11:30 am-12:00 pm: Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
11:30 am -12:30 pm: Complimentary Blood pressure check with nurse, Lori Edelstein
12:00 pm-1:00 pm: Braised brisket, garlic mashed potato, market vegetables, mixed green salad, cake (Veggie option: BBQ Jackfruit)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm: “Game Day,” interactive group activities
The June 20th event is a town hall-style event on what it’s like to come to Madison as a refugee. There will be a panel discussion as well as some time for Q&A.
The June 17th event is a screening of the award-winning film, “This is Home,” followed by a panel discussion with Madison residents of refugee background and resettlement staff. “This is Home,” follows four Syrian refugee families as they are resettled in the US.
Sponsored by Jewish Social Services and Madison Refugee Union. Free and open to the public, light refreshments provided Tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-refugee-day-film-and-paneldiscussion-tickets-62743538613
For more information, call JSS at 608-442-4081
This award-winning documentary captures the experience of four families, refugees from Syria, as they struggle to adjust to life in Baltimore.
After the 90-minute film, community leaders will facilitate small group discussions on the film’s topics and discuss refugee resettlement programs in Madison and local refugee experiences. Light refreshments will be served.
Co-sponsored by Jewish Congregations for Social Justice:
Beth Israel Center, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, and Temple Beth El;
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Jewish Social Services
Lutheran Social Services
UW-Madison Hillel
Menu choices from Adamah Neighborhood Table:
Chef Jason’s famous Parve matzah ball soup and matzah crackers
Choice of: Herbed tuna sandwich with lettuce, tomato and onion on sourdough bread, or
Curried egg salad with mango chutney, lettuce, tomato and onion on Bavarian Rye
Carolina cole slaw, dessert and fruit
We can arrange rides through Transit Solutions for $1. Cost of the meal is $10. To register for rides, meal, and for further info about parking and handicap parking, contact Paul Borowsky, paul@jssmadison.org, 608-442-4083.
Bus Trip to Jewish Museum Milwaukee
We will leave Madison at 9:30 am, have an early lunch, attend talk and tour from 1-2:30 pm, and then return to Madison. Lunch location and menu will be announced shortly. Cost is $25 and will include all transportation, lunch and museum fees. This program is generously subsidized by Jeff Levy. If cost is prohibitive, funds are available through Jewish Social Services. Contact Paul Borowsky at JSS: paul@jssmadison.org, 608-442-4083. We will have a chance to tour core exhibits as well as the traveling exhibit which is ending soon:
Traveling Exhibit:Stitching Histories From the Holocaust tells the story of Hedwig Strnad and her husband Paul through the letters to their Milwaukee cousin and the dress designs they sent in the hopes of getting visas. Hedy and Paul were ultimately killed in the Holocaust, but her dress designs survived. The centerpiece of this exhibit are the eight dresses lovingly created by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater Costume Shop. These dresses provide visitors with a tangible connection to the loss of talent in the Holocaust.
Accompanying Stitching Histories are two more family stories of immigration:
The Oelsner family fled to Japanese-occupied Shanghai in 1939, the only place that they could go without a visa. Their daughter Edie was born there and the collection reflects the family’s journey from Nazi Germany, to war-torn Shanghai, and ultimately to the United States.
While Mary and George Stern escaped to the United States in 1938 and settled in Racine, WI.
Jewish Social Services Presents: Annual Summer Barbeque
Transportation is available with Transit Solutions
$9 per person for lunch: Kosher hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers, potato salad, coleslaw, fresh fruit salad and brownies
The beautiful swimming pool and lounging deck will be open at no charge
Funds are available to make it possible for those with low incomes to attend. For all questions and registration, contact Paul Borowsky at 442-4083 or at paul@jssmadison.org; all information will be kept confidential. Programs underwritten by Jewish Social Services.
