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Feminist Pioneer Passes

by | Dec 15, 2011 6:11 pm | Comments (1)

Paula Hyman, who lived in Westville and was a leading religious historian who helped bring gender egalitarianism” to American Judaism, died Thursday. She was 65. Her funeral is set for Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel synagogue on Harrison Street.

Click here to read a full-length tribute to her career and life by Deborah Dash Moore published by the Jewish Forward; Moore writes: Hyman wanted to reclaim Jewish women activists of yore for contemporary Jews as part of her lifelong mission to challenge received ideas about leadership, values and ways of doing things in the United States and Israel. Her work ultimately transformed Jewish historical scholarship by bringing gender analysis into its mainstream,” Moore writes.

And read on for a blog tribute posted by Westville writer (and fellow congregant) Mark Oppenheimer:

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Puppets Parade Westville

by | Oct 31, 2011 7:39 am | Comments (8)

An early snowfall left the ground white and slushy, but it was not enough to deter young and old from their appointed rounds in this year’s pre-Halloween Giant Puppet Parade on Sunday in Westville Village. The parade, sponsored by the Westville Village Renaissance Alliance (WVRA), featured an array of giant puppets, costumes and creations, many of which were made in the WVRA-sponsored puppet-making workshops located in the vacant Anthony’s Barbershop on Fountain Street. Workshop leader and parade coordinator Muffy Pendergast worked with volunteers to facilitate the puppet creations at the site, but also dispensed advice to many who chose to make their creations at home.

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Edgewood, NMS Celebrate Centennials

by | Oct 3, 2011 9:56 am | Comments (9)

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John Resnick (Class of ‘47) greets Paul North, Edgewood ‘38, at Edgewood School’s 100th birthday party Sunday.

Beginning cellist Christine Howe at Neighborhood Music School’s 100th birthday “play in.”

You walked home for lunch and walked back. There were two recesses, few fat kids, and little homework until fifth grade. That guard who walked you across Edgewood and West Rock? John Resnick and his friends called him cement head” because of his hair.

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Marchand Prevails
In Ward 25 Recount

by | Sep 16, 2011 4:44 pm | Comments (9)

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(l-r) Adam Marchand and Michael Slattery.

A recount of the Ward 25 Democratic Primary aldermanic elections produced identical results to Tuesday night’s count: 459 for Adam Marchand and 440 for Michael Slattery. Since no other candidates are running in the November general election, that assures the labor-backed candidate will become the Westville ward’s new representative.

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Fashion Seeds Sewn

by | Sep 15, 2011 10:58 am | Comments (9)

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Rodrick shows a finished pattern ready to be translated into a final product.

Walking or driving through the center of Westville Village, intriguing window displays at Rodrick Gilchrist Design at 911 Whalley Avenue, signal the artful creations one will find inside. Beyond the gleaming coat-of-arms that bears a large tailor’s shears at the studio’s entrance, is a polished mosaic floor of chunky irregular granite pieces. Racks of clothing are arranged in a setting that seems more art gallery than boutique, more museum than working studio. That vibe may soon change with the advent of new fashion sewing classes that will be offered to the public beginning on September 19, according to partner/owners Rodrick Williams (Gilchrist) and Aysegul Ikna.

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“My Brother Jack” Seeks
Actors, Financial Backers

by | Aug 17, 2011 11:13 am | Comments (4)

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Filming the Trailer for My Brother Jack at State Street’s Diesel Lounge earlier this year.

An informal forum featuring Stephen Dest, the director of the New Haven-based independent film project My Brother Jack,” and local artists Larry Morelli and Silas Finch, whose work will be featured in the film, took place at Kehler Liddell Gallery on Sunday. The forum was moderated by outgoing gallery director Sarah Fritchey, and provided an opportunity for the audience of several dozen to hear the artists talk about their creative processes and the roles their work will have in the soon-to-be-made movie.

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