Har Shalom Daytimers
The Daytimers at Fourteen
The first brown-bag Har Shalom Daytimers Forum was held in September, 1995. In the months and years that followed, scores of distinguished speakers -- diplomats, politicians, journalists, scholars, artists -- have addressed a broad range of provocative social, cultural, political, and economic issues.
There have been some surprises. A globe-trotting foreign correspondent chose to discuss Jewish comedians. An author described his latest book; a week later it won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction. And the lively discussion following each talk often have revealed unexpected views.
Daytimers programming soon expanded to include other popular activities, including:
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Fascinating Museum tours, most notably to view new exhibitions at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Theater parties in conjunction with Theater J at the D.C. Jewish Community Center.
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An annual Jewish Film Festival, with outstanding films from Israel, Europe, and the U.S.
Daytimers Program Schedule
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With a few exceptions, due to Holidays, the Forums convene on the second Wednesday of each month, September to June.
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Sessions start at 12:00 noon. Attendees may bring a pareve or dairy brown-bag lunch. Beverages and desserts are provided. Programs start promptly at 12:30 p.m.
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The Daytimers Jewish Film Festival is held on the third Wednesday of each month, November through March
Upcoming Daytimers Events:
Daytimers Jewish Film Festival
Wed, Mar 17, 12 pm, The Lemon Tree. Israel - 1 hour, 46 minutes), the final outstanding motion picture being screened in the current series. This highly-acclaimed drama, based on a true incident, tells the powerful and poignant story of a Palestinian widow fighting to keep her lemon grove from being uprooted by Israeli security forces.
Mar 10, 12:30 pm,
Holocaust Memorial Museum Official, Scott Miller (more info here)When the last Holocaust survivor is gone, who will testify to what happened? It is this race against time that guest speaker Scott Miller will discuss in a talk entitled Searching the Globe for Eyewitnesses to the Holocaust. Miller, who is director of curatorial affairs at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, will describe the world-wide effort to collect oral histories, as yet untold, from victims, perpetuators, and bystanders toward preserving for future generations the memory of the Holocaust. Our speaker is co-author with Sarah Ogilvie of the book "Refuge Denied: The St. Louis Passengers and the Holocaust," which tracks the fate of 937 Jews whose ship was turned away from the U.S. shortly before World War II.
Prior to joining the Holocaust Museum as a research historian in 1989, Miller taught modern Judaic history at American University. Earlier, he lived and worked in Israel as a teacher in Israeli schools. A graduate of the joint program at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, he received an MA at the Seminary and was a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
The dairy brown-bag forums are held monthly, September to June, in the Har Shalom Social Hall from
12-2 p.m. and are free and open to the community. Refreshments are always served.
Friday, March 19, 2 pm, Daytimers are invited to a special matinee performance of ANDY WARHOL: GOOD FOR THE JEWS? at the Goldman Theater in the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th Street, Washington D.C. Performed by noted playwright and radio show host JOSH KORNBLUTH, the stage production offers a humorous portrayal through Warhol's eyes of ten Jewish luminaries, from Einstein to the Marx brothers. Tickets are $15 per person. For further information, call Lew Schneider at 301-578-8511.
We look forward to seeing you at these exciting events.
