Past Meetings:
Meeting 27: May 22 A Reading and an Invitation to Remember
featuring Elisa Loti Stein, actress, psychotherapist, and memoirist.
A reading by the author of her memoir-in-progress, followed by her leading a guided meditation bringing back all of our memories of ourselves at earlier times of life; a short writing session; small and large group conversation.
Meeting 27: May 22 A Reading and an Invitation to Remember
featuring Elisa Loti Stein, actress, psychotherapist, and memoirist.
A reading by the author of her memoir-in-progress, followed by her leading a guided meditation bringing back all of our memories of ourselves at earlier times of life; a short writing session; small and large group conversation.
Meeting 26: April 24: Women Theatre & the Holocaust: 4 Short plays
2025 Yom Hashoah Program
2025 Yom Hashoah Program
Meeting 25: March 6 Public event:
Immigration and Our Values: A Conversation with Ruth Messinger
A very special evening honoring Women's History month featuring an intimate conversation with Ruth Messinger followed by live music. A leading voice on immigration rights, Messinger discusses the role of Jewish women activists past and present and what we can do to support immigrants today.
Musical performances by Adam Feder, Hazzan of the Shul of New York and maestro of the Shul Band; and Rabbi Jill Hausman of the Actors' Temple.
Immigration and Our Values: A Conversation with Ruth Messinger
A very special evening honoring Women's History month featuring an intimate conversation with Ruth Messinger followed by live music. A leading voice on immigration rights, Messinger discusses the role of Jewish women activists past and present and what we can do to support immigrants today.
Musical performances by Adam Feder, Hazzan of the Shul of New York and maestro of the Shul Band; and Rabbi Jill Hausman of the Actors' Temple.
Meeting 24: January 23: Art and Social Renewal
A zoom conversation with Bari Hochwald, Artistic Director of the Global Theatre Project
2024:
Meeting 23: December 4 at 6:30 pm: Healing the World
We take up the theme of Tikkun Olam. In our increasingly polarized and troubled times, how can we best heal the world?
Featuring a zoom talk by, Meredith Weiss, Vice President of HIAS, a group that helps refugees and asylum seekers. Followed by a live conversation with Alexandra Aron and Jessica Bauman, two theatre directors who have done extensive work on theatrical projects that engage refugee and asylum seeker populations. At Studios 353.
A zoom conversation with Bari Hochwald, Artistic Director of the Global Theatre Project
2024:
Meeting 23: December 4 at 6:30 pm: Healing the World
We take up the theme of Tikkun Olam. In our increasingly polarized and troubled times, how can we best heal the world?
Featuring a zoom talk by, Meredith Weiss, Vice President of HIAS, a group that helps refugees and asylum seekers. Followed by a live conversation with Alexandra Aron and Jessica Bauman, two theatre directors who have done extensive work on theatrical projects that engage refugee and asylum seeker populations. At Studios 353.
Meeting 22: October 10 at 6:30 pm: Days of Awe
The Circle gathers at the 14th St. Y for apples & honey, reflections on the Days of Awe, and sharing work relating to hope, return, and renewal. Featuring a reading of an excerpt of This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared by Rabbi Alan Lew; blessings led by Jessica Feder-Birnbaum and Art Feinglass; a song by Susan Horowitz; and short dramatic works by Jenny Lyn Bader, Alice Eve Cohen, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Barbara Kahn, and Kate Katcher.
The Circle gathers at the 14th St. Y for apples & honey, reflections on the Days of Awe, and sharing work relating to hope, return, and renewal. Featuring a reading of an excerpt of This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared by Rabbi Alan Lew; blessings led by Jessica Feder-Birnbaum and Art Feinglass; a song by Susan Horowitz; and short dramatic works by Jenny Lyn Bader, Alice Eve Cohen, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Barbara Kahn, and Kate Katcher.
Meeting 21: June 12 at 6:30 pm: Whither Thou Goest? "Ruth on the Roof": a Shavuos Gathering
To mark the harvest festival, "The Festival of Weeks" that looks back at the giving of the Torah, we held a biblical discussion about what's so radical about the Book of Ruth anyway and how its lessons connect to us — plus blintzes.
Moderated by Jenny Lyn Bader, Jessica Feder-Birnbaum, and Cindy Cooper, with blintzes by Jessica Feder-Birnbaum and a special guest appearance by actor/storyteller/teacher Jerry Raik.
On the rooftop of the 14th St. Y
Meeting 20: May 3 at 8pm
The Grip of Evil/The Endurance of Hope
A Cantata for YomHashoah — Holocaust Remembrance
Written by Leslie Steinweiss.
Featuring singers Rabbi Jill Hausman and Aron Bederson
At the Actors’ Temple
339 W 47 St., Friday May 3,
at 8:00 pm
Free, following Shabbat service (service starts at 6:30 pm)
It will also livestream on the Actors Temple site.
This event is facilitated by the Jewish Theatre Circle in partnership with The Actors Temple
The Grip of Evil/The Endurance of Hope
A Cantata for YomHashoah — Holocaust Remembrance
Written by Leslie Steinweiss.
Featuring singers Rabbi Jill Hausman and Aron Bederson
At the Actors’ Temple
339 W 47 St., Friday May 3,
at 8:00 pm
Free, following Shabbat service (service starts at 6:30 pm)
It will also livestream on the Actors Temple site.
This event is facilitated by the Jewish Theatre Circle in partnership with The Actors Temple
Meeting 19: May 6 at 7pm — Women, Theatre and the Holocaust
The Jewish Theatre Circle is partnering with Remember the Women Institute on this Yom HaShoah event at the Marlene Meyerson JCC at W. 76th and Amsterdam. Performed work will include pieces by Cindy Cooper, Arlene Hutton, Emily Mann, and Naval Semel. For reservations visit the JCC web site.
The Jewish Theatre Circle is partnering with Remember the Women Institute on this Yom HaShoah event at the Marlene Meyerson JCC at W. 76th and Amsterdam. Performed work will include pieces by Cindy Cooper, Arlene Hutton, Emily Mann, and Naval Semel. For reservations visit the JCC web site.
Member events and Past events:
Jewish Theatre Circle member events and member recommendations. JTC Past Events: Meeting 18: March 19, 2024 — 14Y After Dark: "Celebrating Jewish Women in History" — a public salon event A theatrical evening featuring a tapestry of monologues and scenes celebrating Jewish women and their allies, from unknown characters to Hannah Arendt, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Anzia Yezierska. Featuring writers, directors, and performers Eliyana Abraham, Paige Elizabeth Allen, Jenny Lyn Bader, Susan Barrett, Alice Eve Cohen, Eliana Cohen-Orth, Cindy Cooper, Jessica Feder-Birnbaum, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Ginger Grace, Beth Kaufman, Ari Laura Kreith, Jennie Reich Litsky, Samantha Massell, D. Lee Miller, Miriam Kulick, Kate Short, Neva Small, and Brett Temple. |
Meeting 17: February 28, 2024-"Finding Hope and Making Art in Challenging Times" An interactive online workshop
Meeting 16: January 10, 2024-"Healing": a sharing of work on the theme of healing. At the 14th St. Y
2023:
Meeting 15 -November 16, 2023-Looking for the Light: A facilitated discussion and writing session about coming together in these dark times - featuring Rabbi Jill Hausman and Drama Therapist Fara Jones, MA, LCSW
Meeting 14: October 5, 2023-Creative Fundraising in a Post-Pandemic Economy: a panel with theatre producers Jane Dubin + Paul Gavriani
Meeting 13: June 28, 2023-Sharing of Work - at the Dramatists Guild Foundation
Meeting 12: May 19, 2023-Garment District walking tour
Meeting 11: April 20, 2023-Women, Theatre, and the Holocaust book launch - Upper West Side JCC
Meeting 10: March 17, 2023-Purim play The Whole Megillah by Jenny Lyn Bader; service at Actors' Temple
Meeting 9-February 2, 2023-Antisemitism & the Arts: a panel with ADL Regional Dir. Scott Richman, Prof. Ingrid Anderson, & artist Lisa Link
2022:
Meeting 8: December 11, 2022-Sharing of Work - Dramatists Guild Foundation
Meeting 7: December 2, 2022-Actors' Temple New York history event
Meeting 6: November 17, 2022-Donation drive and visits - Giving Day
Meeting 5: October 20, 2022-Museum & archive tours, Center for Jewish History
Meeting 4: September 14, 2022-Interfaith Relationships panel
Meeting 3: July 13, 2022-Casting Jewish Characters/Playing Jewish: a zoom panel with journalist Sarah Seltzer, playwright Edward Einhorn, & Casting Director Stephanie Klapper
Meeting 2 : June 15, 2022-Tikkun Olam discussion - at Actors Temple
Meeting 1: May 18, 2022- The Jewish Experience and the Arts: a live panel - Actors Temple
Meeting 16: January 10, 2024-"Healing": a sharing of work on the theme of healing. At the 14th St. Y
2023:
Meeting 15 -November 16, 2023-Looking for the Light: A facilitated discussion and writing session about coming together in these dark times - featuring Rabbi Jill Hausman and Drama Therapist Fara Jones, MA, LCSW
Meeting 14: October 5, 2023-Creative Fundraising in a Post-Pandemic Economy: a panel with theatre producers Jane Dubin + Paul Gavriani
Meeting 13: June 28, 2023-Sharing of Work - at the Dramatists Guild Foundation
Meeting 12: May 19, 2023-Garment District walking tour
Meeting 11: April 20, 2023-Women, Theatre, and the Holocaust book launch - Upper West Side JCC
Meeting 10: March 17, 2023-Purim play The Whole Megillah by Jenny Lyn Bader; service at Actors' Temple
Meeting 9-February 2, 2023-Antisemitism & the Arts: a panel with ADL Regional Dir. Scott Richman, Prof. Ingrid Anderson, & artist Lisa Link
2022:
Meeting 8: December 11, 2022-Sharing of Work - Dramatists Guild Foundation
Meeting 7: December 2, 2022-Actors' Temple New York history event
Meeting 6: November 17, 2022-Donation drive and visits - Giving Day
Meeting 5: October 20, 2022-Museum & archive tours, Center for Jewish History
Meeting 4: September 14, 2022-Interfaith Relationships panel
Meeting 3: July 13, 2022-Casting Jewish Characters/Playing Jewish: a zoom panel with journalist Sarah Seltzer, playwright Edward Einhorn, & Casting Director Stephanie Klapper
Meeting 2 : June 15, 2022-Tikkun Olam discussion - at Actors Temple
Meeting 1: May 18, 2022- The Jewish Experience and the Arts: a live panel - Actors Temple
