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Movie Discussion – Winter Journey

Shir Hayam Zoom Room

We are setting up two zoom discussions for films from the upcoming Seattle Jewish Film Festival. Purchase tickets here: https://seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/festival/tickets-box-office Winter Journey – An intimate story of family secrets and a father-son interview, remarkably illustrated through archival images, footage, and actual conversations. Bruno Ganz (WINGS OF DESIRE) delivers a sublime and vulnerable performance as the father in his final role. Watch anytime between March 17 7 pm – March 20 7 pm. Discussion Saturday March 20 at 7 pm in...

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SUQUAMISH ELDER BARBARA LAWRENCE

Shir Hayam Zoom Room

WE WELCOME SUQUAMISH ELDER BARBARA LAWRENCE At a time when white nationalism is on the rise, Shir Hayam is ramping up engagement with issues of social justice and diversity at the ground level. One effort underway is outreach to strengthen ties with the Suquamish Tribe, our Indigenous neighbors. On Sunday March 14 at 11 AM Shir Hayam welcomes Suquamish Tribal elder Barbara Lawrence. Barbara was for years the Suquamish Museum’s official story-teller and is currently the Tribe’s Outreach Coordinator. Her talk will feature Suquamish history, geography,...

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Book Discussion/Potluck/Havdalah

Havdalah gathering at the home of Carol Shakow. At 5:00pm, we will have a discussion of the book In an Antique Land  by Amitav Ghosh. There will be a potluck dinner. As evening approaches we will do a Havdalah ceremony.

Cultural Events – Zaidy’s War

Shir Hayam Zoom Room

Presentation by author Martin Bodek. Link: https://mybook.to/ZRK9S0 My grandfather's story involves serving four armies under wildly unique circumstances, being present for both the largest land invasion in human history and the final battle of WWII, avoiding cannibalism under pain of death, eluding poisoning, surviving to walk 1,600 miles to his home country of Romania, emigrating to Israel, enduring the pummeling of his new community of Haifa during the Six Day War, finally settling in peace in the U.S. where he...

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