The Center for Holocaust Education and Human Dignity of the East Valley JCC presents “Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi: The Gray Zone of Holocaust Survival” 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Chandler Center for the Arts.
Professor Nancy Harrowitz of Boston University’s Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies will read written works by two Auschwitz survivors, Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel, and discuss how they started a new life after the Holocaust.
Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi are the two most widely read authors on the subject of the Holocaust. They share their harrowing and deeply moving stories in very different ways, but are tied together through a deeply philosophical perspective, an emphasis on social justice, and the meaningful legacies they have left behind. How do they create an approach to the Holocaust that brings readers to appreciate its importance in today’s world? How can looking at their stories and how they tell them help us understand their relevance? What can we learn from these two writers/survivors? The program is the debut of a partnership with Boston University’s Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies.
Nancy Harrowitz is a professor of Italian and Jewish studies at Boston University. She has published widely on anti-Semitism and gender in the modern period. Her most recent work includes the book “Primo Levi and the Identity of a Survivor.” At Boston University, she teaches courses on modern Italian literature, film and literature produced under fascism, and representations of the Holocaust in literature and film. She also directs the school’s new minor in Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies.
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker, Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM and Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
This grassroots start-up group will meet at The J on each designated Tuesday of the month.
Free and open to the community –
Patient care not available during the group session.
For more information contact the Alzheimer’s Association – Desert Southwest Chapter at 1-800-272-3900 or alz.org/dsw
Join us at the J for a visual presentation presented by the Phoenix Art Museum Docents.
This month’s lecture: Renaissance Art: Lessons from Leonardo Docent: Lisa White
Free and open to the community.
For questions and more information contact Harriet Colan at harrietc@vosjcc.org or 480-481-7033
On the first and third Tuesday of every month Jewish Business Network of Arizona (JBN AZ) members and their guests gather for lunch, education and networking in Scottsdale.
If you are Jewish and looking to network with other Jewish business professionals contact our event organizer about attending this meeting as a guest OR for information about membership.
To learn more about our group and our event speakers visit our website JBNAZ.org.
Share the pleasure of knitting and crocheting. Help others with projects and patterns. Can’t knit? We’ll teach you. No reservations required. For more information, contact Harriet at 480.481.7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org
Learn the Mishnah every morning with Rabbi Israel Becker, Monday-Friday 6:15 AM, Shabbos 8:15 AM and Sundays and Major Secular Holidays 7:15 AM.
Get Fit and make friends! Join the J Walkers for a brisk 1.5-mile walk through The J neighborhood. Bring water, wear your walking shoes and meet us every Wednesday morning at the flagpole. Strollers, dogs and all walking paces are welcomed.
Members: Free.
For more information, contact Kristina at 480.481.1797 or kristinab@vosjcc.org
Health insurance broker, Charmaine Wages, answers your questions about understanding the bills from Medicare, your doctors or your insurance company.
Free
For more information or to register visit our Programs Page or call the Membership desk at 480-481-7090