Comments for CultureShuk http://cultureshuk.com The blog of the Foundation for Jewish Culture Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:37:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on FJC Grantees Reshaping Polish Jewish Culture by cohnr http://cultureshuk.com/2013/04/22/fjc-grantees-reshaping-polish-jewish-culture/#comment-3531 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:37:55 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=3994#comment-3531 What excellent projects! So anxious to see the Museum with its exhibits and the Zucker film.

]]> Comment on What is Monajat? by Catch “Monajat” for free next Monday in Chicago! | CultureShuk http://cultureshuk.com/2011/07/14/what-is-monajat/#comment-2662 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:47:37 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=2134#comment-2662 [...] Dardashti’s multi-sensory Monajat is inspired by old and haunting recordings of the Jewish prayers of Selihot chanted by [...]

]]> Comment on Love, Hate, and the Jewish State 3.0 by Jewish Agency co-sponsors anti-Israel event with New Israel Fund… for the last three years « Simon Studio Analysis http://cultureshuk.com/2010/06/14/love-hate-and-the-jewish-state-3-0/#comment-1873 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:57:12 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=1337#comment-1873 [...] (MAKOM) as a sponsor. These prove the sponsorship of not only this year’s event, but also last year’s and, based on evidence in articles still found online, at least as far back as 2009. [...]

]]> Comment on From the Mesa by Mat Weiss http://cultureshuk.com/2012/07/05/from-the-mesa/#comment-1665 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 01:18:30 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=3129#comment-1665 I was fortunate enough to be involved in this project, and it was an honor to say the least. Although Elise claims she was just a “volunteer” I think den mother is a more appropriate title. She took on the most important role….keeping the cast and crew fed and hydrated, even though dessert was not to be had until after the meal. But it wasn’t just passing out food that Elise helped with. She brought two of the most important props, the Acoma Vase and her great Uncles Tallis. It was an honor to wear that Tallis, and I would like to thank Elise for not only going out of her to help out on set, but doing so with an attitude that made the cast and crew excited to have her around. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
Best
Mat Weiss, The Moses of The Mesa
P.S. The herring was delicious!

]]> Comment on THE MATERIAL WORLD by Dan Fishback by Shabbat Surfing: When the Lights Went Out in DC « The Blog at 16th and Q http://cultureshuk.com/2012/07/02/the-material-world-by-dan-fishback/#comment-1664 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:48:44 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=3088#comment-1664 [...] that anxiety and putting it to productive use in The Material World, which “features an anachronistic cast of neurotic Jews, all trying to save the planet. (…) And unlike other pop musicals about Madonna and socialism, this play has scenes in [...]

]]> Comment on From the Mesa by Harriette R. Ellis http://cultureshuk.com/2012/07/05/from-the-mesa/#comment-1662 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:08:30 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=3129#comment-1662 Your experience was most amusing. I’ve been aware of Acoma ( and it’s beauty) since 1949, when my then husband and I traveled to Albuquerque where he was stationed at the US Air Force Base, Sandia. On weekends we would explore the countryside and happened on Acoma. We were amazed and climbed up the narrow rock staircase to the top and spoke with the few Indians there. There were a few wives and children since the men climb down each day and go to the fields below to farm and tend the animals. It was gorgeous up there and we hated to leave. The view was stunning. The one church had walls that looked to be almost 2 feet thick and built to the specifications of the Catholic priest. Now learning about Don Solomono is literally the icing on the cake. It certainly is true that one can find Jews everywhere in the world! Really looking forward to seeing the documentary!
Harriette R. Ellis, Los Alamitos, Calif

]]> Comment on The Lullaby Project by Andrew Ingall http://cultureshuk.com/2012/04/23/the-lullaby-project/#comment-1445 Thu, 03 May 2012 17:55:28 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=2879#comment-1445 love this! now off to bed

]]> Comment on Now Accepting Applications: M.A. in Jewish Cultural Arts at GWU by Jenna Weissman Joselit http://cultureshuk.com/2012/01/23/now-accepting-applications-m-a-in-jewish-cultural-arts-at-gwu/#comment-1314 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:54:06 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=2655#comment-1314 I’m delighted to see that the Foundation for Jewish Culture has posted the video about GW’s new MA in Jewish Cultural Arts on its blog. Working together through social media goes to the very heart of the MA’s emphasis on thinking innovatively and creatively about the relationship between culture and community.

Here’s to the arts!

Cordially,
Jenna Weissman Joselit
Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies & Professor of History
Director, Program in Judaic Studies
The George Washington University
http://fromunderthefigtree.com

]]> Comment on “There is Nothing Like Jerusalem”: Time Out Covers the JCF by William Smart http://cultureshuk.com/2010/08/17/there-is-nothing-like-jerusalem-time-out-covers-the-jcf/#comment-1275 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:48:43 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=1683#comment-1275 I stayed at Mishkenot Sha’ananim twice in the early ’90s. I was especially delighted in February one year when the almond trees were in blossom.

]]> Comment on Murmur Below the Din by Isaac http://cultureshuk.com/2011/11/09/murmur-below-the-din/#comment-1238 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:49:32 +0000 http://cultureshuk.com/?p=2519#comment-1238 Yes, there is more coming from Donald Byrd and all the fellows! Stay tuned!

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