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Shabbat shalom! This week contained Holocaust Remembrance Day, and there are several articles below talking about it, the March of the Living and also the 80th anniversaries of the beginning of both the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Bermuda Convention.
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: No Antisemitism Here… (4/20/2023) - It happened in Berlin, of all places. On behalf of those poor Palestinians, they chanted “Death to the Jews,” “Death to Israel” and “Tel Aviv, the answer will come.” Continue Reading
- 40 Holocaust Survivors, 13,000 Participants Join 35th International March of the Living at Auschwitz (4/18/2023) - The annual March of the Living took place today (Tuesday) from Auschwitz I to Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial Day. The March of the Living – taking place for the 35th year – was led by 40 Holocaust Survivors, alongside more than 13,000 participants from 25 countries around the world. Continue Reading
- Sharaka Brings Expanded Arab Delegation to March of the Living (4/18/2023) - Sharaka, a non-governmental initiative that grows the impact of the Abraham Accords by transforming the vision of people-to-people peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors into a reality, brought 22 Arab participants to this year’s International March of the Living in Poland as part of a first-of-its-kind year-long program that promotes tolerance through Holocaust education. Continue Reading
- Letter: If a Tree Falls in the Woods… (4/18/2023) - Recently two events at major American university newspapers make clear that American academia intends to willfully deny the reality that the Department of Education Office For Civil Rights has declared anti-Zionist discrimination actionable under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Continue Reading
- JFS Offers Resilient Families Academy for Marshall Fire Families (4/17/2023) - Please join JFS Boulder and Shannon Everett, LPC, with the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience in a Resilient Family Academy for families impacted by the Marshall Fire. Continue Reading
- Marking the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th Anniversary (4/17/2023) - This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. On April 19, 1943 Nazi forces entered the Warsaw Ghetto with the stated objective of rounding up and deporting all Jews there to death camps but were attacked by organized Zionist fighters. Continue Reading
- Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Bermuda Conference (4/17/2023) - BERMUDA AND THE ABANDONMENT OF THE JEWS by Rafael Medoff The name “Bermuda” conjures up a variety of images. Tourists think of it as a tropical vacation site. Scientists ponder the disappearance of ships in the Bermuda Triangle. But for those concerned with the history of the Holocaust, Bermuda is remembered as the site of a… Continue Reading
Jewish Life
- Join Jewish Meditation: Toe in the Water or Diving Deep (4/20/2023) - Every weekday morning from 9 to 9:30 a.m. there is a mindfulness community that gathers, on zoom daily, and in person on Tuesdays (at Nevei Kodesh) and Thursdays (at the BJCC) to meditate, share, and offer healing prayers and say Kaddish. All are welcome to join! Continue Reading
- Cassidy Sutton Bat Mitzvah (4/20/2023) - On Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, Cassidy Sutton will be called to the Torah as Bat Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
- Caleb Schlechter and Lucy Chasnow B’nai Mitzvah (4/20/2023) - On Saturday, April 15th, 2023 Caleb Schlechter and Lucy Chasnow were called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah at Congregation Har HaShem. Continue Reading
Arts and Culture
- Fisher King- A Fictional Exodus Story (4/20/2023) - The torment of psychological pain can make people insane, but blessed encounters lead to recovery lane. Continue Reading
- A Unique Theater Experience Awaits You at the Boulder JCC: “We Are Our Stories” (4/18/2023) - Everybody has a story, whether that be a life journey, interesting happening, or heroic tale. Whatever your story may be, consider bringing it to our Playback Theater performance to see your story transformed into introspective, thought-provoking art on stage and in the moment. Continue Reading
- Boulder Jewish Festival 2023 Music Line-Up Announced (4/17/2023) - The 2023 Boulder Jewish Festival has announced its musical lineup! Scheduled for Sunday, June 4 (11 am - 5 pm) on Pearl Street Mall in front of the Court House, this event is free and open to everyone. Continue Reading
Events
- Nosh & Network Program is Out on the Town with the Boulder JCC (4/20/2023) - You are invited Tuesday, May 9 to join us at Tonic Alchemy Lounge for a Nosh & Network Night Out. Tonic Alchemy Lounge provides a variety of food, refreshments, and activities for healing and relaxation. Continue Reading
