High School Students to Hear Holocaust Story

Students from Eastmoor Academy High School will attend a viewing of the movie Paper Clips at the JCC on April 7, followed by a talk with Holocaust Survivor Murray Ebner and a Kosher lunch prepared by Chef Toney Robertson. "Due to the students' overwhelming positive response and interest in this issue, the entire sophomore class of Eastmoor Academy - about 175 students - will be participating," said Avram Kluger, Assistant Vice President of Community Service at the Columbus Jewish Federation, and coordinator of the event. "Their teacher said the students' grades have gone up during this section, and they have really responded amazingly to the subject matter." This is the second time in recent months the film has been shown to high school students as a cooperative project between the Columbus Jewish Film Festival and the Federation's Holocaust Education Committee. Previously, the film was shown to students at Mifflin Middle School.

Gallery Players Glow in Success of 'Parade'

The Gallery Players troupe had a few extra reasons to be proud of their recent production of Parade. Not only did the production prove successful at the box office, it also received very favorable reviews in both The Columbus Dispatch and The Other Paper.

To view Michael Grossberg's review in the Dispatch, click here. To read Richard Ades' review in The Other Paper, click here.

Mazel Tov to everyone who worked so hard on the production! Here's to another successful run for the next show, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, which opens May 9.

Gallery Players to Open
Final Production of Season May 9

The final production of the Gallery Players' 60th season,The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, will be held three consecutive weekends, from Saturday, May 9 through Sunday, May 24, in the JCC's Roth-Resler Theater. The production will be directed by the JCC's own Cultural Arts Director, Jared Saltman.

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