A hot-off-the-press book has been published 

 about our well-known, beloved Jewish Storyteller, Peninnah Schram. 

.Peninnah's World: A Jewish Life in Stories

♦♦♦ 

By Caren Schnur Neile with Foreword by Dan Ben-amos 

“Through her dedicated scholarship, compelling performances and irresisti-ble charm, Peninnah Schram single-handedly revived the Jewish oral story-telling tradition in America. This touching, intimate biography offers an album of vivid anecdotes conjured from Schram’s recollections. Like Peninnah’s name, it is a precious string of pearls.”— Ellen Frankel, author, The Five Books of Miriam, former editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society 

“Caren Neile waves a magic wand over interviews with the much-loved doyenne of Jewish storytelling, transforming them into story: scenes rendered in sharp prose that make the events walk right off the page into the reader’s heart. Peninnah’s World uses a novelist’s technique to recreate Peninnah Schram as vividly as if she had stepped out of a Jewish version of Little Women.” — Steve Zeitlin, author, The Poetry of Everyday Life: Storytelling and the Art of Awareness 

“This nimble biographical writing offers an authentic view into the inner and outer worlds of one of our most important contemporary storytellers. Peninnah’s World is a compelling reading experience, rich with intimacy and vivid dialogue. Neile’s illumination of Peninnah’s artistic journey to becoming an esteemed leader in her field is inspiring and adds pivotal detail to stories of the early days of the American story-telling renaissance.” — Heather Forest, storyteller, author, Wisdom Tales From Around the World 

Peninnah’s World is the biography-in-stories of the iconic Jewish storyteller and folklorist Peninnah Schram. In vivid scenes, it dramatizes Schram’s trajectory from brilliant daughter of Orthodox immigrant parents in New London, Connecticut, to acclaimed performer, teacher, scholar and colleague of luminaries including Elie Wiesel, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Molly Picon. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Caren Schnur Neil has taught storytelling studies at Florida Atlantic University for more than two decades. A performance storyteller, she co-hosts The Public Storyteller on South Florida pub-lic radio WLRN. 

Paperback • 978-0-7618-7291-7 • October 2021 • $24.99 • w/discount $17.49 

eBook • 978-0-7618-7292-4 • October 2021 • $23.50 • w/discount $16.45 

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 “Are you a Jewish Educator for grades 6-12? Or in your Story worlds, do you know of any Jewish educators who would be perfect for the NewCAJE RISE Storytelling Initiative? Please feel free to forward this flyer to any and all who may be interested in honing their Storytelling skills, techniques and resources. May Story and Storytelling thrive!

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NEW MEXICO VIRTUAL JEWISH STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

 Listen and learn from nationally acclaimed storytellers

and have a chance to tell your own story.

 

NEW MEXICO VIRTUAL 

JEWISH STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

October 22 – 24, 2021

Celebrate a “Storyteller’s Shabbat” Friday night and Saturday morning.

 

Saturday Night Havdallah followed by Storytelling Concert featuring: 

Peninnah Schram, Cherie Karo Schwartz, Maggidah Devorah Zaslow, Rabbi Dan “Dante” Gordon, Judith Black and Maggidah Cassandra Sagan

 

Workshops Saturday afternoon and Sunday including: Tell me a Story, Family Stories, Embodied Midrash, Becoming the Story, Sephardic Tales, Unheard Voices (LBGTQ+), Storytelling Improvisation, 

Page to Stage

 

TICKETS

$36 for entire weekend pass, including Storytelling Concert

$18 for single day / $12 for Saturday Concert only

Students and Seniors: $18 weekend pass, $12 per day, $10 Saturday Concert only

(Friday night and Saturday morning Storytelling Services FREE)

 

REGISTRATION

Registration, schedule &complete information at www.nahalatshalom.org

For questions, email Magiddah Batya Podos at nmjewishstorytelling@gmail.com

 

A Program of Nahalat Shalom

Supported by a grant from the

New Mexico Jewish Federation

"The Queen's Lace"

                    

A share from Lynnie Mirvis ! Their group has recorded this tribute and shared it with the JSC!

Thank you Lynnie. Kol haKavod!

                   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wofDxJdbeUAKmkPGZ9aXGfmwpcU3MyCF/view

 TOMORROW AT 6:30 PM ET.   SO EXCITING...SET YOUR ALARM NOW!    

Food and Freedom: Passover in Stories

Thursday, April 1 at 6:30PM - 8:00PM ET

repeating on YouTube at 9:30 PM ET / 6:30PM PT and available on YouTube through Sunday, April 4

 

Cindy Rivka Marshall will be kicking off the evening telling the Maggid, and an original midrash about matzoh! She is joined by:

Harriette Wimms is the driving force behind the Jews of Color Mishpacha Project. She will reflect on Jewish ritual and this past year's Mitzrayim.

Rahel Musleah, born in Baghdad, introduces audiences to the distinctive heritage of the Jews of India and Iraq. She will be showing some of her family's favorite Passover objects and telling their stories.

Mark Binder will portray Izzy Abrahmson, who will share his original stories of food and fools.

Muriel Horowitz contributes a story about a modern day Nachshon, whom she met while aiding refugees at the Mexican border. 

Bruce Marcus with his whimsical stories, sometimes in rhyme, will be our playful and creative emcee. 

This event is hosted by Artists Standing Strong Together. While the stories evoke Jewish traditions, the themes of food and freedom are universal, and this will be an evening of entertainment and education for audiences of all backgrounds and ages.

To receive the link, you must register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/2oxrxrcx