-events.

OCTOBER martin kace lecture

Writing in the Dark A Meeting with David Grossman Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Israeli author and social activist David Grossman delivers the inaugural Martin Kace Lecture, “Writing in the Dark,� in which he reflects on his work as a Jewish writer and public intellectual in contemporary Israeli society. The series honors the late Martin Kace, a successful businessman, teacher, and social entrepreneur who engaged in a variety of innovative social, cultural, and economic projects in Israel and the United States. $10.

Arrangements for the appearance of David Grossman made through Greater Talent Network Inc., New York, N.Y.

Theodore Bikel In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem Thursday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.

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he School of Jewish Music will honor the memory of two beloved cultural icons with a special showing of the documentary Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem. The film combines Bikel’s charismatic storytelling and masterful performances with a broader exploration of Aleichem’s life and work. Hankus Netsky (left), composer of the original score, will introduce the film and conduct a brief Q&A. $10.

Join us in the Ted Cutler Atrium outside Berenson Hall at 7:15 p.m. for a musical tribute to Bikel by Netsky and Cantor Becky Wexler Khitrik, Can’14.

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

SCOTS JEWS Identity, Belonging, and Future

Exhibition Oct. 21–Nov. 25 Reception Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m.

There have been Jews in Scotland since at least the seventeenth century, coming initially in ones and twos to study at Scotland’s famed universities, and then in increasing numbers through the nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries as persecution in Eastern Europe made Jewish life increasingly precarious. While maintaining its particular traditions, the Jewish community prided itself in the way it quickly became immersed in Scottish society. “Scots Jews” is a unique photography exhibition on contemporary Scottish Jewish life by awardwinning documentary photographer Juda Passow. Free.

The December Project An Evening with Best-Selling Author Sara Davidson Sunday, Nov. 1, 7:3O p.m.

Best-selling author Sara Davidson will discuss her latest book, The December Project: An Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker Confront Life’s Greatest Mystery (HarperOne, 2015), which recounts her two years of discussion with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi—the acclaimed founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, who died in 2014—about life, old age, and human mortality. During their time together, Davidson was nearly killed by a suicide bomb, and Schachter-Shalomi faced a steep decline in health. They created strategies to deal with pain and memory loss and found tools to cultivate fearlessness and joy—at any age. Rabbi Arthur Green will share his observations following Davidson’s talk. A book signing will conclude the evening. $10.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

The Scroll and the Cross

Jewish Genealogy in Latin America ceo forum series

A Conversation with TripAdvisor’s Stephen Kaufer Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7:30 a.m.

Stephen Kaufer, co-founder, president, and CEO of TripAdvisor, the largest Web 2.0 company in the Northeast and the largest travel site in the world, will share his business philosophy that is sure to inspire executives in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

The winner of the 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Kaufer holds several software patents and has spoken at dozens of travel and high-tech conferences worldwide.

He is on the board of directors at Glassdoor, CarGurus, and the Caring For Carcinoid Foundation. Free.

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2 p.m.

With a population of close to half a million, the Jews of Latin America are a microcosm of parallel diasporas.

A portion dates back to the colonial period and is defined by a converso identity, another traces its roots to the Pale of Settlement, and yet another is linked to the Ottoman Empire. These disparate family trees result in a rich, astonishingly heterogeneous demographic forest. Ilan Stavans, the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, will survey the landscape in this ninth annual Lecture on Jewish Genealogy. Book signing to follow. Free.

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston.

Resurrected Voices Letters from the Holocaust Monday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Timed to coincide with the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nazis’ first mass deportation of Jews from Germany, “Resurrected Voices” tells the story of an extended German Jewish family from 1935 through the end of World War II. Linda Ziskind, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, uses family letters, documents, and photographs to bring to life the suffering and struggle for survival under Nazi rule.

These articles will be on view in a “mini-museum” beginning at 7:00 p.m. Free.

One Clove Away from a Pomander Ball

The Subversive Tradition of Jewish Women’s Comedy Wednesday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.

From vaudeville and burlesque to radio, TV, films, and stand-up comedy, Jewish women have shaped American comedy in unique ways. They include Sophie Tucker, Gertrude Berg, and Molly Picon, of the immigrant generation; Elaine May, Joan Rivers, and Gilda Radner, of the “Second City” generation; and contemporary comics Sarah Silverman, Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, and Amy Schumer. Joyce Antler of Brandeis University will examine why the female Jewish comic tradition has been so powerful—and so subversive. $10.

Arrangements for the appearance of Joyce Antler made through the Association for Jewish Studies.

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Women’s Archive.

Programs of Hebrew College G R A D UAT E S T U DI E S Hebrew Language and Ulpan hebrewcollege.edu/hebrew-language Jewish Studies Program hebrewcollege.edu/jewish-studies Rabbinical School hebrewcollege.edu/rabbinical School of Jewish Music hebrewcollege.edu/jewish-music Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education hebrewcollege.edu/shoolman A D U LT L E A R N I N G Eser hebrewcollege.edu/eser Leaders in Adult Learning hebrewcollege.edu/lal Me’ah hebrewcollege.edu/meah Parenting Through a Jewish Lens hebrewcollege.edu/parenting YO U N G A D U LT L E A D E R S H I P A N D L E A R N I N G Hevruta Gap-Year Program

hevrutagapyear.org

YO U T H E D U C AT I O N Makor Hebrew Middle School Prozdor Hebrew High School

hebrewcollege.edu/makor hebrewcollege.edu/prozdor

INTERRELIGIOUS AND CONTEMPOR ARY LE ADERSHIP Center for Global Judaism Center for Inter-Religious Communal and Leadership Education (CIRCLE)

hebrewcollege.edu/global-judaism antshc-circle.org

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