Our mission is to engage students spiritually, culturally and emotionally,
easing their transition from high school into college and
helping them feel connected to an ever-growing campus
and a vibrant Jewish community.
Our Arts Programs INSPIRE, CHALLENGE and CONNECT students.
Dortort Center Programs
2009-2010
Below are some of the exciting programs presented by the
Dortort Center for the Arts for the upcoming school year:
The Dortort Center Presents:
A STAGED READING OF "GOLIATH"
WITH JANE KACZMAREK
Wednesday, February 24th ~ 8-10pm
DeNeve Auditorium at UCLA
Admission is free to the public
The UCLA Office of Residential Life and the Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel proudly presents a reading of the award-winning play “Goliath” by Karen Hartman. Starring Jane Kaczmarek and Directed by Marya Mazor. Post-Play Discussion Following Reading.
In the contemporary Middle East, who is David and who is Goliath? On the eve of the 2005 Israeli pullout from Gaza, an American settler, her teenage zealot son, their Palestinian employee, an Israeli Army commander and a young Ethiopian soldier battle of ideology, economics, and home.
This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies, the UCLA Center for Israel Studies, The Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, Bruins for Israel, Kesher and was generously funded by Dvora Ezralow, Patty Glaser, Agnes Itzhaki, Olivia Cohen-Cutler and Pamela Morton
De Neve Auditorium
351 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles CA 90024
Parking available in UCLA Lot DD for $10
FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER:
Perla Karney at 310-208-3081 x108 or perla@uclahillel.org
FALL QUARTER
An Evening with the Tony-Award Winning Team Behind Parade
Wednesday, September 30 ~ 7:30-9:30pm ~ Hillel at UCLA
Join the Center Theatre Group and the Dortort Center
for Creativity in the Arts for a lively discussion with
Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown on their Tony-
Award winning musical Parade, its subject Leo Frank,
and Jewish life in the American South.
Dortort Center for the Arts - Triple Opening
Wednesday, October 14 ~ 7:00-9:00pm ~ Hillel at UCLA
Join the Dortort Center for Creativty in the Arts as they unveil three
artists exhibits: Israeli artist Ya'acov Aloni (Spiegel Auditorium and
Dortort Gallery), artist Rachel Schmeidler (Emerging Artist
Staircase), and artist Jaqueline Cedar (Gindi Hall).
 Ya’acov Aloni’s large retrospective “Perhaps the Promised Land” in the Spiegel Auditorium and Dortort Gallery. His striking, revelatory collages reflect his fascinating background growing up on a Kibbutzin Israel and serving as a Navy Seal in the Israeli Defense Forces. Co-sponsored by the Israeli Consulate and Bruins for Israel.
 Jaqueline Cedar’s photographic “Home Project” in the Gindi. UCLA alumni Jaqueline is recently graduated from Columbia University with an MFA degree and is thrilled to be showing her work with us. Her highly cinematic photographs depict the every day lives of families.
Rachel Schmeidler’s “Jewish Mobsters” on the Emerging Artist Staircase. Ms. Schmeidler is a well-known Los Angeles-based artist and here she explores the history of Jewish American criminals and Jewish identity in relation to Americana.
WINTER QUARTER
Dortort Center for the Arts - Triple Opening
Wednesday, January 13 ~ 7:00-9:00pm ~ Hillel at UCLA
Join the Dortort Center for Creativty in the Arts as they unveil three
artists exhibits. Details to follow!
“Jews in Cuba” a photographic exhibit by Debbie Rosenfeld
in the Spiegel Auditorium and Dortort Gallery.
Student Fine Art Show from the UCLA School of Arts
and Architecture. Curated by Claire Kohne.
Eli Rubel’s photo exhibit “Discovering Hope: Faces of the
Holocaust”.
(click to enlarge flyer)
Book Signing Event
Wednesday, January 13 ~ 7:00pm
Bending Toward the Sun by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie
Three Generations Reflect on the Legacy of the Holocaust
Lecture and Book Signing with Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, Rita Lurie and Mikela Gilbert-Lurie
GOLIATH Reading
Wednesday, February 24
Staged reading of the award-winning play "Goliath" by Karen Hartman with Emmy and Ovation award winning actress Jane Kaczmarek, directed by Marya Mazor. Details above.
SPRING QUARTER
6th Annual Student Photo Contest
"Running on Empty: Hunger in LA"
Co-Chairs: Rebecca Yazdi and Marcos Castillo Toledo
Jurors: Rabbi Brett Krivicher, Adrienne Adar and Eli Rubel
1st Prize:$ 500.00, 2nd Prize: $ 250.00, 3rd Prize: $ 150.00
Award Ceremony, May 18th, 3:30-5pm, UCLA Fowler Museum
Made possible through a generous grant by the Pamela and Randol Schoenberg Foundation
March 11, 2010 6-7pm
"Human Injustice in Congo"
Photos and Webisodes by Michael Ramsdell
In Association with Jewish Wold Watch
Co-sponsored by Challah for Hunger, Jewish World Watch
Curated by Lily Stern
March 9, 2010
"Jewish Identity"
An exhibition showcasing original art work and photography by Milken High School Students
Curated by Jessica Danial and Adrienne Adar.
OTHER PROGRAMS:
“Dinner with Matching Silverware”
Screening of Documentaries TBA
If you'd like to receive invitations or to be added to our mailing list, please contact Perla Karney by telephone at 310-208-3081 x108 or by email at perla@uclahillel.org.
Dortort Center Past Programs and Brochures
  
(click to view inside each brochure)
Images from Past Events
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Ya'acov Aloni Images ~ Triple Opening ~ October 14
 
"Jewish Identity" Student Exhibit
 
Shoshana Opening ~ March 30
 
Dortort Center Advisory Board
Basil Anderman
Marla Berns
Olivia Cohen-Cutler
Judy Davidson
Barbara Drucker
Dvora Ezralow
Marshall Goldberg
Marina Goldovskaya
Phylliss Mann
Michael Renov
Richard Siegel
Martin Sosin
Neal Stulberg
Kenneth Turan
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