JCP EVENTS BLOG - JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE PALOUSE: non-JCP Event

INTERFAITH PANEL - Thursday, May 15, 2008

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:53:08 GMT

An important public discussion will be held on Thursday, May 15, from 7pm -9pm at the 1912 Center in Moscow. It is called: “Promoting Peace and Harmony on the Palouse/ Spiritual Approaches from Interfaith Perspectives.” Panelists include: Sayed Daoud, Pullman Islamic Center; Lawrence Fox, Jewish Community of the Palouse; Nicholas Gier, Unitarian Church; Walter Hesford, Emanuel Lutheran Church; Ryder Stevens, Christian Science Lecturer; Chris Vaughn, Baha’i Community; Kayle Rice, Unitarian Church; and Fr. Bill Taylor, St. Augustine Center. Questions/comments will be accepted from the floor. Refreshments will be served.

Purim at Chabad in Spokane, March 20, 2008

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:30:02 GMT

Chabad of Spokane County is having an event called "Magical Purim" on Thursday, March 20th at 6:30 PM. For more information, go to the website: www.jewishspokane.com . Activities include: a Multi Media Megillah Presentation, a Purim Feast, create your own Hamantash, a Purim Masquerade and special children's entertainment. Admission costs $10 per person, or $36 per family, or $100 to be a sponsor. RSVP to: Purim@Jewishspokane.com or call 509-443-0770.

PURIM EVE is Thursday, March 20, 2008

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:55:52 GMT

This year, the evening of Purim falls on Thursday night, March 20, 2008.

Temple Beth Shalom -- located at 1322 E. 30th Ave., in Spokane, WA -- phone number 509-747-3304 -- has an exceptionally good Megillah reading. Contact them to find out their schedule of events.

WSU Week of Remembrance March 2nd through 5th, 2008

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:15:31 GMT

Washington State University's Annual "Week of Remembrance" Holocaust Speakers and Events will have the theme of Rescue and Rescuers in the Holocaust. For information, contact Professor Rachel Halverson at rachel_halverson@wsu.edu. Here is the schedule:
March 2, 2008, 7:00 pm, CUE 203 (across from the CUB Student Union Building) – FILM: Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987, Louis Malle, 104 minutes). Presented by Professor Steve Kale (History)
March 3, 2008, 7:00 pm, CUE 203 – "Why Study the Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust", Professor Patrick Henry (Cushing Eells Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Literature, Whitman College, and Speaker for The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous).
March 4, 2008, 7:00 pm, Kimbrough 101 (Music Building) – "A Dutch Child Survivor of the Holocaust", Mr. Peter Metzelaar, Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center Speakers Bureau.
March 5, 2008, 7:00 pm, Bryan Hall Auditorium – FILM: Anne Frank Remembered (1995, Jon Blair, 117 minutes). Presented by Professor Rachel J. Halverson (Foreign Languages and Cultures).
March 5, 2008, 9:00 pm, Bryan Hall Auditorium – "Voice from the Annex" by José Bowen performed by Dr. Sheila Converse (School of Music) accompanied by Meg Kelley.

Jan 11th & 12th 2008 - the Isaac Berger Bar Mitzvah

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:03:33 GMT

Isaac Sander Berger, the son of Cynthia Piez and Ken Berger, long time members of the JCP, will be celebrating his Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane. He will be leading Friday Night Services at 7:30 PM on January 11, 2008. And he will be called to the Torah during Shabbat Morning Services, starting at 9:00 AM, on Saturday, January 12, 2008. A Kiddush luncheon will follow services on Saturday. Members of the JCP are also invited to a Saturday evening reception, but if you are interested in attending the Saturday evening reception, please let the Piez-Berger family know by telephoning 208 835-3600, or by emailing either kberger@vandals.uidaho.edu or cpiez@uidaho.edu. Congratulations to Isaac and to the entire Piez and Berger family.

Jan 2008 PBS Documentary on "Jewish Americans"

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:51:10 GMT

A new PBS 6 hour series called "The Jewish Americans" will be broadcast on KSPS (Spokane channel 7) for three weeks, starting Thursday, January 10, 2008. It follows 350 years of Jewish-American history and explores the experience of immigration and assimilation. In Pullman-Moscow, channel 12, it is scheduled to be shown on three Wednesdays, January 9th, 16th and 23rd. BUT YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS. The first episode covers the period from the 1700s, when the first Jews arrive in America, to the early 20th century, when more than two million Eastern European Jews, fleeing poverty and oppression, emigrate. Gravitating to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, they develop their own unique cultural institutions. The second episode covers the early 20th century, when Anti-Semitism is on the rise even as some Jews succeed in mainstream pursuits; in the 1920s, Jewish immigrants come to dominate Hollywood. The episode also outlines the Depression and the reaction to the destruction of European Jewry during WWII. At war’s end, American Jews suddenly find themselves the largest and most powerful Jewish community in the world. And the final episode covers the post-war period, when discrimination against Jews in daily life begins to abate and Jews enter professions such as medicine, law and banking in record numbers.

Dec 8 Chanukah Class at Pullman Parks and Rec

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:13:17 GMT

Saturday, December 8, 2007, between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM, there will be a class called "It's Hanukah Time" sponsored by Pullman Parks and Recreation. The instructor is Miriam Kent (long-time JCP member) -- who has asked the JCP to provide the following information:

"Come learn about the Jewish Holiday called the Festival of Lights. We'll spin dreidels, bake & decorate special cookies, share songs, games & stories. Create a Hanukah memento. Jewish and non-Jewish children welcome. Families invited at 2:30 to watch a little 'show' and eat warm cookies."

Register by Wednesday, Dec 5th. It will be at the Pioneer Center, 240 SE Dexter St., Pullman, WA 99163. Phone: 509-338-3227. It will cost $18 per child. It is open to children ages 2.5-7. Adult or older silbling required to stay with children under 4.

Nov 20 Moscow Interfaith Association Thanksgiving Vigil

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:06:56 GMT

Tuesday night, November 20, 2007, from 5:30 PM to 6 PM, the Moscow Interfaith Association will hold its annual Thanksgiving Vigil at Friendship Square in Downtown Moscow (4th and Main Streets). Bring a candle to spill light into the dark and a grateful heart for the blessings in your lives.

Nov 9 Holocaust Presentation & Exhibit at WSU's Holland Library

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:24:15 GMT

On November 9th, 2007 -- at 3 pm -- there will be an Opening Reception, with an Opening Address by Dr. Wes Leid, WSU Honors College, for the Holocaust Exhibit at Holland Library. The exhibit is "Neighbors Who Disappeared," coordinated by the Jewish Museum in Prague and prepared by Czech youth who researched information about people who had disappeared from Czech towns during the Holocaust. The exhibit opened on October 15. It will continue until November 21, 2007. For more information, see http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/rssapp/rssviewer.aspx?Story=512 and http://biokin.org/nwd/panels/.