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JCC Forum

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Adult Services Director:
Orly Lewis • 545-8610
olewis@weinsteinjcc.org

For 15 years the JCC Forum has been one of the largest fundraising events for the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center, your Center. Be the person who supports programs and services in the community that would otherwise not exist, including adult Jewish education, cultural arts events, and activities for children and senior adults. It also allows the Weinstein JCC to bring Israeli Shlichim to work as counselors at Weinstein JCC summer camps. Your support of the JCC Forum helps to strengthen our community and helps to make the Weinstein JCC home for your family and many generations to come. It only takes one person to change the world. Be the one.

DIRECTIONS TO COLLEGIATE SCHOOL .                

For ticket information contact Orly Lewis (804)545-8610 or via email olewis@weinsteinjcc.org

2008-2009 JCC Forum Guests

An Evening with Dennis Ross
Ambassador, Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished
Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Sunday September 7th, 2008 7:00pm

For more than twelve years, Ambassador Ross played a leading role in
shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process and dealing
directly with the parties in negotiations. A highly skilled diplomat, Ambassador Ross was U.S. point man on the peace process in both the George H. W.
Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. He was instrumental in assisting
Israelis and Palestinians to reach the 1995 Interim Agreement; he also successfully brokered the 1997 Hebron Accord, facilitated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty, and intensively worked to bring Israel and Syria together.

A scholar and diplomat with more than two decades of experience in Soviet and Middle East policy, Ambassador Ross worked closely with Secretaries of State James Baker, Warren Christopher, and Madeleine Albright. He has published extensively on the former Soviet Union, arms control, and the greater Middle East. The New York Times called his new book, Statecraft, and How to Restore America's Standing in the World "important and illuminating."

A Conversation with Marlee Matlin & Henry Winkler   
Saturday March 7th, 2009 7:30pm

Marlee Matlin
Academy Award Winning Actress
Marlee Matlin received worldwide critical acclaim for her motion picture debut in Paramount Pictures’ “Children of a Lesser God”, earning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 21, she became the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar, making her one of only four actresses to receive that honor for a film debut. In addition to the Oscar Matlin was honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama. That same year she was honored by Harper’s Bazaar as one of “The Ten Most Beautiful Women” and Esquire's “Women We Love.” Passionate about children, she has also appeared in a number of educational and children’s programs.

Henry Winkler
Author, Actor, Producer, Director
Henry Winkler knows a thing or two about Hollywood, having spent nearly three decades enjoying success in the business. Winkler’s portrayal of
“The Fonz” for 10 seasons (1974-84) made him one of the most
recognized actors in the world. He won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series (1976 and 1977), and three
Emmy nominations in the same category. He was also honored with a
“star” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2003, he began writing a series
of children’s novels with his co-author, Lin Oliver, entitled, Hank Zipzer: The World’s Most Amazing Under-Achiever. The books are inspired by Winkler’s struggle throughout his education due to his learning challenges and have appeared on several Best Seller lists including The Los Angeles Times and Barnes and Noble.

 

Jewtopia
A Guide to Being All That ‘Jew’ Can Be
with Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson
Sunday May 3rd, 2009 7:00pm

Audiences across the country have been entertained by the comic energy of Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson and their brainchild, "Jewtopia" - one of the most successful off-Broadway comedies
of all-time. The New York Times hailed the show as “Unstoppable! One of the biggest and most improbable hits!”. On the stage, Fogel
and Wolfson present their hilarious, highly entertaining, and sometimes irreverent "Jewtopia’s Guide to Being All That Jew Can Be!" with show-stopping scenes from their play, stunning visual aids, and excerpts from their book. And of course, they address many of the important questions that we wrestle with on a daily basis.

In the Oates Theater at Collegiate School
Call Orly Lewis, Adult Services Director, (804)545-8610

Patrons -----------------------------------------------------------

Platinum • $1,200
• Two reserved platinum floor seats
• Reserved parking
• Invitation to a sponsor event
• Invitations to all receptions
• Recognition in each JCC Forum program

Gold • $600
• Two reserved gold floor seats
• Reserved parking
• Two receptions with featured guests
• Recognition in each JCC Forum program

Silver • $400
• Two reserved silver floor seats
• Reception with a featured guest
• Recognition in each JCC Forum program

Bronze • $300
• Two reserved bronze seats
• Reception with a featured guest
• Recognition in each JCC Forum program

For ticket information contact Orly Lewis, Adult Services Director, (804)545-8610

* Individual tickets for each show will not be for sale until August 1, 2008.  We strongly recommend purchasing season tickets to ensure you get seats as we anticipate selling out for the season.

Previous JCC Forum Guests
Johnathan Alter Peter Arnett Dr. Bob Arnot Ed Asner Wolf Blitzer Hadassah Bieberman Peter Bogdanovich David Brenner Capitol Steps Jean Chatzky Governor Mario Cuomo Alan Dershowit Kirk Douglas Richard Dreyfuss	Forbidden Broadway Joel Grey Gabe Kaplan Thomas Keneally Robert Klein Alan King Ed Koch Rabbi Harold Kushner Marv Levy Andrea Mitchell DenRita Moreno Dennis Prager Leah Rabin Janet Reno	Joan Rivers Cokie Roberts Rita Rudner Mark Russell Beverly Sills Bob Simon Steve Solomon Joeseph Telushkin Jennifer Weiner Elie Wiesel Dr. Ruth Westheimer Henry Winkler

JCC Forum Proceeds
Proceeds from the JCC Forum help benefit the over $100,000 in scholarships awarded annually to deserving families and individuals for their Weinstein JCC memberships, and so that they can attend preschool, after school care, seniors programs, camp, classes and other programs of the Weinstein JCC.

    

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