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 Distinguished Author Series Brochure
DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR SERIES
 Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • 7:30 P.M.
The President of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership brings his unique insights for a fascinating lecture on the balance between faith and rationality, nurturing the ability to balance commitment and openness in our deeply divided world.
Admission:
$12/JCC Member; $15/Non-Member
Debra Winger
Undiscovered
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 • 7:30 P.M.
Debra Winger, three-time Oscar-nominated actress, known for her performances in "Shadowlands," "Terms of Endearment," "An Officer and a Gentleman," and "Urban Cowboy," discusses her debut book, "Undiscovered," a series of vignettes from her life. The actress reveals how she has drawn on her creative talents to transform a successful career into a fulfilling life. Hear her discuss her life as an actress, a mother and a daughter, in an intimate glimpse of an artist wide-ranging in her gifts, providing inspiration for those who seek to navigate life's unknowns and forge new pathways beyond work and career.
Special evening co-presented with the UJF Women's Division, the Jewish Women's Foundation and Hadassah, co-sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women, Or Shalom, Congregation Beth El, Tiferet Israel and Temple Solel.
Admission:
$20/JCC Member; $24/Non-Member
ADDITIONAL LECTURES OF INTEREST
INFORMATIVE LECTURE ON CHILDHOOD DISEASES
Thursday May 22, 2008 • 7:00 P.M.
Providing the most up-to-date research on various childhood diseases. Presenters include Drs. Evan Snyder and Fred Levine, among others.
Generously underwritten by the Fishman Fund of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research.
Free Admission - Limited Seating
RSVP: Chelsea Jones, 858.795.5239 - cjones@burnham.org
JEWISH COMPOSERS SERIES
A Program of the San Diego Jewish Music Festival
JEWISH COMPOSERS, JEWISH MUSIC IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Steven Cassedy, Julliard graduate, Professor of Literature, UCSD
1. Arnold Schoenberg
A musical radical abandons and re-embraces his Jewish roots
Tuesday May 13, 2008 • 7:30 P.M.
2. Jerome Kern and George Gershwin
The Jewish immigrant experience meets and shapes popular culture in America
Tuesday May 20, 2008 • 7:30 P.M.
3. Ernest Bloch and Darius Milhaud
European musical modernism pays tribute to the Jewish Scriptures and religous rites
Tuesday May 27, 2008 • 7:30 P.M.
Admission:
$10/JCC Member; $12/Non-Member - Per lecture
ONGOING PROGRAMS IN THE LIBRARY
VITERBI BABY BOOK CLUB (BBC)
Ages 9–17 months and 18-24 months
Each group meets on alternate Tuesdays from 11:30 to 12:30.
For more information and to register, contact Shalom Baby Coordinator Judy Nemzer, ext. 1352.
Co-sponsored by Shalom Baby, the Astor Judaica Library, and Nierman Preschool, and is now a Camp Jaycee program.
FILM FANS
Fridays at 12:30 p.m.
Enjoy films every Friday in the Astor Judaica Library. Brief Shabbat celebration follows films.
$2/JCC Member; $3/Non-member to help cover refreshments.
Contact Melanie Rubin in the JCC Senior Department, ext. 1141 for more information.
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