The JPL goes Broadway - Jewish Public Library

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Événement annuel de collecte de fonds de la Bibliothèque publique juive
En l’honneur de
The Jewish Public Library’s Annual Fundraiser
Honouring
Freda & Irwin Browns, Pearl & Saul Lighter, Chava & Ingie Respitz, and Helen & Jerrick Segal
Mettant en vedette
”Zero
Hour”
Avec Jim Brochu
comme Zero Mostel
Dirigé par Piper Laurie
Presenting
”Zero
Hour”
with Jim Brochu
as Zero Mostel
Directed by Piper Laurie
Programme en anglais
Le mercredi 15 juin 2011 à 20 h
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
Un cocktail pour les détenteurs de billets patron et les commanditaires
de la soirée aura lieu à la Salle de Concert à 18 h.
A cocktail reception for Patron ticket holders and Evening Sponsors
will be held at the Concert Hall at 6:00 p.m.
Admission générale : 136$ par personne incluant une place numérotée
Billet patron : 254$ par personne incluant le cocktail et une place reservée
Commanditaires de la soirée : 1,000$, 2,500$, 5,000$ et plus
incluant 2 billets patron, le cocktail, et des places VIP
Service de voiturier
General ticket: $136 per person includes an assigned seat
Patron ticket: $254 per person includes the cocktail reception and preferred assigned seat
Evening Sponsor: $1,000, $2,500, $5,000 and up
includes 2 patron tickets for the cocktail reception and preferred assigned seats
Valet parking
RSVP avant le 31 mai 2011 au 514 345-2627, poste 3042.
RSVP by May 31, 2011 at (514) 345-2627 ext. 3042.
Salle de Concert Oscar Peterson • 7141, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Oscar Peterson Concert Hall • 7141 Sherbrooke St. West
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About our honourees
Those who know Freda and Irwin Browns, know that they have always led very active lives – being
involved with their family, travelling the world over and doing community work. At the JPL, Irwin has
been a member of the Development Advisory Committee and Freda has been a Director and Officer of
the Board, has worked in the archives, and been a ubiquitous volunteer!
The JPL has been a Berman-Lighter family tradition through three generations. It is an honour to be
honoured! We are very proud of what the library has become - a true cultural centre for a diverse
community....Pearl and Saul Lighter.
Over many years, Chava and Ingie Respitz have both been extensively involved in the Jewish
community but never in the same organization. The library is the first experience where they share
the same passion.
Helen and Jerrick Segal have been married 57 years – their proudest achievement being their
children and grandchildren. They share a passion for theatre, music, biking, skiing, spending time in
the country, being with good friends........and especially, share a love of the JPL!
About the Show
The award winning and critically acclaimed Zero Hour is a one-person play written & performed by playwright & actor Jim Brochu. In a biographical reflection on Zero Mostel, Brochu portrays the Jewish actor
& comedian giving a fictional interview with an unseen New York Times reporter shortly before Mostel’s
death in 1977. Brochu’s Mostel recounts his life & career; he describes the impact of the Hollywood blacklist on himself & his friends, including his testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee,
as well as his success with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fiddler on the Roof and the
original movie version of The Producers.
The Jewish Public Library was established in 1914 and serves the community in five languages. For
96 years the Library has honoured its commitment to promote Jewish values, knowledge and cultural
heritage. The Library also provides a full range of services to meet the cultural, educational, informational and recreational needs of the Jewish and non-Jewish communities alike.
Committee Members: Mia Swartzman Barsheshat and Janie Respitz (Co-chairs), Freda Browns, Irwin
Browns, Joanne Garfinkle, Sherry Goldstein, Rosalind Goodman, Emmanuel Kalles, Adriana Kotler, Anne
Levitsky, Pearl Lighter, Saul Lighter, Lola Mendelson, Eva Raby, Chava Respitz, Ingie Respitz, Delores Rosen,
Helen Segal, Jerrick Segal, Gerald Soiferman, Jennifer Solomon (Staff Liaison), Liane Taran, and Mayme Vineberg.
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