Click here to register! The story of Esther is often told as the triumph of a Jewish minority over one man’s blinding hatred, through the courage and selflessness of one woman. Anna Solomon’s The Book of V. challenges this simple narrative — asking, what is Vashti’s story? And how do we choose to represent women’s lives, both in […]
A JCRC Community Conversation Meaningful Dialogue: Having Conversations on Critical Issues The University of Dayton launched its Dialogue Zone in 2019 as a physical space in which students, faculty, and staff can come together for dialogue on timely subjects. UD's Human Rights Center partners with the Dialogue Zone on many events, while also hosting a […]
Join us as we celebrate the 7th Dayton Women’s Seder Celebrating our Beginnings Please join us for the 7th annual Dayton Women’s Seder: Celebrating our Beginnings on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Together on Zoom, we will watch the film Esther Broner: A Weave of Women. This film was the inspiration for our first Women’s Seder […]
Virtual Event Compete with your friends in a virtual race around Jerusalem! $5/person RSVP below by clicking the + button on the right and fill out the following fields. Questions? Contact Meryl Hattenbach, mhattenbach@jfgd.net.
Join the young adult division (YAD) as community member Elissa Dinsmore leads us in a yoga class. Whether you are a yoga expert, or a beginner join in the fun! Following the yoga instruction let's take time to catch up from 10:45 am to 11:15 am. There will be an opportunity to greet old friends […]
Join us for a virtual toast & commemoration! We invite Dayton's Jewish community to share a three to five minute creative presentation to honor an influential Jewish woman. Cathy Gardner, Jewish Federation CEO honors Bella Abzug, Marcy L. Paul, PhD, JCRC Director will honor Emma Goldman, and Megan Ullom, JCRC Administrative Assistant, honors Gertrude Weil. […]
Mentioning the Unmentionables Kim Kenney, Executive Director of the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, provides a fascinating look at the history of what we wear under our clothes, from corsets and bustles to Spanx! A fun and entertaining look at a forgotten part of fashion history. Click here to register with Hadassah Donations of women's […]
The Food They Brought with Them: Jewish Immigration and the Culinary Experience with Dr. Judy Chesen. Starting with the Jewish Shtetl, and what began the Jewish immigration to America, Dr. Judy Chesen maps out the Jewish immigration story and the kinds of experiences they had in America and the cuisine that followed. RSVP below by […]
Tuesday, March 16 A JCRC Community Conversation From Hallein, Austria to Philadelphia and Dayton: The story of two Jewish refugees reunited after 69 years 7-8PM, via Zoom November 8, 2020 was the date that reunited close friends, Israel ‘Srulik’ Segalewicz and Regina Puter. They were teenagers when they last saw each other in 1951 at […]