JCC Victoria

View/Download the December “Shalom” Newsletter

Page    Table of Contents

1           Latke Mania Starts Tuesday, December 5th
2           President’s Message
3           President’s Message Cont’d
4           Ecuador Trip Report
5           Israeli Dancing, Fun at Chess
6           iPad/iPhone Club, Drop-In Mahj Tuesdays, Table Tennis
7           Food-For-Thought Luncheon on Monday, January 15th, 2018
8           JCCV Lively Walks, VSHJ Chanukah Party
9           JCCV Book Nook, JCCV AGM, Lox, Stock & Bagel Deli
10         Jewish Seniors Luncheon Program
11         JCCV Film Night on Monday, December 18th
12         Professional and Business Directory

JCCV 4th Annual Craft Fair

Sunday, November 26th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Jewish Community Centre of Victoria, 3636 Shelbourne St.

Free Admission

Unique items from local talented artisans; Jewellery, kids clothes, cards, calendars, fleece throws, embroidery, pottery, silk scarves, wood creations and much more.

Chanukah gifts and baked goods sale.

Refreshments from the JCCV deli.

Opening this Saturday, November 18th at the Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra St.

We welcome you to our 3rd year of extraordinary new and independent films from around the world on Jewish themes. Come join us and be a part of a wonderful cultural experience.

The Victoria International Jewish Film Festival (VIJFF) begins with our opening night screening of Harmonia at 7:00 pm on Saturday, November 18th.

The beautiful harpist Sarah is married to Abraham, the charismatic conductor of the Jerusalem Philharmonic Orchestra. With no children, their melancholy life revolves around their music. Enter Hagar, a young horn player who joins the orchestra and forms a close personal relationship with Sarah. Their bond gives way to something more fraught, when Hagar offers to carry the couple’s baby. A modern retelling of the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar from Genesis, Harmonia offers surprising new ways to interpret the ancient story.

Director Ori Sivan, 2016, 98 mins.
Nominated for five Israeli Academy Awards. Winner of the Best Cinematography Award and the Lia Van Leer Jewish Heritage awards, both at the Jerusalem Film Festival.

Following the screening of Harmonia, join us at the Dance Victoria Studios, 2750 Quadra St., for the not to be missed opening night celebration. There will be light contemporary Israeli food catered by Yalla, a colour changing cocktail expertly mixed by Victoria Distillers, live jazz, sweet treats and more.

The VIJFF is 4 days of incredible international cinema with films you won’t be able to see anywhere else! The VIJFF runs until Tuesday, November 21st. For information on the films, special events, schedule, purchasing tickets, and more, visit our website at vijff.ca.

View/Download the November “Shalom” Newsletter

Page    Table of Contents

1           The Victoria International Jewish Film Festival
2           President’s Message
3           President’s Message Cont’d
4           Trip Report – Active Adventure in Peru
5           Trip Report – Active Adventure in Peru Cont’d
6           Drop-In Mahj Tuesdays, Table Tennis
7           Trip Report – Active Adventure in Peru Cont’d
8           JCCV Lively Walks, VSHJ Event
9           4th Annual JCCV Craft Fair, JCCV AGM
10         Lox, Stock & Bagel Deli, Jewish Seniors Luncheon
11         JCCV Film Night
12         Professional and Business Directory

SOLDIER OF ORANGE (SOLDAAT VAN ORANJE)

Director: Paul Verhoeven.

Stars: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbe, Edward Fox.

Holland 1940. The German Army invades the Netherlands, and a nation suddenly finds itself under Nazi occupation. What follows is one of the most controversial periods in European wartime history as the Dutch are torn between collaboration and resistance.

For 6 young college students at Leiden University the choices they make will irreparably change the fate of their homeland as their lives become an epic adventure of courage, betrayal and survival.

Based on the best selling memoir by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, Soldier of Orange became the international breakthrough film for director Paul Verhoeven. It is still considered by critics worldwide to be one of the most powerful war films ever made.

Please join us for this powerful war film on Monday, November 6^th at 7:00 pm.
Doors open at 6:30 pm.

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

We are thrilled to announce that the 3RD Annual Victoria International Jewish Film Festival will take place from Saturday November 18th to Tuesday November 21^st at the Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra Street. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you to the Festival for another year of the best Jewish themed feature length films and documentaries from every corner of the globe.

The schedule of films, special events and film trailers are now available on our website. Festival Passes are on sale now, individual film tickets go on sale October 25th.

Please consider making a donation to our festival, such as a Movie Lover’s Package. Even small donations are helpful and most appreciated. For purchasing Festival Passes, making donations, or for more information, visit our website at vijff.ca.   See you at the movies!!

View/Download the October “Shalom” Newsletter

Page    Table of Contents

1           The Victoria International Jewish Film Festival
2           President’s Message
3           President’s Message Cont’d, JCCV Book Nook
4           Lox Stock & Bagel Deli, Jewish Seniors Luncheon
5           JCCV 4th Annual Craft Fair
6           Food-For-Thought Luncheon, Drop-In Mahj Tuesdays, Table Tennis
7           A Few Books of Jewish Interest
8           JCCV Lively Walks
9           Victoria Society For Humanistic Judaism
10         A Few Books of Jewish Interest, Cont’d
12         Sukkot Wishes, Professional and Business Directory