JCC Victoria

THE SINGING REVOLUTION

2006 (87 minutes); Narrated by Linda Hunt

An inspiring and gripping film:
The story of how feelings became songs, songs became a national voice, and voice became action. A single nation…a million voices…the fall of an empire.
Imagine the scene in “Casablanca” in which the French patrons in Rick’s Cafe began singing “La Marsellaise”…and you’ve only begun to imagine the force of “The Singing Revolution”.
Truly an uplifting piece of cinema!

Please join us for a fun evening of cinema…schmoozing…discussing and generally having a good time! State of the Art projection, large screen & great sound!

Snacks and cold drinks included in the $10 price of admission.

Always a classic cartoon and newsreel prior to the feature!

Dick de Ryk – Resident Movie Critic and Comic Book Aficionado
Contact: eegabeeva@shaw.ca

SUPER SPECIAL at the JCCV Lox, Stock and Bagel Deli starting Thursday, February 1st and continuing while supplies last!

We are featuring a HOT BEEF BRISKET SANDWICH ON A KAISER BUN with creamy horseradish on the side, coleslaw and dill pickle for $15.00.

The JCCV Deli is open Tuesday to Friday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Topic: A Heart to Heart Talk

Speaker: Dr. Elliot Gelfand, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon (Retired)

Dr. Gelfand will discuss the causes of common adult heart diseases, and their current modes of treatment.

When: Monday, February 19^th from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm

Where: Jewish Community Centre of Victoria, 3636 Shelbourne Street

Sit down luncheon includes coffee or tea and dessert. Cost is $12.00

Call or email the JCCV at 250-477-7185 or jccv@telus.net to reserve.

THE TWELVE CHAIRS

1970 (93 minutes); Directed by Melvin Kaminski, Starring Ron Moody, Dom DeLuise and Frank Langella

One of the funniest films of all time! The story is based on the Russian classic about a man whose mother confesses, on her deathbed, to having hidden the family fortune in the seat of one of a matched set of 12 chairs. She did this to hide her jewels from the recently victorious revolution. The story becomes a madcap chase across the whole of Russia looking for the chair.

Oh and by the way, the Director Melvin Kaminski is better known these days as Mel Brooks! ‘Nuff said!!

Please join us for a fun evening of cinema…schmoozing…discussing and generally having a good time! State of the Art projection, large screen & great sound!

Snacks and cold drinks included in the $10 price of admission.

Always a classic cartoon and newsreel prior to the feature!

Dick de Ryk – Resident Movie Critic and Comic Book Aficionado
Contact: eegabeeva@shaw.ca

The next series of brisk group walks will begin on Friday, January 12^th and will continue on alternate Friday mornings, rain or shine, starting at 9:30 a.m., with an optional café stop after each walk. The walks, which cover a range of terrain in the Greater Victoria area, are run on a ‘come-when-you-can’ basis. The goals are fresh air, exercise, socializing and getting to know a bit more about our lovely city as we go.

To be added to the existing emailing list to receive details of where to meet and route descriptions, please send your contact information to the volunteer leader, Juliet Simon, at jhsimon@shaw.ca.

List of Walks (updated as of March 8th):

January 12^th:      Fernwood: from Cemetery to Chapel (1.5 hrs., easy-moderate)
January 26^th:     Christmas Hill and Swan Lake (1.75 hrs., moderate-challenging)
February 9^th:     Ross Bay to Government House (1.5 hrs., easy-moderate)
February 23^rd:  Hatley Park/Royal Roads (85 mins., moderate)(Cancelled due to snow/cold)
March 9^th:          Hatley Park/Royal Roads (85 mins., moderate)
March 23^rd:        Bazan Bay and Sidney (50 mins., café stop, 20 mins., easy)
April 6^th:             Lambrick Park to Mount Douglas Beach (1.5 hrs., easy)
April 20^th:          John Dean Park (1 hr.10 mins., moderate)
May 4^th:              Fisherman’s Wharf to Beacon Hill Park (1.25 hrs., easy)
May 18^th:            Brentwood Bay and Tod Inlet (1.75 hrs., moderate +)

The JCCV Lox, Stock & Bagel Deli will be closed for 2 weeks from Tuesday, December 26th to Friday, January 5th.

The Deli reopens on Tuesday, January 9th.

Regular Deli hours are Tuesdays to Fridays from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Best wishes for a Happy Hanukkah from the Jewish Community Centre of Victoria.

JCCV FILM NIGHT

Monday, December 18^th at 7:00 pm

BRIDE FLIGHT (BRUIDSVLUCHT)

Directed by: Ben Sombogaart (also directed de Tweeling (Twin Sisters)). 2 hr, 10 min.

If you haven’t seen this epic movie you are in for a real treat!

The scene is postwar Holland (1953). The war has left a lot of people at “loose ends”. Broken families have come to pass due to the loss of the colony of Indonesia, extraordinary war events, and a great flood.

The four main characters; Ada, Marjorie, and Esther emigrate to New Zealand where their prospective fiancées await them. Frank, a young man forced to relocate to Holland from a Japanese internment camp feels lost in his new home of Holland and decides to make a new life along with the three women.

Their stories intertwine beautifully as they look to discover new lives in the promised land of New Zealand.

If you like Dutch Cinema this one may floor you! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Please join us for a fun evening of cinema…schmoozing…discussing and generally having a good time! State of the Art projection, large screen & great sound!

Snacks and cold drinks included in the $10 price of admission.

Always a classic cartoon and newsreel prior to the feature!

Dick de Ryk – Resident Movie Critic and Comic Book Aficionado
Contact: eegabeeva@shaw.ca

Topic: Memory Matters: Holocaust and Memory Studies at UVic

Speakers: Helga Thorson, Chair of the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, and Students from UVic

Participants will discuss why the memory of the Holocaust matters in today¹s world. You will hear first-hand from students who have registered for the 2018 I-witness Field school, led by Dr. Helga Thorson, a four-week course on Holocaust memorialization in Europe. In addition, you will have the opportunity to meet the first cohort of students enrolled in the graduate-level Holocaust Studies stream in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at UVic who will tell you more about a memorialization project they are working on in conjunction with the “Servitengasse 1938” working group in Vienna, Austria. The students will not only discuss why memory matters, but they will explain how, through their interactions with this project, they are taking “matters of memory” into their own hands.

When: Monday, January 15^th from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm

Where: Jewish Community Centre of Victoria, 3636 Shelbourne Street

Sit down luncheon includes coffee or tea and dessert. Cost is $12.00

Call or email the JCCV at 250-477-7185 or jccv@telus.net to reserve.

Latke Mania starts on Tuesday, December 5th and runs until Friday, December 22nd.

Drop into the Lox, Stock & Bagel Deli for traditional Chanukah potato latkes with apple sauce and sour cream.

Eat in or take out; $10.00 for 3 large potato latkes with sour cream and apple sauce in the Deli, and $20/dozen for take out. You can order your take out at least 24 hours in advance by calling 250-477-7185 or emailing jccv@telus.net.

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