There are so many wonderful cultural learning opportunities within our thriving Greater Buffalo Jewish Community. We've posted links here to the happenings in our community to keep you informed. If you have an announcement that you would like to see included, please email it to us!
New Novella by Howard Wolfe
https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Loss-Belonging-Duet
Trajectory Press (Frankfort, Kentucky) is pleased to announce the collaborative publication of two novellas -- Chris Helvey’s Behind The Eight Ball and Howard R. Wolf’s Of Two Lives On The Lower Golan -- as one volume: ECHOES OF LOSS AND BELONGING.
This innovative publication brings together two authors with vastly different backgrounds whose two novellas reveal deep and shared perceptions about the quest for “belonging.”
Their protagonists – Earl Turner and Ludwig Fried, the former a Kentucky police officer, the later a displaced Manhattanite – both look for a place to belong in communities where they are outsiders.
Behind The Eight Ball is true Southern Grit-Lit –
honest, darkly humorous, and relentlessly realistic.
Of Two Lives On The Lower Golan is a story at once antic and
tender in a land both antique and armed, a balanced tale of love and survival.
A quest for belonging endows this unique creative duet of literary voices with a sense of unity. Life in Kentucky and Israel echo each other as Earl and Ludwig try to integrate their origins and possible destinations.
AVAILABLE VIA AMAZON IN PRINT AND KINDLE
This innovative publication brings together two authors with vastly different backgrounds whose two novellas reveal deep and shared perceptions about the quest for “belonging.”
Their protagonists – Earl Turner and Ludwig Fried, the former a Kentucky police officer, the later a displaced Manhattanite – both look for a place to belong in communities where they are outsiders.
Behind The Eight Ball is true Southern Grit-Lit –
honest, darkly humorous, and relentlessly realistic.
Of Two Lives On The Lower Golan is a story at once antic and
tender in a land both antique and armed, a balanced tale of love and survival.
A quest for belonging endows this unique creative duet of literary voices with a sense of unity. Life in Kentucky and Israel echo each other as Earl and Ludwig try to integrate their origins and possible destinations.
AVAILABLE VIA AMAZON IN PRINT AND KINDLE
JCC Cultural Arts and Moment Magazine Book Lectures
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/winter-series/moment/
Jewish Family Services Older Adult Virtual Support Series
https://buffalojewishfederation.org/event/older-adult-virtual-support-series
Cooking Series with Chef Marshall Goldstein
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/event/cooking-series1/
January 14, 2021 | 7:00 pm
“Not Just another Phyllo dough Recipe”, phyllo, pistachios and more.
Join Chef Marshall Goldstein for a live demonstration and conversation about Phyllo dough. Learn tips and trick for making the perfect dough and experiment with toppings and ingredients that will turn your plain phyllo dough into something delicious. The recipe will be emailed prior to the event so you can cook-along with Chef Marshall if you like.
Chef Marshall has an Associate’s degree from Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. Since graduating from The Johnson and Wales Hospitality University in Charleston, South Carolina in 1992 Chef Marshall has gone on to work in many facets of the Culinary world. He was featured on a local Food show in the Toledo area called “Let’s Eat Toledo” and has been written up in multiple newspapers over the many years. He currently has worked the last 14 years as an award-winning Executive Chef in the Healthcare industry.
Free and Open to the Public. Registration is required. After registering you will be sent an email confirmation with the zoom link.
“Not Just another Phyllo dough Recipe”, phyllo, pistachios and more.
Join Chef Marshall Goldstein for a live demonstration and conversation about Phyllo dough. Learn tips and trick for making the perfect dough and experiment with toppings and ingredients that will turn your plain phyllo dough into something delicious. The recipe will be emailed prior to the event so you can cook-along with Chef Marshall if you like.
Chef Marshall has an Associate’s degree from Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. Since graduating from The Johnson and Wales Hospitality University in Charleston, South Carolina in 1992 Chef Marshall has gone on to work in many facets of the Culinary world. He was featured on a local Food show in the Toledo area called “Let’s Eat Toledo” and has been written up in multiple newspapers over the many years. He currently has worked the last 14 years as an award-winning Executive Chef in the Healthcare industry.
Free and Open to the Public. Registration is required. After registering you will be sent an email confirmation with the zoom link.
***Also featuring additional classes with Chef Marshall Goldstein on February 11th and March 11th. Click HERE for more details and to register!***
The Ballerina of Auschwitz
https://buffalojewishfederation.org/event/the-ballerina-of-auschwitz/
New Program Helps WNY Jewish Teens Fight Anti-Semitism
https://news.wbfo.org/post/new-program
A new educational initiative of the Buffalo Jewish Federation is facilitating conversations between Jewish teenagers and their non-Jewish high school peers in an effort to promote understanding and fight anti-Semitism.
The program, called Student to Student, was originally developed by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis more than 10 years ago, but its replication in Western New York couldn’t be more timely: Hate crimes motivated by religion rose about 7% in 2019, according to the latest FBI statistics, and 60% of crimes in that category targeted Jews—far more than any other religious group. There’s also a closely documented link between anti-Semitism and a wide range of extremist groups in the U.S.
The program, called Student to Student, was originally developed by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis more than 10 years ago, but its replication in Western New York couldn’t be more timely: Hate crimes motivated by religion rose about 7% in 2019, according to the latest FBI statistics, and 60% of crimes in that category targeted Jews—far more than any other religious group. There’s also a closely documented link between anti-Semitism and a wide range of extremist groups in the U.S.
Rabbi Isaac Klein Scholar-in-Residence Month
https://buffalojewishfederation.org/event/rabbi-isaac-klein-scholar-in-residence
Rabbi Isaac Klein Scholar in Residence Month
FEBRUARY 6 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This year, Temple Beth Tzedek is proud to host a 4-part FREE virtual event for the entire community featuring Dr. Rafael Medoff.
Dr. Medoff is the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen Wise, and the Holocaust
Part 1: Saturday, February 6, 2021 @ 7 PM
FDR and The Holocaust: New Research, New Controversies
Part 2: Saturday, February 13, 2021 @ 7 PM
The Jewish Vote: Myth and Reality
Part 3: Saturday, February 20, 2021 @ 7 PM
The Little Known Connection of Babe Ruth and Other Athletes to the Holocaust
Part 4: Saturday, February 27, 2021 @ 7 PM
Multi-media presentation: Cartoonists Against the Holocaust
RSVP to KleinSpeaker@btzbuffalo.org
Donations can be made to the Temple Klein Fund and mailed to:
Temple Beth Tzedek, 1641 North Forest Road, Williamsville, NY 14221
FEBRUARY 6 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This year, Temple Beth Tzedek is proud to host a 4-part FREE virtual event for the entire community featuring Dr. Rafael Medoff.
Dr. Medoff is the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen Wise, and the Holocaust
Part 1: Saturday, February 6, 2021 @ 7 PM
FDR and The Holocaust: New Research, New Controversies
Part 2: Saturday, February 13, 2021 @ 7 PM
The Jewish Vote: Myth and Reality
Part 3: Saturday, February 20, 2021 @ 7 PM
The Little Known Connection of Babe Ruth and Other Athletes to the Holocaust
Part 4: Saturday, February 27, 2021 @ 7 PM
Multi-media presentation: Cartoonists Against the Holocaust
RSVP to KleinSpeaker@btzbuffalo.org
Donations can be made to the Temple Klein Fund and mailed to:
Temple Beth Tzedek, 1641 North Forest Road, Williamsville, NY 14221
JCC Virtual Adult Learning Winter Class Schedule
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events-at-jcc/
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events-at-jcc/
Jewish Living and Learning Experiences for You
https://www.jccbuffalo.org/events-at-jcc/
Community Compassion Fund |
Help Create the JCC Virtual Covid-19 Time Capsule
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The Buffalo Jewish Federation and The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies have created a Community Compassion Fund to help our community through the COVID-19 crisis.
Every dollar raised will go to support individuals and families. Distributions will be administered by Jewish Family Services enabling them to support essential services to our most vulnerable populations so their basic needs can be met including mental health and wellness counseling, as well as funds for food, prescriptions, rent subsidies and other essentials. So far, the Community Compassion Fund has provided financial support to furloughed Jewish communal workers, helped to underwrite the Seder in a Box program through Kosher Meals on Wheels, and assisted families with burial arrangements. Together, we can do more! Your gift today will help the people of Jewish Buffalo tomorrow. |
We each have experiences to share about coping, growing and learning from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. You are invited to reflect, and join us to create a “virtual time capsule” of photographs and words. The process will be easy and enjoyable, using PixStori, a new social media platform to add brief audio reflections to photos you provide.
Please contact Katie Wzontek with questions kwzontek@jccbuffalo.org. Share your Pixstori Today, everyone is welcome and encouraged to join! |
