Holiday preview calendar 2015
November 12, 2015
Combining archival footage with animated sequences, the film uses a groundbreaking technique to tell the story of Jan Karski, a hero of the Polish Underground State
Amanda Epstein
Calendar: November 13-19, 2015
November 11, 2015
The inaugural weekend of Temple Aliyah’s Abronson Center for Judaic Arts will provide a sampling of the programs that will be offered throughout the year, including workshops, auctions, guest lectures and community projects.
Calendar: November 6-12, 2015
November 4, 2015
Singing in six languages, Lenka Lichtenberg with her band, Fray, moves from expressions of traditional Eastern European and Middle Eastern music to her own contemporary compositions, which combine her European and Jewish roots with North American jazz, Brazilian samba, Indian classical and more.
Calendar: October 30 – November 5, 2015
October 28, 2015
On Nov. 4, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated after attending a peace rally.
Calendar: October 23-29, 2015
October 21, 2015
This off-Broadway production tells the true story of Simon Wiesenthal, the Holocaust survivor nicknamed the “Jewish James Bond.”
Calendar: October 16-22
October 14, 2015
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will kick off the Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California.
Calendar: October 9-15
October 8, 2015
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Julia Migenes is going to pare things down to the bare essentials of voice and piano as she takes the audience on a journey through the music of Kurt Weill, the German composer who was active in the 1920s, collaborated with Bertolt Brecht and famously composed “Mack the Knife.”
Calendar: September 25-October 1
September 24, 2015
The Forest Lawn Museum is premiering an exhibition of paintings, photographs, sculptures and animation works that celebrate more than 75 of our history’s most impactful women.
Calendar: September 18-24
September 16, 2015
The new musical “Peace on Your Wings” has an all-youth cast sharing the message “Ichigo ichie,” meaning “Today is the first and last day of your life.”
Calendar: Sept. 11-17
September 9, 2015
The letters “r-e” begin some of the most powerful words in the English language.
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