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  • Psalms: Spiritual Poems to Boost Resilience

    Virtual Presentation

    *Space is limited*

    Many spiritual traditions embrace the Psalms, the beautiful Biblical poetry expressing gratitude, despair, exhilaration, joy and trust. In the Jewish tradition, Psalms often provide courage and comfort. In this series, we will explore six Psalms to help us reflect on our experiences of seeking and finding resilience. We will discuss why previous generations loved these poems and how they might help us as well.

    Class handouts will be provided upon registration. Led by Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, Facilitator at Institute for Jewish Spirituality

    To register and receive the link, please click: Psalms

  • Jews & Jazz: From Before the Beginning

    Virtual Presentation

    When one thinks of “Jews and jazz," names such as Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Stan Getz and others come to mind, American-born all. But what of the earlier generation of European-born Jewish musicians — klezmorim — who, upon arrival, were obliged to learn two new languages: English and jazz? How did they navigate through a new challenging soundscape to become viable parts of their new land?

    By examining the early “jazz” offerings of klezmer pioneers like Lt. Joseph Frankel, Harry Kandel, and Sammy Musiker among others, we witness how that first generation took to jazz as both a social and musical gateway to speed up their – and their audience’s — acculturation from old world to new.

    Led by Henry Sapoznik, American author, record and radio producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music

    To register and receive the link, please click: Jews & Jazz

     

     

  • Leonard Cohen’s Mystical Midrash

    Virtual Presentation

    This multimedia program presented by author Seth Rogovoy incorporates still images, video, and close lyrical analysis to explore the deep and profound influence of Leonard Cohen’s Jewish background and scriptural roots in his life and work. Join us to understand how the legendary rock poet’s familiarity with Torah, Talmud, and Kabbalah worked its way into his songs and public utterances. Together we will reflect on and discuss how Cohen can best be seen and appreciated as a Jewish artist.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Leonard Cohen’s Mystical Midrash

     

  • The Jewish Museum Virtual Tour of Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art

    During World War II, untold numbers of artworks and cultural property were stolen by Nazi forces. After the war, an estimated 1 million artworks and 2.5 million books were recovered. This special exhibition chronicles the stories of the objects looted from Jewish families during the war, including works by Marc Chagall, Paul Cézanne, Franz Marc, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Camille Pissarro. Led by Jenna Weiss, Assistant Director of Public Programs at the Jewish Museum

    To register and receive the link, please click: Afterlives

  • BanJew: The Secret History of the Banjo in Yiddish Music

    Virtual Presentation

    The mass emigration of Eastern European Jews to the United States in the late 19th Century occurred when the banjo was a dominant force in popular music. While Jews did not become involved in the older more established worlds of minstrel banjo or the later classic finger-style banjo, the newly emerging worlds of ragtime and jazz offered an unfettered ground floor for this new collaboration. Join us to hear how the banjo became a mainstream Jewish presence in the Yiddish theater and traditional klezmer bands. Learn how our presenter, the producer and performer Henry Sapoznik, reintroduced the banjo in the mid-1970s klezmer “revival” and its subsequent worldwide renaissance.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Banjo 

    Lasting Impressions: DOROT’s Legacy Project is generously supported by a grant from the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation

  • Jewish Wagons West

    Virtual Presentation

    The Jews were very much among the original settlers who went to the American West. Who were they? What propelled them to make the hazardous journey? What were some of their experiences? Join us for this special three session workshop where we'll hear stories of the Wild West, and learn about the experimental agricultural communities, the birth of the blue jeans, the key role played by the city of San Francisco, and the formerly hidden contributions of the conversos; among other Westward tales. Presented by author and historian Andree Brooks

    To register and receive the link, please click: Jewish Wagons

    Nov 3, 2021 12:00 PM
    Nov 10, 2021 12:00 PM
    Nov 17, 2021 12:00 PM

  • Author Talk: The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton

    Virtual Presentation

    Join Dr. Andrew Porwancher, Wick Cary Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma, and author of The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, as he debunks a string of myths about the origins of this founding father to arrive at a startling conclusion: Hamilton, in all likelihood, was born and raised Jewish. Uncovering the truth about Hamilton is critical to understanding why he came to champion the cause of American Jewry in the new nation he fought to create.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Jewish Hamilton

  • ‘The Times They Were a-Changin’: Jewish Protest Singers of the 1960s

    Virtual Presentation

    Musicians ranging from Bob Dylan to Phil Ochs to Janis Ian to Country Joe and the Fish (plus Tom Lehrer, Si Kahn, Paul Simon, Jefferson Airplane) wrote and sang songs that became anthems of the civil rights, antiwar, and women’s movements, among other expressions of political protest. Together we'll examine how these Jewish artists addressed many of the same issues their Yiddish forebears tackled just a few decades earlier and how Jewish values seem to have informed their work. We'll also take a look at how non-Jews including Pete Seeger and Joan Baez wound up being the caretakers of the tradition and transitional figures in bringing Yiddish protest music alive as part of the folk revival. Led by Seth Rogovoy, author, producer, musician

    To register and receive the link, please click: Jewish Protest Singers

  • Author Talk: Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multiracial Jewish Family

    Virtual Presentation

    An obsessive genealogist and descendent of one of the most prominent Jewish families since the American Revolution, Blanche Moses firmly believed her maternal ancestors were Sephardic grandees. Join us as Dr. Laura Arnold Leibman, Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, overturns the reclusive heiress’ assumptions about her family history to reveal that her grandmother and great-uncle actually began their lives as poor, Christian, and enslaved in Barbados. Leibman traces the siblings’ extraordinary journey around the Atlantic world, using artifacts they left behind. While their affluence made them unusual, their story mirrors that of the largely forgotten people of mixed African and Jewish ancestry.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Once We Were Slaves