Liszt's Dance With the Devil

Film & Discussion: The New Mexico Jewish Historical Society invites you to a special screening of Liszt's Dance with the Devil, a film by Ophra Yerushalmi.

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FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND
THE FUNERAL OF BOB WHITE z"l

Liszt's Dance With the Devil

Albuquerque JCC

Sunday March 10 ~ 2:00 pm

$10 NMJHS / JCC Members ~ $15 Community ~ $5 Students

Reservations Requested: phyllisw@jccabq.org or (505) 348-4518

Liszt's Dance with the Devil focuses on the inner duel between the virtuoso and the composer, the seduction of glamour and the quest for spirituality that took place throughout Franz Liszt's life.

Ophra Yerushalmi, a pianist and filmmaker, has been intrigued by and attracted to Franz Liszt ever since her study with the internationally known Liszt exponent, pianist Claudio Arrau. 

Liszt's Dance with the Devil is a work-in-progress that comes on the heels of Ms Yerushalmi's film Chopin's Afterlife, which was selected for distribution by Filmaker's Library and screened on TV.

To See and Not Believe

Chutzpadik in Tel Aviv: Last month, Greg Tepper of The Times of Israel reported:

Parking debacle turns viral sensation
Tel Aviv city workers paint handicapped space around legally parked car — and then tow it, fine owner for parking illegally in handicapped spot

Tel Aviv student Hila Ben-Baruch parked her car near her apartment on Sunday, safe in the knowledge that she had parked legally. Later that evening, though, she returned to find her car was gone and in its place was a freshly painted handicapped parking space.

“I have parked on that street for nearly half a year, [I live there] and know well where I can and can’t park,” she wrote in Hebrew on her Facebook page.

"Hard to believe," Abq Jew hears you say. Wait - it gets worse.

Ben-Baruch called the municipality to find out how her car could have been towed from what had been a legal space with no advance notice. Instead of explanations she got accusations. The city representative on the other end of the line said she was lying and accused her of knowingly parking in a handicap spot. Ben-Baruch said it was only after 10 minutes of yelling that the civil servant began to believe her story.

Ben-Baruch was told that she’d have to go online to the city’s website and fill out some forms, as well as paying a 350 shekel towing fee (almost $95). Calling the parking lot to which her car had been towed she learned she also had a 1,000 shekel ($270) parking ticket for illegally parking in a handicapped spot.

On Monday Ben-Baruch went to the building across from where she’d parked and established there were security cameras pointed to the newly painted handicapped spot. A security official agreed to show her the footage, which confirmed her narrative. She didn’t know whether she should “cry or scream,” she wrote later.

It was all recorded, clear as day: “While the car was parked in a white-and-blue [legal] zone, two city hall workers arrived and began painting a handicapped space around the car!” They changed the color designation of the parking space, she wrote, and within five minutes had changed it to a parking space to handicapped.

Ben-Baruch promptly posted the video on her Facebook page and as of Tuesday evening her story had garnered nearly 19,000 shares and received attention on national television news.

Deputy Tel Aviv mayor Asaf Zamir apologized for the incident Tuesday and explained that it was all a mistake. Zamir said it was perfectly fine for city workers to re-designate a parking spot — even when someone was parked there — and that such things happen all the time, but that the workers were supposed to notify the parking inspectors’ office and tell them that a vehicle had been parked there legally, not to tow it and fine the owner.

The city released Ben-Baruch’s car, waiving all fines and fees.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai also posted an apology on her Facebook page.

She said Tuesday she was considering suing the city, nonetheless.

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Abq Jew apologizes for not being on top of this ... moving ... story from the get-go. But the story's timing is nevertheless fortuitous, for it skips over tragedy and drama and goes straight for laughter and comedy. Which fits right into Abq Jew's recently-proclaimed celebration of

Purim 'til it's Pesach!

The Next Jewish Pope

Mayor Bloomberg Considering Next Job: Every year, The Jewish Week [of New York] publishes a Purim Spoof, and this year (2013) is no exception.

Except that Abq Jew forgot to visit TheJewishWeek.com before Purim, and only received the Purim issue in the mail last Thursday.

Therefore, in order to continue the Purim celebration, Abq Jew has launched

Purim 'til it's Pesach!

the four-week long celebration of which allows ... no, encourages ... no, requires Abq Jew to publish this article in its entirety:

Mayor Bloomberg Considering Next Job: Pope

Other surprise candidates in the running after Peres declines offer.

New York – With his second term at Gracie Burns Mansion coming to an end this year, Mayor Bloomberg is thinking seriously about becoming the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics.

“It’s one of the few jobs that interest me after leading New York these last many years,” Bloomberg confided to The Jewish Weak, “and I like the idea of people recognizing that I’m infallible.”

As for the fact that he is Jewish, Bloomberg said Vatican officials have not ruled out the idea of choosing him, depending on the size of his contribution to the annual worldwide Vatican fundraiser, popular among priests, called “Take-A-Child-To-Work Day.”

“They told me they like the idea of having the Church get back to its roots,” said Bloomberg, adding: “Don’t forget, their guy [Jesus] was Jewish, too.”

The Jewish Weak has learned that Bloomberg is not the only Jewish potential pontiff.

Italian prelate Pootsom Pizza Inyurpantza of the usually secretive Papal Conclave was overheard telling colleagues that former Senator Joseph Lieberman is under consideration.

On hearing the news, Lieberman, who is currently starring in the Off-Broadway production of “Howdy Doody At 70,” said he was delighted to hear the news.

“After all the political sniping I have been victim to in the later years of my tenure as a Senator, I am really looking forward to just sitting back and getting my ring kissed.”

Some of the changes that the independent Senator has promised to bring about early in his tenure are:•  Repeal Catholic Church Doctrine known as “Don’t ask, don’t tell, until a Subpeona is served on your Diocese”• Change the Easter service from Latin to Hebrew or Yiddish, concluding with the age-old greeting to the Holy See: “Gut Yuntiff, Pontiff.”

But Jews are not the only possible successors to Benedict.

Some American Catholics are hoping Tim Tebow, the charismatic pro football player whose prayerful bended knee stance is universally known as “Tebowing,” will get the big call from Rome.

“True, he is Baptist,” Cardinal Timothy “Dunkin’” Dolan opined.“For now. But while he wasn’t able to convert to starting QB this year here, we think he’d do well converting to our team. After all, he’s a virgin and religious hero already, and no one’s better at throwing a ‘Hail Mary.’

A spokesman for the New York Jets, where the high-priced Tebow languished on the sidelines all season, said “a trade to Rome would be a godsend.”

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And let's keep celebrating!

Yom Limmud Comes to Santa Fe

Inaugural Event in March: For the first time, the Jewish Community of Northern New Mexico will come together for a day of study and celebration.

Yom Limmud 2013

A Day of Jewish Learning, Arts, and Culture

St. John’s College, Petersen Student Center

Sunday March 10 ~ 1:30 pm

Yom Limmud will feature keynote speaker Alan Morinis and a selection of eight fascinating speakers from northern New Mexico.

Plus time to schmooze with kosher refreshments.

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Session I selections include:

1. Kabbalah, Truth and Reality - Levi ben Shmuel
2. In the Matter of Esau bar Isaac vs. Jacob and Rebekah - Victoria Erhart
3. Sex, Dead Bodies, and the Mourning After - Rick Light
4. The New Jewish “60″? Young Life, Mid-life or Old-Life? - Marie Seren Cohen, PhD

Session II selection include:

1. Jews in Jails: Why We Might Care - Jane Davis, LMSW
2. Council Process: Building Healthy, Diverse Jewish Communities - Rose Gordon
3. The Life and Times of an Eshet Chayil: Gluckel of Hameln - Naomi Israel
4. 5,000 Years in 50 Minutes: An Overview of the Development of Jewish Music - Jay Williams

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The organizers of Santa Fe’s first Yom Limmud hope to make this event an annual occurrence. 

Yom Limmud is supported in part by the Jewish Federation of New Mexico in partnership with the Jewish Community Council of Northern New Mexico.

Click here to register ($18) online

 We are servants of the Holy One, Blessed Be He ....

Shabbat Shalom, Albuquerque!
Good Shabbos, New Mexico!