May 2 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Free
UC Santa Cruz professor Nathaniel Deutsch talks about seismic shifts in Judaism in the U.S., including the growth of the haredi population and a disconnect from the Old Country. Presented by Congregation Shir Hadash. Free, with registration.Event Website
Shir Shalom in Ridgefield hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Shir Shalom in Ridgefield hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Tricia Creason-Valencia, 51, teaches digital filmmaking at the university level, likes to serve on panel discussions about relevant issues such as feminist filmmaking, and enjoys engaging in “community conversations,” she says, such as interviewing Israeli author Edgar Keret for the Addison-Penzak JCC last fall. But her true dream job, which she has held since August, is head of studio at the nonprofit arts space MACLA, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, in San Jose. There, she is able to combine her video production skills, creativity and, most important, her passion for social justice and desire to mentor young people to open new horizons for them.
Holiday Heroes: Blaze Bernstein s parents on the secret to coping with grief
SANTA ANA, Calif. - For those dealing with loss and grief the holidays can be a heartbreaking time.
On this night before Hanukkah we get wisdom from the Bernstein family of Orange County. They near the three year date of the death of their son Blaze living the motto, Blaze It Forward.
This holiday season the Bernsteins are joining others in the Jewish community in an Adopt-A-Family program. Several Santa Ana families in need were selected by Congregation Shir Ha-Ma alot.
Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, the mother of Blaze, says giving keeps them out of their head. Their son, nineteen year old Blaze was killed in an alleged hate crime. His body was found in a shallow grave on January 10, 2018.