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Shabbat shalom! A quick update from Boulder JTree:
Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. The Earth is 57,000 trees stronger because of the JTree partnership with the National Forest Foundation. Happy Earth Day from JTree!
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with our brothers and sisters under attack in Israel, Ukraine, and the women of this country.
Stay warm, stay safe and stay healthy!
Here are stories from the last week:
News/Columns/Letters
- Column: CRY RACISM!.. And Let Slip The Brand Onto The Republicans (4/13/2023) - Nashville’s political version of Bull Connor must have been too busy plotting the expulsions of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson to learn of Republican misfortunes in the preceding two days. Continue Reading
- Join the Boulder JCC Team (4/11/2023) - We want to work with people who are passionate about community, learning, and connection. We strive to hire people who are similarly hard-working, collaborative, and committed to our mission. And no, you don’t have to identify as Jewish to work at the Boulder JCC. Continue Reading
- Column: Jewish Community Must Assume a Stronger Role Lobbying for Gun-Safety Laws (4/9/2023) - It is no revelation that stricter federal laws are needed that would require universal background checks and limit if not ban sales of assault weapons, and those controlling Congress refuse to do anything about it. Yet the ADL neglects to incorporate gun-safety laws into its recommendations. Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- Holocaust Education Program at the Boulder JCC on April 17, 2023 (4/13/2023) - The Boulder JCC will host Holocaust Scholar Professor Dorota Glowacka on Monday, April 17 in advance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Professor Glowacka will speak on “A Vanished World: Cultural Genocide and the Destruction of Central and Eastern European Jewish Heritage During the Holocaust.” Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
- Beth Ami Congregation Asks, “What is Jewish Art?” (4/13/2023) - What does it mean to say something is “Jewish art”? Does it require a particular style or sensibility? Is it limited to Judaica and folk art? Or is it simply art that has been created by Jewish people? Join us as we delve into the aesthetic and philosophical considerations that deal with these questions. Continue Reading
- April Comedy Show and Art Show at the JCC Denver (4/13/2023) - The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s Neustadt JAAMM Series has two more events in its season on April 20 and 25, 2023. Continue Reading
- Shakespeare’s Plea for Tolerance In a Time of Plague and Civil Discord (4/13/2023) - But What Kind of Mystery Play is This? It is about the separation and reuniting of a family, yes, maybe the holy family you might grant, where the women play as in Jesus’ story a major part, but what are we to make of the separation and reuniting of two identical twins? Continue Reading
- National Poetry Month in April at the Boulder JCC (4/9/2023) - April 2023 marks the celebration of National Poetry Month, a month-long observance that honors the importance of poetry. Continue Reading
Events
- “Shakespeare and Violence Prevention” Sunday at the Boulder JCC (4/13/2023) - The Colorado Shakespeare Festival invites you to learn about its innovative "Shakespeare & Violence Prevention" program and its impact from experts in the field. Continue Reading
- Next Week! Join Us for ADL’s 42nd Annual Governor’s Holocaust Remembrance Program (4/11/2023) - We hope you'll join us next week for the 2023 Governor's Holocaust Remembrance Program in person at Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO (also available via livestream). Continue Reading
- ‘A Vanished World’: Yom HaShoah Lecture 2023/5783 at Boulder JCC (4/9/2023) - The Nazi campaign of annihilation during WW II targeted not only Jewish lives but also Jewish cultural heritage and traditions. In her presentation, Prof. Dorota Glowacka will focus on Hitler’s deliberate destruction of Eastern European Jewish cultural and religious institutions, literature, and language. Continue Reading
- CU Boulder’s Program in Jewish Studies Mark Yom HaShoah with Public Readings (4/9/2023) - The Program in Jewish Studies along with the Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History will hold a public reading of the names of European Jews murdered by the Germans and their allies during the Holocaust. Continue Reading
