Hillel Update/Class Picks

Hi,

Although Hillel usually tries not to schedule many programs in the last weeks of school; the way the Jewish calendar fall this year has made that impossible.  However, we think our Hillel program offerings in these final weeks of the semester are very special.

REMINDER - TODAY - 4 PM - Inside LUMA Exhibit - "Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People"
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Commemoration Day, Program

You will also have the opportunity to view the spectacular exhibit.  Doors to the Museum open at 3:30 PM today and will remain open after our program until 5:30 PM.

11 AM-2 PM - Yom HaShoah Memorial Table - 25 E. Pearson, Downstairs by the Cafe



TOMORROW - TUESDAY, APRIL 17 - NOON - HILLEL LIVING ROOM

"GHOSTS, DEMONS AND MAGICAL CREATURES IN THE JEWISH TRADITION"

A discussion and Kosher Latin Lunch with Ana Maria Shua

Ana Maria is an award-winning Argentinian Jewish writer whose area of specialization is Jewish folklore and magic.  She is visiting Loyola from Argentina through the Department of Modern Languages and Literature.  We had the opportunity to meet Ana Maria last Spring when she visited, and she has a warm, very personal style of communication.   We hope you will join us.



TUESDAY - THURSDAY, APRIL 17-19 - 5-9 PM - GRANADA CENTER - 3RD FLOOR - MEET DOWNSTAIRS IN LOBBY

"DECONSTRUCTION ZONE"

DECONSTRUCTION ZONE is an environment created by Loyola students and staff that has participants physically move through a series of sensory experiences/scenes pertaining to different kinds of oppression, discrimination, violence, hate and ignorance.  Each tour takes about 30 minutes.  Meet in the Lobby of Granada any time between 5-9 PM Tuesday-Thursday, and a tour guide will take a group through each 1/2 hour.

DECONSTRUCTION ZONE is a powerful experience.  The program was brought to Loyola by Residence Life, and Hillel at Loyola is one of the co-sponsors of the program.  Hillel's room is called "Anti-Semitism Then and Now."  We encourage you and your friends to tour DECONSTRUCTION ZONE this week.




HILLEL CLASS PICKS

As registration for the Fall begins today - please note that HEBREW 101 is again being offered Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30-3:45 PM.  There will be a new teacher for the course, and this is an excellent opportunity to learn MODERN HEBREW for credit!  We want to make sure to be able to keep Modern Hebrew as a language at Loyola - so tell your friends that this is the chance to be able to learn more than "Shalom" and "Mazal Tov!"

Also - Introdcution to Classical Judaism is being taught again on Tuesdays from 4:15-6:45 PM.  This is the first part of the two-course series of classes on Judaism.  These are always outstanding opportunities to learn about Judaism.




HILLEL BOARD FOR NEXT YEAR

In the next two weeks, those who would like to be a Hillel at Loyola Board Member next year, have the opportunity to sign up for a Committee Chairperson position on the Hillel Board.  The Committees are Judaica, Social, Volunteer, Political Action/Cultural, and Communication.  This year we are adding the Position of Webmaster(s) as well.  We will have up to 4 Chairpersons per Committee.  The Hillel at Loyola Board is responsible for planning and carrying out the many programs you see in your Hillel listserve messages as well as representing the Jewish community at Loyola.

Sign-Up sheets will be available in Hillel beginning tomorrow.  The process is to sign up for the Committee you want and to turn in a paragraph to Patti Ray, Hillel Director, by Wednesday, April 25 explaining why you would like the particular Chairpersonship.  The new Executive Board will read the paragraphs and finalize the Board Chairs on Thursday, April 26.

Elections in Hillel are only for the 4 officers - President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.  To be eligible to run for the Executive Board, you need to have been on the Hillel Board for 1 year.  Those eligible to run understand that they have to sign up to run for an Officer position and put up a platform by Friday, April 20.  If there are contested offices, then those individuals must also sign up for a Committee Chair, to insure that they are on the Board in some capacity.

Everyone on this listserve is eligible to vote in the Hillel elections.  Votiing will be in Hillel Wednesday and Thursday, April 25 & 26.  Please take the time to read the candidates' platforms.





OFF-CAMPUS SPECIAL PROGRAM - HILLELS AROUND CHICAGO ISRAELI/JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

THIS IS SUCH A SPECTACULAR ARRAY OF FILMS - WE ARE LISTING ALL THE INFORMATION BELOW:

MOSAIC: Jewish Arts in the Loop and Columbia College Hillel Present:


IMAGE, IDENTITY, ISRAEL: A FILM FESTIVAL


Where: Film Row Cinema, Columbia College Chicago

            Ludington Bldg. 8th Floor 1104 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago


When: April 16, 18, 19;   7:30 pm


Cost: $3 student admission, $5 for general community admission



In conjunction with Hillels Around Chicago's MOSAIC: Jewish Arts in the Loop, Columbia College Hillel presents: Image, Identity, Israel: A Film Festival the week of April 16, 18, 19 2007. Featuring but not being limited to films about Israel, the event is in its fourth year. Reaching a wide audience, the festival seeks to go beyond the stereotypes of Israel and Jews, promoting greater understanding between all peoples and striving to add dimension and complexity to the images that we are bombarded with from the news. Speakers and discussions will be at each showing.


SCHEDULE OF FILMS IS LISTED BELOW DESCRIPTION OF FILMS


A compelling documentary film-in-progress, "Forever After" will feature filmmaker Chicago-based and Brazilian born, Elizabeth Kahn. The meticulous documentation of the effects of the Holocaust on survivors and their descendants from around the world, tears at the heart. A discussion with Ms. Kahn will be an invaluable opportunity to get inside the work of the filmmaker who is herself a child of survivors. "Forever After" is also co-produced and co-directed by highly acclaimed Oscar nominated director Adrian Belic and Adam Rubin. Both grew up in Chicago.



One featured Israeli-based film, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shira Richter, is "Two for the Road." It's the story of two spirited women competing in a 4x4 rally across the Moroccan Sahara desert. Naomi is Israeli while Ahsan is Palestinian. The film follows their twists and turns over the course of 12 very hot days and freezing nights. As the contest progresses, the friendship is challenged and their innate differences bubble to the surface. It's a "survivor" story of adventure, fun, challenge, and an extraordinary human friendship.



Another Israeli made film is "Dark Night" by Leonid Prodovsky. The return of three soldiers to their post, turns into a deadly ambush. While escaping, they take over a house of a Palestinian couple, and hide in it, waiting for rescue. Hostility and lack of communication prevail between the two sides, when a small detail is revealed which helps both sides find common ground, until.....



"Ever Again" is a documentary about attacks on Jews by Islamic fanatics and neo-Nazis, ever-increasing across Europe, while moderate Moslems are either lured into their ranks or intimidated by them. This shocking look about the rise of anti-Semitism by Neo-Nazis and Islamic



fanatics is narrated by Kevin Costner (winner of two Oscars(tm) for Dances With Wolves), directed and co-written by Richard Trank (Oscar(tm) winner for The Long Way Home), and produced and co-scripted by Simon Wiesenthal Center founder and dean Rabbi Marvin Hier (winner of two Oscars(tm) for Genocide and The Long Way Home).



"The Tribe" asks, "What can the most successful doll on the planet show us about being Jewish today? Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film mixes old school narration with a new school visual style. "The Tribe" also weaves together archival footage, graphics, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry to take audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of both the Barbie doll and the Jewish people - from Biblical times to present day. By tracing Barbie's history, the film sheds light on what it means to be an American Jew in the 21st Century.



"West Bank Story" is the 2007 Academy Award winning short film. A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank, David an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima despite the animosity between their families' dueling restaurants. Can the couple's love withstand a 2000 year old conflict and their families' desire to control the future of the chic-pea in the Middle East? Directed by Ari Sandel and written by Kim Ray and Ari Sandel; "West Bank Story" was an official selection of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival < http://www.westbankstory.com/new/festival.htm> .



Schedule:



MONDAY, APRIIL 16 -  "Forever After"

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 -  "Dark Night" & "Two States of Mind"

THURSDAY, APRIL 19 -  "The Tribe", "Ever Again", "West Bank Story"

Film Row Cinema

1104 S. Wabash 8th Floor

Films Begin at 7:30 p.m.

For more information contact DavidChack@juf.org or 312.673.2350

OR - CHECK OUT THESE LINKS

http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/events/516157,0,7827786.event

http://chicago.mfa.gov.il/mfm/web/main/document.asp?SubjectID=63218&MissionID=71&LanguageID=0&StatusID=0&DocumentID=-1