Spring | Summer 2019 Annual Celebration THURSDAY, APRIL 11 7 pm | Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch Street, Greenwich Patron tickets: $500 per person | Benefactor tickets: $375 per person Join us in honoring Michael and Alice Delikat with special guest Orel Nissan, a 22-year-old who, due to a family crisis at the age of 11, moved to a therapeutic residential home in our sister city in Israel. Following her successful graduation from high school, Orel enlisted in the IDF and served as a combat medic, risking her life to save others. Despite experiencing many challenges early in life, hers is a story of success. You were a part of it. She’s here to tell you how. Alice and Michael Delikat are recipients of the Hillel Silverman Community Service Award. Event Chairs: Margie & Steven Black and Christine & Jef Toback Attire: Casual Breast Cancer Symposium Hot Topics in Breast Cancer: Balancing Traditional and Integrative Medicine TUESDAY, APRIL 16 9:30 - 10 am Bufet Breakfast | 10 - 11:30 am Program Old Oaks Country Club, Moderator: Presenting Panelists: 3100 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY | $80 Register here: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/2019NY Dr. Orli Etingin Dr. Marcus Dr. Alka Gupta Lynn Honderd Dr. Linda Vahdat Each physician will give a brief overview Director, Iris DaSilva Co-Director, Mary’s Medical of their specific area of expertise and their Cantor Women’s Goncalves Integrative Nutritionals Oncologist, Health Center Assistant Health and Memorial Sloan latest research. Then Dr. Orli Etingin, the Professor of Wellbeing, Kettering Medicine, Weill Cornell/NY and Norwalk moderator, will lead the panel discussion Weill Cornell Presbyterian Hospital followed by Q & A. Medical College 2 An Evening of Lerner & Loewe WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 7 pm Reception | 7:30 pm Performance Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Avenue Patron: $613 includes 4 tickets | Sponsor: $360 includes 2 tickets Event tickets: $36 in advance, $50 at the door Join us for a fantastic evening featuring the singing quartet of Rebecca Cooper, Regina Elliott, Daniel Frankel and Jacob Litt, accompanied by a three piece orchestra! Commentary and insight will be provided by Broadway producer Jack Viertel. Our celebration of the musical art form continues with an evening saluting the songwriting team of lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. Their Broadway hits include legendary musicals such as My Fair Lady, Camelot and Gigi. The event is being directed by Marissa Cortese and the musical director is Zachary Kampler. Private Museum Tour Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 10:30 am | The Jewish Museum 1109 5th Ave., NYC (entrance at 92nd Street) | $50 per person With Curator Kelly Baxter Take a private tour through the first exhibition wholly devoted to the imagination and legacy of this Jewish singer/ songwriter, novelist, poet who inspired generations of writers, musicians and artists around the world. Leonard Cohen. Courtesy of Old Ideas, LLC 3 Yom HaShoah Commemoration WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 6 pm Film | 7 pm Commemoration Temple Sholom, 300 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich Survivor, Esther Geizhals, was born in Lodz, Poland in 1929. At the age of 10, she and her family were moved to the Lodz Ghetto, where they lived under terrible conditions until 1944. After surviving Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen, Mrs. Geizhals escaped during the death march and ultimately was liberated by the Russian army. Be a witness to her testimony. See page 6 for details about our featured movie, “The Barn” which will precede the program. Author Series War Widow With Author Ziva Bakman Flamhaft Wednesday, May 8 | 10 am | YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Avenue | $25 Mark Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, with Ziva Bakman Flamhaft. In her gripping memoir, Flamhaft brings home the pain of the Six-Day War, honoring the voices of individuals whose lives echoed that strife. She recalls the dual traumas of losing her husband and baby, but also her activism on behalf of other childless widows and how she found the strength to carry on. Don’t miss this inspiring story of resilience, self- empowerment and the healing power of helping others. 4 Yom HaShoah Commemoration Private Studio Tour with Ron Agam THURSDAY, JUNE 27 11 am - 12 pm | $50 per person Long Island City studio address provided upon registration. Take in the distinct vocabulary and energy of Ron’s mesmerizing kinetic art and hear how the former fine art photographer opted to follow in his father’s footsteps and pick up a paintbrush. Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism Yair Rosenberg in conversation with Oren Segal TUESDAY, MAY 14 7:30 pm | Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Road, Cos Cob | $18 per person Guest speaker Yair Rosenberg is a senior writer at Tablet Magazine, where he covers the intersection of politics, culture and religion. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and The Guardian, and his writings have received awards from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. He has covered everything from misrepresentations of Orthodox Jews in the media to Muslims and Jews in comic books, and in his spare time he creates bots that troll anti-Semites on Twitter. Yair will be in conversation with Oren Segal, Director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism, which combats extremism, terrorism and all forms of hate in the real world and online. The Center provides resources, expertise and training which enables law enforcement, public ofcials and internet and technology companies to identify and counter emerging threats. Community Sponsors: Bryanna and Jonathan Kallman, Silvina and Jonas Knoll, Helen and Robert Stark, Michele and John Stuart and Nancy and Bill Zisson Co-Sponsored with: 5 Davis Film Festival The Barn Wednesday, May 1 | 6 pm Temple Sholom (NOTE LOCATION) 300 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich | Free Admission In this captivating and achingly honest film, Barnard student Rachel Kastner and her grandfather Karl Schapiro embark on an emotional journey back to the forgotten barn in Eastern Galicia where a courageous neighbor saved Karl’s life during the Holocaust. Co- produced by Nancy Spielberg and Matthew Hiltzik. Phil Berger / Documentary / USA / 60 min. Shown in collaboration with the Yom HaShoah Commemoration on p. 5 Working Woman Wednesday, June 12 | 7 pm | Bow Tie Cinema 2 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich | $15 per ticket This Israeli take on sexual harassment brings nail-biting tension and squirm-inducing realism to the story of an ambitious young mother trapped between escalating ofce misogyny and financial strain at home. A nuanced portrayal of presumed entitlements and power inequities in the #MeToo era. Michal Aviad / Drama / Israel / 93 min. 6 Yom Ha’Atzmaut Israel Independence Day POP UP CONCERT with Israeli-American Performer Gilad Paz SUNDAY, MAY 5 Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd. 11:45 am – 12:45 pm: Musical Performance by Gilad Paz 12:45pm – 1 pm: Flag Raising Gilad Paz has thrilled audiences in both his native home and the U.S. for over two decades. With fellow Israeli Micha Gilad on keyboards, the duo will perform Israeli and Jewish music favorites alongside classic rock hits, for this year’s Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration with the Greenwich community. This performance is for the whole family and audience participation is highly encouraged. Our celebration continues with the Israeli flag raising and Yom Ha’Atzmaut crafts for all ages. Free and open to the whole community courtesy of UJA-JCC. Sponsored by Bran and Stuart Berni & Dassi and Noah Yechiely JTAC-Teen Action Committee Teen-led activities and community service projects for middle and high school students. Sunday meetings include dinner, discussions & projects. JTAC Meeting Sunday, May 19 | 5:30 - 7 pm | One Holly Hill Lane | $12 includes dinner Calling All Teens: Volunteer for Yom Ha’atzmaut Sunday, May 5 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd. RSVP to Kelly Goldstein at [email protected] by April 29 7 Lunch & Learn A weekly program, every Thursday from 12:30 - 1:30 pm at One Holly Hill Lane. The Lunch & Learn program is generously sponsored by Rita Edelston. APRIL 4 The Holiday of Freedom Rabbi Menachem Feldman Are we bound by fate? Is “free choice” merely an illusion? With so many powerful influences beyond our control, how “free” are we? APRIL 11 Talmudic Values That Challenge Us Today Rabbi Eric Hofman How do the Rabbis guide us regarding the relative standing of Truth and Peace? APRIL 18 The Heroless Haggadah: What Happened to Moses? Alex Troy The Passover Seder text minimizes Moses’s role in delivering the Israelites from Egypt. Why? APRIL 25 Passover - No Class MAY 2 Like Dreamers: When a Jewish Dream Becomes a Reality Rabbi Shalom Hammer Assessment of a famous Aggadic story and portion from the Talmud and the significant message for Jewish life which it ofers. Explore how the dream of creating a State of Israel persevered, and how enhancing Jewish unity and preserving a Jewish nation endure. MAY 9 The Jewish State Martin Flashner It’s Yom Ha’Atzmaut, just the moment to explore Israel’s declaration of statehood. 8 MAY 16 The Stranger Amongst Us Register at ujajcc.org or call 203-552-1818 Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham An exploration of the Torah’s exhortation regarding treatment of the stranger. MAY 23 Mystical Mountain JUNE 27 Rabbi Shmuel Lynn Love of Your Fellow The 33rd day of the Omer count, the source of all mystical Judaism, is the ideal occasion to consult Rabbi Yossi Deren the Zohar for what transpired at Mt. Meron. A look at the mitzvah of Ahavat Yisrael, to honor the 25th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi MAY 30 Menachem Mendel Schneerson, zt’l.