The Online Auction begins next Friday, November 7 and concludes on November 14, during our ticketed Benefit Event at Bloom Meadows in Hancock. Tickets are not needed for the online auction. Previews begin Friday, October 31. Get ready to bid on amazing dinners, fabulous stays and exciting adventures for you and your friends or your family--all […]
Arts and Culture, Benefits and Galas, Online Event
Translators Ellen Cassedy and Anita Norich join Lisa Newman to discuss their recently released translation of Rashel Veprinski’s Hand in Hand. This headily bittersweet novel takes readers into the “Jewish tumult” of New York’s early 20th-century Yiddish literary community, where recent immigrants from Eastern Europe toiled as shoemakers and tailors by day while cultivating a vibrant intelligentsia by […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
Join us to hike and walk on the historic trolley line dubbed “The Three Million Dollar Failure” in the center of Huntington which is the most historic Huckleberry Trolley locations! Learn about the line that ran from Lee to Huntington and view the collection of construction photos and maps that we have compiled from the […]
Nature and Recreation, Online Event
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) presents the next installment of its Distinguished Speakers Series. Speaker James Brooke’s talk, Ukraine-Russia War in the Era of Trump 2.0, will provide an informative update and lively discussion on the Russia-Ukraine war. Brooke is a former New York Times foreign correspondent and […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
Roni Fantanesh Malkai's memoir is a profound exploration of the Ethiopian Jewish community's historical journey, resilience, and struggle for equality in Israel. Malkai will share the struggle of Beta Israel to preserve their Jewish identity through centuries of exile and their arduous journey to the Promised Land.
Diversity and Inclusion, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
The only thing better then reading a book on a winter’s eve is discussing the story with friends! Join The Mount online book club and explore the themes, characters, plot, and structure of three great stories, while enjoying the company of other people passionate about reading. The first group meeting is January 15 at 4 […]
Belong Berkshires, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
Join Duncan Himmelman and Jen Werner for an introduction to native and non-native plants and the relationship between both plant species. This class is held over Zoom. Transform your garden with native plants while avoiding species that are considered invasive in western Massachusetts and surrounding areas. Discover the ecological value of native plants and learn approximately 24 herbaceous […]
Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Online Event
Join Samantha Geracht, artistic director of the Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble, to learn about Anna Sokolow, a Modern Dance pioneer, as well as a Jewish voice for justice.
Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
Join Samantha Geracht, artistic director of the Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble, to learn about Anna Sokolow, a modern dance pioneer and a Jewish voice for justice. This Jewish Federation of the Berkshires program will be presented via Zoom. This presentation will trace Anna Sokolow’s (1910-2000) life and art from New York City’s Lower East Side […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event
In September 2022, Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Jina Amini was killed by Iran's morality police in Tehran for allegedly wearing her hijab too loosely. Award-winning British-Iranian journalist Jonathan Harounoff demystifies the context leading up to the historic protests to this crime inside Iran and abroad and examines the potential future ramifications. He will be joined in […]
Diversity and Inclusion, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event