The Centerpiece is your Programming Guide March 2018 for the Jewish Cultural Center

1100 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 125 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Wyomissing, PA 19610 1 2 3 610.921.0624 1pm Friendship Circle readingjewishcommunity.org 4:45pm Purim in the Chocolate Factory, At Chabad 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 JCHS 10:30am: 7pm, Reading Jewish 1pm Friendship 7pm, Purim Great Decisions Film Series at Fox Circle Masquerade Party East “Body & Soul”

Jewish Cultural Center 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 JCHS & BETTER 10:30am: 5:30pm Lakin 1pm Friendship RCOS Balis Dinner 92nd St. Y Programs TOGETHER Great Decisions Preschool Winter Circle Dance Party Game Nights 7pm JFR Board Mtg

Community Shabbat 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Reading Jewish Film Series JCHS 10:30am: 7:30pm at Albright 1pm Friendship Bar Mitzvah of Max Great Decisions College Chapel Circle Wartluft Great Decisions 2pm 92Y, Highlands Yashek Memorial 6:30pm at Miller Dan Rather with Holocaust Lecture Center Andy Cohen: Screening of “Big Interfaith Mitzvah Day What Unites Us Sonia” documentary

Yom Ha’atzmaut 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JCHS 10:30am: 1pm Friendship Erev Passover Passover Great Decisions Circle PJ Library 2pm at JCC KZ Seder RCOS Seder Movie Monday PJ Our Way Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream Leo Camp Lecture theCenterPiece0318 Tech Tuesday

Yom Hazikaron

Art Exhibits Great Decisions

Yom Hashoah Meeting at the JCC Monday mornings 10:30am - Noon Annual Meeting and Picnic March 5 through April 23 Purim Carnival Great Decisions is America's largest Richard J. Yashek discussion program on world affairs. The Memorial Lecture program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching the Kristallnacht Remembrance DVD and meeting in a Discussion Group Youth Events to discuss the eight most critical global nOT YOUR FATheR's issues facing America today. Purim Masquerade Party 2018 Topics: Bridge AnTIseMITIsM The 14th Annual Richard J. Yashek Memorial Lecture * South Africa’s Fragile Democracy by Michael Berenbaum, Ph.D., American Jewish University Chevra * Turkey: A Partner in Crisis * China & America: Mahjong Why is antisemitism in the 21st century different from Nazi antisemitism or traditional antisemitism? The New Geopolitical Eqation Trips to NYC/Philadelphia Is the American Jewish community fighting the wrong battles? * Media and Foreign Policy Lakin Holocaust Library Join us and learn why those who refight the last war often lose the next one. * Russia’s Foreign Policy * Global Health: Progress & Challenges & Resource Center * US Global Engagement & the Military WeDnesDAY, MARch 21, 2018 * The Waning of Pax Americana Shabbat B’yachad 7:30 p.m., Memorial chapel, Albright college Community Calendar experience event, Free and Open to the Public To register for Great Decisions and to order

Michael Berenbaum, Ph.D. is the director of the sigi Ziering Institute: exploring the ethical and Religious Implications of the holocaust and a a copy of the Briefing Book contact Amanda professor of Jewish studies at American Jewish University in . he served as project director overseeing the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, was the first director of its Research Institute, and was president and CEO of The Survivors of the Shoah Hornberger; [email protected] Visual history Foundation. The author and editor of twenty books, he was also managing editor of the second edition of the encyclopedia Judaica, a twenty-two-volume body of work that won the Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association as the best reference work of the year. $35 one person, one book or Berenbaum's work in film includes serving as executive producer, historical advisor, consultant, interviewee and $40 two persons, one book. producer to more than twenty films, including three Academy Award winners.

ENRICHING LIVES Movie Monday At the JCC JCC WILL BE March 26 at 2:00pm CLOSED “Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream” FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Just in time for Passover join us for a 2016 documentary on Streit’s. FOR PASSOVER Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream is the story of the last family- owned matzo bakery in America during their final year at their historic factory.

www.LakinPreschool.com Miller Center for the Arts at RACC presents Lakin Preschool “Big Sonia” a documentary about Holocaust survivor Emergency closings & delays will be announced on local radio and Overland Park tailor stations by 7:30am and www.readingeagle.com -- Lakin Preschool. Sonia Warshawski. Please be sure to check one of these sources BEFORE bringing your child to school. Come to our OPEN HOUSE It’s a on March 21st 6 to 8 pm & bring your friends, too! Dance Party! Wednesday, March 14, 2018 5:30-7:30 PM Thursday, March 22nd, 6:30pm in With Q&A to folllow the RCOS Social Hall Tickets $5 General Admission Local DJ Mike Kindlich Children ages newborn to 12 & Miller Center Box Office from Jam on Sound will have their parents are invited to a the kids hopping with an 4 N 2nd St., Reading Troll-A-Bration Dance Party! energetic mix of kid’s music & 610-607-6270; millercenter.racc.edu $5.00 per child interactive games (prizes too!). $10.00 per adult Part of RACC’s On Screen/ FREE Kids are encouraged to dress In Person film series for children under 2 years’ old in costume.

Pizza, beverages, & desserts will We request parents stay with be provided. their children! April 22: Our winter dance party is one of our most popular family events. Advance registration is required! Please complete the form below and return it along with payment to Community wide Lakin Preschool celebration of 555 Warwick Drive Wyomissing, PA 19610 By Friday, March 9, 2018

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In this episode of 92Y, Dan Rather discusses his new book, What Unites Us, with Andy Cohen. Rather offers commentary on the world we live in, what our core ideals have been and should be, and what it means to be an American. “I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do.” At a moment of crisis over our national identity, Dan Rather has been reflecting — and writing passionately.

Reading Jewish Film Series, co-sponsored by the Rubin Educational Fund of the Jewish Federation of Reading and Fox Theatres. Admission is $5 per film. All films will be shown on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm at Fox East, 4350 Perkiomen Avenue. “Body & Soul: An American Bridge” Friendship Circle Wednesday, March 7 1:00 pm -- Luncheon catered by Boscov’s Ala Carte* Out of all the crosscultural encounters that 1:45 pm -- Program/Speaker. Varied programs are have resulted in the richness of American informative, educational and fun. popular music, none has been so prominent Optional luncheon ($7). RSVP to Carole at the JCC by Monday. or so fraught with fraternity and conflict as the relationships between African Americans and American Jews. Body and Soul: An American Friendship Circle March Programs Bridge aims to tease out the strands of this 1: Celebrate Purim with “The Whole Megillah” and enjoy hamentaschen. cultural knot by focusing on the early 8: Thursday Film Festival “The Big Sick.” Have your taxi pick you up at 4:00. performance history of the jazz standard, “Body 15: Enjoy the Pennsylvania Dutch music and folklore of Keith Brintzenhoff. and Soul,” one of the most recorded songs in 22: Margo Levin will share her recent experiences in and and the jazz repertoire. talk about current problems facing Israel . Post-film discussion led by Dr. R. Todd Rober, Assistant Professor of 29: Travel vicariously with Pat Sacks to the Arctic Circle. Music, Kutztown University. Thursday Film Festival Next date of Film Series -- APRIL 4: “Fanny’s Journey” March 8, 1:45 pm “The Big Sick” After meeting at a stand-up comedy show, funnyman Kumail and graduate Pennsylvania German Music and Folklore student Emily embark on a romance. But as the expectations of his strict Thurs. March 15, 2:00 pm Muslim family create conflict between the couple, their relationship begins to Enjoy an afternoon with Keith Brintzenhoff, crumble. (120 min.) expert on Pennsylvania German music, dance, instruments and folklore. Keith plays the Join us for Bridge at the JCC Duplicate Bridge Club Wednesdays at 12:30pm. All players are welcome. If you need a partner call Sue Wesner 610-972-5327 or autoharp, mountain dulcimer, guitar and Brian Snyder 484-838-0977. Sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League old-time banjo and tells some of the $3 JCC members $6 Nonmembers world’s best stories and jokes. Mah Jongg is played at the JCC every Monday at noon. Everyone is welcome to join the games. Contact Amanda Hornberger, [email protected] Program sponsored by the Jacob Krumholz Fund.