Tonight: Nobel Author  Discussion - Get Tickets

THURSDAY, NOV 4, 7:30 PM 

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Stockholm: The Adrenaline-Fueled Adventures of an Accidental Scientist is a rollicking memoir from the cardiologist turned legendary scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize that revels in the joy of science and discovery. Known for being a larger-than-life character: a not immodest, often self-deprecating, always entertaining raconteur. In addition to his time as a physician, from being a "yellow beret" in the public health corps with Dr. Anthony Fauci to his time as a cardiologist, and his extraordinary transition to biochemistry, which would lead to his Nobel Prize win, Dr. Lefkowitz has ignited passion and curiosity as a fabled mentor and teacher, and as one of today's leading scientists. 

Glass Artist Demo & Reception - This Saturday at Chrysler Museum of Art

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 7:30 PM

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Simon Family JCC, and Community Partners' 11th Annual Israel Today and the Chrysler Museum of Art’s Perry Glass Studio present: If You Thirst for a Homeland, a visiting artist lecture with Dafna Kaffeman. Open to the community, in-person and online tickets available with registration required. A special (in advance) ticketed reception and demonstration from the visiting artist this Saturday. For more information or to register, click below: 

The Memory Monster Author Talk, Monday

MONDAY, NOV. 8, 12:00 PM 

Join the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Simon Family JCC, Embassy of Israel & Community Partners' Israel Today series, as part of the UJFT & Simon Family JCC’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival for an online conversation with author and attorney Yishai Sarid as he discusses his new book, The Memory Monster. 

The Memory Monster confronts difficult questions that are all too relevant to Israel and the world today: How do we honor the memory of horror without being consumed by it? How do we process human brutality? What makes us choose sides in conflict?

Written as a report to the chairman of Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, our unnamed narrator recounts his own undoing. Hired as a promising young historian, he soon becomes a leading expert on Nazi methods of extermination at concentration camps in Poland and guides tours through the sites for students and visiting dignitaries. 

Wed, Nov 10: Film Screening and Discussion with Archeologist Richard Freund

On November 10^th, join the Holocaust Commission for an extraordinary film event, as we screen The Good Nazi, at the Simon Family JCC. Stay for a post-film talk by Dr. Richard Freund, forensic archeologist on whose work the film is based. (Freund is the Bertram and Gladys Aaron Professor in Jewish Studies at Christopher Newport University.) A minimal entry fee will support Dr. Freund’s work at CNU, including restorations at many world Jewish Heritage sites. Click the button below to reserve your spot (space is limited) for the screening and discussion here at the Simon Family JCC. Watch the film trailer here. 

This presentation is a partnership between the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Christopher Newport University. Prior to the Nov. 10 screening in Virginia Beach, CNU will host a series of educational programs on their campus, including the Virginia Holocaust Museum’s acclaimed Auschwitz exhibit. 

For the Nov. 7^th program—a lecture by Dr. Freund, a performance by the Virginia Children's Chorus, and the world premiere of Brundibar/The Trial of God, based on the play by Elie Wiesel, the Tidewater Jewish Foundation has arranged for a bus to transport community members from the JCC to the CNU campus for the events. There will be no cost to ride the bus, but seating is limited to 45 people.  To reserve your seats call 757-965-6103. 

Interactive Parenting Workshop Coincides with Sunday Fun Day

SUNDAY, NOV 14, 2:00 PM

Join author and parent educator, Susan Groner for this interactive workshop. Through actionable tips, parenting mentor Sue Groner distills the best parenting wisdom which can also be found in her easy-to-read book.

Parents are invited to drop off their children, ages 2 and up, with Camp JCC Counselors to participate in the Sunday Fun Day Hanukkah "funtivities" while you attend this free workshop. Coffee, a copy of Susan's new book Parenting with Sanity and Joy, and an armful of new tools for your parenting toolbox will also be provided. 

Sunday Fun Days are FREE and open to Simon Family JCC members, Synagogue members, PJ Library families, SIA families, YAD members, and Camp JCC families.