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Sep
13
Thu
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.
Oct
8
Mon
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 Fettuccini Alfredo, Caesar salad, market vegetable, fruit, brownie
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Chris Shanahan interactive presentation, “Art and Craft of Fall Flower Arranging”
Oct
15
Mon
11:30 am-12:00 pm Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Roasted chicken with Clementine and fennel, rice, roasted carrots and parsnips, rugelach, fruit (Veg option: Seitan w/ clementine and fennel)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Mad City Jug Band: unique and eclectic Americana music
Oct
22
Mon
11:30 am-12:00 pm Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Eggplant Parmesan, Greek salad, rolls, Minestrone soup, dessert
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Dan Barker: Great composer series on piano
Oct
29
Mon
11:30 am-12:00 pm Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Hickory smoked BBQ Chicken, tszimmes, couscous, fruit, rugalach (Veg option: Hickory smoked BBQ seitan)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Bob Skloot presentation, “Wandering with Firm Purpose: Raphael Lemkin’s Crusade Against Genocide”
Nov
5
Mon
11:30 am-12:00 pm Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Chicken shawarma, saffron rice, Israeli salad and sauces, eggplant salad, fruit, brownie (Vegetarian option: tofu shawarma)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Pam Phillips-Olson presentation, “Who We Were Meant to Be”
Nov
12
Mon
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 Morrocan beef stew, herbed rice, market vegetable, dessert, fruit (Vegetarian option: Morrocan vegetable stew)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Jen Rubin presentation, “We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the Life of a Family, a Store, and a Neighborhood”
Nov
19
Mon
11:30 am-12:00 pm Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Vegetarian lasagna w/ impossible burger, Greek salad, rolls, truffled white bean soup, fruit, dessert
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Mark Stransky – Original piano music in variety of styles on themes inspired by people and nature
Nov
26
Mon
11:30 am-12:00 pm Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Beef brisket, garlic roasted red potato, roasted carrots, fruit, babka (Vegetarian option: stuffed peppers)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm George Martin presents, “Flying Small Airplanes for Fun and Travel”
Dec
2
Sun
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