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age from 21 to 35, who support the Museum's mission and are directly
involved in organizing and participating in a variety of programs. Contact
Jilian Cahan Gersten at 646-437-4324 or
jgersten@mjhnyc.org.
MAJOR JEWISH EVENTS
AT THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH
HERITAGE-A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST.
Teaching Judaic/Christian
Heritage and the Holocaust
At a time when news is
dominated by stories about religion dividing our country, an upcoming
symposium at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the
Holocaust will illuminate common ground between Jews and Catholics by
examining their shared history and heritage. Starting on August 22,
educators (one principal and 24 teachers) from the Archdiocese of New York
will attend a weeklong symposium at the Museum, entitled Dialogues About
Teaching Judaic/Christian Heritage and the Holocaust. The idea for this
annual gathering actually came from the inspiring words offered by John
Cardinal O'Connor at the dedication of the Museum in 1997. "His comments
about Christian-Jewish relations were a call to action for us to develop an
ongoing program to bring our two communities together," said the Museum's
Deputy Director for Programs, Ivy Barsky. The symposium, now in its seventh
year, provides teachers with information and strategies for teaching about
Jewish life and history in social studies and religion classes, highlighting
the connections between Jewish and Catholic practices, perspectives, and
experiences. Through lectures, discussions, gallery tours, and meeting with
survivors, participants learn about Jewish life in a broad context as well
as in relation to the Holocaust. After last year's gathering, Sr. Denise Ann
Sickinger, FMA, from the Corpus Christi Convent in Port Chester, wrote to
the Museum: "It gives me a sense of hope that we have far more in common
than what divides us. It has renewed my zeal to go out and teach far more
than textbook facts and learning, but to reach the heart of the young to be
men and women of dignity and compassion and education, awareness, action."
Teachers from Archdiocese schools in the Bronx, New Rochelle, Staten Island,
Hollis, Manhattan, Hartsdale, Rockaway Park, and Glendale, among others,
will attend this year. Art, Social Studies/History, Religion, and general
studies teachers are represented. The symposium is a collaboration of the
Archdiocese of New York and the Museum. During the last school year, more
than 1,500 parochial students made class visits to the Museum with their
teachers. By Abby R. Spilka, Museum of Jewish Heritage-A
Living Memorial to the Holocaust Director of Communications.
 
The Museum presents temporary exhibitions that complement the themes
explored in the core exhibition. Special exhibitions afford the Museum the
opportunity to complement the themes expressed in the core exhibition in
greater detail. The inaugural major special exhibition Ours To Fight
For: American Jews in the Second World War can be seen through December
2005 (the Robert M. Morgenthau Wing.) New York - City of Refuge, Stories
from the Last 60 Years can be seen through November 27, 2005.
Kippur: Three Weeks in October is on view through October 16, 2005.
New York - City of Refuge,
Stories from the Last 60 Years
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On view through
November 27, 2005
More than a refuge for world
Jewry, New York City has been a setting for Jewish renewal. It has
played a crucial role in the development of the lives of thousands of
Jewish refugees since World War II. As part of the commemoration of
the 350 th anniversary of the arrival of Jews in America, the Museum
of Jewish Heritage -A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is mounting a
special exhibition to tell this special New York Story.
New York: City of Refuge, Stories from the Last 60 Years
will chronicle three distinct periods of Jewish immigration to
New York: the years immediately following the Second World War, the
Cold War era, and the present day. In all three periods, New York has
served as a sanctuary for diverse groups of Jewish immigrants,
including survivors of the Holocaust, Jews from Eastern Europe, Jews
of the Middle East, and Jews of the former Soviet Union. The venue for
the exhibition is perhaps the most fitting imaginable: a gallery on
the edge of New York Harbor, allowing views of the Statue of Liberty
and Ellis Island to become part of exhibition itself. Through original
artifacts, dramatic images, and personal testimonies, the public will
connect with stories of refuge and opportunity that have helped to
define New York City. All New Yorkers -Jews and non-Jews-will find
connections to their own heritage, to their own stories.
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On view through
December 2005
The inaugural exhibition for the Robert M. Morgenthau wing, Ours To
Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War was named the
grand-prize winner of the Excellence in Exhibition Competition at the
American Association of Museums Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Citing
the exhibition's use of the first-person narrative, the judges felt
this approach engaged museum visitors and allowed them to make
connections with the experiences of soldiers 60 years ago and troops
serving today. The exhibition companion volume,
Ours To Fight For: American Jewish Voices from the Second World War,
chronicles the experience of American Jewish men and women who came
together with other Americans to heed their nation's call to arms.
Please visit the Museum
Shop to purchase this book.
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On view through
October 16, 2005
Based on a collection of
photographs of Reserve Armored Division 143 taken by journalist Uri
Dan, the exhibition will tell the story of this unit during the Yom
Kippur War in 1973. Reserve Armored Division 143 was the first Israeli
unit to cross the Suez Canal. Quotes from interviews taken with the
men of the division will be used to tell this story of loss, despair,
and eventual triumph.
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On view Monday, June 7 to October 11
Featuring original black-and-white photographs by Bill Aron
Shalom Y'all, open June 7, 2004 through September 13, 2004, tells
the unique story of the Southern Jewish experience through three
distinct voices: 44 black-and-white photographs, a narrative woven
into descriptive captions of the photographs, and stories told by
southern Jews about being Jewish in the South. It presents a
multidimensional portrait of contemporary Jewish life in the Deep
South as it has evolved from the early 1700s. The material is drawn
from the book Shalom Y'all: Images of Jewish Life in the American
South, photographs by Bill Aron with text by Vicki Reikes Fox.
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AT THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH
HERITAGE-A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST.
The slate of programs this season
includes topics covering Jewish heritage and 20 th century history. Among
the programs coming up at the Museum are:
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Bearing Witness: Claude Lanzmann and Shoah
- In honor of the 20 th anniversary of Shoah 's
release, Claude Lanzmann, in a rare U.S. appearance, will join CUNY
Professor Stuart Liebman for a series of screenings and discussions. (Sept.
18,21,25).
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Debbie Friedman in Concert -
Debbie Friedman's music is a timeless and treasured tradition for children
and adults alike. (Oct.
23).
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The Daniel Pearl Dialogue for Muslim-Jewish
Understanding Featuring Akbar Ahmed and Judea Pearl -
Doctors Judea Pearl and Akbar Ahmed will discuss Muslim-Jewish relations
with New York City audiences for the first time. (Oct.
30)
MAJOR JEWISH EVENTS:
PERFORMING ARTS, FILM, MUSIC, CONCERTS, THEATER PAINTING, DANCE & EXHIBITS
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Ponzi Man:
August 13-August 27 at The Connelly Theater.
New York International Fringe Festival. Lifetime Television communications
maven Gary Morgenstein’s play Ponzi Man premiered as one
of the centerpieces of the 9th Annual New York International
Fringe Festival’s opening weekend on Saturday, August 13. READ
THE REVIEW
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Bath Party
Aug. 21st - Sep. 18th
A Sexy, Multi- Media, Action-Packed deconstruction of the American Dream
performed by Israeli film star Meital Dohan, directed by Karen Shefler.
Scantily clad with a bath tub as her pulpit and a video screen, a Filipino
manicurist and a gay Texan stage manager as her co-stars, the stunning Ms.
Dohan dances, sings and waxes on about everything American from nationality
and identity to the globalization of American culture.
 Photo:
Actress Meital Dohan.
She draws parallels
from her experience to that of immigrants universally. The show is a 21st
Century compendium of pop-cultural ideas with an unrelenting beat and even a
“Charlie’s Angels” style action sequence. Developed by Tom Ohoragan (the
original director of HAIR, LENI and many other Broadway shows.
ABOUT THE PLAY:
 Bathtub
Productions and General Manager Maria Di Dia are presenting the
World Premiere of the hyper-speed production of Bath Party by Meital Dohan,
Karen Shefler and Ayelet Dekel, performed by Israeli film star Meital
Dohan, directed by Karen Shefler. Associate Producers Etai and Ronnie
Gross. Performances begin in the Howl! Festival on August 21st at HERE
Arts Center (145 Avenue of the Americas between Spring and Broome), and
then will extend beyond that at HERE through September 18th. Through it’s
affiliation with the Howl! Festival (August 21- August 28) the show runs
Sunday 8/21, Tuesday 8/23, Wenesday 8/24, Thursday 8/25, Friday 8/26 and
Saturday 8/27 at 7pm and afterwards we’ll continue performances at HERE,
running Wed-Sun at 7pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in advance by
calling SmartTix at 212.868.4444, by going to www.here.org, or by going in
person to the box office at HERE.
 Meital
Dohan, a movie star in Israel, tells the true satirical story of her
long-distance infatuation with America. She’s a star in her home country,
but in America she’s just another immigrant in search of the American
Dream. With a bath tub as her pulpit and a video screen, a Filipino
manicurist and a gay Texan stage manager as her co-stars, the stunning and
nearly nude Ms. Dohan dances, sings and waxes on about everything American
from nationality and identity to the globalization of American culture.
She draws parallels from her experience to that of immigrants universally.
The show is a 21st Century compendium of pop-culture ideas with an
unrelenting beat and even a “Charlie’s Angels” style action sequence.
HERE Arts Center (145 6th Avenue between Spring and Broome.Tues- Sun
at 7pm & Sat at 3pm. For tickets & information: SmartTix at
212.868.4444.
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Murder
Aug. 23, 7:30 pm
Chanoch Levin's "Murder" is a provocative, unflinching examination of the
cycle of violence and revenge. Murder transcends politics, religion and
sound bites to cut to the heart of the human condition. The stage reading
will be presented by eight performers, Directed by Michael Weiselberg.
Artistic Director: Steve Wargo. There will be a discussion and reception at
The Synagogue with the players and the director following the reading.
Admission is complimentary. Open to the public.
The Hampton Synagogue, the Berman Sanctuary, 154 Sunset Avenue,
Westhampton Beach, NY. For information: 631.288.0534
THEATER
Nalaga’at—Spellbinding
Blind-Deaf Troupe
 Sep.
15, 8 pm
Hailed as the most unique and moving live performance by audiences and press
alike, Israel’s Nalaga’at, a troupe of 12 blind-deaf performers, will be
featured as part of the New York Jewish Music and Heritage Fesitval.
Impossible to describe and extraordinary to witness, Nalaga’at is a
testament to the human spirit. The actors, most of whom cannot see or hear,
have been able to transcend their own limitations in productions involving
work on motion skills and improvisation. The actors, who describe their
involvement in the troupe as “transformational” work together to
communicate, connect and infuse their performance pieces with pathos and
humor. Critics the world-over concur that this is a work not to be missed.
Presented as part of the NY Jewish Music & Heritage Festival. For
information:
www.oyhoo.com
Frederick P. Ross Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. For tickets:
www.lincolncenter.org
Source: Israel General Consulate, NY.
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FILM
 Good
Boys (Yeladim Tovim)
Aug. 28, 9:15pm
(Yair Hochner, Israel, video, 75 min, Hebrew with subtitles). Inspired by My
Own Private Idaho and Dennis Cooper, Good Boys is the story of two Tel Aviv
rent boys who find unexpected comfort and attraction in one another. Winner
of the Showtime Vanguard Award at NewFest 2005.
BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn. For tickets:
718.777.FILM #545, www.bam.org. For more information: 718.636.4100 or visit
www.bam.org.
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Campfire (Medurat
Ha'shevet)
Aug. 31, 7:30 pm
 Sneak
preview screening of
CAMPFIRE, winner of the Israeli Oscar for best picture, writer/director
Joseph Cedar (Time of Favor). Set in 1981, Campfire follows the story of a
widowed mother and her two daughters as they attempt to overcome their loss
in the modern Orthodox world of Jerusalem. In the year when the most new
settlements in the West Bank were developed, this torn Zionist family deals
with new beginnings and contemplates relationships, love, and teenage
trials.
Followed by reception and discussion with director Joseph Cedar. The Hampton
Synagogue, the Berman Sanctuary, 154 Sunset Avenue, Westhampton Beach, NY.
For information: 631.288.0534
 FILM
The Hostages of Hatred
Sep. 8, 7:15 pm
A documentary film by Pierre Rehov followed by lecture by
Pedro Sanjuan. In his film, The Hostages of Hatred, Israeli filmmaker,
Pierre Rehov sets out to tell the story of the Palestinian refugees and the
way they had been treated by Arab and Palestinian leaders, and by the UN.
There will be a tour of the historic synagogue at 7:00 for those who are
interested.
RSVP to Alana.shultz@shearithisrael.org or
212.873.0300 x209
Congregation Shearith Israel, 2 West 70th, NY
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Bearing Witness: Claude Lanzmann and Shoah
Sep. 18 & 25, 1 pm, Sep. 21, 6 pm
Claude Lanzmann's groundbreaking epic Shoah revolutionized
the way in which filmmakers presented the Holocaust on screen. In honor of
the 20th anniversary of Shoah's release, Lanzmann, in a rare New York
appearance, will join CUNY Professor Stuart Liebman for a series of
exclusive screenings and discussions at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A
Living Memorial to the Holocaust. The Museum will also screen Lanzmann's
1972 tribute to Israel, Pourquoi Israel. Shoah parts 1 and 2 will be
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MUSIC
 The
Fools Of Prophecy (Shotey Ha'nevua)
Aug. 15
The Fools of Prophecy, one of
Israel's hottest bands, are marking their American debut tour with 2
concerts in New York. Combining a unique blend of Hip-Hop, Reggae, Rap and
Funk, The Fools "have no musical limits…Their celebration comes from the
heart in a very live show" (Israeli daily "Ma'ariv"). With two best-selling
albums and six years of extensive performing, The Fools have generated a
huge fan base in their native Israel. As depicted by one critic, "every time
I listen to one of their songs on the radio, I get that foolish smile upon
my face – the smile you get when you are IN LOVE… they sound so good that
it's almost impossible not to enjoy" (The Stage). The Fools' tour is
sponsored by Israel at Heart (www.israelatheart.com).
Staten Island Yankees Stadium, 75 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island,
NY (as part of Jewish Heritage Night). For exact time and information:
212.719.9020. Tickets: 718-720-9265,
http://siyanks.com
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MUSIC
Sultana Ensemble
Aug. 27 & 31
 Yoel
Ben-Simhon (composer, oud, piano, guitar, and vocals). Is Israeli born of
Moroccan parentage, and has committed himself to researching the
relationship between Jewish and Arabic music. Ben-Simhon is the founder and
composer of the "Sultana Ensemble," a group comprised of musicians and
dancers from Arab, American and Israeli descent. Recently, Ben-Simhon was an
oud soloist, playing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Through his
work, he has performed at venues throughout the US, Europe and Israel. He
has performed with various internationally known artists such as Yossi Fine,
George Mgrdichian, Howard Levi, Yair Dalal, and Frank London, to name just a
few. Performances are part of "La Casita", The Lincoln Center Out Door
Festival. Free! Visit Yoel's web site:
www.sultanamusic.com
Aug. 27, 4 pm at Lincoln Center, 65th Street and Broadway. Aug. 31,
6 pm at The National Museum of American Indian at One Bowling Green, North
East corner of Battery Park.
MUSIC
Yasmin Levy
Sep. 1, 7:30 & 9:30 pm
 Yasmin
Levy is considered to be the leading international singer in ladino
(Jewish-Spanish ) music. Born in Jerusalem twenty- seven years ago, Yasmin
was introduced to Ladino singing and culture from a very young age. Her
father was the leading figure in the world of research into and preservation
of the Judeo-Spanish culture, which dates back to the 15th century in Spain.
Today, it remains one of the most moving and romantic musical traditions of
all times. In her deep, spiritual and moving style of singing, Yasmin
preserves and revives the most beautiful and romantic songs from the
Ladino/Judeo-Spanish heritage, mixing it with Andalusian Flamenco. Her debut
album, Romance & Yasmin, is now out in Europe and earned her a nomination as
Best Newcomer for the BBC World Music Awards 2005. Her new album La Juderia
is about to be released; tonight is her New York debut. "I close my eyes and
Yasmin Levy fills my head with her voice, searing, soaring, sighing. When
she stops, I unwillingly open my lids and face reality.... I open the
microphone and struggle to find words. " ---Charlie Gillett, BBC radio
London.
"What
you might call 'pan-mediterranean' music is often soaked in nostalgia. Its
delicate weave of Arabic, Jewish and Christian influences seems to lament
that golden age when the cultural arteries of the region were open and
vibrant, and music flowed alongside science, religion and ideas like the
tides and currents of the sea itself. Nowhere was the charm of that era felt
more keenly than in the southern Spain of medieval times. It was there that
the roots of Jewish Sephardic culture and the Ladino language were
established. After the explulsion of 1492, Jewish refugees took their
language and their songs to the far corners of the Europe, and their music
continued to evolve in ports and cities from Tlemcen to Thessaloniki and
beyond.
The
eminient ethnomusicologist Yitzhak Levy was the internationally recognised
authority on Ladino songs, which he collected avidly all his life, but it is
his 28 year old daughter Yasmin who has managed to bring them alive.
For twelve years the classically trained Yasmin was the accompanist to her
mother Kochava Levy, an accomplished singer in her own right. Mother and
daughter left their home in Jerusalem to tour the world on a regular basis.
Then one day, with the encouragement of her flamenco teacher, Yasmin began
to sing. She has a voice that does strange things to audiences and critics
alike. Normally phlegmatic hacks find themselves melting into rivulets of
tears and effusive praise.
Sephardis the world over experience the
electric pull of history and a renewed fascination with their Mediterranean
and Ladino pasts. Some say that Yasmin Levy has saved the language itself
from what might otherwise have been academic mummification or even outright
extinction. Charlie Gillett wrote with characteristic eloquence that when
Yasmin Levy stops singing, "I unwillingly open my eyes and face reality."
Levy has also provoked a minor revolution in the international Ladino song
scene by ditching the folksified accompaniment of Spanish guitars and
returning to 'original' instruments like the Arabic oud, violin, cello,
percussion and piano. She also spices up her interpretation of the songs
with oriental trills and slides, thus 'Arabicising' what was once stubbornly
'Europeanised'. This has stirred the blinkered ire of purists, but fans have
found that their appetite for her music continues to grow exponentially. In
short, they just can't get enough of her. Her two albums "La Juderia" and
"Romance and Yasmin" encapsulate that magical mix of memory, nostalgia,
tender beauty and hope, to perfection. ByIvan Chrysler (courtesy of fRoots)
Born
in Jerusalem 27 years ago, Yasmin Levy was introduced to Ladino singing and
culture from a very young age. Her father was the leading figure in the
world of research into and preservation of the Judeo-Spanish culture, dating
back to the 15th century in Spain. Today, it remains one of the most moving
and romantic musical traditions of all times. In her deep, spiritual and
moving style of singing, Yasmin preserves and revives the most beautiful and
romantic songs from the Ladino/ Judeo-Spanish heritage, mixing it with
Andalusian Flamenco. Her debut album “Romance & Yasmin” (Ladino) is now out
in Europe .
 Her
new album “La Juderia” (Ladino meets Flamenco – in Spanish) will be
released in April 2005. In 2004 she performed in various international
festivals and events including WOMAD Singapore, Forum Barcelona, Bath
Festival and the BBC’s New Year’s Day concert in London. This year Yasmin
has already been nominated for the BBC World Music Awards 2005. She will be
touring the UK, Europe and the USA, including appearances at Womad festivals
in the UK and Spain, and will close the year with her debut performance at
New York’s Carnegie Hall in December. Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St. For information:212.539.8770,
www.joespub.org, Tickets
: 212-539-8671, 212-239-6200 or at
www.telecharge.com
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MUSIC
 Free
Lunchtime Sephardic Concert Series: Michal Cohen
Sept 14th, 12:30pm
Michal Cohen’s family comes from Yemen, but
she was born and raised in Israel. Michal arrived in the United States after
receiving a scholarship at Berklee College of Music in Boston. She graduated
in 2000, and has sung in many prestigious venues. Her range extends from
ancient Yemenite songs through to contemporary. Besides English, Yemenite,
and Hebrew, Michal has sung in Bulgarian, Spanish, French, Yiddish and
Portuguese. She is the recipient of a “Finalist” from the John Lennon
Songwriting Contest in 2002, as well as The Vocal-Jazz Cleo Laine Award. Her
reputation is building as one of the most eclectic and exciting vocalists on
the East Coast.
The audience at Act 2 Playhouse in
Ambler is entertained by Michal Cohen's modern interpretation of traditional
Yemenite chants.
 Free. Presented as part of The NY Jewish Music & Heritage Festival.
For information:
www.oyhoo.com Central Synagogue, 123 E. 55th St.
MUSIC
Chavlaz: Israeli
Hip Hop Party and evening with DJ Handler
Sep. 20, 10 pm
DJ Handler has performed with diverse performers
ranging from Frank London, Matisyahu, Members of the Wu Tang Clan, Aloha,
Daniel Carter, MC Paul Barman and Speed. He has performed all over this
universe from Harvard to Ha Simta in Israel to Times Square in venues
ranging from The Black Cat, The Knitting Factory, Hillel International,
Art-O-Matic, and the Jewish Folk Arts Festival. He resides and maintains his
label, modular moods, within the auditory heart of Brooklyn. Free!
Presented as part of The NY Jewish Music & Heritage Festival. For
information: www.oyhoo.com
; www.modularmoods.com
Leopard Lounge, 248 5th St. (at 2nd Ave)
 MUSIC
Simply Tsfat:
Music Kaballah Sutdy and Wine
Sep. 21, 8 pm
Simply Tsfat is a trio of talented Chassidic Israeli
musicians, Elyahu Reiter, Yehonasan Lipshutz and Yonatan Tzarum. In concert,
they merge Heaven and Earth through music and stories of the great Chassidic
master, Rebbe Nachman of Breslev. Wherever they appear, the trio develop a
loyal and ardent following. For current engagements, see www.simplytsfat.com.
Featuring Banjo Billy performs Jewish Bluegrass, David Friedman, painter and
torah scholar in Kabbalistic thought, and Israeli Kosher Wine Tasting.Presented
as part of The NY Jewish Music & Heritage Festival. For information:
www.oyhoo.com
Synagogue of the Arts, 49 White Street (betwen Church St & Broadway).
For tickets:
www.ejewishtickets.com
MUSIC
 JEWZAPALOOZA
Sep. 25, 10 am – 10 pm
Avishai Cohen and Blackfield
featuring Aviv Geffen are just two of the nine artists performing
at Jewzapalooza, the totally free final day of the New York Jewish Music and
Heritage Festival. Others include Soul Farm, Pharaoh’s Daughter, Golem, Blue
Fringe, Joshua Nelson & Kosher Gospel Singers, and Jue z.
In full ‘palooza spirit, the day will feature a Kosher and otherwise
“Jewish-inspired” Food Pavillion, many informational kiosks to raise Jewish
awareness about various issues, and at 11am – the World’s Largest Klezmer
Brunch! So come early, stay late – we’ll have everything you could need for
an exciting but relaxing day in scenic Riverside Park.
Free! Presented as part of The NY Jewish Music & Heritage Festival.
For information:
www.oyhoo.com
Riverside Park at 72nd Street
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 EXHIBIT
Not So Still-Lifes and Landscapes
Through Aug. 31, 2005
Oil paintings by award winning, Manhattan based,
Israeli-raised artist Liron Sissman. Ms. Sissman's oil paintings have been
featured in over 30 shows in New York City and throughout the Northeast.
Her works have won multiple awards and are collected by individuals in
Israel, US, UK, and Canada and by corporate collectors such as PeproTech,
Inc., Taro Pharmaceuticals, and Square Business Products, Inc. The artist
mostly known for her usage of flowers in conveying visual, universal,
metaphors is exhibiting her landscape paintings for the first time along
side her floral work.
Gallery hours: Mon- Fri 9am - 5pm by appointment. For
additional information: 201.261.1331 X 350 or visit:
www.Liron.com The Synaptic Art Gallery at Lundbeck Research, 215
College Road in Paramus, NJ
 Common
Ground: First Step, Step Two
Aug. 3 through Oct. 5, 2005
Opening Reception: Aug. 10, 6 pm
Common
Ground Community, a non-profit housing development organization, The
Municipal Art Society of New York and The Architecture League will display
prototypes of two shelters of the five winning entries of its First Step
Housing competition, an international competition to design innovative
transitional housing for NYC's homeless. One of the two is Rafi Elbaz'
modular living unit, the Kit of Parts shelter, are currently under
construction at the Andrews House, a former lodging house on the Bowery.
The Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue at 51st street.
Please RSVP to: 212 935-3960. For more information please visit:
www.commonground.org
 Motke
Blum - Paintings. Aug. 18 – Sep. 20
Opening Reception: Aug. 18, 6 pm
The curators Vivi Nassim and Georgia Vahue present the paintings of the
acclaimed Israeli artist Motke Blum and sculptures by the American artist
Lissy Dennett. Motke Blum, born in Romania in 1925, created mosaics,
paintings, and sculptures that document his life story and the story of
the state of Israel. Blum participated in various group exhibitions in
Israel and around the world, including South America, Europe, Asia and the
USA, as well in subject exhibitions and various technique exhibitions
including miniatures and sculpture exhibitions. Many of his works are
included in collections of Congress and Senate members in the USA.
Great Neck Arts Center. 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NJ. For
more information please call: (516) 829-2570 or visit:
http://www.greatneckarts.org/
 Orly
Aviv - at the international exhibit of women's art
July 19 - Aug. 14
| Opening Reception: July 21, 6 pm
The 11th annual exhibit of women's art, by curator Fereshteh Daftari,
assistant curator at the Museum of Modern Art, is an interesting
collection of works from all over the world. Israeli artist Orly Aviv
represents her work Invisible # 7. This photograph - one of a series of 10
images, photographed at the Prisoners of the Underground Museum in
Jerusalem, Israel, is a reproduction of the prison as it was operated
under the British Mandate in Israel. Invisible # 7 presents two of the
prisoners, Moshe Brezni from "Lechi" and Meir Feinstein from "Etzel", who
were sentenced to death by hanging, and choose to end their own lives just
hours before being led to the gallows. Aviv had exhibited in several
galleries in Tel Aviv, Israel. This is her debut show in NYC.
Soho20 Chelsea Gallery. 511 West 25th Street, Suite 605. For more
information please call: 212.367.8994 or visit:
www.soho20gallery.com
Dina
Recanati - Recent Works
Jul. 14 - Aug. 27
Opening reception: Jul. 14, 5 pm
Dina Recanati’s images emerge from
experience and memory, both personal and collective, as an homage to
ancient cultures, to earth and time. While her art is often a combination
of painting and the sculptural, the three-dimensional is conditioned by
prevailing esthetics. Her recent works are made of recycled material
mostly drawn from her last show Passage, which included “Bundles and
Tents”. The works are reconstructed and given new meaning and new
appearance. Recanati was born in Cairo, studied art and history in
England, and then joined the Art Students League in New York. Presently
she lives in New York and Israel. Her work can be seen at the Israel
Museum, Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv Museum, Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv
University, The Jewish Museum, New York, the Herziliya Museum, Weisman
Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel and in many other public places and
private collections.
Flomenhaft Gallery. 547 W 27th Street. For more information please
call: 212.268.4952 or visit:
www.flomenhaftgallery.com
May
Peace Prevail in the Land of Milk and Honey - Tamar Hirschl and Elena Keller
 Through
Sep. 15
Reception Sep. 8, 5:30 pm
New York-based Israeli artist Tamar
Hirschl combines personal memories of conflict and strife with more recent
global confrontations. The formal result is a subtle balance between
explosive strokes and an acute attention to iconographic detail. She
juxtaposes objects, some rendered freely and others decisively, to develop a
body of work that reads as a monumental epic.
Elena Keller's series on Israel visualizes the currents of the most diverse
energies that comprise the Holy Land -- energies of geological formation,
religious passion, historical drama, myth-making and the quests for
individual harmony. The canvasses are very specific, not in terms of "recognizability"
to the viewer's impulses, but namely on the level of capturing these
energies.
Krasdale Gallery. 400 Food Center Drive, Bronx NY 10474. For further
information please call Sigmund Balka: 914.694.6400 ext. 2125 or visit:
www.krasdalegalleries.com. Tamar Hirschl's work may be viewed at
www.tamarhirschl.com
Brilliant Harmonies - Tamar
Hirschl and Judith Peck
Thorugh Sept. 5
Tycoon Art Gallery will present "Brilliant
Harmonies," an exhibition of paintings by international artist Tamar Hirschl
and sculptures in bronze by Judith Peck. The show, which opens June 8, is
the Gallery's first summer exhibition at 75 Main Street at the South Street
Plaza, Manasquan. The exhibition will feature paintings from Tamar Hirschl's
new series "Transitions," which capture the changing seasons, their
brilliant colors and harmonies of nature. She will also be exhibiting
several other paintings, drawings and mixed media works. Judith Peck's
sculptures feature women: elegantly seated, voluptuously reclining,
balancing babies, and include girls and sisters and a teen emerging from a
cook pot.
Tycoon Gallery, 75 Main St. at South St. Plaza, Manasquan, NJ 08736.
For further information please call 732.223.1885 or visit
www.tycoongalleries.com. Tamar Hirschl's work may be viewed at
www.tamarhirschl.com
Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein at the Yeshiva University
Museum
Through August 28
 This
exhibit features a sixth century mosaic floor, originally from the Rehov
synagogue in the Beth Shean valley in Israel. Weighing 3 tons, this mosaic
has never before been seen outside of Israel . FREE ADMISSION. A fascinating
exploration into the world of Talmud study, illustrating how technological
advances -- the invention of the printing press over 500 years ago and the
impact of the computer in recent decades -- have transformed the ancient
discipline of Talmud study into an accessible pursuit available to all.
Yeshiva University Museum at the Center for Jewish History,15 West 16th
Street (between 5 & 6 Ave) 212.294.8330
www.yumuseum.org
New Museum hours: Sun, Tue.-Thur . 11:00-5:00 ,Mon. 11:00-7:00 Friday
11:00-3:00
Itzik Benshalom: Sculpture
May 14 - Sep. 25
The sculptures in this solo
exhibition, by Israeli artist Itzik Benshalom, range from large to small
scale and are primarily cast in bronze with a few fiberglass works. Through
his works Benshalom seeks to define human interaction - focusing on basic
human emotions such as love, anger, and understanding. Benshalom was born in
Hadera, Israel where e still works and resides. His work is internationally
recognized and can be viewed in museums and galleries, as well as corporate
and private collections. Grounds For Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Rd, Hamilton,
NJ.
For more info please call: 609.586.0616 or visit:
www.groundsforsculpture.org
UNESCO Design 21
"Love/Why?"
Sep. 6 - 28, 2005
Opening reception on Sep. 8, 6:30 pm
 Tamar
Meshulam, Israeli industrial designer who won first prize in a Unesco
competition with a board game that encourages people to talk and listen,
will be presenting her work as part of this exhibit.
The Master Peace game: Tamar Meshulam offers guided
game sessions (takes two hours), for groups of nine people, coming from
different cultural backgrounds. During the game, the participants create a
shared story and form a group vision. The game's essence is to get to know
the other through creating together. The game, "Master Peace," has already
been test driven by 30 groups in Israel, Britain, Holland and Belgium.
Felissimo Design House, 10 West 56th Street, New York, 212.956.4438,
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Sandra Collins and DJ Rap at
Crobar, August 12, 2005 |
 Crobar
celebrates a night of Ladies on the Decks and Derrick Fox’s
B-Day at the PLAY Party! Sandra Collins is one of the US's
finest Progressive House and Trance DJs. Dubbed "The Trance
Goddess", Sandra has captured the imaginations of dance
floors around the globe with her driving beats, hypnotic
grooves and mesmerizing melodies. Her rare ability to
combine a powerful groove for the body and an elevating
journey for the mind continues to win the loyalty of fans
throughout the world and looks set to make her one of the
biggest names in global dance music today. DJ Rap has been
the undisputed queen of the turntables and the number one
female DJ in the world, simultaneously a label owner,
producer, and recording artist. She has more than a decade's
worth of seminal dance classics to her credit, with several
mix compilation CDs, a Sony artist album and upwards of 20
releases on her own drum'n'bass imprint, PROPER TALENT UK.
DJ Virtue mixes it up with rock n’ roll, hip-hop, and house
in the Reed Room. In the prop Room, the new, hip PLAY party
is where fashion collides with music and the denizens of New
York City nightlife frolic. PLAY resident DJ Chip Chop spins
house and classics along with a special performance by Deepa
Soul. 18 and over to enter, 21 and over to drink. $25
Advance / $35 Door. Table Reservations: 917.339.1825. For
Advance Tickets Please Visit
www.crobar.com 530 West 28th Street NY, NY 10001
 WHO
IS SANDRA COLLINS? From a humble start spinning hard
industrial techno in the Phoenix Arizona club scene, to
headlining humongous events,
Sandra Collins' name has become synonymous with every
major American dance music scene and movement, beginning
with her early days playing Frankie Bones' seminal STORM
raves in Brooklyn. Her residencies in Los Angeles are
themselves a history of that city's progressive dance music
scene: She was resident DJ at L.A.'s Sketchpad from 1992-95,
and shared a residency at L.A.'s Metropolis with Doc Martin
and Taylor from 1995-98. Her popularity and reputation
for bringing out the deeply emotional side of progressive
house and trance earned her a spot on the Electric Highway
tour with Crystal Method and Fluke. It also landed her,
oddly enough, in a Coca-Cola commercial. In 1997, Sandra
released her debut mix CD, Lost In Time, on L.A. trance
label Fragrant, which earned her both a nomination for "Best
Electronic Artists" in the San Francisco BAMMIE awards, and
being named "Best Trance DJ" in the 1998 Global DJ Awards.
The next year, she made her production debut with the 12"
"Ode to Our"/"Red," which earned press accolades as it sold
out its first pressing in a single day. She followed that up
with her now-classic "Flutterby" for Scotland's Hook label,
a single so genre-defining it has shown up on such seminal
progressive house and trance compilations as
Nick Warren's Global Underground and
John Digweed's Bedrock. Her success led to her moving to
New York in 1998, and soon she was spinning regularly at
trance mega-club Twilo alongside
Sasha and Digweed,
Paul Van Dyk and
Carl Cox. She continued to play raves and clubs across
the country, earning a residency at Crobar Chicago.
Her ability to be both a crowd-pleaser and connect
emotionally with her audience won her the daunting opening
night slot at Woodstock '99. Spinning after Moby, she
admirably held her own with a six hour set in front of the
80,000 mostly-neophyte dance music fans, and by the end of
her set had by all published accounts won them over. By the
end of '99, she had been named "Best Female Artist" by URB
Magazine's reader's poll, sharing the title with Lauryn
Hill. Now with residencies at Chicago's Crobar and Las
Vegas' Utopia, Sandra is one of the progressive dance
music's most in-demand DJs, travelling to raves and clubs
across the country and around the world, from Little Rock to
Lima, Peru. Sandra has become an ambassador for American
trance, which, combined with her photogenic tomboy looks and
lack of pretention, has landed her on the covers and pages
of every major U.S. dance music magazine, as well as in
magazines like Spin and Gear. Now with Tranceport 3, Sandra
marks the first time an American (and woman) has been behind
the decks for the genre-defining trance series. Following up
the global trance introduction of
Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport 1, and the deep,
end-of-the-night vibe of Dave Ralph's Tranceport 2, Sandra's
installment turns up the emotions and lets the melodies and
beats pulse with a vibrance that's somehow both
introspective and anthemic. Tranceport 3 is, like her
life, a journey to places both brightly familiar and darkly
exciting, mapped out by progressive underground anthems and
new tracks of her own that point to the future of trance, in
America and the world. The journey, as always, is as much
ours as it is hers.
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Main Room: Sandra Collins
and DJ Rap
Reed Room: DJ Virtue
Prop Room: DJ Chip Chop and Deepa Soul |
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Chris Bergson
Band,
at RODEO BAR, August 14, 2005, 10 PM |
 The
Chris Bergson Band draws on the rich legacy of American
roots music, stretching the heart of the Delta blues into
new forms. “Bergson's enthusiasm pours forth with a
message that ranges from James Brown to James Taylor. Funk,
soul, blues, folk, and delectable jazz coem together
seamlessly." - All About Jazz. "If you like the music of
Coltrane, Muddy Waters and The Band, you will definitely
like the Chris Bergson Band…Bergson’s guitar work is
magnificent and his voice is aged and full of soul.” -
Rootstime
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RODEO BAR,
375 3rd Ave (on the corner
of East 27th St.) |
Gena Mason at Freddy's
Backroom, August 27,
2005
9:00 PM, Freddy's Backroom.
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 Gena
Mason at Freddy's Backroom: "Gena Mason completely
caught Bobble Tiki off guard when he caught her show in
Portland. The bass-heavy rock along with her Jim
Morrison-like words sucked Bobble Tiki in like a Hoover in
heat. Mason pounded out some beautifully gritty and spirited
rock. And it sounds real. She is easily one of Bobble Tiki's
favorite contemporary songwriters. Trust him. You just gotta
see her." --Bobble Tiki, The Weekly Volcano (Olympia, WA) .
Mason writes, sings, and plays guitar, bass, keyboards,
drums, drum machine, and other percussion. She has graced
stages in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco,
Portland, Olympia, Boise, and Santa Cruz. Her music has been
in rotation on college radio in Los Angeles, Portland, and
Olympia.
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Freddy's Backroom, 485 Dean
St. @ 6th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217 |
Boudoir Bar's Theatrical Yard Sale, at Boudoir Bar,
August 13, 2005
7:30 PM
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Yard sale has all
types of items, Coats, vintage, designer, dresses, new
lingerie, vintage lingerie, bric-a-brac etc.. Also for Sale,
Leather pull out Sofa from Jennifer 500.or best offer, Large
comfy chair, beautiful black material,125.Framed prints,
jewelry and more. We are a wine/beer and Sake martini bar
that is moving to Manhattan.You can always buy a drink and
go shopping too!
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Boudoir Bar's Theatrical Yard Sale,
273 Smith Street, Brooklyn,New York
Take F/G train to Carroll Street, walk left. |
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Joseph Kilrain, at
The Curb Art Space, August 11, 2005 -
September 19, 2005
6:30 PM |
Come experience
an evening of art, music, wine, and painting with some of
the coolest people around. We will be premiering WilKil Art
with its first public show with our most favorite summer
wine. Paint with the artist and signature socks, and mingle
with art lovers and critics from all walks. WilKil Art
(division of Gigapixel Creative) is the simultaneous
collaboration between two different artists, with uniquely
different styles, creating on the same canvas using one
theme. We will present a series on redefining stereotypes on
urban America and hip hop culture -- that it is more than
the commercialized materialism that it is made out to be.
Artist: Joseph Kilrain.Art:
WilKil Art
Acrylic on canvas
Paintings based on
Corporate America, Friends, and Life
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The Curb Art Space,
535 W 34th St. |
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Elephant
Larry presents at Peoples
Improv Theater,August 13, 2005
8 PM |
 Elephant
Larry presents… BOOM: Back from touring around the country,
Elephant Larry presents one jam-packed hour of genuine
sketchified entertainment, guaranteed to knock your socks
off. Using their patented fusion of video and stage
sketchery, Elephant Larry's new show is bigger, better, and
funnier than any sketch comedy show that has ever existed
since the beginning of time. New York Magazine's #1 Late-Nite
Pick. "How is it that every sketch is funny? One of the best
shows you'll see in the city for eight bucks!" —
NYTheatre.com. "Elephants never forget and neither should
you, so get to The PIT and start your roaring. These guys
rock." — New York Cool. "Lovably silly... Earnest, clever,
and ready-to-please!" — OffOffOnline.com. "The gems in this
onomatopoeia-inspiring show make it well worth a visit!" —
Time Out New York
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Peoples Improv Theater
154 W 29th Street between 6/7
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HUC-JIR NY Museum Exhibition Waldsee, at,
Hebrew Union College, July 19,
2005 -
August 19, 2005
10:00 AM |
An exhibition
in memory of the annihilation of Hungarian Jewry during the
summer of 1944, when Jews deported to their deaths at
Auschwitz were required to write deceptive postcards from
“Waldsee” to their families, reassuring them that all was
well. International artists have created their own visual
symbolism, in the form of the postcard, to commemorate the
Hungarian Holocaust. Cost: Free Admission: Photo ID required
for entrance. Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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HUC-JIR NY Museum Exhibition Waldsee,
1 W 4th St.
New York, NY 10012 |
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Joan Snyder
Exhibit , at Tthe Jewish Museum, August 12,
2005 -
October 23, 2005
Unspecifie
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Joan
Snyder Exhibit @ the Jewish Museum:
An exhbit that features a selection of works
representing a prolific career of more than 30 years. Snyder
gained early recognition with her stroke paintings, simple
renderings in their abstraction but vivid in their loving
descriptions of horizontal gestures made with a paint-laden
brush.
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The
Jewish Museum,
1109 5th Avenue, 10128 |
The Kabbalah of the 10
Commandments.,
Cong. B’nai Avraham, August 22, 2005
8:00 PM |
The Kabbalah of the 10 Commandments.
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM. No knowledge of Hebrew is required.
Cost: Free
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Cong. B’nai Avraham, 117 Remsen St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
Shabbat Beginners Service,
Cong. Kehilath
Jeshurun, August 20, 2005
9:30 AM |
Shabbat Beginners Service:
Add some soul to your Shabbat. Torah reading! Plenty of
learning and explanation! Lots of singing led by KJB Chazan
Shilo Kramer and questions and answers about the prayers and
the parsha packed into what could have been an “ordinary”
Shabbat morning. Kiddush following services.
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Cong. Kehilath Jeshurun, 125 E 85th
St.
New York, NY 10028 |
Congregation Beth Simchat Torah,
Love without Borders: Jerusalem WorldPride 2005,
August 1, 2005 -
August 30, 2005
8:00 AM
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Love without Borders:
Jerusalem WorldPride 2005: The 22nd annual
conference of InterPride has selected the Jerusalem Open
House to host WorldPride in August 2005 in the Holy City.
Congregation Beth Simchat Torah will be planning a trip for
August 2005. “WorldPride in Jerusalem is important for the
Pride movement,” said Suzanne Girard co-president of
Interpride. “We want to send a clear message out to the
world that our struggle transcends borders and encompasses
all faiths. Through this celebration, we wish to embrace all
world communities in the search for recognition and
acceptance.”
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Congregation Beth Simchat Torah |
Once Around the Sun.
Asa Somers (Taboo, Dance of the Vampires), Maya Days (Aida),
Caren Lyn Manuel (Brooklyn), Emmy Award winner Kevin Mambo
("Guiding Light"), John Hickok (Aida, Parade), and Jesse Lenat
(Rent), The Zipper Theatre,
August 24, 2005
8 PM |
Once Around the Sun:
How far would YOU go to pursue your lifelong dream? In the
new musical, ONCE AROUND THE SUN, you'll experience a
compelling journey of choices faced by one New Yorker who
truly lives life on the B side. ONCE AROUND THE SUN offers
an insider's view of the music business and the difficult
choices made in the name of success. With an original score
that includes rock, pop and swing, ONCE AROUND THE SUN takes
an honest, intimate and irreverent look at one man's efforts
to define himself as an artist and find his voice as a human
being. Directed by Jace Alexander, ONCE AROUND THE SUN
features Asa Somers (Taboo, Dance of the Vampires), Maya
Days (Aida), Caren Lyn Manuel (Brooklyn), Emmy Award winner
Kevin Mambo ("Guiding Light"), John Hickok (Aida, Parade),
and Jesse Lenat (Rent). The journey begins for a limited
engagement at the Zipper Theatre.
Asa Somers grew up
on
Sullivan’s Island,
SC, and attended high school at
Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire before
receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in English at
Yale. All along,
he was actively involved in performing. At Yale, he played
the title role in Stephen Sondheim’s magnum opus
Sweeney Todd and spent his senior year singing
concerts with the University’s premier a cappella
group
The Yale Whiffenpoofs,
which kicked off a nine-week world tour with a sold-out
performance at Carnegie Hall.
Fun With Accents:
Asa most recently played the role of Berger in
TUTS's
production of Hair in Houston. He gave his Midwestern
accent a test in Tall Grass
Gothic, a new play premiering at the Actor's
Theatre of Louisville's
Humana Festival. Prior
to that, Asa
understudied the lead role
in the Broadway production of
Taboo, the story
of Boy George, and played the title role in the San
Francisco production of
Hedwig and the Angry Inch,
reprising the role that began his professional career in
the original off-Broadway production at the Jane Street
Theater. Previously, Asa appeared as Herbert in
Dance of the Vampires,
starring Michael Crawford and René Auberjonois, and in
The Rocky Horror Show,
both on Broadway, as well as in We’re All Dead
at the Blue Heron Artspace, Once Around the Sun
at the Laurie Beechman Theater, Night Vision at
HERE, and as Professor Anthony Jasper in the workshop
production of Heart Throb. His television credits
include “Law and Order: SVU,” “Whoopi,” “The Sopranos,”
“Guiding Light,” and “Saturday Night Live.”
Photos from L to R: #1.
Maya Days. #2. Long Ly and Caren Lyn Manuel.
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Presented by the Coalition for
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the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
Date: Tuesday, August 16,
2005. Time: 3pm . Location: University
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At The Jewish Museum, Prague, until August
28, 2005.
Shiviti with Daily Psalms
(At Spanish Synagogue)
Photo:
Moravia, Hayyim Wolf Teltsch, 1857-1958, paper, ink, soot, golden
colour and water colours, embossed paper appliqué.
Shiviti is a
calligraphic picture composed out of Hebrew texts with a purpose to
help purification and concentration of the mind in the moment before
and during prayer. Its content and the tradition of its confection
emerged from the doctrine of the Jewish mysticism at the end of the
seventeenth century, when the doctrine spread through Kabbalah
writings and rituals into the everyday life of the faithful. Most
often, Shivitis were made by professional Jewish scribes. In
Ashkenazi synagogues, the Shiviti is usually set next to the Holy
Ark on the pulpit of the cantor who leads the prayer.
The two essential elements of the Shiviti are the verse of Psalm
16:8 and the menorah with Psalm 67 inscribed in its seven branches.
The verse of the Psalm, “I have set [Heb. Shiviti] God always before
me”, reminds man of God’s omnipresence and in the same time, serves
as an aid to the visualization of the Tetragram. This four-letter
Name of God, the original and holiest of the Divine names, is
credited with magic powers. Protective powers are ascribed also to
the combination of the menorah and the Psalm 67 and to other quoted
texts: Shiviti, then, is also used as an amulet to protect one in
prayer, the synagogue and the entire community. By reading the Psalm
in the form of the menorah, the worshipper symbolically relights the
Temple menorah, becomes spiritually linked to the Temple and, in so
doing, anticipates its restoration and redemption. The light of the
menorah symbolizes the light of God’s commandments and, in a
mystical sense, God himself. The entire calligraphic image thus
becomes a symbol of God. Besides these essential elements Shiviti
often bear other texts, which clarify or further develop its
meaning. Here we read, as a kind of a heading, a Hebrew verse:
“Prayer without intention is as a body without soul”. Bellow we find
a quotation: “Know before whom you are standing: before the King of
kings, the Holy One, blessed be He” – only the initial letters (coloured
in gold) of the first five words are enough to hint to this
well-known maxim. Words of a memento mori, quoted from the book
Sefer ha-Hayyim by Simon Fraknfurter, run in the frame of the panel:
“Man fears that he will lose money, but fears not that his days are
hastening on. Money will not help and the days will not return.” The
lower text panel contains, besides the Tetragram, other Holy names
formed of out various verses from the Bible and prayers, and opening
words of prayers included in the kabbalistic ritual. On the sides of
the menorah we read, written vertically, two abbreviation words
reminiscent of the names of two rare materials, velvet and atlas.
They are composed of the initials of two biblical verses
representing the worshipper’s “robe of the soul” (as they are
referred to on some Shiviti plaques), samut: “Depart from evil, and
do good” (Psalm 34:15) and atlas: “Surely God is good to Israel”
(Psalm 73:1). The whole composition is framed by an ornamental
border with micrographic texts of daily Psalms incorporated into the
Jewish liturgy. The shiviti by Hayyim Wolf Teltsch is an invitation
to the exhibition of Jewish art on parchment and paper with the
title “Those who see this picture won't sin”, on display in the
Robert Guttmann Gallery until August 28, 2005.
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