Author: Aliza Hausman

Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · women/feminism

Cool Jewish Event: Women-only Launch Party for Taliah Performing Arts Center

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Event: Women-only Launch Party for Taliah Performing Arts CenterDate: Saturday, March 13, 2010Time: 8:30pmPlace: 303 Bond Street, Brooklyn, NY For Immediate Release Taliah Performing Arts Center for Women Official Opening NightLaunch Party March 13th New York, March 8, 2010 – Taliah Performing Arts Center, a women’s-only studio for acting and dance located in Carroll Gardens,… Continue reading Cool Jewish Event: Women-only Launch Party for Taliah Performing Arts Center

Hispanics/Latinos · jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · television

Jewtina on Parenthood

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The latest show I’ve added to my Hulu queue is “Parenthood” and when I caught that one of the actress’s names was Sarah Ramos, I decided to do some sleuthing. No surprise, with a name like Sarah Ramos that the actress is a Jewish Latina raised in Los Angeles! Freddie Prinze, Jr. plus Sarah Michelle… Continue reading Jewtina on Parenthood

jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

Cool Jewish Events: Screening of "400 Miles to Freedom," a documentary on Jewish identity

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Trailer: Event: Screening of “400 Miles to Freedom,” A Documentary Film About Jewish Identity by Avishai Yeganyahu Mekonen and Shari Rothfarb MekonenDate: Thursday, March 18, 2010Time: 7pmPlace: Northeastern University, 135 Shillman Hall, 115 Forsyth Street, Boston, MA Free and open to the public Co-sponsored by the Northeastern University Departments of African-American Studies, Art & Design,… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Screening of "400 Miles to Freedom," a documentary on Jewish identity

Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · news

Redefining Rebbetzin says: "Save Conversion and Jewry as we know it"

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My hands (and heart) hurt too much to go into great detail over this latest conversion debacle which is why I haven’t blogged about it though I have mentioned it on my fan page. Lucky for me “Redefining Rebbetzin” put together a great blog about it. If you’ve been living under a nice little rock… Continue reading Redefining Rebbetzin says: "Save Conversion and Jewry as we know it"

Hispanics/Latinos · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

A Jewminican event if there ever was one

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Museo Judio Sosua At the Y in Washington Heights, Jewish kids and Dominican kids came together to stage a musical production about Sosua. A lot has been written about Sosua lately, many books and articles written about the small town in the Dominican Republic where Jews fleeing the Holocaust settled in 1938. Many of these… Continue reading A Jewminican event if there ever was one

Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · writing

My Judaism…

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My friend and fellow blogger Hadassah of In the Pink asked me to post this…… “We have an occasional feature on my blog called My Judaism. Readers submit pieces of prose that talk about the reader’s own personal Judaism. What Judaism means to them, what their spiritual journey has been, thoughts and feelings about belonging… Continue reading My Judaism…

jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

Event: Orthodox conversion doc "Leap of Faith" screens in Washington DC

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Event: Orthodox conversion documentary “Leap of Faith” in Washington DC Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Time: 7:30pm Place: The Screening Room, Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center | 1529 16th Street NW, Washington DC 20036 | (202) 518-9400 Trailer: http://www.leapoffaiththefilm.com/ Synopsis: The feature-length documentary, LEAP OF FAITH, is the first film to explore the… Continue reading Event: Orthodox conversion doc "Leap of Faith" screens in Washington DC

culture/multiculturalism

Just in case you think this stuff only happens to you!

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“It may not be racist, but it’s a question I’m tired of hearing”Looking a bit brown still means being asked where you’re from. So here’s a ready-made answer for the overly curious By Ariane Sherine Last weekend, I had The Conversation for the 3,897th time – and this time, it took place in central London… Continue reading Just in case you think this stuff only happens to you!

event · Hispanics/Latinos · jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · speaking

My next speaking engagement is at SUNY Rockland

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Whew, last night’s speaking engagement in Teaneck, NJ at Temple Emeth was great! Temple Emeth is just plan gorgeous and the people were awesome! It was also great to finally meet a couple of fans of the blog who I’ve been corresponding with for years and to catch up with some Jersey friends who I… Continue reading My next speaking engagement is at SUNY Rockland

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Cool Jewish Events: Festival Djudeo-Espanyol 2010

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Event: Festival Djudeo-Espanyol 2010: Celebrating the Crypto-Jewish Legacy of New MexicoDate: Friday=Saturday, March 19-20, 2010 Place: Congregation Nahalat Shalom, 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM Admission: Donations accepted at the door Details: Friday, March 19th, 2010/7-8pmSEPHARDIC SERVICE led by Stephanie Shefia Cohen with Rabino Stephen Leon and RabinaDeborah Brin, and a 17th century Converso… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Festival Djudeo-Espanyol 2010