Arts & Culture

Ken Burns' advance interviews for his new Holocaust film provided much material for public discussion. Now that PBS has broadcast the six-hour series, how does the film measure up?

Scientists have long been puzzled by the frequent disappearance of ships in the Bermuda Triangle. In his new Holocaust documentary, filmmaker Ken Burns has managed to make the entire Bermuda Conference on Refugees vanish. 

Kol Nashim, the treble choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale announces a new series, “First Sundays” beginning Sunday, October 2, 2022.

"Adventures of a Mathematician," a feature film based on the life of CU Professor Stan Ulam, closes the Boulder Jewish Film Festival November 13.

Ken Burns discusses his new series, "The U.S. and the Holocaust," which will air on PBS on three consecutives nights, starting this Sunday, September 18.

As the producer and director of a PBS film on America’s response to the Holocaust some years ago, I was at first delighted to learn that Ken Burns has now likewise made a film for broadcast on PBS about how our country responded to the Nazi genocide. But some advance publicity for the broadcast raises questions as to whether his film will accurately portray key issues such as U.S. refugee policy and the failure to bomb Auschwitz.

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale presents “Just in Time for Rosh Hashana” on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the Golda Meir House Museum, on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver.

How did Yiddish culture become the basis for Jewish life in France during the 1920s and 1930s? How did Jewish emigrants from communist, socialist, and other backgrounds come together in Paris to create a new type of diasporic Jewish nationalism?

The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center is hosting the 15th season of the Neustadt Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Series (JAAMM).  The series, which has outgrown its footprint as a one-season festival, is now a full presented season from September 2022 through April 2023.

The Boulder JCC is thrilled to welcome you to the Messinger Gallery for the opening of a new exhibition by photographer Norman Koren. 

In its latest effort to strengthen the bond between Israel and American Jewry, the Ruderman Family Foundation this month launched a 10-part original video series, “Jewish Foodie.” The series aims to encourage Israelis to deepen their knowledge about U.S. Jewish communities, and Jewish Americans to become better acquainted with their rich and diverse heritage and culture, all accomplished through a rich and fascinating culinary journey of Jewish food across the U.S.

This fall, art is coming to you at the Boulder JCC! View it, or participate in creating it, or both!

I recently read “Compassion is the ultimate mitzvah.” As a Jew, this is a beacon of tenderness for my heart and mind to stay on track in life.

Returning live at the Dairy Arts Center for a 10th anniversary celebration of cinema and conversation

Latest poem from Lisa Tremback.

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale announces the return of its popular program “L’Chaim – A Taste of Jewish Music from – Anywhere!" Dr. Seth Ward will present “The Singing Shekel – The Poets and Songs on Israeli Currency."

In partnership with the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center, the Boulder JCC is thrilled to be the newest host site of ReelAbilities, the international film festival dedicated to promoting and celebrating authentic stories and creative expressions of people with disabilities, both in front of and behind the camera. 

THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST, a new three-part documentary directed and produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, explores America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history. The series will air September 18, 19 and 20, at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video app.

–The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center is hosting the second annual Colorado-based ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver in-person in Denver and Boulder from August 24-28 and virtually from August 24-31.

Our third “Great Movie Club” selection is the very popular film, "Crossing Delancey." On Saturday, August 27, we will discuss the film after a brief Havdallah service.

The 2022 Colorado Shakespeare Festival has done it, again, delivered, across its entire repertoire, one of its most outstanding set of spectacles, so typical of this amazing company, in its 65th season, the second oldest Shakespeare festival in America.

The shows all feature a broad range of art including paintings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, glass, wood, handmade jewelry, collage and mixed media.

KGNU will continue a three-decade tradition on Sunday, July 24 with another musical performance extraordinaire at the Gold Hill Inn.  

Two Boulder men named Bruce are working on a documentary of interviews filmed by and of Palestinian young adults talking about their hopes and dreams for the future.

Join Kathryn Bernheimer for a rousing baseball classic that will make you laugh, cry and cheer at the same time.