Posted by 04/27/2019 No Comments

Institute for Historical Study: Talk and Tour at the Richmond Museum of History

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 skills and tactics developed during 42 years in Nebraska in the Bay Area. Voila, two years later ?Pioneers to the Present, The Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County? opened at the Richmond Museum of History. How often do you hear it, I didn?t know there were Jews in Nebraska or Richmond. Jews as an ethnic group, a religious minority, as self-identification, affiliated and non-affiliated, assimilated, or melded into the larger amorphous community are everywhere, especially in urban, suburban university locales.”

Posted by 02/28/2019 Museum News, Richmond History No Comments

Bubbe Reads Story Time with a Jewish Granny (2/18/19)

Fun was had by all at the story time with a Jewish granny event!

This special out of school time event took place on President’s Day as part of the Pioneers to the Present: Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County exhibit series.

A great time was had by all!
A story and grapes!
Evelyn leads Jewish Origami
Bubbe Sue read to our youngest guest.
Bubbe Karen made a new friend!
Posted by 12/21/2018 No Comments

Exhibit: Pioneers to the Present – Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County

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.

 

Past Presidents of Temple Beth HIllel, 1953. Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives.
Fred Hendeles, holocaust survivor who worked in the shipyards
Fred Hendeles, holocaust survivor who worked in the shipyards. Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives.
Blumenfeld's: Jewish Owned Business Ad, 1947
Blumenfeld’s: Jewish Owned Business Ad, 1947. Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives.
Death remembrance plaque (Yarzeit). Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives.
Reuben Savin, Jewish Pharmacist
Reuben Savin, Jewish Pharmacist. Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives.
Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives.
Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives.

View the flyer!

Pioneers to Present: Jews of Richmond & CoCo Exhibit
Pioneers to Present: Jews of Richmond & CoCo Exhibit
Posted by 12/03/2018 No Comments

Jewish Food and Wine Celebration

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 the program.

Beloved Jewish treats like chopped liver, kugel, knishes, spinach matzo pie and more will be offered.

Guests of all ages are welcome but must be age 21+ with ID for wine tasting.

This is a FREE event.

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