Sunday, September 27, 2015

Officer recognition at Renaissance Festival

The international officer recognition, from Ft. Leavenworth, coordinated by Sam Nachum, occurred at the Jerusalem Stone booth at the Renaissance Festival.  We had a good turnout from other members of the Ethnic Enrichment Commission.
Amee Her (Laos) and Ben (Israel)

Greetings brought by the Mayor and his wife to the visiting officers

The group includes EEC members from American Indian, Scotland, Germany, Israel, Laos, France.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Jewish Film Festival

The film is postponed (along with several other films) until Jan/Feb 2016.  Stay tuned.
The Israel Spirit Committee is helping to sponsor "Above and Beyond" at the Jewish Film Festival.  The film will be shown on Sunday, 18 October 2015 at 7:00 pm at the JCC's White Theatre.  Please plan on attending.  Tickets at $10 for a single film, or you can purchase a festival pass.

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Independence Heritage Festival

We participated in the second Independence Heritage Festival that was coordinated by the EEC Commissioner for Samoa - Lupe Moe.
Sheila and Deb manned a craft/information table.
The organizers posted the EEC flags along 23rd Street.
We spoke to an interesting woman who was researching 10 Jewish merchants who lived in Independence during 1840.  We look forward to the outcome of her research.