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December 15, 2006
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CJS 3rd Annual Film Series Examines
Jews on the Move: Pilgrimage, Migration, Refuge, and Return
Wednesdays, January 10-January 31 at 7 p.m.
DU's Davis Auditorium, Sturm Hall
2000 E. Asbury Ave.
>From early biblical stories of exodus and exile to contemporary narratives of global migration and tourism, Jews have been a people on the move. Movement in this sense is both literal - in the case of Jews who pack up, pick up, and leave for other places – and metaphorical - in the case of Jews who travel long distances from the people they once were to adopt new selves and cultures. Our third annual film series explores Jews on the move through different spaces, places, and identities. Join us as we explore recent documentaries about how Jews travel through places and identities, and negotiate the tensions between tradition and innovation.
Thanks to generous support from our sponsors, there is no charge for admission but reservations are appreciated. Please call 303.871.3660 or email palarsen@du.edu.
Wednesday, January 10 at 7p.m.
Divan
(USA, 2003/English, Yiddish and Hungarian with English subtitles/77 mins.)
Directed by Pearl Gluck
Special guest: director Pearl Gluck
Pearl Gluck is a woman on a mission. She wants a couch. Not any old couch, mind you, but an ornate, Hungarian, turn-of-the century couch upon which many an esteemed Hasidic rabbi had purportedly slept during their travels. On her mission to retrieve this couch from its rural Hungarian locale, Pearl befriends distant ex-Communist cousins, a wry Hasidic furniture restorer, astute formerly Orthodox Jews, and ultimately her father, who just wants her to marry a nice Jewish boy.
Wednesday, January 17 at 7p.m.
Love, Iranian-American Style
(USA,2005/English/63 mins)
Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian
Special guest: Laura Merage from the Merage Foundation
The director, a twenty-something Iranian-American thoroughly schooled in the cultures of Hollywood and her immigrant community, struggles with her family's not-so-subtle pressure to find a husband and settle down. To her community, marriage symbolizes stability and cultural continuity. To Eshaghian, marriage seems like a trap. A classic and bittersweet story of immigrant struggles to adapt to the new homeland, told from the wry perspective of a smart and savvy young woman.
Wednesday, January 24 at 7p.m.
Watermarks
(Israel, 2004/English, German and Hebrew with subtitles/80 mins)
Directed by Yaron Zilberman
Co-sponsored by the Holocaust Awareness Institute
Watermarks documents the champion women swimmers of "Hakoah" (Strength in Hebrew), the Viennese Jewish sports club, founded in 1909 after Austrian sports clubs were banned from accepting Jewish athletes. Now in their eighties, Watermarks tells the remarkable story of seven resilient and outstanding athletes who fled persecution and rebuilt their lives.
Wednesday, January 31 at 7p.m.
Melting Siberia
(Israel, 2004/Hebrew and English with subtitles/72 mins.)
Directed by Ido Haar
Marina, a Russian Israeli, was raised by her mother after World War Two. Her father, a Red Army soldier, had disappeared in the Siberian steppes, never to know his daughter. Ido, Marina's daughter, brings them together after fifty years of silence and questions. What ensues is a family reunion that is full of emotional surprises.
This series is presented with support from: The University of Denver's Departments of Anthropology, History, Mass Communications and Journalism, Political Science, Partners in Learning , the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East, Hillel and Judaism Your Way.
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Chanukah Cards designed by local artist Paula Burger...
Don't forget to purchase your Chanukah Cards designed by local artist Paula Burger. Available immediately!
The Holocaust Awareness Institute is pleased to continue the sale of our unique Chanukah cards created by Denver artist Paula Burger. Proceeds will benefit the Institute’s programs, including Tolerance Trunks (resource trunks filled with educational materials for classroom use), teacher training seminars, the Speakers Bureau, resource library and public programs. Purchase 2 sets of cards for only $18! Each set of 12 cards is now available for $12. Contact aberkow3@du.edu or 303.871.3013.
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From the Community...
Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado
"Write your Family History Now"
Learn how to publish your findings in all kinds of publications.
Join the Jewish Genealogical Society of Colorado for a presentation by Mike Karsen noted Genealogist, teacher, researcher from Chicago.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
Temple Emanuel, 1st Ave. at Forest Street Entrance
Information: Terry Lasky 303 690-5168
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| ALEPH Institute for Jewish Culture Winter Classes |
Winter quarter registration is underway...visit our website for a complete listing information. We are very excited to offer a new class that supports our new lecture series with prominent Judaic Studies scholars visiting over the Winter and Spring quarters.
Judaic Studies Prep Sessions: Guided Study for "Rimon" Visiting Scholars
This course is designed to offer introductory, intensive, and in-depth overviews of some of the main texts and ideas to be addressed by the world-renowned visiting scholars scheduled to visit the Center for Judaic Studies this year as part of the series, Rimon ("Pomegranate"): Master Classes in Judaic Studies. This course will be taught on a rotating basis by DU Judaic Studies faculty, and will work through materials recommended by the visiting scholars. In addition to being a high-level Judaic Studies course in its own right, this course will also prepare participants interested in meeting with the Rimon visiting scholars to get the most out of those experiences.
Scholars and topics scheduled for the winter and spring quarter are:
5 Mondays, 7-9 p.m. January 29, April 16, April 23, April 30 and May 14
ALEPH Prep Session: Monday, January 29, 7-9 p.m.
Scholar's Visit: February 5-8 – Claire Katz, Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at Texas A&M University
"Levinas and the Politics of Education"
ALEPH Prep Session: Monday, April 16, 7-9 p.m.
Scholar's Visit: April 16-19 - Stuart Schoffman, Director of the Shalom Hartman Institute and Editor of the Jerusalem Post
"To Los Angeles or Jerusalem: Two Jewish Pilgrimage Sites"
ALEPH Prep Session: Monday, April 23, 7-9 p.m.
Scholar's Visit: April 24-26 – Shaul Magid, Professor of Jewish Thought at Indiana University
"Lurianic Kabbalah on Scripture"
ALEPH Prep Session: Monday, April 30, 7-9 p.m.
Scholar's Visit :May 1-3 – Benjamin Nathans, Professor of Russian and Jewish history at the University of Pennsylvania
"Building the First Urban Jewish Community in Russia: Jewish Migration from Shtetls to Petersburg"
ALEPH Prep Session: Monday, May 14, 7-9 p.m.
Scholars' Visit: May 15-17 - Barbara Kirschenblatt-Gimblett, University Professor and Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
"From Death to Life: Creating the Jewish Museum of Poland"
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