Erev Passover
Passover (Day 1)
Memorial Day
Welcome all Shames JCC members! We invite you to come enjoy delicious coffee and bagels and meet other members of the JCC, members of our leadership team, or come mingle with friends. Monday, July 9 When: Drop in between 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Where: Main lobby of the Shames JCC Fitness Center FREE of […]
This film explores Marvin Hamlisch's role as a composer, conductor, genius, and mensch. Hit after hit...'The Way We Were', 'Nobody Does It Better', 'The Sting', 'Chorus Line', Marvin was irrepressible and prolific. With exclusive access to Marvin's rich personal archive and interviews, this is a deeply personal, candid, insider portrait of one of the great […]
Author Roslyn Rothstein tells is a compelling true story of the history of seven generations of a Jewish immigrant family. Her biography dates from the late 1800s and her family’s medieval shtetl existence in rural war-torn Belarus, Russia to the modernity of the political scene of 20th century New York City. Everyone will enjoy this personal but completely universal […]
When Boston bagel-maker Larry Baras wanted to create a professional baseball league in Israel, his idea was met with incredulity, dismissal and even hostility. He attempted it anyway. Holy Land Hardball (2008) is a documentary film about starting a professional baseball league in Israel – the founding of the Israel Baseball League. Men's Club: Retired […]
Tisha B'Av is an annual fast day in Judaism, on which a number of disasters in Jewish history occurred, primarily the destruction of both the First Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE, both in Jerusalem.
Miriam Friedmann Morris will discuss her father’s work and life. David Friedmann (1893-1980) was a Holocaust survivor who found a new purpose in life in fighting anti-Semitism and racial hatred through painting the horrors he had witnessed. An accomplished painter renowned for his portraits and a leading Berlin press artist of the 1920s, he was […]
Open Discussion Topic: How I Spent My Summer as a Child, including My First Summer Job Men's Club: Retired professionals and executives enjoy fellowship, stimulating lectures and performances, and a healthy exchange of ideas over coffee and bagels. Visitors (male and female) are always welcome. Club fee and JCC Membership required for on-going attendance. Member […]
Gourd Art is the fascinating process of carving, burning, painting and weaving on nature’s pottery: hard shelled gourds. Local gourd artist Beth Kane takes students through the process of turning a simple, hard shelled gourd into a stunning vase. Participants will use wood-burning techniques and alcohol inks to create a unique and useful piece of […]
Take the mystery out of watercolor painting! Young adults and young at heart (ages 16 to 99), and all experience levels welcome. Class focuses on each student’s personal needs and goals, and includes demonstration, painting, and critique. Supply list provided upon registration. Please register by July 26 Fee: JCC Member $35 per session; Non-member $45 […]
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