THE BERKELEY/RICHMOND JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER March/April, 1989 T Adar/II Adar/Nisan, 5749 ___Vol.8,No.4 __1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA 94709 848-02 Fourth Annual Jewish Music Festival The Variety of Our Traditions Sunday, June 11 - Sunday, June 18 Come over to our place. Cultural Events Early Childhood Program Young Adult Group Singles Activities Older Adult Program and much more!BRICC. Staff Executive Director Bus Judy Wolff Charles Lutsky ness Manager Assistant to the Director... Renee Alfandary Administrative Assistany/Membershp......Sonja Kaufman Bookkeeper : Frivai Gliksohn Program Assistant. Maintenance Supervisor Dan Abrami ..Felipe Melendres Early Ct Teachers thood Education Director ‘Ann Einstein _Jim Beatty, Nancy Cecil, Maggie Coogan Carol Eshleman, Jean Lee, Anna Packer ..Avital Plan, Jeff Shames, Elaine Weber Capital Campaign Coordinator. (Claire Rothenberg Director of Volunteers. Chez Metziah Sales Coordinator* .. Chez Metziah Seamstress*... Juanita Englander Sara Levi Ethel Roberts Older Adult Director... snwnGloria Beck REAP Meal Administrator Bobbie Drinkard REAP Feature Program Coordinator. Leni Siegel Le Club Coordinator* Jack Maslan Nosherei Sales Coordinator’ Rosalie Fisher Public Relations Director . Public Relations Coordinator Graphic Artist Hope Alper Judy Nachenberg -Eva Lindberg-Barkan “Volunteer staff contributing over 15 hours/week OFFICERS President. Susan Abrami Vice-President Donald Brody Vice-President .. Arthur S. Goldman Michael Irwin Joan Sautter Ursula Sherman Treasurer... Secretary/Historian Immediate Past President BOARD OF DIRECTORS Morris Berger Connie Miller Shelly Ellish Evelyn Rice Gene Farb Milli Sabath Florence Forrest Al Sagle Annette Gologorsky ‘Helen Springer Eve Kem David Stein Stan Klezmer Barbara Steinberg Lee Marsh John Yadegar Peggy Mendelson ‘The Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center is an agency of the Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay and funded by United Way. Center Voice is published bi-monthly by the Berkeley/Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA 709, For advertising rates and information, call 848-0237. Editor. Hope Alper Printed by Regent Press, Oakland, CA, 547-7602 Spotlighton Staff Meet Claire Rothenberg, a woman who wears many hitls (ats) at the Center. She has been a part of the BRICC since it was ‘merely an idea, back in 1981, Her early association with the Center ‘was through friends who were organizing the formation of the BRICC and securing our first location, the storefront behind the old Co-op on University. ‘An accomplished singer, Claire's first major involvement with the Center was a concert of Yiddish folk and classical music held here in 1983. She not only sings in Yiddish, but speaks, reads and writes it too! “I spoke Yiddish as a child with my Orthodox grandmother who lived with us,” Claire says, “and she was the first and most important inspiration in my life as a Jew.” {A few years later, Claire was invited to join the BRICC Program Commitice, the group which plans our adult events. She agreed, and her involvement, which continues to this day, led to nomination as a member of the BRICC Board of Directors. However, after a short time, another opportunity arose, and Claire reluctantly resigned from the Board to enthusiastically become a member of our staff. She began as Capital Campaign Assistant, and is now Capital ‘Campaign Coordinator. Claire is also coordinating fundraising efforts for the Older Adult program. In addition, you may hear her voice on the phone, or be greeted by her smiling face, since she is a part of the reorganization of the front reception office. As an involved community member, and as a staff member, Claire feels “the role of a Jewish Community Center must be as vital in the community as are its thriving synagogues. We can reach people who would otherwise have no Jewish affiliation of any kind.” Claire, your hard work and commitment is an asset to our Center! Help the Homeless Tickets good for a free meal the the Berkeley Emergency Food Project are available at the information desk for 25c each. Next time someone asks you for a money, give a meal ticket instead! BRJCC Annual Meeting Sunday, June 4 10:30 am BRJCC Auditorium Brunch will be served Entertainment Board Election Center Report Volunteer and Staff Recognition FreeFourth Annual Jewish Music Festival The Variety of Our Traditions Sunday, June 11 - Sunday, June 18 All events take place at the BRJCC All event Festival Pass $18/members $25/public $23/Seniors & Students Sunpay, June 11 7:30 pM Tuurspay, June 15 7:30 PM Saturpay, June 17 8:30 PM Concert featuring Klezmer Jam A Celebration featuring Festival musicians in Memory of Bronya Sakina ‘The New Klezmer Trio Bring your instruments, your voice, and Dave Tarras with Ben Goldberg, Dan Seamans | your hands to clap, your feet to and Kenny Wollesen dance. This is your chance to play Concert and Dance along. featuring Michael Alpert, Innovative Fusion the finest young singer of Klezmer and $2/members $4/public of Yiddish songs in America and Moder Jazz $3/seniors & students the Joel Rubin Klezmer Band $5/members $6/public ‘$7/members $9/public ‘$5/seniors & students $8/seniors & students Sunpay, June 18 11 am - 4:30 pm. Children’s Music Dance Instruction with Gerry Tenney and Betty Albert Schreck Fusion Klezmer Workshop Linda Hirschhorn Teaching Yiddish Songs Ladino Music with Judy Frankel Lecture by Prof. Martin Schwartz Pearl Sofaer: Music from Baghdad and India Yiddish Conversation Group Music from the Karaite Community Storytelling with Beatrice Weinreich East Bay Jewish Folk Chorus $8/members $10/public $9/seniors & students Meet the Musicians BRIJCC and JACOB Space is limited. Party and Dance Benefit Reception 5:00 pm at a private home Reserve early by sending check to $25/members $30/public JACOB, 1414 Walnut Street Drinks and Hors d’oeuvres Berkeley, CA 94709 ‘Tune in to KPFA 94.1 FM Wednesday, June 7 1pm — 2:30 Gershn Yankel Show — Preview of the Festival