Kavod on the Road

Join the JCC in partnership with Kavod on the Road for monthly Arts and Culture programs! For questions, reach out to Blair Becker at bbecker@jccdenver.org  

September 20
Jazz Melodies and the songs of Idan Raichel
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Phillips Social Hall

You loved hearing the Kevin Matthews and Adam Gang Quartet at the Hebrew Educational Alliance and now you can hear them again! Join us as they continue the exploration of musical cross pollination. Together, they will pair select music from the American Jazz tradition with songs by the innovative Israeli songwriter Idan Raichel who is known for distinctive fusion of traditional Hebrew texts and diverse musical influences.

October 18
The Jewish Experience in the American Civil War
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Mizel Reception Room 

By 1860 there were 150,000 Jews living in the United States. On the eve of the Civil War, Jews had communities in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, New Orleans, Chicago and numerous other cities around the country. When the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, Jews found themselves in the same predicament as most Americans of having the agonizing decision to choose sides. Geography helped make most people’s decision. Those in the North sided with the Union and those living in the South sided with the Confederacy. This presentation by Professor Tish Richard will consider Jewish views towards slavery and abolition, Jewish wartime contributions and the prejudice Jews experienced during the war.

November 15 
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Mizel Reception Room 

December 20
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Mizel Reception Room