Book Fair Calendar of Events:

 

 

Reel Israel: Live and Become (2004)

Directed by Radu Mihaileanu

(In Hebrew with English subtitles)

Starring Yael Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Agazai, Moshe Abebe

Saturday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.

At the Boulder JCC

With special guests from the Sudanese Refuge Project, several “lost girls” who have recently been resettled in Boulder

 

The year is 1984, the place a Sudanese refugee camp sheltering Ethiopians displaced by civil war and famine. The Mossad has begun Operation Moses, airlifting thousands of Falashas, or Ethiopian Jews, to Israel. A desperate non-Jewish Ethiopian woman persuades a Falasha woman whose own son has just died to allow her son to assume his identity. Now called Schlomo, the boy is adopted by a loving, liberal Israeli family and begins to build a new life based on a life-saving lie. Director Radu Mihaileanu (“Train of Life”) follows Schlomo on his 20-year quest to fulfill his mother’s parting plea, “go, live and become.” Winner of the audience prize at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival, this deeply moving drama about alienation, assimilation and identity offers a look at an extremely sensitive subject in modern Israeli life. Suggested donation: $5. RSVP: Kathryn@boulderjcc.org or (303) 998-1021. Reel Israel is grateful for the generous support from the Scientific Cultural Facilities District.

 

 

       

 

Laurel Snyder

Author of Half/Life:

Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes

Sunday, December 3, 7 p.m.

At the Boulder JCC

 

 

What does it mean to be half Jewish? Is it an inferior state or, as Snyder argues, an interesting, incorrigible, perplexing and profound moniker in its own right, a label that somehow captures the existential angst that all people experience.  Publishers Weekly calls this book “engaging, funny and provocative. Half-Jews will see themselves and their families in this book, and they will laugh, and maybe even cry, while reading.” Cost: $5 for admission and includes a coupon worth $5 off on a purchase of $36 or more from the book sale. Come early and meet Laurel Snyder at our Grand Reopening reception. Contact Froma@boulderjcc.org or call (303) 998-1900, ext. 5.

 

 

 

 

**Please note: Jonathan Miller, originally scheduled for Dec. 6, has cancelled. Below is our exciting new program:

 

 

Sue Miller
Author of I'm Tougher Than I Look:  The Sue Miller Story

Wednesday, December 6, noon

Co-sponsored with Older Adults - Not Just For

Seniors and Maimonides Wellness Center

 

Sue Miller embodies grace, resilience and optimism.  When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1971, the Denver fashion model lost her job in an industry that prized health and physical beauty.  It was a time when people assumed cancer was fatal and no one said "breast" in public.  Ten years later she returned to the fashion world when this mother of three agreed to stage a fashion show on the condition that all the models be breast cancer survivors.  That event became the first Day of Caring for Breast Cancer Awareness, which is now an annual event in nine cities around the country.  Having devoted her life to raising awareness about the disease, Sue Miller has now chronicled her inspiring life's work in I'm Tougher Than I Look: The Sue Miller Story, with a foreword by Linda Ellerbee. $5.00 for lunch and talk.

 

 

 

Rabbi Niles Goldstein

Author of Gonzo Judaism:

A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith Thursday, December 7, 5:30 p.m.

At the City Club, 885 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder

(The City Club is located in the historic Highland Building at the corner of 9th and Arapahoe. Additional parking is available at the Boulder Public Library.)

Niles Goldstein challenges us to reclaim our rebel roots, even if the consequences are disquieting to the leaders of the complacent Jewish establishment. Embracing the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson, he urges us to take risks to revitalize contemporary Judaism - but also to respect our roots in order to move ahead. Niles Elliot Goldstein is the founding rabbi of The New Shul in New York City's Greenwich Village. He lectures widely on Jewish mysticism and spirituality. Gonzo Judaism was recently named by Publishers Weekly as one of the Top 10 Religion Books for 2006. Cost: $10 for author talk & wine and cheese reception: $25 for talk, reception

and a signed copy of Gonzo Judaism.

 

Please RSVP by Dec. 4 to Kathryn@boulderjcc.org or call (303) 998-1021.

 

 

 

“The Protocols of Zion”

(2005)

Directed by Marc Levin

Saturday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.

At the Boulder JCC

With introduction and discussion by Bruce DeBoskey

Co-sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Region ADL

 

 

 

“The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" is one of the most infamous literary frauds in history, and arguably the most dangerous. Director Marc Levin uses this libelous, late-19th century tract authored by minions of the Russian czar -- and, until recently at least, a bestseller at Wal-Mart – as a springboard in his compelling exposé of the rise of anti-Semitism in the USA following 9/11. Levin embarks on a personal odyssey as he explores the historical background of the bogus book, peruses Amazon.com and Wal-Mart, and watches bloody dramatizations of it produced for Egyptian and Hezbollah TV (showing ritual murders of Christian children). As the film progresses, his search becomes a larger examination of the current state of anti-Semitism in America. Suggestion donation: $8 for Boulder JCC members; $10 for non-members; Ticket includes a $5 coupon for book purchases of $36

RSVP: Kathryn@boulderjcc.org or (303) 998-1021.

 

 

 

Shalom Baby

Parents! Hanukkah Story Time and Edible Craft with RebeccaSwartz!

 

Sunday, December 10, 1:30-2:15 p.m.

At the Boulder JCC

For children ages 2 1/2 – 5 years

Bring your child to the Boulder JCC for a terrific parent/child workshop. We’ll begin with a Hanukkah story and create an edible Hanukkah craft to take home.  Pre-registration with payment is required. Please contact Beth Litz, Boulder Shalom Baby Coordinator, at Bethlitz@yahoo.com or (720) 364-1812. Cost: $8/child; $6/each additional sibling. Registration forms can be downloaded at www.boulderjcc.org under Programs.

 

 

 

 

 Shir HaLev: The Boulder Jewish Chorus
"Holidays!"
Concert and Reception
Shir HaLev: The Boulder Jewish Chorus returns with new songs for the season, from Rosh HaShanah through Hanukkah, Sunday, December 10, 7 p.m. at the Boulder JCC. Enjoy new and contemporary pieces, as well as some old favorites, particularly for the Festival of Lights. A reception with light refreshments will follow the concert. Shir HaLev: The Boulder Jewish Chorus performs choral music spanning all Jewish traditions, cultures and languages. The chorus is open to adults and teens and welcomes new members. Contact Martha (Malkah-T) Utchenik for information about joining: shirhalev@gmail.com. Tickets: $10 in advance and $12 at the door for adults; $5 in advance and $6 at the door for children and seniors. Contact: Kathryn@boulderjcc.org or (303) 998-1021 for tickets. For information on Shir HaLev, contact Malkah T at shirhalev@gmail.com.

 

 

For more information on the Boulder JCC Jewish Book Fair, please contact Froma at (303) 998-1900, ext. 5 or Froma@boulderjcc.org or Kathryn@boulderjcc.org or (303) 998-1021.

 

 

 

 

Lisa Trank

Marketing Director

Boulder JCC

Editor, The Community Page

lisa@boulderjcc.org

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303/579-4522 (mobile)

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