Arizona Jewish Historical Society Annual Meeting honoring Jeffrey Schesnol and featuring
Keynote Speaker David Epstein: Jewish Department Stores in the Wild West, Why They Succeeded and Why They are Gone.
11 am at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E Culver in Phoenix.
Tickets include a dairy brunch. $25 for Members, $36 for Non-Members.
602-241-7870 or azjhs.org
Annual observance to celebrate the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. Includes the showing of the film, “I Am a Jerusalemite,” starring legendary Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon. Although born in Jerusalem, Gaon was, like all Jews, forbidden from entering most of the city until the 1967 reunification. This fascinating documentary follows Gaon’s exploration of his city, from his grandfather’s simple home to the Western Wall and the Old City’s open markets. Along the way, he performs eight of his most-loved songs that pay tribute to his birthplace.
Learn about the law and lore in the “sea” of Talmud with Rabbi Robert Eisen as we dig deep into the “who, what, where, when, why and how” of living Judaism.
The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival and Generations After are excited to co-host the Southwest premiere of the new documentary film, “The Return”, at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Historical Society on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7:00pm.
“The Return” is the fascinating story of four young Polish women who were raised Catholic, only to discover in their teens they were actually Jewish. Alongside the film’s quartet of dynamic twentysomethings, Zucker invites audiences to explore a tiny but growing sector of young Poles attempting to pioneer an authentic Jewish identity with little knowledge of their long-buried ancestry in a country still regarded as a “Jewish graveyard.”
Before World War II, Poland was the epicenter of European Jewry and home to 3.5 million Jews. In the aftermath of the Holocaust and through the fall of communism in 1989, only an estimated 20,000 Jews remain.
The Return’s award-winning director Adam Zucker will be present at the premiere and conduct a post-film question and answer session with the audience.
More information at www.gpjff.org. Phone orders only: 602-753-9366
Everyone Welcome! Sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service and Hospice of the Valley
3 CEUs provided
Fee: $35 (scholarships available)
Registration & Complimentary Breakfast
8:30 am
Call 602-567-8334 with questions about registration
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