Join other Russian-speaking young adults 21 and up in celebrating Purim. We’ll have a special Purim show, games, a costume contest, DJ, bar, appetizers, raffle and prizes. Get your costumes ready!
When: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:30 pm. Don’t be late - you will miss the show!
Where: Hillel at Stanford, 565 Mayfield Avenue, Stanford. (click here for directions)
Cost: $10 with RSVP to info@mishmashgroup.org, $15 at the door. The tickets include 2 free drinks.
Mishmash group invites you to take part in a special artistic-style event. This time in San Francisco!
The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, which officially opened the doors to its new building on June 8, 2008, is a unique architectural vision that offers a wide range of dynamic exhibitions.
We are happy to invite you to visit the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and to take a free guided tour of the Dateline 09 exhibition that presents the works of two leading Israeli artists: Adi Nes, who works in photography, and Yael Bartana, who works in film and video.
Adi Nes: Biblical Stories is a modern-day retelling of familiar stories from the Hebrew Bible. Using cinematic techniques and referencing iconic works in the history of painting and photography, Nes re-imagines biblical scenes in contemporary settings.
Yael Bartana: Short Memory showcases several of artisit’s groundbreaking films that address social and political issues in contemporary Israel.
What: The guided tour of Dateline 09 exhibition in the Contemporary Jewish Museum
When: Sunday, March 1st at 3pm
Where: Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission Street, San Francisco
Language: English (with informal conversations in Russian before and after the tour)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Places are limited and will be reserved on first come first serve basis.
Please RSVP to info@mishmashgroup.org, otherwise we won’t be able to reserve a place for you in the guided tour.
We are happy to announce the launching of the new program for the Russian- speaking community “Israel through the Eye of a Movie Camera”. This program offers a monthly screening of various new Israeli films followed by discussion.
The program is co-presented by the Israel Center of JCF, Israeli Consulate and Palo Alto JCC
Join us for our first meeting, which will present the irresistible Israeli movie:
Love and Dance - Полурусская История - סיפור חצי רוסי
Chen is caught in the middle of the cultural conflict raging between his Russian-born mother and his Israeli father. One day he stumbles on a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a stunning young Russian girl with whom he immediately falls in love. His interest in Natalie results in his taking ballroom dancing classes and ultimately bridging the cultural divide in his own family – with the help of the Cha-cha-cha and the Tango. Chen’s teachers are former world champions from Russia who never quite fulfilled their potential and who find themselves battling their own demons while training their young students.
Language: Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles.
Starring: Avi Kushnir, Evgeniya Dodina; directed by Eitan Anner (2006)
For: Russian-speaking adults
Time: Thursday, February 19th at 7:30 p.m
Location: Cubberley Campus, Room M2, 4000 Middlefield rd, Palo Alto (see this map)
Fee: $5 at the door
Contact:
Boris Vladimirsky: 650-852-3509, bvladimirsky@paloaltojcc.org
Alexandra (Sasha) Belinski: 415-512-6285, alexandrab@jafi.org
We are happy to announce the next Mishmash meeting, which will be dedicated to a fascinating theme: Jews in Soviet Film, presented by an outstanding speaker and cinema expert, Boris Vladimirsky (Ph.D in Performing Arts)
Some of you already had an opportunity to hear Boris’s presentation about Jews in Soviet film during 30’s and 40’s, which took place at the Mitbachon retreat in San Rafael. Due to numerous demands, we are happy to present this workshop to the whole Mishmash community. This time, we will watch and discuss the Soviet movies related to the “thaw” period (50’s and 60’s).
Our meetings run in informal social atmosphere. There is always a little something to drink and a little something to nosh. Please come and bring your friends!
What: Jews in Soviet Film. Jews as movie makers and as movie characters: The Thaw, 1953-1967, presented by Boris Vladimirsky
When: Thursday, February 5th at 7:30pm
Where: JCC Palo Alto, Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Building R, Palo Alto, CA, 94303 (see this map)
For additional information please contact us at info@mishmashgroup.org
