LEAPS `N BOUNDS

Peninsula Jewish Community Center Your Center for Life!
September • October 2010
Discover programming that awakens your spirit and revitalizes your soul!
LEAPS ‘N BOUNDS
Bi-Monthly Publication of the Peninsula Jewish Community Center Adult Department
Best in Cinema:
Monday at
the Movies
Enjoy a rare opportunity to see these fascinating films.
Pre-registration is strongly recommended as space is limited.
Lively discussion following movie.
2:00 pm • Classroom AB • $3 M/ $4 P* per movie
Crazy Heart
September 20 • Code: 26749
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KORET-TAUBE INITIATIVE
Sunday, September 19 • 2:00 pm
Board Room • $5 M / $6 P*
Code: 26784
This documentary film tells the
remarkable story of Francisca Halamajowa,
a Polish-Catholic woman who rescued 16 of
her Jewish neighbors during the Holocaust,
while cleverly passing herself off as a Nazi
sympathizer. She also provided shelter to a
German soldier who had defected.
Transportation provided with
sufficient demand, $5 person.
Save the
Date
Sunday Cinema presents:
Wondrous Oblivion • November 21
Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges stars as a brokendown country music singer who has lived a hard life
with too many marriages, drinks, and miles on the road.
As he struggles on the road to redemption, he learns
how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart.
Rated R (111 min.) 2009.
Bottle Shock
October 11 • Code: 26750
France’s position as the world’s top wine producer was
unchallenged until 1976, when California wines were
permanently put on the map. This is a true tale of
dreamers who dared to challenge the establishment.
Your attendance enters you in a drawing for a bottle
of wine. (110 min.) 2008.
La Mission
October 25 • Code: 26751
Growing up in the Mission District of San Francisco,
Che Rivera has always had to be tough, using his fists
to survive. When he learns a secret about his only son,
he’ll have to embrace a side of himself he’s never shown
before. Rated R (117 min.) 2010.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ADULT DEPARTMENT STAFF
Please note:
First price = Member (M)
Second price = Public (P)
Susan L. Ammons, Department Manager
Betty Burr, MA
Crystal G. DyFoon
Rhonda Press, LCSW
Ellen Saliman, MA, MSW
Maria Taylor
SHABBAT SHUTTLE
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
The PJCC offers weekly door-to-door transportation
to Friday night services at synagogues on the
Peninsula. Make your reservations by calling the PJCC
at 650.212.7522 by Thursday of each week. There is no
charge.
1. Call the PJCC at 650.212.7522 and ask to speak with
a program assistant. Any fees may be paid by credit
card.
This service is made possible by a grant from the Jewish Community
Endowment Newhouse Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of
San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Shabbat Shuttle
September 3
7:00 pm
Peninsula Temple Sholom Family Shabbat
September 10
No services transportation
September 17
No services transportation
September 24
Peninsula Temple Beth El
7:30 pm
6:30 pm
You may mail in a check. Be sure to include a note
with your name, address and phone number, and
the Code for the program. If there is transportation
involved, please indicate your pick-up location and
seating request if applicable.
VOLUNTEERS
Many thanks to our dedicated volunteers:
Jack Haber
Frank Jonas
Ruth Krumbein
Jon Levinson
Susan May
Joan Mechalovitz
Lottie Miklos
David Nigel
Sandy Morse
October 22
6:30 pm
Peninsula Temple Beth El Scholar-in-residence
Maya Leibovich
7:30 pm
3.
Peninsula Temple Beth El
October 15
7:30 pm
Peninsula Temple Sholom
Hava Nashir
October 29
You may register for programs that do not involve
transportation online using the PJCC web site:
www.pjcc.org. Click on “Register Online for Classes.”
When you find a program in which you are
interested, add that course to your basket and follow
the instructions to obtain a Login ID and PIN.
* Discounts on Non-Member rates available to Foster
City residents for these programs. Quantities are limited.
To register, call 650.212.7522 to speak with a program
assistant.
October 1
6:30 pm
Peninsula Temple Beth El Shabbat Halelu
October 8
2.
Peninsula Temple Sholom
Debra Reetz
Shirley Rosenberg
Molly Rosenfeld
Cynthia Salamy
Marcyl Seidscher
Irv Share
Nat Starr
Cindy Strause
Bonnie Taubman
Made possible by THE KORET-TAUBE INITIATIVE
A NEW LOOK AT JEWISH CULTURE AND PEOPLEHOOD
A beneficiary agency of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
The Peninsula Jewish Community Center acknowledges the Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund, the Senior Excursion Fund, and the
Paul and Ruth Steiner Permanent Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, as well as the Koret Foundation, for their continued support of Adult programs and transportation.
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Programs
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KORET-TAUBE INITIATIVE
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GET UP & GO • DROP-IN GROUPS • CLUBS
GET UP & GO
Errand/Appointment Transportation for
Non-Driving Older Adults
Get Up & Go provides programs at the PJCC and
transportation to them for older adults who no
longer drive, as well as transportation for errands and
appointments three days each week. People who drive
are welcome to attend Get Up & Go programs at the
PJCC on a space available basis.
Cost: $5 round trip
Mondays: Sept. 13, 20, 27 • Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25
Tuesdays: Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 • Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Fridays:
Request a schedule and pre-register by calling
650-376-2750 no later than the Thursday before a
program or appointment. Transportation is
$5 round trip.
Sept. 3, 17, 24 • Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
For doctor appointments, shopping or personal
appointments in San Mateo County on a first-come,
first-served basis. Service is door to door. No same
day requests. Call 650.378.2750 no later than the
Thursday before the date you want.
Get Up & Go Programs at the PJCC
2:00 pm Lunch 1
with reservations only $4.50
1:00 pm Program PJCC/Get Up & Go MembersFree
Public $4
MONDAY
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Banjo and Beyond
KORET
SEPTEMBER
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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Behind the Scenes
KORET-TAUBE INITIATIVE
Wednesday • September 1 • Code: 26792
Eliot Kenin, "The Merry Minstrel," brings his blend of banjo
and tambourines to get your toes tapping, your hands
moving and your spirits soaring! Eliot plays both Dixieland and music from England, France, Spain and Italy.
of People Behaving Badly
September 13 • 2:00 pm • PJCC Board Room •
Free M/$4 P* per session • Code: 26741
Meet Stanley Roberts, the KRON 4 video journalist whose
program People Behaving Badly highlights situations
where individuals are caught in compromising and
potentially illegal situations. Roberts has received four
Golden Mic awards from the Associated Press TelevisionRadio Association.
Cemetery of the Lost Tribe Wednesday • September 15 • Code: 26793
This short documentary by Shoieb Yunus, film producer
and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, describes a hidden
Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan. Shoieb will speak
about how this documentary came to be and the little
known Jewish community in Karachi.
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Extraordinary
Jewish Achievements
KORET-TAUBE INITIATIVE
2:00 pm • PJCC Board Room • Free M/$4 P* per session
Music by Daphna & Bruce
Code: 26742
Wednesday • October 6 • Code: 26794
Daphna Rahmil, singer/violinist, and Bruce Barley,
singer/guitarist, present a wide variety of music from
jazz and show tunes to klezmer and Irish fiddle tunes.
Hear the stories behind the songs and enjoy the music.
October 4 • The Revival of Hebrew as a Spoken Language
Have you ever wondered how ancient Hebrew grew
from 13,000 words to a thriving language of 120,000
words spoken by more than 7 million native speakers
on the streets of Israel?
Seth Watkins, attorney and Semitic linguist with
degrees from Brandeis, Stanford and the University
of California, will trace the history of the revival of
Hebrew as a spoken language and the life of Eliezer
Ben-Yehuda, the man who made it possible.
Tribute to the Classics with John Siracusa
Wednesday • October 20 • Code: 26795
Singer John Siracusa brings back the classic songs of artists who enriched our musical lives, such as Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter, Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Johnny
Mathis, Nat King Cole and “The King” - Elvis Presley.
October 18 • The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement
Author Steven Pease raises two questions
in his thought-provoking book: Are Jews
disproportionately high achievers? If so, why?
His book illustrates the life and achievements of
hundreds of remarkable Jews over the last 200 years,
and attempts to analyze the “why?” by making the
case for culture.
Get Up & Go is supported by gifts to the PJCC, and grants from The Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation
of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties; Mills-Peninsula Health Services; and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s New Freedom Program.
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DROP-IN GROUPS • CLUBS
Sit & Knit • Drop-In / All Levels
The Jewish Husband by Lia Levi
10:00 am–12:00 pm • Adult Lounge
Free for Everyone • Code: 26672
October 26 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm • Classroom C
Free M / $4 P* • Code: 26789
It is 1938 and fascist Italy has
imposed its infamous race laws.
A young Jewish professor entertains a tormented passion for the
beautiful and enigmatic Sonia.
She is everything that he is not:
the privileged daughter of a family that is wealthy, prominent, and
above all, gentile. He wins her
affections, but the price is great.
He must deny his origins in order
to enter that jealously guarded
circle of intimates composed of her family and their
friends. It is a world that has no use for him and forces
him into humiliating and painful compromises.
Many people use knitting and crocheting as a creative
outlet and escape from life’s hectic pace. All it takes is a
pair of knitting needles and yarn. No meeting 9/6.
TUESDAY
Drop-in Bridge
1:00–3:30 pm • Board Room • Free M / $3 P* per
session • Code: 26745
Intermediate players may drop in for a weekly game of
afternoon bridge.
Yiddish Club
September 7, 21 & October 5, 19 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Classroom C • Free M / $3 P* per session •
Code: 26746
Winner of the Moravia Prize for fiction, The Jewish Husband is a bittersweet story of passion and hatred, cruelty
and oppression. It is an account of a country and a time
about which too little has been written. Above all, it is a
tender love story set at a time in which the world and its
inhabitants appeared to have completely lost their ability to show tenderness.
Keep Yiddish alive with others who share your love of
the language, through conversation, songs, movies and
food. Fluent Yiddish mastery not required. Peer led.
A Discussion Group for Men
Mondays, September 20 & October 18
10:30 – 12:00 pm • Classroom AB
Free M / $3 P per session
Code: September: 26790 / October: 26791
All men are welcome, regardless of age or viewpoint.
The focus of this group is on intelligent conversation,
not arguing or therapy.
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WEDNESDAY
Let’s Talk About It
2:00–3:15 pm • Classroom C • Free for Everyone •
Code: 26671
Each week Shirley Rosenberg leads a lively discussion
about the events of the day. All opinions are welcome.
No meeting 9/8.
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Jewish
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Join other readers for a lively discussion of Jewish themed books on loan
KORET-TAUBE INITIATIVE
from the Jewish Community Library’s Book Club in a Box. Facilitator is
Jim Van Buskirk.
THURSDAY
Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson
An Afternoon of Mah Jongg Drop-in Play
September 28 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm • Classroom C
Free M / $4 P* • Code: 26788
As boys, two friends, Max Glickman
and Manny Washinsky, spent a lot of
time hiding in an old air-raid shelter
looking at a book about the "Final Solution." Fixated on the crimes committed against his people, but unable to
live a conformist, suburban Jewish life,
Max moves away, marries out and, as
a cartoonist, forges a career drawing
strips about Jewish suffering.
Thursdays • 1:00–4:00 pm • Classroom AB
Free M / $3 P* • Code: 26747
For intermediate level players. No instructor will be present. Bring your current Mah Jongg card. Pre-registration
is suggested. No meeting 9/9, 9/23, 9/30.
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DROP-IN GROUPS • CLUBS
Drop-in Canasta Club
October 28
Trip to the Presidio and Golden Gate Park (see box below
for details).
4th Thursday, October 28 • 7:00 -9:00 pm •
Classroom B • Free M/ $3 P* • Code: 26774
No meeting in September
Join us monthly for 2 hours of Canasta fun. Beginning
level Canasta knowledge recommended. Pre-registration
is suggested. Call Rhonda Press at 650.378.2717 with
questions.
This is a special event for
members of the Beth El Senior
Friendship Club!
Beth El Senior Friendship Club
Presidio Café Lunch
Bus Tour of the Presidio, Golden Gate
Park and environs
Thursday, October 28, 2010
San Francisco
in conjunction with the PJCC
Group meets at Peninsula Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda
de las Pulgas, San Mateo. Transportation is available
depending on location. Cost is $5 /round trip. Contact
650.212.7522 for more information.
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
Join the Beth El Senior Friendship Club for a
lovely lunch at the Presidio Café, followed by a
step-on-board guided bus tour with Marilyn Straka
of On the Level Tours. This tour incorporates
history, mystery, culture, and fun, and includes
scenic vists, floral displays, and the most beautiful
tiled stairway in San Francisco. There will be
optional short walking stops.
Transportation is provided by the Peninsula Jewish
Community Center. Departure from Temple Beth
El is at 10:30 am. Return to Temple Beth El is at
approximately 3:45 pm. Tickets are $25, which
includes lunch, tour, and transportation. Checks
should be made payable to the Beth El Senior
Friendship Club. Priority registration is given to
members of the Friendship Club until October 21.
After that date, it will be open to all. Tickets are
available on a first come first served basis. Space is
limited. Please sign up early for this event. Contact
Rhonda Press at the PJCC 650.378-2717 to register.
Please indicate your meal choice when
registering: vegetarian frittata, penne pasta
with grilled chicken and vegetables, or pan
roasted salmon in lemon vinaigrette.
Brown Bag Lunch
Program begins
“Afterthoughts” program
September 2
Fred McCarty returns to perform songs from the Great
American Song Book.
2:00 pm
Discussion with Rabbi Eisner
September 9 No Meeting, Rosh Hashanah
September 16 No Meeting
September 23 No Meeting, Sukkot
September 30 No Meeting, Shemini Atzeret
October 7
Mike and Marian Billo return to entertain with favorite
show tunes and oldies.
2:00 pm
Discussion with Rabbi Eisner
October 14
Enjoy a musical program with the South Bay Community
Orchestra.
2:00 pm
This excursion is subsidized by a grant from the Senior
Excursion Fund of the Jewish Community Endowment
Fund for seniors who are mobility, financially or
physically impaired and for whom this trip would not be
possible without a subsidized fee.
Current Events with David Nigel
October 21
Bring your bag lunch and view the documentary, Making
Trouble, which tells the story of six of the greatest female
Jewish comic entertainers of the last century—Molly
Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda
Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein. It’s the true saga of
what it means to be Jewish, female, and funny. (85 min.)
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SEPTEMBER 2010
SU
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
Get Up & Go at
the PJCC
FRI
12:00 pm
Beth El Senior
Friendship Club
2:00 pm
Let’s Talk About It 1:00 pm
Mah Jongg
PJCC
OFFICES
CLOSED
1
10:00 am
Intermediate
Bridge
LABOR DAY
6
ROSH
HASHANAH
1:00 pm
Drop-in Bridge
7
8
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go at
the PJCC
10:00 am
Sit & Knit
10:00 am
Int. Bridge
2:00 pm
Let’s Talk About It
9
No Beth El Senior
Friendship Club
1:00 pm
Mah Jongg
15
10
PJCC
CLOSED
No services
transportation
YOM KIPPUR
16
17
PJCC Trip
PJCC OFFICES
Oakland Museum CLOSED
Get Up & Go
Errands
10:00 am
Sit & Knit
10:00 am
Int. Bridge
1:00 pm
Beginning Bridge
10:30 am
Men’s Dis. Group
10:30 am
Yiddish Club
2:00 pm
SUKKOT
Let’s Talk About It
No Beth El Senior
Friendship Club
11:00 am
Hamlet class
1:00 pm
Drop-in Bridge
7:00 pm
Infant & Child
Safety event 21
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go
Errands
10:00 am
Sit & Knit
10:00 am
Int. Bridge
11:00 am
Hamlet class
10:30 am
Jewish Book
Discussion Group
1:00 pm
AARP Driver
Safety class
1:00 pm
Drop-in Bridge
27
22
23
24
SHEMINI
2:00 pm
ATZERET
Let’s Talk About It
No Beth El Senior
Friendship Club
28
29
6
18
Shabbat Shuttle
7:30 pm Services
@ Peninsula
Temple Beth El
PJCC OFFICES
CLOSED
1:00 pm
AARP Driver
Safety class
11
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go
Errands
20
4
ROSH
HASHANAH
Get Up & Go
Errands
2:00 pm
Monday at
19 the Movies
26
3
No services
transportation
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
Food for Thought Drop-in Bridge
6:30 pm
Beyond IQ: Meas.
Cog. Functions
12
13 lecture
14
2:00 pm
Sunday Cinema
Shabbat Shuttle
7:00 pm Services
@ Peninsula
Temple Sholom
PJCC
CLOSED
10:30 am
Yiddish Club
5
Get Up & Go
Errands
2
2:00 pm
PJCC
Let’s Talk About It CLOSED
Get Up & Go
Errands
SAT
30
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OCTOBER 2010
SU
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
Get Up & Go
Errands
1:00 pm
Beginning Bridge
Shabbat Shuttle
6:30 pm Services
@ Peninsula
Temple Beth El
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go at
the PJCC
10:00 am
Sit & Knit
10:00 am
Intermediate
Bridge
2:00 pm
Let’s Talk About It 1:00 pm
Mah Jongg
6:30 pm
PostImpressionism
Lecture
11:00 am
Hamlet Class
10:30 am
Yiddish Club
2:00 pm
Food for Thought 1:00 pm
Drop-in Bridge
3
10
4
5
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go
Errands
10:00 am
Sit & Knit
10:00 am
Intermediate
Bridge
2:00 pm
Monday at the
Movies
1:00 pm
Drop-in Bridge
Ashland Trip
Departs
11
12:00 pm
Beth El Senior
Friendship Club
6
PJCC Trip
PostImpressionists at
the de Young
2:00 pm
Let’s Talk About It
12:00 pm
Beth El Senior
Friendship Club
1:00 pm
Mah Jongg
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go at
the PJCC
10:00 am
Sit & Knit
10:00 am
Intermediate
Bridge
2:00 pm
Let’s Talk About It 1:00 pm
Mah Jongg
12:00 pm
Beth El Senior
Friendship Club
18
19
Get Up & Go
Errands
Get Up & Go
Errands
10:00 am
Sit & Knit
10:00 am
Intermediate
Bridge
24 2:00 pm
Monday at the
Movies
20
1:00 pm
Mah Jongg
25
26
27
7
Ashland Trip
Returns
15
16
8:00 pm
LARK Quarte+
Get Up & Go
Errands
1:00 pm
Beginning Bridge
22
23
Get Up & Go
Errands
1:00 pm
Beginning Bridge
7:00 pm
Drop-in Canasta
Shabbat Shuttle
7:30 pm Services
@ Peninsula
Temple Sholom
28
29
1:00 pm
Drop-in Bridge
31
9
1:00 pm
Beginning Bridge
21
Beth El Senior
2:00 pm
Let’s Talk About It Friendship Club
Trip
10:30 am
Jewish Book
Discussion Group
8
Get Up & Go
Errands
Shabbat Shuttle
6:30 pm Services
@ Peninsula
Temple Beth El
10:30 am
Yiddish Club
2:00 pm
1:00 pm
Food for Thought
Drop-in Bridge
17
1:00 pm
Beginning Bridge
Shabbat Shuttle
7:30 pm Services
@ Penin Temple
Sholom
14
Get Up & Go
Errands
10:30 am
Men’s Discussion
Group
Get Up & Go
Errands
7
13
2
Shabbat Shuttle
6:30 pm Services
@ Peninsula
Temple Beth El
7:00 pm
Art Reception
12
1
30
DROP-IN GROUPS • CLUBS • TRIPS
Bernard Zakheim:
The Man Behind the Murals
TRIPS
Oakland Museum of California
Sunday, November 14 • With transportation: $30 M/
$39 P • Without transportation: $15M/$20 P
Home pick-ups: $10/location • Code: 27145
Wednesday, September 22 • $35 M/ $46 P*
Home pick-ups $10/location • Code: 26673
Bernard Zakheim, a protégé of Diego Rivera, was a
leading mid-twentieth century California artist. His
murals have graced the SFJCC, Coit Tower and Toland
Hall on the campus of the UCSF medical center. Born in
Poland, he immigrated to the Bay Area in 1921.
On May 1, after a two-year $58 million renovation, the
Oakland Museum unveiled their remodeled Art and
History galleries. Join us for a docent-led tour and a
chance to see 2100 new pieces, expanded gallery space,
and new interactive exhibits. No-host lunch is in the
new Blue Oak Café.
Departures 9:25 am
PJCC
9:45 am
San Carlos train
10:00 am
5th & El Camino**
10:05 am
Peninsula Regent
10:15 am
Woodlake
Lehrhaus Judaica and the Judah L. Magnes Museum
are presenting a photographic exhibit of Zakheim’s
work at the Jazz Heritage Center in SF. This trip includes
a lecture by Susanne Strimling on the life and work of
Zakheim. Strimling has been a specialist in the area of
contemporary art with for over 20 years with consulting,
curatorial, and art management experience.
Returns
3:30 pm
3:15 pm
3:00 pm
2:55 pm
2:45 pm
After viewing the exhibit, lunch is on your own in the
Fillmore District.
Co-sponsored with Lehrhaus Judaica. **EastWest Bank
Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Beyond at
the deYoung
Departures 9:30 am
PJCC
9:45 am
San Carlos train
10:00 am
5th & El Camino**
10:05 am
Peninsula Regent
10:15 am
Woodlake
**EastWest Bank
Wednesday, October 13 • $39 M/ $51 P*
(Museum members may deduct $16)
Home pick-ups: $10/location • Code: 26674
This exhibition presents 120 of the Musée d’Orsay’s
most famous late Impressionist paintings including
those by Monet and Renoir, followed by the more
individualistic styles of the early modern masters
including Cézanne, Gauguin, Lautrec and Van Gogh,
and the Nabis painters, Bonnard and Vuillard. Also
included is a spectacular collection of Pointillist painters
including work by Seurat and Signac. Audio guide is
available for rental. No-host lunch in museum café.
Departures 8:55 am
PJCC
9:15 am
San Carlos train
9:30 am
5th & El Camino**
9:35 am
Peninsula Regent
9:45 am
Woodlake
California Academy of Sciences
Wednesday, December 1 • $40 M/ $52 P
Home pick-ups: $10/location • Code: 27146
At the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate
Park, you will have a chance to see the entire world
under one roof. Featured are a domed indoor rain
forest, 300-seat planetarium, a 2.5 acre meadow on
the roof, and an aquarium filled with kelp forests and
corals. Tours are self-guided. Multi-media headsets
are available for an additional fee. No-host lunch in
museum café.
Returns
3:00 pm
2:45 pm
2:30 pm
2:25 pm
2:15 pm
Departures 9:25 am
PJCC
9:45 am
San Carlos train
10:00 am
5th & El Camino**
10:05 am
Peninsula Regent
10:15 am
Woodlake
**EastWest Bank
**EastWest Bank
The Circle
Returns
3:20 pm
3:05 pm
2:50 pm
2:45 pm
2:35 pm
of Life Fund
The Gift That Lives Forever
To learn how you can support the PJCC with a
planned gift, contact Art Wolf at 650.378.2759.
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Returns
4:30 pm
4:15 pm
4:00 pm
3:55 pm
3:45 pm
TRIPS
2011 San Francisco Ballet
Senior Series tickets on sale now!
2010 – 2011 San Francisco Symphony
Senior Subscription Series
Special low-priced package of 8 matinee concerts
offered exclusively for seniors. Concerts can be purchased with or without transportation. Time for lunch
and shopping in the Civic Center or Union Square areas
before each concert.
This 5-ballet Saturday series is only available to adults 65
and older.
Seating is in the Side Orchestra, Dress Circle and Center
Orchestra. Tickets to this series may be purchased with
or without transportation. Time for lunch in the Civic
Center area before each performance.
All concerts begin at 2:00 pm. Free pre-concert talk
one hour prior to 2:00 pm Thursday concerts.
Cost With Transportation:
Side Orchestra: $355 M/ $450 P; Dress Circle: $420
M/$455 P; Center Orchestra**: $485 M/$575 P
Code: 26942
Cost with Transportation for 8 concerts
$420 M/ $500 P • Code: 27134
Cost without Transportation for 8 concerts
$315 M/$360 P • Code: 27135
Cost Without Transportation:
Side Orchestra: $250 M/$305 P; Dress Circle: $310 M/
$365 P; Center Orchestra**: $415 M/ $465 P
Code: 26943
Transportation Schedule
PJCC San Carlos train station 9th & El Camino 5th & El Camino**
Woodlake Apts.
**$200 preferred seating charge due at time of
registration for Center Orchestra Seating. Must be paid
with a separate check made payable to the SF Ballet, and
is tax-deductible.
9:55 am
10:15 am
10:30 am
10:35 am
10:45 am
** EastWest Bank
February 12, 2011
Giselle–Composer: Adolphe Adam; Choreographer Helgi
Tomasson. This critically acclaimed production features
lavish scenery and costumes, soulful music, and beautiful choreography epitomizing the pure classicism of the
Romantic ballets.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
MTT conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
Harrison Parade; Copland Quiet City; Copland Organ
Symphony
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Kirill Karabits conducts Schumann’s Piano Concerto;
Valentin Silvestrov Elegie; Schumann Piano Concerto;
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
February 26, 2011
Classical Symphony–Composer: Sergei Prokofiev; Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov; Nanna’s Lied–Composers:
Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollaender; Choreographer: Helgi
Tomasson; Artifact Suite–Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Eva Crossman-Hecht; Choreographer: William
Forsythe.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Marek Janowski conducts Beethoven; Beethoven Symphony No. 4; Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3; Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3
March 5, 2011
Theme and Variations–Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Choreographer: George Balanchine; Winter
Dreams SF Ballet Premiere–Composer: Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky; Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan; and
an additional work to be announced.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Bernard Labadie conducts Mozart; Mozart Symphony
No. 25; Mozart Piano Concerto No. 5; Mozart Piano Concerto No. 8; Mozart Symphony No. 33
March 26, 2011
Coppelia SF Ballet Premiere–Composer: Leo Delibes;
Choreographer: George Balanchine. Balanchine’s joyous
classic makes its long-awaited SF Ballet premiere in a lavish and colorful new production.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1; Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Thursday, March 13, 2011
SF Youth Orchestra
Sunday, April 14, 2011
Charles Dutoit conducts Henri Dutilleux Tout un monde
lontain; Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
April 16, 2011
Underskin–Composer: Arnold Schoenberg; Choreographer: Renato Zanella. Wheeldon World Premiere;
Petrouchka–Composer: Igor Stravinsky; Choreographer:
Michel Fokline.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
SFS Chamber Music
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TRIPS • CLASSES AT THE PJCC • EVENTS
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
75th Anniversary
Beginning Bridge
Monday, October 11 – Friday, October 15 (5 days and
4 nights) • Trip departs from the PJCC • Code: 26295
Fridays • September 24 – October 29 (6 classes)
1:00 – 3:00 pm • Classroom B • $78 M/ $102 P* •
Code: 27168 • Instructor: Sandy Dennison
Cost: Double Occupancy: $915 M/$1,070 P
Single Supplement: $275
Non-refundable deposit $150 per person at time of
registration
Beginning students with no previous bridge knowledge
are welcome and will learn the current basics of
Contract Bridge with an emphasis on bidding and the
play of the hand.
Co-sponsored with the Contra Costa JCC and Oshman
Family JCC.
Trip Includes:
• Four nights at the Ashland Springs Hotel with breakfast
• Group dinner
• Private discussions with festival members
Intermediate Bridge with Supervised Play
• Deluxe motor coach transportation
Hamlet: The Inside Story with Play Reading
Tuesdays • September 7 – October 26 (8 classes)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm • Classroom AB on 9/21, 9/28
and in the Art Room on 10/5 • $104 M/ $136 P*
Code: 26744 • Instructor: Sandy Dennison
Learn more about bidding and additional conventions.
• Tickets to Ruined by Lynn Nottage; American Night, a
World Premiere performance by Culture Clash; Hamlet
by William Shakespeare, She Loves Me with music by
Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and Pride and
Prejudice adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
Mondays • September 20, 27 & October 4 (3 classes)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm • Classroom C • $45 M/$59 P*
Code: 26752 • Facilitated by: Maryann Maslan, MFA
Capture the drama, intrigue and passion of Hamlet,
one of the world’s most popular plays. Experience the
language and characters firsthand and revel in the
magic of the tragedy that has captivated audiences for
more than 400 years.
• Optional guided backstage tour additional fee
• Optional day trip and jitney tour of historic Jacksonville
Don’t miss Hamlet: The Inside Story with Play
Reading. See next column for more details.
Hamlet will be seen on this year’s trip to the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival. No experience needed to have
fun with Hamlet.
CLASSES AT THE PJCC
Maryann Maslan, playwright, journalist, theatre critic
and teacher, has acted at the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival and worked for the San Francisco Opera and
Ballet as well as local and regional theatres.
Post-Impressionism: An Introductory Lecture
Wednesday, October 6 • 6:30 – 7:45 pm • Classroom AB
$10 M/ $13 P* • Code: 26777 • Instructor: Docent from
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
This class is co-sponsored with Engage As You Age, an organization
which creates intergenerational connections between creative people
and homebound or isolated older adults and seniors. For more
information contact Engage As You Age at 415.690.6944 or visit
www.EngageAsYouAge.com.
In preparation for the post-Impressionism exhibit at the
deYoung Museum, this lecture by a docent from the
Fine Arts Museums highlights the late works of Monet
and Renoir, paintings by modern masters Cézanne,
Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Van Gogh and the
unique styles of Seurat and Rousseau, all of whom
continue the story of Impressionism.
AARP Driver Safety Class
Monday/Wednesday • September 27 & 29 (2 classes) •
1:00 – 5:00 pm • Classroom AB • Code: 26905 •
$12 AARP members/$14 Non-AARP members, payable
to instructor at the first class.
Please see Page 8 for information on the PJCC’s October
13 trip to the deYoung Museum.
Designed for students 50 and over, this class includes
defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws and rules
of the road. Find out how to safely adjust your driving to
compensate for age-related changes in vision, hearing,
and reaction time. Taking the class may enable you to
receive a discount on your auto insurance.
Pre-registration required.
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CLASSES • EVENTS • VIBRANT BRAINS
EVENTS
vibrantBrains at the PJCC
PJCC Art Gallery • September 15 – November 29, 2010
Posit Science Insight
Jewish Witness to a Polish Century
Monday, Wednesday, Friday • September 13 –
October 4 (10 sessions) • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm •
Computer Room • $79 M/$99 P • Code: 26670
Improve the quality and quantity of information
your brain absorbs with your eyes through computer
exercises designed to speed up visual processing,
sharpen visual precision and improve visual working
memory. Class taught by vibrantBrains staff.
Pictures and stories from the Centropa interviews in
Poland, 2001 – 2008.
KT
KOReception
RE T
Art
and Presentation with
TAU B E
INITIATIVE
Edward Serotta of Centropa
KORET-TAUBE INITIATIVE
Wednesday • October 13 • 7:00 – 8:15 pm •
Free
Board Room · Free
View photographs from Centropa, a non-profit
organization headed by acclaimed photographer
Edward Serotta. They spent seven years interviewing
the oldest Jews still living in Poland about all aspects of
twentieth century life.
Posit Science Brain Fitness Program
Monday, Wednesday, Friday • September 13 – October 4
(10 sessions) • 9:00 am – 10:00 am • Computer Room
$79 M/$99 P • Code: 26669 • Instructor: vibrantBrains Staff
Ever experience a “senior moment?” Focus on the
auditory part of your brain with these stimulating
computer exercises designed to clear up “fuzzy”
processing. Exercises help you to interpret what you
hear quickly and remember it accurately.
“Up Close” at the PJCC and Music at Kohl Mansion present
LARK Quarte+ Stephen Salters, Baritone
Saturday, October 23 • 8:00 pm • PJCC Lobby
$20 M/$25 P • Code: 26785
The LARK Quarte+ delights audiences with its energy
and imaginative artistry. Wine, cheese and the program
are followed by a “Meet the Artists” dessert reception.
MindFit™
Monday/Wednesday/Friday • September 13 –November
5 • 10:00 – 11:00 am • $160 M/$200 P (24 sessions) •
Code 26668 • Instructor: vibrantBrains Staff
Seating is general admission. Groups of four or more
may reserve a table. Advance registration required.
Avoid age-related functional decline and promote
overall cognitive vitality with easy sessions that take as
little as 20-30 minutes a day! MindFit™ is a patent proven
technology that challenges your mind to build everyday
skills and abilities and improve the quality of your life.
Class taught by vibrantBrains staff.
Infant and Child Safety: A Safe Start
Tuesday, September 21 • 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Board Room • Free • Code: 26906
Free
Tempted to bubble-wrap your children or
grandchildren until they’re eighteen?
Beyond IQ: Measuring Cognitive Functions
Dr. Sarah Beekley, an award wining pediatrician at
Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, will discuss
everything you will want to know about infant,
toddler and child safety from birth to age six.
Learn how to avoid the most common causes of
injury. If you have a young child/grandchild in
your life, you won’t want to miss this! Enjoy an
interactive safety table to play safety games, win
prizes and sign up to learn infant or child CPR.
You’ll also be eligible for a cookbook raffle.
Tuesday, September 14 • 6:30 – 8:00 pm
PJCC Board Room • Free • Code: 26675
Free
Ever wonder how your cognitive functions are
measured, what those measurements mean or
when someone should go to
a neuropsychologist for an
evaluation? Join Dr. McKim,
clinical neuropsychologist, as
he discusses how cognitive
assessments work and what
specific brain functions can
be measured.
This event, presented in partnership with Kaiser
Permanente, is free of charge for the entire
community. Pre-registration is required. Call
either the PJCC at 650-212-7522 or Paul Munda at
Kaiser, 650-299-4991.
Dr. Ryan McKim, Neuropsychologist
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Peninsula Jewish
Community Center
800 Foster City Blvd.
Foster City, CA 94404
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Permit No. 822
San Mateo, CA 94402
Discover the world of Jewish travel!
Visit www.DiscoverJCC.com/travel, contact Cippi Harte at
pcharte@jcca.org or call 212.786.5130.
China
October 18 – 31, 2010 • Through a Jewish Lens
Join us as we visit the Israel Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai and learn more about China’s Jewish side. We will see Beijing’s Tiananmen
Square, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Old Shanghai Ghetto, and the Hong Kong JCC. This Jewish heritage tour combines a
classic tour of China with unique visits to places that had and have a thriving Jewish population. Even if you’ve been to China before, this
trip offers new and exciting experiences.
Desert Queen
October 26 – November 2, 2010 • Israel Jeep Adventures . . . Exclusively for Women!
If you’re a woman over 20 who is looking for adventure, we have the perfect trip. Spend a week driving across Israel in a 4x4 Jeep convoy
with other women from Israel and North America. The terrain is challenging, the company is great, and the food is fabulous. You’ll have
loads of fun, putting yourself to the test as an individual and a team.
Rwanda
February 21 – March 3, 2011 • Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
Combine volunteering at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, modeled after Yemin Orde youth village in Israel, with learning about the
country, history and life in Rwanda, one of the most beautiful countries in Africa. ASYV provides a home for children left orphaned by
the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Volunteer experiences may include work in the afterschool program, farm, or kitchen. We will live in
the village and try to make a difference in the lives of these young people, as well as visiting the Akagera Game Park. Get inspired! Check
out the blog: www.agahozo-shalom.org/blog/
Cuba
Jewish Missions to Isolated Communities
If you are interested in meeting with the Jewish community of Cuba, learning about their lives, having the opportunity to hear their
stories, and letting them know the North American Jewish community cares about them, we have numerous opportunities for you to
join a group. Experience Cuba while you give of yourself and your expertise. These missions assist with the revitalization of Jewish life in
Cuba and work to improve the physical and spiritual well-being of Cuba’s Jews.
SU KK O
T
at the PJCC
Celebrate Sukkot with us!
Visit our Sukkah in
the Hamlin Garden.
September 22 – 30, 2010