Celebrating the diversity of Jewish Buffalo.
May 2020
A New Ritual – The Art of Rachel Kanter
Join the JCC and visiting artist Rachel Kanter as we expand on the traditional use of a wimple as a Torah binder, and create one large communal art piece that represents the Buffalo Jewish community and becomes a “community binder” to be displayed and shared by the different Jewish Organizations in Buffalo. On Sunday, May 3 during the Yom Ha’Atzmaut Community Celebration at the JCC Benderson Family Building, and in conjunction with the JCC Book and Arts Fair, community members…
Find out more »Film Screening: There was No Silence
There Was No Silence is a documentary about JCC Rockland’s efforts to get a minute of silence for the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the Munich Olympics in 1972. There Was No Silence celebrates the power of never giving up, the importance of communities standing up for what is right and how JCC Rockland’s effort made a world-wide impact and created change. Tickets: $10.00 www.jccbuffalo.org
Find out more »Celebrate Shavuot – Family Program
The JCC, in partnership with PJ Library, will share a special story celebrating the Jewish Holiday Shavout. Following the reading children can enjoy an ice cream sundae bar. Focusing on the Hebrew word Chesed, which means kindness or love between people, families can create paper flowers which will be donated to Cancer Patients at Roswell Park through the organization “Because Char Smiled”. Tickets: $10.00 per family www.jccbuffalo.org
Find out more »June 2020
Around the World with Moshe Shulman and Co.
Moshe Shulman makes another rare and not to be forgotten event of Jewish Music with a large ensemble of musicians and singers of Buffalo area. Moshe carries his Jewish baggage wherever he goes, and Buffalo, his hometown for the last 12 years, is not an exception. As an expert in klezmer music, Moshe is dedicated to pass his passion to other musician, Jews or not, so it is never lost both for musicians and the audience. We have the musicians, now…
Find out more »Kosher taste – Plan/Prepare/Plate
Join Amy Stopnicki, author of award winning cookbook Kosher Taste for an interactive food demo. Amy will be discussing and demonstrating ideas for summer entertaining. From tablescapes to food and light summer beverages. Amy will demonstrate some easy and fun ways to entertain, using easy recipes that will please every crowd. She will touch on grilling, plating and serving and her favorite methods to do so. Book Signing and Tasting Tickets $18
Find out more »Finding Mr. Rightstein
Staged reading presented by the Jewish Repertory Theatre In this hilarious memoir, Buffalo born writer Nancy Davidoff Kelton takes us from the gray house of her Buffalo childhood with a depressed mother who was in and out of "the nervous hospital," to the often daunting but never dull world of dating as a divorced mom in Manhattan. Nancy Davidoff Kelton is the author of 7 books and essays which have appeared in The New York Times, The Buffalo News, Parents,…
Find out more »Dubin’s Life a Memoir
A deeply personal memoir of family, struggle and defeat with a modicum of success but most of all, the triumph of love. With poignancy, wit and humor, Marv Dubin conveys a compelling heartfelt story chronicling his 80-plus years as a native Buffalonian living the American dream. Marv Dubin was born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y., and has remained a lifelong resident. A practicing attorney for more than 50 years, he was driven to put pen to paper and author “Dubin’s…
Find out more »Ghetto to Ghetto: Yiddish and Jive in Everyday Life
The Kirkus Review enthusiastically pronounced: “According to this pop-language book, the language of the Jewish and black Ghettos have enriched the wider American vernacular. . . Foster offers a tasty feast of curious and intriguing lore for readers (and writers) looking to spice up their language. . . An intriguing romp for word and trivia mavens.” Herb Foster is an Emeritus Professor at SUNY/Buffalo, a WWII veteran, and lives on Martha’s Vineyard. He is also a researcher, NPR and MVTV…
Find out more »City Songs and American Life, 1900-1950
City Songs and American Life, 1900-1950 is renowned author and broadcaster Michael Lasser’s take on the music he has lived with for more than half a century. Nothing defines the songs of the Great American Songbook better than its urban sensibility, beginning with Broadway and Harlem, and then tracing the first half of the 20th century. Michael Lasser is the author of three books about the Great American Songbook. His syndicated public radio show, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, won a 1994 Peabody…
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