Category Archives: Faces & Voices of Jewish Tulsa
- 22-10-2017
Only at Mizel
By Lillian Hellman, Director Mizel Jewish Community Day School Being the only Jewish Day School in the entire state of Oklahoma might be distinctive enough for Mizel Jewish Community Day School, but what makes us stand apart even more from other schools in the area is the unique cultural opportunities that are available to our Continue Reading
- 22-10-2017
Marc Chagall & Charles Sorlier, A Printmaking Partnership
by Mickel Yantz, SMMJA Director of Collections and Exhibitions. By 1950, chagall was already a famous artist but there was one medium that he still wanted to take on; printmaking. Chagall was 63 years old when he began to study with printmaker Charles Sorlier. Sorlier was deported to Pomerania during World War II and remained there for over 40 Continue Reading
- 22-10-2017
Returning Home to My Jewish Community
by Jesse Ulrich It is funny returning home to the community that helped raise me, where I run into people who have known me at all stages of my life. Some of you might remember me, but for everyone else I should introduce myself. My name is Jesse Ulrich. I was born in Tulsa, graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Continue Reading
- 17-10-2017
Community Book Discussion: A Good Place to Hide
- 24-9-2017
When was the last time you slept under the night sky?
by Yohai Gross, Shaliach Sukkot is a great opportunity for us to go out of our comfort zone, take the sleeping bag out of the closet, and have a fun night with family and friends! Sukkot is on my birthday, and as a kid I considered myself the luckiest kid in the world – I Continue Reading
- 24-9-2017
The Rosenwald Schools
By Phil Goldfarb With so much in the news recently about racism and anti-Semitism, a story on a Jew working with an African-American to do some real good is in order! Julius Rosenwald was born in 1862 to the clothier Samuel Rosenwald and his wife Augusta, a Jewish immigrant couple from Germany. He was born Continue Reading
- 20-9-2017
Cinema 51: The Museum Gala Honoring Michelle and Clark Wiens of Circle Cinema
by Tracey Herst-Woods, SMMJA Director of Development and Programs Please join us on Sunday, October 29, 2017, at The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art for an evening honoring Michelle and Clark Wiens of Circle Cinema at this year’s premier fundraising event titled Cinema 51: The Museum Gala. Circle Cinema partners with both the Jewish Continue Reading
- 20-9-2017
The Spiritual Child
By Lillian Hellman, Director Mizel Jewish Community Day School Psychologist, bestselling author and professor, Lisa Miller, presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. In her book: The Spiritual Child: The New Science of Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving, Miller explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and Continue Reading
- 15-9-2017
Oklahoma Jewish Film Festival Returns for Fourth Year
The Oklahoma Jewish Film Festival (OJFF) is back for its fourth year Sunday, October 22 through Wednesday, October 25. Conceived as a partnership between Circle Cinema, the Jewish Federation of Tulsa, and The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, the OJFF is a celebration of Jewish Film. This year’s theme is “BE CURIOUS.” All viewings and events are at Continue Reading
- 31-8-2017
Words
by Drew Diamond, Executive Director “Speech has power. Words do not fade. What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.” -Abraham Joshua Herschel This month as we celebrate Rosh HaShanah we are reminded of the ultimate power of the word─the word of God as set out in Genesis: “And God said ‘Let there Continue Reading