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February 2019
‘Etty’ Comes Back to Pittsburgh
Etty Hillesum"Etty" Comes Back to Pittsburgh Thursday, Feb. 7 - Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 Carnegie Stage, 25 W. Main St., Carnegie, PA “Etty,” adapted and performed by Susan Stein, is a one-woman play adapted from the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, a 28 year-old Jewish student who lived in the German-occupied Netherlands. As the world closes in around her, Etty digs deep into her soul to root out hatred and bitterness, and finds a freedom within herself that is…
Find out more »A Conversation with Evan Wolfson
title: A Conversation with Evan Wolfson description: Temple Emanuel's LGBTQ+ Task Force is excited to bring Evan Wolfson to speak at Temple Emanuel on February 7, 2019 at 7pm. Mr. Wolfson will speak on “Making More Progress for Gay & Transgender People in our Community, Pennsylvania, the US, and the World: What Can We Do?” Mr. Wolfson is an internationally recognized civil rights lawyer who founded Freedom to Marry, the campaign that won marriage equality in the U.S. He is…
Find out more »An evening with Mayim Bialik
Shalom Pittsburgh invites young adults to an evening with Mayim Bialik from 8:30 to 10 p.m. while she talks about her life in Hollywood, her career as a neuroscientist and her commitment to the Jewish community. Submit your questions when you register; if your question is chosen will be invited to meet Bialik at the BGS VIP pre-reception at 7:30 p.m. The program begins at 8:30 p.m. This event is for young adults 22-45 years old who have made a…
Find out more »Scholar-in-Residence with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow (Photo courtesy of Temple Sinai) Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow Sponsored by the Pamela K. Wiles Fund for Interfaith Understanding Friday, Feb. 15–Sunday, Feb. 17 Rabbi Lisa Grushcow is the author of “Writing the Wayward Wife: Rabbinic Interpretations of Sotah” and the editor of “The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality.” FRIDAY, FEB. 15 7 PM Shabbat Evening Service 8:30 PM Special After Oneg Presentation: “The Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality” SATURDAY, FEB. 16 8:30…
Find out more »Dor Hadash Lecture: Anti-Semitic and Other Hate Violence
ANTI-SEMITIC AND OTHER HATE VIOLENCE: THE CURRENT CONTEXT, PERPETRATORS, AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA Presented by: Kathleen Blee, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh Sunday, February 17 at 3 pm Rodef Shalom Congregation, Levy Hall Professor Blee has researched and published widely about the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi and other white supremacist groups. In the aftermath of the Pittsburgh massacre, she will discuss how such groups have fomented racist and anti-Semitic violence in the U.S. over the past…
Find out more »Fitness Foundations
Fitness Foundations description: Presented by Steve Manns, Fitness Coordinator at the South Hills JCC start-date: 2019-02-21 start time: 07:00 PM end date: 2019-02-21 end time: all-day event: recurring event: No event address: South Hills JCC 345 Kane Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15243 event organizer: David Rullo event website: http://southhillsjewishpittsburgh.org/healthy event cost: FREE
Find out more »What Squirrel Hill Can Learn From Chicago’s West Rogers Park
From: <bev@beverlysiegelproductions.com> title: What Squirrel Hill Can Learn From Chicago's West Rogers Park description: Making Squirrel Hill better for future generations is the focus of a program to be presented by former Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh CEO Howard Rieger. The program will begin with a screening of a 25-minute documentary by Beverly Siegel entitled "Driving West Rogers Park: Chicago's Once and Future Jewish Neighborhood," which highlights successful urban improvement strategies that can be applied here to fuel positive change…
Find out more »“Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín”
“Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium, 403 S. 11th Street, Indiana, Pa. The concert/drama commemorates the Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World War II who performed Verdi's Requiem 16 times, as an act of defiance and resistance to their Nazi captors. Defiant Requiem is a complete live performance of Verdi's Requiem interspersed with historic film, testimony from survivors and narration that tells this tale of bravery. This performance features…
Find out more »Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín Saturday, February 23 at 7:30 pm Fisher Auditorium 403 S. 11th Street, Indiana, PA Murry Sidlin, creator & conductor Arlene Shrut, piano Colleen Ferguson, violin Richard Kemp, actor Michael Schwartz, actor Annie Gill, soprano Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, mezzo-soprano Tim Augustin, tenor Joseph Baunoch, bass Indiana University of Pennsylvania Chorale Ryan Beeken, director of choral studies Penn State Altoona Ivyside Pride Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, director Tickets are $10 ($ for seniors; $6 for students/under 18/Military), available online or…
Find out more »How to Recognize & Address Mental Health in Youth
title: How to Recognize & Address Mental Health in Youth description: Each year, 1 in 4 youths experiences a mental health or substance use disorder. This educational session will focus on recognizing the signs and responding constructively as parents and adult mentors, as well as on understanding the way stigma impacts treatment-seeking and what treatment resources are available. Presented by The Allegheny County Department of Human Services Office of Behavioral Health Contact Lisa Lederer at lisaglederer@gmail.com with questions. start-date: 2019-02-24…
Find out more »Working Together to End Hate
From coast to coast—and in Squirrel Hill—hate crimes have become an all-too-familiar part of the American landscape, challenging law enforcement personnel—to discuss these challenges and to consider how to combat this disease in the body politic. Join the Post-Gazette as experts assemble to discuss potential solutions to this problem. Tuesday, February 26 | Heinz History Center| Free and open to the public 5:30 p.m. | Resource Center | 6:00 p.m. | Panel discussion Parking provided in the Eleventh & Smallman…
Find out more »Working Together to End Hate
Tuesday, February 26 | Heinz History Center| Free and open to the public 5:30 p.m. | Resource Center | 6:00 p.m. | Panel discussion Parking provided in the Eleventh & Smallman lot across from the Heinz History Center. From coast to coast—and in Squirrel Hill—hate crimes have become an all-too-familiar part of the American landscape, challenging law enforcement personnel—to discuss these challenges and to consider how to combat this disease in the body politic. Join the Post-Gazette as experts assemble…
Find out more »March 2019
Caregiver’s Aging Mastery Program
title: Caregiver's Aging Mastery Program description: Caregivers Aging Mastery Program March 6-April 17 Wednesdays • 1-2:30 PM 7 Sessions The Second Floor Meeting Room - Robinson Building This program is not only for caregiver’s it is for everyone who wants to learn more about the need to care for the caregiver - you by focusing on the health and wellness areas in the Aging Mastery Program. Open to the community $70 Register by March 1 Contact Marsha Mullen to register:…
Find out more »Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law librarian Linda Tashbook, author of “Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law” (Oxford University Press, 2018), will hold a discussion at 4:30 p.m. on March 6 in the Alcoa Room of the Pitt School of Law, 3900 Forbes Ave., second floor. The talk is free and open to the public. Contact 412-624-4364 for more information.
Find out more »New Community Chevra Kadisha of Greater Pittsburgh annual dinner
The New Community Chevra Kadisha of Greater Pittsburgh will hold its 14th annual Adar 7 dinner on Sunday, March 10. The kosher dinner will be held at Temple Sinai. San Francisco artist Rabbi Me'irah Iliinsky will present her illustrated book, Mapping the Journey:The Mourner and the Soul. A commemoration to honor the memory of Jerry Rabinowitz, z"l, a longtime member of NCCK, will be observed. To conclude the program, Rabbi Me'irah will honor NCCK by presenting its members with her…
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