February 2012

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Wed., Feb. 22 – Sat., Feb. 25:

  • “Hiding In The Open: A Young Fugitive in Nazi-Occupied Poland” with the Wayzata Players, performed by Wayzata High School Freshman & Sophmores. February 22, 23, 24 and 25 7:30 PM and 2:00 PM on February 25. Wayzata High School. General Seating. Buy tickets here.

Thurs., Feb. 23:

  • IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series: My So Called Enemy. IZUN/MIZAN will feature award-winning films that portray the complexity of the Israeli/Palestinian conundrum, followed by an in-depth, respectful dialogue guided by trained facilitators about the issues raised in the film and the conflict itself. Showing of “My So Called Enemy” at 5:30-8 p.m. Nicholson Hall, Room #135, 216 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls, MN 55455. Dinner provided at the University of Minnesota Series. Events are free of charge but donations will gladly be accepted at the door.

Sat., Feb. 25:

  • IZUN/MIZAN: A Film and Dialogue Series presents: My So-Called Enemy. 7-9:30 pm @ Islamic Center of Minesota, 1401 Gardenia Ave. NE Fridley. Not sure how to talk about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? Come to learn, share and listen. Join us for an evening of award-winning film that will explore the complexity of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Following each screening will be a post-film dialogue led by experienced facilitators. Refreshments served, donations accepted at the door. In partnership with Mount Zion Temple, Islamic Center of Minnesota, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and Saint Paul Interfaith Network (SPIN). Funded, in part, by the MN State Arts Board and Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.

Sun., Feb. 26:

  • Not OUR Kids! Conference. 12:30-4:30 p.m. Temple Israel (2324 Emerson Ave. S., Minneapolis). FREE  – open to anyone interested in raising healthy youth, including parents, grandparents, educators, clergy, youth workers and professionals. Visit the conference website to register and read more about the breakout sessions and presenters. A wide range of workshops and seminars will include sessions on Internet safety, sexual development, bullying, stress, and positive thinking. There will also be a special presentation from Blank Slate Theatre of Disordered: Thy Name is Teenager, a play acted and written by teens about what goes on inside the minds of teenagers. Register by Friday, February 17.  For more information, contact Brittany Beck, Healthy Youth-Healthy Communities Specialist, at 952-542-4835 or bbeck@jfcsmpls.org. Healthy Youth-Healthy Communities is a program of Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis and Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
  • Twin Cities Jewish Chorale presents their “Jewish Pops Concert”. 3:00 p.m. Adath Jeshurun Congregation (10500 Hillside Lane West, Minnetonka). The Twin Cities Jewish Chorale, a multigenerational community choir devoted to artistically excellent performance of the full range of Jewish music, presents its ”Jewish Pops Concert,” with tunes from the Yiddish stage to Broadway, including Gershwin, Bernstein, Rodgers, Weill, and others. The concert will also include contemporary Jewish Pops solos by our First Annual Young Solo Artist winners. Tickets are $15.00 general admission, $10.00 for students and seniors 65+. The event is fully accessible.
  • Archaeological Mysteries of the Hebrew Bible. 10:30 a.m. – Noon @ Mount Zion Temple. Steven Derfler, Ph.D. $10/member; $15/public. Viewed by the Jewish community as ”a letter written to us by our parent”, the Tanach/Bible is a ”people-making instrument” that gives us a roadmap of faith and national identity. But it is full of mystery as well. How accurate are the accounts of Joseph and his amazing Technicolor dream coat? Who were the Philistines, and when did they arrive in the Biblical Near East? Did the famed walls of Jericho really come crashing down with the onslaught of Joshua’s priestly trumpeters? The literary and archaeological record of the ancient Near East helps explain some of the enigmas that have confronted scholars for millennia with these three episodes in mind.
Tues., Feb. 28:
  • “The International Human Rights Movement: A History” with Aryeh Neier.  7:00 PM @ McNamara Alumni Center, Maroon & Gold Room, 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis (East Bank). Aryeh Neier has spent more than a half-century promoting and protecting the human rights of others. Born in Nazi Germany and a refugee at the age of two, Neier knew about violence from his earliest days. A tireless advocate for improvements in human rights globally, Neier has conducted investigations of human rights abuses in more than forty countries. He has played a leading role in the establishment of the international criminal courts that have heralded a new era of international justice. Neier served as National Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) throughout the 1970′s and is the Founder of Human Rights Watch. Later this year, Neier will be stepping down as President of the Open Society Foundations, an organization that has expanded the human rights movement through its funding partnerships across the globe. A reception will follow. Sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights University, the Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian Chair in the College of Liberal Arts, and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Center, the Program in Human Rights and Health, and the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.