Seymour Fromer, founder of the Judah L. Magnes Jewish Museum in Berkeley, dies at 87

LA Times for the obit.

LIGHT IT UP! Young Adult Hanukah Party–Get Your Discounted Ticket Today!

LIGHT IT UP!
Young Adult Hanukah Party

Saturday, December 12, 2009
9pm
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, CA

21+
Open Bar

Support Second Harvest Food Bank to Win Raffle Prizes
1 ticket/non-perishable item

$10 Advance http://www.paloaltojcc.com/light
$15 at The Door

Brought to you by: Hillel of Silicon Valley, Hillel of Stanford, Jews’ Next Dor, Oshman Family JCC, Roots Collective, SVYAD, & T’Keya.

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Russian Refuseniks: Let my people know!

Cultural Dialogues: Let My People Know!

Date: November 5, 2009
Time: 6:30 pm

Location: Show map
Albert & Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall
Oshman Family JCC Campus
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Contact: Boris Vladimirsky, Performing Arts Manager
Phone: 650-223-8609
Email: bvladimirsky@paloaltojcc.org

On November 5, 2009 we will pay tribute to the Jews from the former Soviet Union who rose above fear and challenged an oppressive regime to demand basic human rights and to the Americans who supported them in their quest for freedom
Refuseniks risked everything in their quest to live as Jews in a free country. As soon as they submitted applications for exit visas to emigrate from the USSR they were treated as traitors, dismissed from their jobs and harassed by neighbors and relatives. Their children were ridiculed and bullied at school. Refuseniks who organized protests and taught each other Hebrew and Judaism were arrested and often sentenced to long terms at hard labor in the Gulag. Nevertheless Refuseniks refused to give up even if their time in refusal would last as long as twenty years. Read the story of a former Refusenik and prisoner of Zion.		Date: November 5, 2009 Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Location: Schultz Cultural Arts Hall Fee: $25 General Admission, $20 Members of the OFJCC Program View Program Seats are limited! Reserve yours today and be a part of Jewish History! All wine/food is Glatt Kosher, catered by YES Catering.

 

The grassroots activists who formed the Bay Area Council for Soviet Jewry, and their colleagues throughout the USA in the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, started out as amateurs. They quickly became experts, however, through their passion to save Soviet Jews, working day and night, quickly mastering the arts of organization-building, fund raising, influencing political leaders, and publicizing their campaigns through the media. For over two decades they challenged a totalitarian superpower – one Refusenik and one prisoner at a time. Read the story of a woman who escaped from violent anti-Semitism, became an American and creatively helped the Bay Area Council for Soviet Jews achieve great success. Read her Story	Oshman Family Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra-Costa Counties	Co-sponsored by: Congregation Beth Am Congregation Etz Chayim Congregation Kol Emeth Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, The Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. Jewish Study Network Peninsula Jewish Community Center Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School Bureau of Jewish Education of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties Congregation Keddem

Wherever I go, there is something Jewy

Waiting for the Caltrain, some guy is trying to blow one of those long Yemeni shofars.

The 2009 Survey of the Jewish Next Generation of the South Peninsula

Please take a few minutes to participate and to share the link (http://bit.ly/SouthPen) with your Jewish young adult friends in the Peninsula or South Bay.

Who are the Jews of the next generation?  What are your interests? Your passions?  Your concerns?  Hopes?  Expectations?  What do you want out of your Jewish lives in the South Peninsula?

We want to know, and we’re inviting you to tell us in “The 2009 Survey of the Jewish Next Generation of the South Peninsula.”

No matter how you define yourself as “Jewish” or “Young,” we’d like you to spend a few minutes with our survey, filling it out and telling us what you think, what you feel, what you hope, and what you’d like to see in your community.

To take the survey, please click on this link, or cut-and-paste it into your web-browser.  <http://bit.ly/SouthPen>

If you’ve already filled out the survey, thank you.  And please feel free to circulate this email and the link among your friends.

The survey has been commissioned by the South Peninsula Council of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.  Dr. Ari Y Kelman and Dr. Tobin Belzer are conducting the survey and are sharing duties as the Principal Investigator.

Participants who complete the survey may enter their name to win a new iPod Nano (with video!) or $50 gift certificates to Amazon.

Your answers will be treated confidentially.  If you choose to enter the drawing, your email will only be used to contact winners.  That means that we will never share your identity or individual answers with anyone.

We’ll be sharing the compiled results of the survey with you as soon as they are ready for distribution. Should you have any comments, write Dr. Kelman or Dr. Belzer directly at aykelman@ucdavis.edu or tbelzer@usc.edu

We thank you for your time,

Dr. Ari Y Kelman, UC Davis
Dr. Tobin Belzer, USC

Join Jews’ Next Dor this October

Jews’ Next Dor is a volunteer-lead young adults group open to all Jewish 20 and 30 somethings associated with Congregation Beth David. Our events generally take place between Palo Alto and San Jose. Check out JND’s October events:

• Tuesday, October 6, 6:45pm Hanging in the Hut

  Our annual Hanging in the Hut (or out as the case maybe) is back. Enjoy a FREE dinner under the Sechach and stars while we dine and schmooze in the Sukkah of Rabbi Schonbrun and family. We encourage all young adults to come as we recognize our volunteers and give out our first ever Superlative awards. Vote for these by September 6. And if that’s not enough we’ll be kicking off our annual Toy Drive as well! Please bring a new toy or more for our annual toy drive to support Jewish Family Services. We’re looking for toys for ages 0-17 unwrapped. RSVP appreciated to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org

• Wednesday, October 14, 7pm, Meet & Greet at Great Vegi Land

  Join Jews’ Next Dor for some delicious Chinese vegetarian fare at Great Vegi Land, 562 South Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (near El Camino & Sunnyvale-Saratoga).
  Chat with old friends and meet someone new as we enjoy delicious hot pots….  Plus, where else can nice Jewish boys and girls indulge in shrimp and oysters?   The restaurant isn’t very big – please try to RSVP in advance, so the owners can decide whether to close the place just for us.  We will be sharing family style platters of food.  Bring cash for up to a $20 cost per person ($1’s much appreciated), to be calculated and collected after the meal.  Please RSVP to JewsNextDor@beth-david.org.

• Saturday, October 17, 9pm Comedy Sportz

  You’re invited to ComedySportz, an award-winning interactive comedy show where two teams of “act-letes” compete for audience laughs and points while improvising scenes, games, operas and musicals based on audience suggestions. This show will support Jews’ Next Dor and is family friendly.
  Join us 9pm show at Comedy Sportz in San Jose, 288 S. Second St., San Jose, CA 95113.
  Tickets are $20, with $5 of each ticket going to Jews’ Next Dor. Purchase tickets online at http://comedysportzsanjose.com/showtimes.html , click on the “Buy Tickets” button for the Saturday 9pm show. Find October 17 and select the fundraiser ticket. You can also call 408-985-5233 and request a fundraiser ticket.

  For more information contact JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org

• Thursday, October 22, 7:30pm “The Chosen” by TheatreWorks

  Join Jews’ Next Dor 30 and under crowd as we watch TheatreWorks production of The Chosen based on Chain Potok’s book of the same name. Jews’ Next Dor’s Aileen is helping with the set. Tickets are $33 for those 30 and under, contact Aleeza at JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org to reserve your ticket with our group. Space is limited. If you’re your over 30 and want to join this event please let Aleeza know, depending on demand we’ll arrange for group ticketing prices. Show time is 8pm at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

  Warmth, wisdom, and generosity illuminate the unlikely friendship of two Jewish teenagers from very different worlds who grow to manhood in the post-war turbulence of 1940’s Brooklyn. Discovering in one another a portal to new ideas and unexplored worlds, each must chart his course through a sea of conflicting expectations. This now-classic story of fathers and sons, faith and family, transcends ideology to reveal the universal connections of the human spirit.

• Sunday, October 25, 12:30pm Thai Lunch & “Blessed is the Match” at the SVJFF

  Join Jews’ Next Dor and T’keya for the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival.  We are going to see “Blessed Is the Match” which is the story of Hannah Sennesh, a hero of Israel.  She served in World War II and in 1944 she was sent on a secret mission to Hungary, where she was captured and subjected to unimaginably brutal interrogation at the hands of the Hungarian police and later the collaborationist Arrow Cross.  She refused, even unto death by firing squad, to betray her comrades or her mission.  This docudrama is the definitive story of her life and legacy.

  Roberta Grossman, award-winning director and producer of the film will be on hand to answer questions about the film after its viewing.  This is a special event!

  Jews’ Next Dor has a block of tickets. You must RSVP via e-mail (JewsNextDor@beth-david.org) to reserve a ticket with our group.  The movie is Sunday, October 25 at 3: 00 pm at the Camera 12 Theatre in San Jose.  Tickets are $11/each (very limited $9 student tickets available with our group) and you will need to pay Aleeza for your ticket.

  We will be meeting for vegetarian/dairy  lunch at 12:30pm at the House of Siam Thai Restaurant which is next to the theatre (151 S. 2nd Street, San Jose) for those who want to socialize before the film.  Please let us know if you’ll be joining us for lunch.  If you are not joining for lunch, please meet at the entrance to the theatre at 2:30pm SHARP to receive your ticket and sit with the group.

• Friday, October 30, 7pm, Potluck Shabbat

  Join Jews’ Next Dor for a potluck Shabbat dinner at 7pm in West San Jose. Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share. RSVP with what dish you plan to bring, please consider what others are bringing so we balance our meal out. The event will be at a private home in West San Jose. Please RSVP to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org for the address.

Free High Holiday Tickets

Congregation Beth David in Saratoga offers some free High Holy Days tickets if you’re under 33, a student, or military personnel, call the Beth David office at (408) 257-3333 to get your FREE ticket. Check out their schedule of services on Jews’ Next Dor’s site. Congregation Beth David is located at 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. Congregation Beth David’s Kehillah Ketana Service is at the Ascension Church Gym (across the parking lot from CBD).

Jews’ Next Dor is having a Feast before you Fast and is co-sponsoring Breakfast Break Fast to keep you fed on both ends of Yom Kippur. We’ll have a group at the Kehilla Ketana service for Kol Nidre and other services. You’re invited to celebrate sukkot with Jews’ Next Dor at their annual Hanging in the Hut free dinner. More info about these and other events on the Jews’ Next Dor blog.

Register in advance for breakfast break fast

“Breakfast Break-Fast!”
Hosted by Roots Collective and Hillel at Stanford’s Grad Student and Young Adult Group
Co-sponsored by the Oshman Family JCC and Jews’ Next Dor.

Sept 28, 2009  7:30pm to 10:00pm

After a long day of meaningful fasting, don’t you want some good ‘ole comfort food to return you to your previously human state? We’ve got just the thing…

Join young adults from around the Peninsula and South Bay for a delicious Breakfast Break-Fast at the Original House of Pancakes (420 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos) from 7:30-10:00 p.m. for a made-to-order fast-quenching meal.

We’ve rented out the entire place and prepared a set menu for you to enjoy your favorite breakfast foods, just the way you like ‘em. Join us.  Bring a friend.  Just be sure to pre-register online today to reserve your seat.  $12 online, $15 at the door.

Register NOW at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=189578.

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Second Saturday Stoplight Party

Join Jews’ Next Dor in July and Beyond

Join the Jews’ Next Dor community for some great upcoming events. Don’t forget to get your tickets for all the August Jewish appreciation sports games that we’re joining with Roots Collective and SVYAD for.

• Thursday, July 2, 7:15pm, Volunteer Meeting

  Jews’ Next Dor is fully volunteer led, come find out how you can contribute to our community, suggest events, help with publicity, and more. The meeting will be at a private home in Cupertino. RSVP for the address to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.

• Sunday, July 5th, 10am, Fun in the Sun–Santa Cruz Beach Day

  What is better than warm weather? The only thing better is warm weather on a hot beach with friends.  Join us on July 5th from 10:00 to 4:00 as we venture over the hill for Jews’ Next Dor’s Santa Cruz Beach Day. We will begin at  Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca where we  will then carpool to  Lighthouse beach.  Please bring $12 for food, bathing suits, towels, frisbees, etc. Please RSVP to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org for some fun in the sun! Please let us know if you’re willing to drive a carpool and how many people you can take.

• Wednesday, July 8, 7pm, Meet & Greet @ New Saffron Indian Restaurant

  July’s Meet & Greet will be at New Saffron Indian Restaurant, 2700 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA.  See http://www.newsaffronrestaurant.com/dinner.htm for a menu, but remember we’ll be ordering vegetarian/dairy to share.  Bring cash for a $15-$20/person, to be collected after the meal.  Meet & Greet is a great way to meet old and new friends!  RSVPs appreciated to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.

• Friday, July 17, 7pm, Potluck Shabbat in Mountain View

  Join Jews’ Next Dor for a potluck Shabbat dinner at 7pm in Mountain View. Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share. RSVP with what dish you plan to bring, please consider what others are bringing so we balance our meal out. The event will be at a private home in Mountain View. Please RSVP to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org for the address.

• Tuesday, July 21, 9pm, Karaoke

  Come sing your heart out at the Peacock Lounge, 102 East Fremont, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. Or come hangout and wish Aileen a happy birthday. RSVPs appreciated to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.

• Sunday, July 26, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Biking Monterey’s 17-Mile Drive

  Join us for a bike ride along the beautiful 17-mile drive of Monterey! We’ll meet at 10:00 AM at Congregation Beth David to carpool down to Pacific Grove, where we’ll rent bikes and helmets and bike the coast for several hours. Bringing your own bike is not necessary; however, a limited number of bike rentals are available, so if you can transport your own bike that would be great.

  Cost to rent a bike is $22, payable in cash at the beginning of the event. You should also bring your camera (both the bike ride and the drive to and from will be gorgeous), a sack lunch if you want to eat between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM that day, and, of course, a water bottle.

  Due to the limited number of bike rentals available, RSVPs in advance are absolutely necessary. Please RSVP by Sunday, July 19, to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org in order to be included. In your RSVP, please say a) if you can drive a carpool (and, if so, how many people can ride with you), b) if you can transport bikes (and, if so, how this changes your ability to transport people), c) if you have your own bike to bring or will want to rent. You will be contacted no later than Wednesday, July 22 to be notified of whether you are needed to drive and whether you can get one of the bike rentals.

  Schedule for the day is as follows:

  10:00 AM Meet at Beth David, depart for Monterey

  11:45 AM Rent bikes, eat lunches

  12:15 PM Begin biking

  4:15 PM Return bikes, depart for Beth David

  6:00 PM Return to Beth David

  ****RSVPing by Facebook is appreciated as well; however, due to the detail-oriented nature of the RSVP for this event, the only RSVPs that will be considered official and binding will be those that come via e-mail.***

• Sunday, August 2, Jewish Heritage Day with the SJ Earthquakes

  Join Jews’ Next Dor, SVYAD, and Roots Collective for the first annual Jewish Heritage Day for our own San Jose Earthquakes Major League Soccer team. They’re taking on the Seattle Sounders FC at Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, Ca on August 2nd, 2009 @ 12:00pm. Tickets are just $18 and include your ticket to the game and a Jewish heritage giveaway!  Don’t miss this exciting event.  RSVP here.

• Sunday, August 2, 4:30pm, Jewish Appreciation Day with the San Jose Giants

  For $5 a ticket, cheaper then a movie come out an enjoy some good old American fun with a big Jewish twist including supporting Congregation Beth David. Sunday, August 2, 2009 head to Municipal Stadium, 588 East Alma Avenue, San Jose, CA 95112 for Jewish Appreciation Night with the San Jose Giants on . Game at 5pm. The Giants are the 1st half champions this season. The game will be family-friendly, with Jewish-themed contests between each inning and an atmosphere that will remind you why baseball is the great American sport. Buy tickets early – there are limited seats available. There are 2 ways to get your ticket for the game both that help Congregation Beth David at the same. Purchase your ticket online at http://jewishgiants.com/ and be sure to select “Buy Tickets from Beth David” when you get to the “Group Information” section. You can also purchase a “Kosher Dinner Pack” when ordering tickets online. Online purchase is subject to a small transaction fee. Or avoid the online fees by getting your ticket directly from CBD’s Men’s Club by sending an e-mail to mensclub@beth-david.org.

  Kosher Dinner Pack ($10) includes:

  • 1 Homemade Pastrami Sandwich on Homemade Rye from Metropolis Bakery
  • 1 Homemade Pickle – 3/4 Sour, Old Russian Style
  • 1 Bag ‘Dirty Brand’ Salt & Pepper Potato Chips
  • 1 Soda (Coke or Diet Coke)

  SAVE 20% – regularly $12
  All items made under Orthodox Kosher Supervision

• Thursday, August 27, SF Giants Jewish Heritage Night

  Join SVYAD and Jews’ Next Dor as we travel up to AT&T Park for Jewish Heritage Night as the Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tickets are $20 and include your ticket to the game in the Jewish Heritage sections and a giveaway Jewish Giants shirt! We will be organizing carpools and Caltrain-pools for those interested. Space is limited, so RSVPing sooner is generally better. Get your ticket with our groups online now!

• Friday, August 28, 6pm, BBQ & Barchu

  Pull up a seat to the young adult table at this Congregation Beth David tradition. Men’s club will barbecue savory chicken, hot dogs, and a vegetarian entrée, accompanied by delicious side dishes and topped off with watermelon and cookies. Dinner at 6 pm, Services at 8 pm. Cost: Adults and teens: $18; Children 6-12: $10; Children 5 and under: free. Family Maximum: $60. RSVP on our website at: http://www.beth-david.org/rsvp.htm by Friday, August 21. For further information, call 408-257-3333 or email admin@beth-david.org.