Celebrate Israel’s 75th Birthday with Yemen Blues!

Pico Union Project 1153 Valencia Street, Los Angeles, CA, US

Yemen Blues In Concert: Music, Drinks, Hummus, and Community Ravid Kahalani is Israeli, but his family originally hails from Yemen. He and his group, Yemen Blues, explore the richness of Jewish and Arab-Muslim music, transcending national, ethnic, and religious boundaries in the process. Kahalani daringly adds jazz, funk, soul, even West African Griot music to […]

$25
Event Series Shanghai Sonatas

Shanghai Sonatas

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Beverly Hills, CA, US

A compelling tale of how the unifying power of music brings cultures together, Shanghai Sonatas tells the story of Jewish refugee musicians finding sanctuary in the Jewish Ghetto of Shanghai in the 1940’s. As a Jewish violinist takes on a troubled Chinese teenager as his student, a connection is made that helps both of them […]

Jewish Adulting Series: Everything they didn’t teach you in Sunday school! Description

ZOOM

Feb 8 Where did the word “Jew” come from? Most religious among us wear black suits and top hats. We’ll do a complete timeline of the evolution of Jewish identity, how our identities (and outfits) shifted throughout the centuries, and explain the different sects of Judaism within the US and globally. Feb 15 Keeping the […]

Free

Jewish Family Service LA 30th Annual Gala

Skirball Cultural Center 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, US

We are pleased to announce that the JFSLA 30th Annual Gala will be held on the evening of Wednesday, April 26th, at the Skirball Cultural Center. This important community event will benefit the significant work of Jewish Family Service LA, one of Los Angeles’ most respected social service agencies. JFSLA’s compassionate staff and volunteers feed […]

Event Series Shanghai Sonatas

Shanghai Sonatas

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Beverly Hills, CA, US

A compelling tale of how the unifying power of music brings cultures together, Shanghai Sonatas tells the story of Jewish refugee musicians finding sanctuary in the Jewish Ghetto of Shanghai in the 1940’s. As a Jewish violinist takes on a troubled Chinese teenager as his student, a connection is made that helps both of them […]