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6-12 Shevat, 5772 Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2012 -- THE JEWISH OBSERVER, LOS ANGELES -- 457th Web Ed.
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MON. JAN. 30
(6 Shevat)
TUE. JAN. 31
(7 Shevat)
(7 Shevat)
1 p.m. The Skirball Center presents Gallery Talks and Tours. Women Hold Up Half the Sky.
1 p.m. The Skirball Center presents Journeys of the Jewish People.
1:30 p.m. The Skirball Center screens Two for the Road.
8 p.m. Skirball Cultural Center present Shalom Auslander in conversation with Peter Mehlman. 1 p.m. The Skirball Center presents Journeys of the Jewish People.
1:30 p.m. The Skirball Center screens Two for the Road.
WED. FEB. 1
(8 Shevat)
1 p.m. The Skirball Cultural Center presents Gallery Talks and Tours: Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Docent-Led Orientations.
1:30 p.m The Skirball Cultural Center Gallery Talks and Tours: Journeys of the Jewish People.
2 p.m. The Skirball Cultural Center Gallery Talks and Tours: Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Docent-Led Orientations.
3 p.m. The Skirball Cultural Center Gallery Talks and Tours: Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Docent-Led Orientations.
THU. FEB. 2
(9 Shevat)
1 p.m. Brain Fitness Fun. Learn techniques and skills designed to keep your mind alert and sharp. Join an exciting class as you play your way to increase mental clarity, improve memory and well being. Instructor: Alexandra Morgan --
Thursdays 1pm - 2pm $1/$, Beverly Hills Library, RX, Room 101.
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12 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, UCLA 306 Royce Hall, Mark Leuchter (Temple University) The Lost Tribes of Israel: History, Myth, and Misperception Bible and Its Interpreters Seminar Series. The myth of the "Lost Tribes" of Israel has sparked speculation and curiosity for centuries, leading to a vast network of theories ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. But beneath the myth is a series of events that point in a very different direction regarding the fate of ancient Israel's tribes after their alleged disappearance from the stage of history.
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Israel's Future: The Chief Political Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, Gil Hoffman, discusses Israeli politics today and some of the issues facing Israel's future. Courtesy of the JCC of Stamford, Ct. and the UJF of Stamford. (Ends 2/4)
AJU’s Familian campus in Bel Air at 5 p.m. This year’s schedule is as follows: Feb. 8 – “Funding Approaches – Deciding what to Fund” Fred Ali, President/CEO, Weingart Foundation
7 p.m., 2/16, Chapman University presents "Between Hitler and Stalin: Jewish Youth in the Polish-Soviet Borderlands" to be hosted By: Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall, Room 404 Contact: Ashley Bloomfield (714) 532-7760
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Between
Hitler and Stalin: Jewish Youth in the Polish-Soviet Borderlands by
Jeffrey Koerber Visiting Fellow, History Department, Chapman University Ph.D.
Candidate, Clark University Jeffrey Koerber will
discuss his pioneering research on young Jews growing up during the 1930s under
Polish anti-Semitism and Soviet political oppression and the influence of these
experiences on their subsequent responses to the Holocaust. 2/16/12, 7 p.m., Bush Conference Cntr, Beckman Hall, Rm 404(714) 532-7760
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Israel's Future: The Chief Political Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, Gil Hoffman, discusses Israeli politics today and some of the issues facing Israel's future. Courtesy of the JCC of Stamford, Ct. and the UJF of Stamford. (Ends 2/4)
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AJU’s Familian campus in Bel Air at 5 p.m. This year’s schedule is as follows: Feb. 8 – “Funding Approaches – Deciding what to Fund” Fred Ali, President/CEO, Weingart Foundation
4 p.m. UCLA 314 Royce Hall Anthony Grafton (Princeton) & David B. Ruderman (University of Pennsylvania) discuss Cross-Cultural Dialogues in Early Modern Europe: A Textual Seminar, Viterbi Lecture in Mediterranean Jewish Studies.
(10 Shevat)
FRI. FEB. 3
(10 Shevat)
1 p.m. The Skirball Center presents Journeys of the Jewish People.
EREV SHABBAT SAT. FEB. 4
(11 Shevat)
SHABBAT
(11 Shevat)
SHABBAT
Shalom TV presents Ultra-Orthodox & Women: The concern in Israel with the ultra-Orthodox treatment of women is discussed by Michal Glatt, head of the parents association at a school where little girls have reportedly been harassed by ultra-Orthodox men for attending a modern Orthodox school in the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh. (Ends 2/4)
SUN. FEB. 5
(12 Shevat)
9 a.m. The Beverly Hills
Farmers Market hosts more than 60 farmers and vendors every week. The market
offers a wide variety of organic and conventional California-grown seasonal
fruits and vegetables.
12:30 p.m. Jewish Life In Shanghai, at the Skirball Culbural Center. Reservations recommended: (310) 440-4648
(13 Shevat)
(14 Shevat)
(15 Shevat)
(16 Shevat)
4 p.m. Hillel at UCLA. Rabbi Irvin Ungar (Curator) presents David Myers (UCLA),& Joanna Podolska (Marek Edelman Center for Dialogue) on Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk -- A Symposium and Exhibition
This exhibit introduces its viewer to the life and art of Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) within the cultural and political movements of the first half of the 20th century, including World War II, America, and the Jewish Response. As an artist Szyk once stated, "Art is not my aim, it is my means." The symposium will demonstrate how and why Szyk's mission and message relate not only to the challenges of the past but also to the complexities of the present.
12:30 p.m. Jewish Life In Shanghai, at the Skirball Culbural Center. Reservations recommended: (310) 440-4648
MON. FEB. 6
(13 Shevat)
TUE. FEB. 7
WED. FEB. 8
THU. FEB. 9
4 p.m. Hillel at UCLA. Rabbi Irvin Ungar (Curator) presents David Myers (UCLA),& Joanna Podolska (Marek Edelman Center for Dialogue) on Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk -- A Symposium and Exhibition
This exhibit introduces its viewer to the life and art of Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) within the cultural and political movements of the first half of the 20th century, including World War II, America, and the Jewish Response. As an artist Szyk once stated, "Art is not my aim, it is my means." The symposium will demonstrate how and why Szyk's mission and message relate not only to the challenges of the past but also to the complexities of the present.