Events at the Mayerson JCC

Events for February 2019

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				1	2 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival Opening Event – An Act of Defiance Jewish & Israeli Film Festival Opening Event – An Act of Defiance February 2 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2017 • Historical Drama • 123 Minutes • Jean Van De Velde • English/Afrikaans Ten political activists (including Nelson Mandela and his inner circle of black and Jewish supporters) face a possible death sentence for conspiracy to commit sabotage after they are arrested by the apartheid South African government in 1963. Opening Night Features: One complimentary drink per person...	3 Cincinnati BBYO Winter Kick Off: Super Bowl Party! Cincinnati BBYO Winter Kick Off: Super Bowl Party! February 3 @ 6:00 pm Join BBYO as we kickoff the winter/spring term for Super Bowl Sunday! We’ll watch the game together, and enjoy lots of food and fun! Contact bbyo@mayersonjcc.org to learn more.
4 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Budapest Noir Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Budapest Noir February 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2017 • Crime Thriller • 95 minutes • Hungarian • Éva Gárdos Budapest, 1936. Crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon, a cynic who thinks he has seen it all, gets a tip leading him to an unusual crime scene in a seedy part of the city. Investigating the murder, Gordon enters a world of pornographers, brothels and Communist cells leading to...	5 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Keep the Change Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Keep the Change February 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2017 • Narrative • 93 minutes • English • Rachel Israel In this unlikely love story, two people meet in a support group. When David, a disinterested upper-class charmer, is paired with enthusiastic Sarah, he doesn’t realize that this quirky bundle of energy just might hold the key to his happiness. Actors on the autism spectrum play the autistic...	6 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – The Last Suit Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – The Last Suit February 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2017 • Drama • 92 mins • Spanish/German/Polish/Yiddish • Pablo Solarz An aging, cantankerous Jewish tailor leaves his life and family in Argentina to embark on a secret journey back through time and halfway around the world, to find the man who saved him from death at Auschwitz, in this wistful road movie with planes, trains, and heart. Special...	7 Belterra Park Belterra Park February 7 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm Cost: $5 for transportation; lunch is on your own Walking: Moderate amount Belterra Park Gaming & Entertainment Center, an entertainment destination located in a park-like setting on the banks of the Ohio River, features live racing during the summer, video lottery games, and a great buffet. Don’t forget to bring a federal ID and your Belterra card if you... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Winter Hunt Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Winter Hunt February 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2018 • Drama/Thriller • 75 minutes • German • Astrid Schult Driving on a deserted highway through the German countryside, Lena arrives at the Rossberg’s remote estate, as nightfall descends. The scene is set for a twisted cat and mouse game involving a young woman who goes to extremes to confront a former Auschwitz guard accused of war crimes....	8 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...	9 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Kids’ Night Out – Treasure Island Kids’ Night Out – Treasure Island February 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Kids are invited to the J for a Treasure Island Scavenger Hunt – no parents allowed! Kids ages 5-9 will play games, enjoy dinner, and watch a movie, all just for kids! Kids ages 9-12 will play games, enjoy dinner, and help lead programs before watching a movie of their own, separate from the smaller kids!	10 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story February 10 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm 2017 • Documentary • 70 minutes • English • Stephane Kaas Weaving together animation, live action and interviews, dive deep into the psyche of Etgar Keret, the beloved Israeli writer and humorist whose fiction explores the complexities and absurdities of daily life. Conversations with friends and colleagues, including This American Life’s Ira Glass and writer Jonathan Safran Foer, flesh... PJ Library and the Madcap Puppets PJ Library and the Madcap Puppets February 10 @ 3:30 pm Come join your PJ Library friends as we enjoy a great musical brought to you by the Madcap Puppets! These fun, giant puppets will entertain kids and families of all ages with their original fairytale performance. FREE with RSVP
11 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Dear Fredy Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Dear Fredy February 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2017 • Documentary • 74 minutes • Hebrew/English/Czech • Rubi Gat Fredy Hirsch was a proud Jew and openly gay man who defied stereotypes and prejudices of his time. With the rise of Nazism, he fled Germany and became a sports teacher in a Jewish youth club. During the Holocaust, he continued his care for countless children and fought...	12 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Shelter Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Shelter February 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2018 • Drama/Thriller • 93 minutes • English/Hebrew/Arabic • Eran Riklis An Israeli Mossad agent is sent to Germany to protect a Lebanese informant recovering from plastic surgery to assume her new identity. The two weeks they spend together become a high-stakes game of deception, where beliefs are questioned, choices are made, and their fate takes a surprising turn....	13 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Matinee: In the Heights Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Matinee: In the Heights February 13 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cost: $38 for ticket and transportation Walking: Low amount Don’t miss Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash hit and winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical. Set to a hip-hop and Latin-flavored score and featuring high-energy choreography, In the Heights captures the vibrant spirit of a tight-knit New York neighborhood. We will not eat lunch on this trip, so... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Who Will Write Our History? The Secret Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – Who Will Write Our History? The Secret Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto February 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2018 • Historical Drama • 95 minutes • English/Yiddish/Polish • Director Roberta Grossman, Exec. Producer Nancy Spielberg In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret group led by Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes decided to fight back. Vowing to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda, these courageous...	14 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... BBYO International Convention BBYO International Convention February 14 @ 8:00 am - February 18 @ 5:00 pm Current BBYO members only Travel to the mountains of Denver, Colorado over President’s Day weekend for this exciting convention. Represent Cincinnati and have fun with 3,000 Jewish teens from the International Order of BBYO. This is sure to be an unforgettable experience, including special sessions with guest performers and speakers, opportunities to relax and make new friends, and chances...	15 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... BBYO International Convention BBYO International Convention February 14 @ 8:00 am - February 18 @ 5:00 pm Current BBYO members only Travel to the mountains of Denver, Colorado over President’s Day weekend for this exciting convention. Represent Cincinnati and have fun with 3,000 Jewish teens from the International Order of BBYO. This is sure to be an unforgettable experience, including special sessions with guest performers and speakers, opportunities to relax and make new friends, and chances...	16 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... BBYO International Convention BBYO International Convention February 14 @ 8:00 am - February 18 @ 5:00 pm Current BBYO members only Travel to the mountains of Denver, Colorado over President’s Day weekend for this exciting convention. Represent Cincinnati and have fun with 3,000 Jewish teens from the International Order of BBYO. This is sure to be an unforgettable experience, including special sessions with guest performers and speakers, opportunities to relax and make new friends, and chances...	17 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... BBYO International Convention BBYO International Convention February 14 @ 8:00 am - February 18 @ 5:00 pm Current BBYO members only Travel to the mountains of Denver, Colorado over President’s Day weekend for this exciting convention. Represent Cincinnati and have fun with 3,000 Jewish teens from the International Order of BBYO. This is sure to be an unforgettable experience, including special sessions with guest performers and speakers, opportunities to relax and make new friends, and chances... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – The Invisibles Jewish & Israeli Film Festival – The Invisibles February 17 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm 2017 • Documentary Drama • 110 minutes • German • Claus Räfle In June 1943, Germany infamously declared Berlin “judenfrei” – “free of Jews.” But at that moment there were still 7,000 Jews living in the Nazi capital. Only 1,700 lived to liberation. In this documentary drama, four of those survivors eloquently narrate their own harrowing drama of survival...
18 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... BBYO International Convention BBYO International Convention February 14 @ 8:00 am - February 18 @ 5:00 pm Current BBYO members only Travel to the mountains of Denver, Colorado over President’s Day weekend for this exciting convention. Represent Cincinnati and have fun with 3,000 Jewish teens from the International Order of BBYO. This is sure to be an unforgettable experience, including special sessions with guest performers and speakers, opportunities to relax and make new friends, and chances... Presidents’ Day School Break Camp Presidents’ Day School Break Camp February 18 @ 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Grades K – 6 When school is out, the J is in! We offer School Break Camps and Snow Day Camps when many area schools are not in session. Bring the kids for a fun day of swimming, sports, arts and crafts, and more! Don’t forget to pack a swimsuit, lunch, and towel! View All 4 »	19 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival: Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds: The Conductor Zubin Mehta Jewish & Israeli Film Festival: Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds: The Conductor Zubin Mehta February 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2016 • Documentary • 89 minutes • English/German/Italian • Bettina Ehrhardt The name Zubin Mehta has been synonymous with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra for over four decades as Music Director for Life and the nation’s face of cultural excellence. This globe-trotting biography set in Israel, Bombay, Berlin, Florence, and Munich is a magnificent tribute to an artistic virtuoso’s life,...	20 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Taft Museum of Art: From Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe: American Paintings from the Phillips Collection Taft Museum of Art: From Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe: American Paintings from the Phillips Collection February 20 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Cost: $15 for tour and transportation; lunch is on your own Walking: Considerable amount Join us for a docent-led tour of the Taft Museum’s From Winslow Homer to Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit. This fascinating exhibition traces a century of the modern creative spirit in the United States, ranging from realistic landscapes to bold abstract forms. Fifty-five works by American masters—including...	21 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created... Jewish & Israeli Film Festival Closing Night – Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel Jewish & Israeli Film Festival Closing Night – Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel February 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2018 • Documentary • 86 minutes • English • Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, & Jeremy Newberger Follow the underdog journey of Israel’s national baseball team as they compete for the first time in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Their line-up included several Jewish American Major League players, most with a tenuous relationship to Judaism, let alone having never...	22 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...	23 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...	24 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...
25 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...	26 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...	27 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...	28 Inclusion Art Exhibition Inclusion Art Exhibition February 8 - February 28 In Partnership with Special Olympics Hamilton County Come enjoy an art show featuring award-winning art created by Special Olympics of Hamilton County (SOHC) athletes and members of the JCC community. Following SOHC’s celebrated annual juried Art Show at Northgate Mall (January 28 – February 3), the J will display the works of the first prize winners and pieces created...