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11.05.2018 Discover the Legacy of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe

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Synagogue

November 5 - December 10
A Four Week Mini-Course with Professor Samuel Kassow
7:00 - 9:00pm
Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

Dates

Monday, November 5
Monday, November 12
Monday, November 26
Monday, December 10

 

The legacy of Jewish civilization in Eastern Europe is enormous: from Hasidism to the Jewish Enlightenment, to Yiddish Literature, Modern Hebrew Literature, Zionism, and more.

In this mini-course you will explore these topics to discover the rich history and culture of the Jews of Poland, Russia, and Lithuania from Medieval times through the Communist Era.

Cost is $80/person for the course (fee is non-refundable): Registration is currently closed!

Dr. Samuel Kassow is the Charles H. Northam Professor of History at Trinity College. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and lectures locally and nationally. Currently Dr. Kassow is a consultant to the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. He has lectured and taught in Russia, Poland, Israel, Lithuania, and Mexico. Dr. Kassow is the author of numerous publications including Who Will Write Our History – Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto.

Class size is limited. Please register early.

For more information or questions contact Estelle Kafer at 860.727.6171 (estelle.kafer@uconn.edu) or 860.486.5131 (doddcenter@uconn.edu).

05.22.2018 Back to the Old Country: The Jewish Food Renaissance

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Infinity Hall Hartford- 32 Front St, Hartford, CT
The Gefilteria, comprised of renowned author/chefs Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz, are on a mission to preserve traditional eastern European Jewish cuisine and connecting it to the evolving tastes of the new generation. They are highlighting how Old World Jewish foods are beautiful, delicious, and are an important source to connect the past, present, and future.

Learn more at: https://gefilteria.com/ 

 

03.12.2018 Raise the Roof – Movie Screening

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Monday, March 12, 2018
6:00 pm Pre-screening Dinner – $30 (includes screening & film)
7:30 pm Film Screening – $12
Mandell Jewish Community Center
335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT
RSVP by March 5, 2018 to ekafer@jewishhartford.org

22nd Annual Mandell JCC Hartford Jewish Film Festival
Greater Hartford premiere of the movie: Raise the Roof

Director: Yari Wolinsky
Documentary | USA | 85 Minutes | 2015 | English & Polish subtitles

Artists Rick and Laura Brown are not Jewish and not Polish, and yet they set out to rebuild Gwoździec, a magnificent wooden eighteenth century synagogue in Poland that was later destroyed by the Nazis. Their vision inspires hundreds of people to join them, using their hands, old tools and techniques to bring Gwoździec’s history, culture, science, and art back to life.

Raise The Roof follows the Browns and the Handshouse Studio team to Sanok, Poland, as they begin building the new Gwoździec roof. The crew has only six weeks to hew, saw, and carve 200 freshly logged trees and assemble the structure. Working against a seemingly impossible deadline and despite torrential downpours and exhaustion, the team must create the structure, and disassemble it again for shipping and eventual installation in Warsaw’s Polin Museum.

Sponsored by Solinsky Eye Care, The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, Jewish Hartford: European Roots (made possible by the Konover Coppa Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford) and the University of Connecticut’s Office of Global Affairs. Venue donated by Spotlight Theaters.

Download the flyer here.