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Prague, May 2007 More than 200 synagogues, countless precious works of art and books and the UNESCO listed Jewish quarter in Třebíč all pay testimony to the thousand-year existence of a Jewish community in the Czech Republic. Various festivals of Jewish culture strive to bring this extraordinary legacy alive for the general public.
For some 15 years a Jewish festival called Boskovice 2007 (www.unijazz.cz) has been successfully promoting a unique Jewish quarter which attracts several thousand visitors to the South Moravian town of Boskovice every year. This year July 19 – 22 a series of interesting musical, theatre and film programmes have been put together, as well as exhibitions, readings and much more besides. Visitors can once again look forward to concerts at the open-air cinema (Michal Prokop & Framus Five, -123 minut, Tata Bojs, Visací zámek, Už jsme doma, MCH Band) and to a jazz stage behind the museum at the chateau hothouse. There will also be afternoon theatre at the castle, film screenings at the Panorama Cinema and at the local amphitheatre, exhibitions at the Boskovice Regional Museum (an exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of Charta 77 and 15 years of the festival Boskovice), lectures, excursions and a few surprises. The Jewish cemetery will be open to the public during the festival, and more intimate events will be taking place in the synagogue (concerts given by the Steinová Sisters etc). The local literary tea rooms and the large adjoining coffee shop bearing the name of a famous Boskovice native, Herman Ungar, also invite visitors to sample their wares. Walking the Jewish Quarter Trail and visiting other sites in Boskovice (www.boskovice.cz) can also provide ample inspiration.
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The almost unbearably moving story of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, I Have Never Forgotten You takes us from his shtetl childhood to his 90th birthday party at Vienna’s Hotel Imperial, where Hitler once kept a suite. (”Now he is dead,” Wiesenthal tells the camera joy-fully, “and we are still dancing and singing.”) In between, director Richard Trank (The Long Way Home) gives us a spare, unblinking portrayal of the Holocaust, in which Wiesenthal lost his mother and 88 other relatives; after- ward, feeling purposeless, he devoted the rest of his days to nosing out Nazis across the globe, from Eichmann in Argentina to Hermine Braun-steiner in Queens. Wiesenthal’s motive, he always insisted, was not revenge but justice. Celebrity narration (by Nicole Kidman) and deft filmmaking necessarily take a backseat here to the anger, grief, and incongruous good humor of the man himself.
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While many of us associate klezmer music with European immigration to the United States , Jews at the turn of the century were settling all parts of the Americas , and they and their descendants have a rich history in Mexico , Argentina , Brazil , and many other Latin American countries. Klezmer Juice bandleader and clarinet player Gustavo Bulgach was born and raised in one such community in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A part of the large and active Jewish community there, he learned Klezmer music from his family at a young age. Inspired by Read the rest of this entry »
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History in the making (Haaretz.com article) by Eyal on March 28th, 2007 By Michael Handelzalts
Apart from the wonder elicited by the complexity and sensitivity of the play itself, "The History Boys" (by Alan Bennett, directed by Micha Lewensohn at the Beit Lessin Theater) offers insight into three interesting issues in Israeli theater.
Hadassa Gross, the Queen of Judeo Kitsch by Eyal on February 21st, 2007 Join Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross and her fabulous friends for a cabaret show with live music, standup comedy, masks, and drinks.
The quickest reaction to the death of Rafi Lavie, who passed away on Monday at the age of 70, was seen a month ago. Christie’s annual auction was held in Tel Aviv just four days after an interview with Lavie was published in Haaretz, in which he spoke openly about being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a month earlier. At the event, two of Lavie’s paintings were sold for $23,000 and $24,000, respectively - twice the previously estimated sums. This was a record high for Lavie in a open auction. One of the buyers clearly stated that the awareness of his pending death affected the purchase.
In a meeting with him, Lavie said he traded Bianca Eshel Gershuni these paintings years ago in return for jewelry she designed. When asked whether he was disturbed by the fact people were selling paintings they received as gifts or the result of a trade, he responded: “Apparently they’ve grown tried by the piece and that’s fine with me. The most important thing for me is that my painting will be hung in as many places possible and that people will see them. A person who sells my work doesn’t enjoy it anymore, and whoever buys it does so out of love. That’s what’s important.” Read the rest of this entry »
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This retrospective features three decades of painting and printmaking by celebrated Los Angeles artist Ruth Weisberg, dean of the Roski School of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. In its first complete showing in twenty years, the ninety-four-foot-long masterwork, The Scroll, synthesizes universal life-cycle events with Weisberg’s experiences as an American Jewish woman, all portrayed in conjunction with scriptural motifs, Jewish history, and rabbinic legend. In addition to The Scroll, more than thirty paintings, drawings, and prints from throughout Weisberg’s career will be on view.
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Vasily Grossman’sThe Last Letter
Sunday, June 3 at 2 pm rsvp@spertus.edu.
Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate has been called “the greatest Russian novel of the 20th century” (Le Monde). Based on a powerful excerpt, The Last Letter is a poignant solo performance piece that channels the story of Grossman’s own mother, who was murdered in the 1941 German massacre of the Ukrainian city of Berdichev. This simple and deeply moving piece reveals the dignity of its heroine, a physician who, when recognizing her fate, describes her memories and passions in a final letter to her son. Performed by Doreen Feitelberg and directed by Jeffrey Ginsberg.
Doreen Feitelberg is an actress and educator originally from Johannesburg. She received her training at the University of Witwatersrand, the University of South Africa, and Trinity College, London. She holds the position of Life Vice President of the South African Guild of Speech and Drama Teachers, and was on the executive board of the Shakespeare Society of Southern Africa. Currently she serves on the faculty at Columbia College Chicago and is a member of the Chicago Jeff Awards Committee. Read the rest of this entry »
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Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate has been called “the greatest Russian novel of the 20th century” (Le Monde). Based on a powerful excerpt, The Last Letter is a poignant solo performance piece that channels the story of Grossman’s own mother, who was murdered in the 1941 German massacre of the Ukrainian city of Berdichev. This simple and deeply moving piece reveals the dignity of its heroine, a physician who, when recognizing her fate, describes her memories and passions in a final letter to her son. Performed by Doreen Feitelberg and directed by Jeffrey Ginsberg.