Upcoming Events
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Romantics Around the World: Phoenix Chamber Ensemble with Tesla Quartet in Concert – In Person and on YouTube
Join Phoenix Chamber Ensemble pianists Vassa Shevel and Inessa Zaretsky and guest artists Ross Snyder and Michelle Lie on violin, Chieh-Fan Yiu on viola, and Austin Fisher on cello performing Edvard Grieg’s Andante con moto in C minor EG116 for Piano; Henry Vieuxtemps’ Viola Sonata in B flat Major, II Barcarolla; Bohuslav Martinu’s Three Bergerettes for Piano Trio, H.275; and Robert Schuman’s Piano Quintet in E flat Major, Op.44.
Made possible by the Stravinsky Institute Foundation through the generous support of the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
Ticket Info:
In person: $15 general; $13 seniors, students; $12 members; register here
On YouTube: Pay what you wish; register here
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lecture
Family History Today: Illegitimacy in the Jewish Communities of Galicia – Live on Zoom
The Austrian Empire imposed many punitive and restrictive laws on the Jewish communities of Galicia to curtail their size and create boundaries between them and their non-Jewish neighbors. However, Galician Jews found ways to circumvent these laws, some of which can be deduced from the paper trail they left behind. For example, it’s not unusual to find your Galician ancestors described as “illegitimate” or listed with multiple or even hyphenated surnames in civil birth, marriage, and death registers. In this lecture, Dr. Janette Silverman, a Senior Genealogist and Research Team Manager at AncestryProGenealogists®, will explain the underlying meaning of these clues and discuss what they reveal about our ancestors’ lives.
Ticket Info: Pay what you wish; register here
Tickets: Available online
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symposium
Fighting Fascism: A Symposium on Jewish Responses From the Interwar Period to the Present Day
Fighting Fascism marks the 90th anniversary of the Nazi seizure of power in Germany by examining how Jews in Europe and the United States responded to fascism from the 1920s up to the present day. Organized in partnership with the American Jewish Historical Society, the symposium is the second event sponsored by CJH’s new Jewish Public History Forum, which seeks to bring new and diverse audiences to the Center by organizing public programs addressing historical topics of contemporary relevance.
Opening Panel– “This is the Way the World Ends”: What is Fascism?
Panel Two– “The Empty Stomach of Germany”: Fighting Fascism in Europe
Panel Three– “Star Spangled Fascists”: Fighting Fascism in the U.S.
Panel Four– “The Language of the Good”: Fighting Fascism in Culture
Closing Panel– “In the Name of Humanity”: Fighting Fascism in the Postwar World
View the full slate of speakers and panels.
This event is generously sponsored by Leonard L. Milberg with additional support from the Achelis & Bodman Foundation
Ticket Info:
In-person tickets:
$36 General Admission; $10 Students; purchase tickets
Online: Free with RSVP; register here
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concert reading
Hereville: A New Jewish Musical – In-person event & livestreamed on YouTube
Book by Robby Sandler with Jess Kaufman
Music by Lizzie Hagstedt
Lyrics by Robby Sandler
Directed by Laura Brandel
Based on the award-winning (and 2023 JewCie-Award-nominated) Hereville graphic novels by Barry Deutsch, this female-driven, family-friendly musical follows Mirka, an 11-year-old girl in a small Orthodox Jewish town. When Mirka meets a witch in the woods, she triggers a series of events that force a reckoning with the memory of her mother, her fractious relationship with her stepmother, and a meteor that could destroy Hereville altogether!
At its core, Hereville is a musical for family audiences; a love story between a stepmother and stepchild as they navigate the formation of their blended family. Rated PG for scary situations and content relating to grief and loss.
Ticket Info:
In person: $15 general; $14 seniors/students; $12 CJH members; register here
On YouTube: Pay what you wish; register here
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