New York Foundation for Jewish Culture News

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The Foundation for Jewish Culture is proud to announce the recipients of its Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film: Imagining Peace, by Lisa Gossels; Off and Running: A Very American Coming of Age Story, by Nicole Opper; Four Seasons Lodge, by Andrew Jacobs; Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh, by Roberta Grossman; Waltz With Bashir, by Ari Folman; and Sons of Sakhin United, by Christopher Browne. Also, the Foundation is excited to announce that three recent recipients of the Kroll Fund — Orthodox Stance, by Jason Hutt; Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women, by Rachel Talbot; and Praying With Lior, by Ilana Trachtman - will be featured at the 27th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. For a copy of the press release, contact: press@jewishculture.org.

Claire Burson, one of the twelve recipients of the Six Points Fellowship, a project of the Foundation for Jewish Culture, Avoda Arts and JDub Records, supported by UJA Federation, recently returned from a two-week research trip in Eastern Europe, only to begin touring the US with pre-release copies of her new CD,

THIEVES, in tow. Described as “…genuine brooding and shimmering genius…” by J.R. Taylor of the Birmingham Black and White City Paper (2/8/07), a listing of her scheduled tour dates can be viewed at: http://www.clareburson.com/shows.html.

Theatre News

The online publication of Plays of Jewish Interest, compiled by the Foundation for Jewish Culture, was launched on June 1, 2007 on the All About Jewish Theatre (AAJT) web site: www.jewish-theatre.com. This comprehensive and up-to-date searchable database, includes approximately 2000 plays, with synopses, information regarding authors, casting requirements, production notes and history, Jewish content, reviews and publisher/author contact information. Edited by Michael Posnick and Prof. Ellen Schiff, the 2007 on-line edition focuses primarily on Jewish plays written in and/or translated into English, as well as Israeli and Yiddish plays.

Also check out the Association for Jewish Theatre’s website and newsletter with great stories from this year’s annual conference in Vienna. http://www.afjt.com/news.htm

Upcoming Cultural Events of Interest

BROOKLYN, NY

Celebrate Brooklyn & Workmen’s Circle present Frank London’s Yiddish Carnival

July 15, 2007 4:00 PM
Prospect Park Bandshell
Prospect Park West & 9th Street
$3 suggested donation

A concert blending old and contemporary Jewish music, presented by Frank London-who has played with everyone from John Zorn to They Might Be Giants and LL Cool J. Performers include the Grammy award-winning klezmer band, The Klezmatics; television and theater star Fyvush Finkel; a rare performance by legendary Yiddish rocker Wolf Krakowski; Cuban Jewish percussionist Roberto Rodriguez; Rolling Stone’s #1 non-English group of 2006, Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars featuring Brazilian percussionists Maracatú New York; Yiddish divas Joanne Borts and Adrienne Cooper; and the Festival Latin Jewish Carnival Orchestra & Social Justice Sing.

For more information, visit: http://www.briconline.org/celebrate/schedule_2007.asp

LOS ANGELES, CA

Zohar

July 19, 2007 8:00 PM; Doors open at 7:00 PM
Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Free No reservations necessary

Zohar has earned a name for itself as an underground pioneer of the Middle Eastern-inspired, jazz-influenced dance scene from the United Kingdom. Led by Erran Baron Cohen (composer of the Borat soundtrack), this four-piece ensemble’s blend of Jewish and Arabic music, ballads, electronica and deep ambient dance grooves creates a trance-like fusion of cultures.

Please visit www.skirball.org for more information.

Noah’s Art at the Skirball

Now Open

Tuesday-Friday 12:00 PM-5:00 PM.; Saturday-Sunday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.

Exhibition Admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors, Full-Time Students, and Children over 12; $5 Children 2-12; Free to Skirball Members and Children under 2.
Advance Tickets: Available on site at the Skirball Admissions Desk, online at http://skirball.tix.com, or by phone at (800) 595-4TIX.

Five years in the making and occupying an 8,000 square-foot gallery, Noah’s Ark at the Skirball welcomes children and families to immerse themselves in a favorite childhood tale. Inspired by the ancient flood story, which has parallels in diverse cultures around the world, this new, permanent destination invites visitors of all generations to have fun–and to connect with one another, learn the value of community and help build a better world.

Please visit www.skirball.org for more information.

NEW YORK, NY

MASKED: An Israeli play about three Palestinian brothers.

Performances begin July 20, 2007
Tues 7:00 PM; Wed - Sat 8:00 PM; Sat & Sun 4:00 PM
DR2 Theatre 103 East 15th St. (at Union Square East)
Admission: $35-$55, Box Office open two hours prior to every performance.

An explosive Israeli play about three Palestinian brothers, MASKED tackles the cultural divide at the heart of the Middle East conflict. Set during the Intifada with the Israeli-Arab struggle as its backdrop, MASKED depicts the tragedy of one family torn between duty, kinship, principles and survival.

For more information, contact Mari Brown at (212) 354-8833 x22 or

mari@splintergroupproductions.com.

Shem’s Disciples, Yuri Lane + Y-Love with Jake Break and dj handler

July 28, 2007 Doors 11 PM
Joe’s Pub 425 Lafayette St .
$12 / $10 with “JPTIXA2″ password (web only)
www.joespub.com

Y-Love, Jake Break and dj handler, now a worldwide phenomenon with their Brooklyn and Hasidic based hip-hop, invite their two favorite groups (Shem’s Disciples and Yuri Lane) to share the stage with them at a special NYC summer performance at Joe’s Pub. Shem’s Disciples is the brainchild of percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger Marlon Sobol. Accompanied by his brother, Aaron, who is a clarinetist and hip-hop lyricist, the Sobol brothers have assembled a sizzling band and created a fusion of sound and culture that is something very special. They comfortably blend Jewish spiritualism with roots reggae, flavored with raw live hip-hop.

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