The Schmooze Society

October 26, 2024| 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
November 16, 2024 | 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
December 14, 2024 | 5:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Location to be sent after registration

The Schmooze Society is hosting their Monthly event, get to know other Jewish singles ages 21-35! Address will be sent out after registration occurs. (Location to be sent after registration.)

Price: $10

NORTH COUNTY LECTURE SERIES: A Diaspora within a Diaspora: Sephardic Jews in America

Monday, February 17, 2025 | 10:30 AM
The HIVE at Leichtag Commons, Eastside Hive
441 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA 92024

As many as fifty thousand Jews from the lands of the former Ottoman Empire came to the United States in the decades surrounding World War I. Due to their small numbers, origins in a Muslim society, and differences in languages, names, and customs that set them apart from Eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews, they were sometimes denigrated or not recognized as Jews. How did they navigate the U. S. immigration and naturalization laws as well as the established Jewish community? How did they forge their own sense of community through cafes, mutual aid societies, synagogues, newspapers, and the theater? And how did they seek to transform themselves and their new society in the process, through labor organizing and political activism? This lecture led by Dr. Devin Naar will explore the trajectories of Ladino-speaking Sephardic Jews from the Mediterranean world to America during the first half of the twentieth century.

Price: Complimentary

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EAST COUNTY LECTURE SERIES: A Jewish Language for All Occasions: Ladino Culture and Literature

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Tifereth Israel Synagogue 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd, San Diego, CA 92119

While Yiddish expressions pepper American English and great Yiddish novels are celebrated still today, comparatively little is known about Ladino and the cultural world it shaped from 1492 until World War II. While spoken today only by a few people in the United States, Europe, and Israel, Ladino (also known as Judezmo and Judeo-Spanish) was once the language that permeated every aspect of Jewish life in Greece, Turkey and the Balkans. This lecture with Sephardic scholar Dr. Devin Naar provides an introduction to the defining features of the Ladino language, serious and humorous aspects of Ladino folk culture, and key works of Ladino literature, both religious and secular.

Price: Complimentary

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Exodus to the Promised Land: The Untold Story of Ethiopian Jews' Faith and Resilience

North County Lecture Series:
Monday, March 10, 2025 | 10:30 AM
The HIVE at Leichtag Commons, Eastside Hive
441 Saxony Road, Encinitas, CA 92024

East County Lecture Series:
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd, San Diego, CA 92119

Join Michal Avera Samuel as she brings to life the extraordinary story of Ethiopian Jews, tracing their ancient heritage in Ethiopia to their modern-day challenges and triumphs in Israel. This compelling lecture delves into the rich tapestry of faith, culture, and resilience that defines this unique community, highlighting the dramatic airlifts of Operation Moses and Operation Solomon, which rescued thousands in the 1980s and 1990s. Through powerful personal narratives, historical insights, and cultural reflections, Michal unveils the untold story of Ethiopian Jewry, celebrating their unwavering faith, courage in the face of adversity, and remarkable journey toward integration and belonging in Israeli society.

Price: Complimentary

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