An exhibit that showcases the often unknown stories of the local Jewish community, shares results of a US Holocaust Memorial Museum project and explains Jewish culture and traditions. View the flyer! Pioneers to Present: Jews of Richmond & CoCo Exhibit
Memorial Concert for Ben Rust?with Rebecca Rust and Frederick Edelmann Ben Rust Ben Rust (1917-1970) was a beloved East Bay history teacher who worked in the Richmond shipyards as an engineer, ship fitter and draftsman during World War II. His daughter cellist Rebecca Rust and partner/bassoonist Frederick Edelmann will perform a free concert on February […]
Bubbe Reads: Storytime with Jewish Granny Join us for a fun and educational out of school time event! From 1-3 PM on February 18, 2019 (President’s Day) a group of nice Jewish grannys will be reading stories for kids of all ages. What is a Bubbe? Bubbe means Grandma in Yiddish! The Bubbes will read […]
Survivor’s Cafe by Elizabeth Rosner A Lecture on Intergenerational Trauma As part of our public programs for Pioneers to the Present: Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County, Elizabeth Rosner, author of Survivor’s Cafe, will lecture on Intergenerational Trauma. Liz will take questions and sign copies of her book, which will be for sale at […]
Dr. Stephen Harris will present “Jewish Genealogy: Finding your Jewish Roots” in conjunction with the temporary exhibit Pioneers to Present: Jews of Richmond & Contra Costa County. This exhibit is the latest in the “Know Your Community” series of public programs. ?The goal is to provide beginning genealogists with enough information to conduct their own […]
Unlikely Romance Local authors Julie Freestone and Rudi Raab speak on their novel Stumbling Stone (2015, Alvarado Press).How likely is it that the daughter of Jewish immigrants would cast her lot with the son of a high-ranking Nazi? However improbable, reporter Sarah Stern and German-born, Berkeley, California cop Karl Schmidt fall in love and embark […]
Fred Rosenbaum speaks about his book, Taking Risks, the story of Joseph Pell who was a partisan fighter during World War II. Joseph made his way to California after the war and eventually founded Moo’s Ice Cream in Richmond. Fred Rosenbaum, the Founding Director Emeritus of Lehrhaus Judaica, led the?school for 44 years until 2017. […]
Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz will tell the story of Jewish actor Maurice B. Curtis, who used his fortune to light the Statue of Liberty in 1886 when the US Congress didn?t want to spend the money. He is the author of The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of […]
On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2 pm Prof. Oliver B. Pollack will give a talk and a tour of the exhibit: Pioneers to the Present, The Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County. An exert from Prof. Pollack: “Get involved. That was my mantra when I arrived in Richmond in November 2016. Use the […]
Alix Wall will speak about contributions of Jewish Chefs in the Bay Area.?Wall, founder of The Illuminoshi: The Not-So-Secret Society of Bay Area Jewish Food Professionals, will be joined by Berkeley-based Covenant Winery and Perfusion Vineyard, a Richmond business farmed and owned by surgeon John Bry. Musicians Melita Silberstein and Dave Rosenfeld will round out […]
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