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Ideas — Jewish Identity
Dust of Europe
Dust of Europe is a multimedia project whose goal is to reach out to and to inspire young members of the Jewish community to dig into their families’ history. Shakespeare said, “What is Past is Prologue.” History is not irrelevant. The documentary portion of the project follows me, a 29-year-old as I track the path of my great-grandfather, Joseph Kershner, as he journeyed from Burlington, Vermont back to Turysk, Ukraine to save family members. Tracking the exciting story has also been a personal journey that has helped me to discover how I can use my career to have a greater…
Jenerosity
Jenerosity is a giving circle of young Jewish adults who pool their resources and collectively decide where to distribute the resulting funds. Jenerosity will also include social and educational components that engage participants in their communities and increase members' understanding of philanthropy and community issues. Members of jenerosity giving circles will be asked to contribute $250 to the collective fund.
We hope to match their contributions dollar for dollar with grant. Any member can nominate Jewish 501-C3 organizations for the fund's consideration and each member has an equal vote in the final allocation decisions. The group will leverage proven giving…
The Heritage Files
Jewish history is filled with thousands of stories of triumph, heartache, joy, sorrow, survival and despair. Spanning from biblical times to post-holocaust, our history is rich with life lessons and knowledge that served our forfathers and inspire us to this day. I propose a series of short films of purely Jewish historical events to inspire today's youth about the spirit and power of Judaism and the undeniable survival of the Jewish people. In a city containing the most disproportionate amount of Jewish directors, actors & producers, I have no doubt that many of these would gladly donate their services to…
The Chesed Project
The Chesed Project is a web site dedicated to informing the public about different Chesed projects available in your community/city/state/country. It will be a allow people to identify a relevant Chesed project and get more information about the project and facilitate involvement.
HeebsterPR
Jewish assimilation can be reduced by creating a modern secular Jewish inspired culture. In short, create an Jewish inspired art scene of fashion, film, photography, music, that Heebsters can continue to explore throughout their lives. Keep it hip and fun.
Do Jew Know Me?
The first of several plays about Jewish Women who have made and make history. Bella Abzug, Emma Lazarus, Henrietta Szold, Maud Nathan, Maud Younger, Ray Frank - to name a few....Do Jew Know Me? will identify, honor and celebrate our unknown, forgotten and unsung Jewish heroines through theater, history and story-telling. These women's stories, their struggles, sacrifices, accomplishments, courage and humor are completely lost - especially to our youth who tragically know more about Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan that Hannah Solomon who founded The National Council of Jewish Women or Ernestine Rose who fought - with Susan B. Anthony…
Raising the Bar: Professional Training for B’nai Mitzvah Tutors
Raising the Bar is the newest program by Storahtelling, a national organization informing and transforming the contemporary Jewish experience. Storahtelling, in partnership with Hebrew Helpers, a local LA tutoring service, is re-imagining the B'nai Mitzvah experience for new generations, within and beyond traditional communal settings. Based on ten years of research and development worldwide, as well as current B'nai Mitzvah training being offered by Hebew Helpers in LA, Raising the Bar will launch a pilot training program in the greater LA area targeting B'nai Mitzvah tutors who serve the wider Jewish community. The training program is based on Storahtelling's innovative…
J-Eureka! - Discover the treasure-hold of Jewish Ideas
The next big Jewish Idea is: Jewish Ideas!
For all who have wanted to ask, but were afraid there was no answer, here is your opportunity!
So Ask!
What is so precious about Judaism that it must continue?
What does Judaism have to tell the world? What does it have to tell me? What does it have to say to the adult, critical mind?
The responses: Here is the opportunity to encounter the real thing: serious, thoughtful but exciting reflections from a variety of outstanding thinkers on the tough questions; answers for the adult mind that…
Camp Oasis Creating a Better Vision for LA, One Camper at a Time
Free from the stereotypes and prejudices that may have developed between neighbors of diverse religious/ethnic backgrounds based upon perception rather than reality, Camp Oasis will bring together teens aged 13-15 from throughout LA's school system to a neutral, established and fully operational camp site (nestled in the Angeles National Forest twenty miles east of beautiful Lake Castaic) in order to take on the monumental task of reshaping the next generation of Los Angeles' multicultural skyline by allowing teens from all walks of LA to live, work and play together with the goal of breaking down visible and invisible barriers, establish…
Yiddische Yumour!
I would like to bring the idea of learning and speaking Yiddish, Spanish and Humour together in a comedic, educational and inspirtational setting for teens and young adults, via professional actors, writes and perfomers. I would like to engage Jews and Hispanics living in Los Angeles to come together for workshops discussions and events to discuss their similar immigrant backgrounds (if not immediate then going back to the grandparents' stories) and then work on it together and create comedic improv pieces which can be perfomed in community centers, religious institutions, schools etc.