Weinstein JCC

An emotional curated photographic exhibit by members of the Richmond Jewish community who traveled to Israel post-October 7, 2023.  Artists’ Talk and Reception on Sept. 19 at 7pm, free and open to the public ...

A moving and colorfully cohesive curated selection of Alyse Radenovic’s distinctive paintings within the genres of abstraction, calligraphic text, and minimalist landscapes. Artists’ talk and reception on Oct. 31 at 7pm. ...

Before soundtracking the Summer of Love as The Mamas & The Papas, musicians John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty honed their talents in groups like The Smoothies, The Journeymen, the Halifax Three, The Big 3 and The Mugwumps. In Gettin’ Kinda Itchie, local author, Richard Campbell, traces the circuitous lives of these ...

Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey explore the food history, traditions, and memories of Jews in South Carolina, building on their blog of the same title. The book explores the diversity of Jewish South Carolina, with stories and recipes contributed from families with Sephardic and Ashkenazi heritage who have been in the state for ...

In Israel 201, Joel and co-author Benji Lovitt pull back the curtain to show you a more comprehensive portrait of Israeli society, beyond the typical “101” basics. From Jerusalem’s cat conundrum to the Israeli Olympic team’s obsession with “barefoot sports,” this is the Israel you need to know, behind the headlines. ...

Author Asaf Elia-Shale will discuss Israel’s Black Panthers tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country’s political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s. Inspired by the American group of the same name, the Black Panthers mounted protests and a yearslong ...