A chilling reminder, ‘Wild’ happenings, Still working the room, Short shorts …
Thursday, December 10, 2009 | by suzan bernsA chilling reminder
Among the old newspapers displayed in “Schindler, The Exhibition,” now at the Petaluma Historical Museum and Library, is an April 28, 1938 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle with a banner headline reading “Nazis to Grab Jews’ Riches.”
The exhibit was organized by the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and includes, among other things, Schindler’s list — in its original form.
There’s also a chilling photo of SS officer Amon Goeth sitting on his porch with a gun. You may recall the scene from the movie “Schindler’s List” in which actor Ralph Fiennes, who portrayed Goeth, shot Jewish prisoners working below.
Hurry up if you want to see the exhibit, because it ends Sunday, Dec. 13. For more information, visit http://www.PetalumaMuseum.com.
‘Wild’ happenings
Co-chairs of the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s first annual family gala Sam Hamilton, Jen Chaiken, and Julie and David Levine brought their families along to frolic among the “Where the Wild Things Are” monsters that are inhabiting the museum through Jan. 19.
The Maurice Sendak classic is the basis for the CJM exhibit “There’s a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak.” Among the hundreds of kids and kids-at-heart who also enjoyed the festivities were Lynn Bunim with family members Jane Burrows (her mom), Daniel Kramer and Caroline Kramer; Suzanne and Elliot Felson and children; Joyce Linker and her daughter; and Dana, Rich, Lauren and Sarah Steel.
Still working the room
Susan RoAne, the ultimate mingling maven, writes that her first book “How to Work a Room” is “now an adult book.” That’s not to say it’s X-rated — it’s just that she wrote and published it in 1988, making it 21 years old.
RoAne has written a number of follow-up books on business schmoozing and networking, including “Face to Face: How to Reclaim the Personal Touch in a Digital World.” Visit http://www.SusanRoAne.com to test your own schmooze quotient and to read some of RoAne’s “Pithy Pointers,” such as: Good things do not come to those who wait … they come to those who initiate.
Short shorts …
Helen Manber, whose practice is in San Francisco, was named the Bay Area’s best dermatologist in SFGate’s “Baylist” feature … Sarita Bronstein of Redwood City reports that she has accepted a position as program director for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Bay Area Chapter … Dr. Neal Birnbaum of Kentfield, who specializes in rheumatology at California Pacific Medical Center, is one of the co-authors of the recently published “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Arthritis”… Jewish Vocational Services and its executive director, Abby Snay, plus several JVS clients, were interviewed for a Dec. 4 feature on “PBS NewsHour.” The story focused on challenges facing job-seekers 50 and over … Top finishers in the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament, held Nov. 14 in East Palo Alto, were (from first to sixth place): Joel Shaps, Los Altos; David Rock, Portola Valley; Barry Barnes, Piedmont; Mark Silverman, Fremont; Steve DeGraff, Burlingame; Gerry Ambinder, San Francisco. Participants paid $100 to enter, with proceeds benefiting the JSHFNC, which has a newly erected location on the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life in Palo Alto ... Roberta Steiner and Allan Farovitch of San Rafael report that their son, Aaron Farovitch, has been elected vice president of Internal Affairs of the Interfraternity Council of Syracuse University, where he’s a junior.
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