The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture is pleased to present the 2021-2022 Arts & Ideas season, which will offer in-person and virtual events. We have carefully considered your safety, comfort and convenience in the planning of the season, and we look forward to building community with you throughout the months to come.
In adherence with the San Diego County Public Health and the CDC, masks are required for everyone (over the age of two) in childcare and youth settings, regardless of your vaccination status. Please wear a mask while indoors at the JCC. Thank you for your cooperation.
Upcoming Events through 2021 (more coming soon)!
Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
VIRTUAL
Join JCC Association, JArts, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston as we celebrate Hanukkah. Eight female Jewish artists, including singer Tair Haim, Italian chef Sylvia Nacamulli, and dancer Rachel Linsky, will share pieces inspired by Hanukkiot from the MFA Judaica collection, one of the largest Judaica collections in a major American museum.
This program is presented by Virtual J.
Price: Free
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Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
Hanukkah Concert with Mister G & Friends
Monday, December 6, 2021 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
VIRTUAL
Join Latin Grammy Award-winning musician Mister G and his international band of Jewish music-makers from Israel, Mexico, and Argentina for a special family engagement Hanukkah concert, filled with ruach (spirit).
This program is presented by Virtual J.
Price: Free
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Hanukkah Concert with Mister G & Friends
Jori Epstein: The Upstander: How Surviving the Holocaust Sparked Max Glauben’s Mission to Dismantle Hate
Monday, December 6, 2021 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Rehearsal Room
Lawrence Family JCC
Jori Epstein, author of The Upstander, is a sports reporter for USA Today where she covers the Dallas Cowboys. The Upstander explores Holocaust survivor Max Glauben’s mischievous childhood and teen years as a go-to ghetto smuggler. Glauben is on a mission: to outlast hate, to preserve memory, and to compel the world to embrace tolerance. Jori will be in conversation with Torrey Pines High instructor and Gal Chadash BBG Advisor Kara Adler.
Purchase your copy of The Upstander HERE.
Price: $18 | JCC Member: $15 | Military: $15
Jori Epstein: The Upstander: How Surviving the Holocaust Sparked Max Glauben’s Mission to Dismantle Hate
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Historical Fiction of the Holocaust
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm
VIRTUAL
Historical fiction of the Holocaust authors Jennifer Rosner and Lisa Scottoline join virtually in conversation about their new books, the research that went into their novels, and the passion behind their work. Rosner’s book, The Yellow Bird Sings, explores the mindset of survivors, and Eternal by Scottoline focuses on three friends living in Italy at the onset of WWII.
Price: Free
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Historical Fiction of the Holocaust
An Evening of Classical Cello
Thursday, December 23, 2022 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre
Lawrence Family JCC
Nehar Eliaz is a 15-year-old Israeli cellist who has performed at Carnegie Hall and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A child prodigy who began cello lessons at the age of five, she has won numerous awards, including Vienna's and London's "Grand Prize Virtuoso" Competition.
Price: 36 | JCC Member: $30 | Military: $30
An Evening of Classical Cello
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