Presented by the Jewish Independent, the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family and the Chutzpah! Festival the JI Chai Celebration honours 18 community movers, shakers, thinkers, doers and all-around awesome people
Date/Time: Dec 6 2017, 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Vancouver, The Norman Rothstein Theatre | Event calendarCost: $18.00
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Presented by the Jewish Independent, the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family and the Chutzpah! Festival the JI Chai Celebration honours 18 community movers, shakers, thinkers, doers and all-around awesome people under the age of 36 with the JI's 18 Under 36 Awards. The honourees are (in alphabetical order): Rebecca Baron • Ezequiel Blumenkrans • Erin Brandt • Marcus Brandt • Ayelet Cohen Weil • Courtney Cohen • Aaron Friedland • Sam Heller • Talya Mallek • Ariel Martz-Oberlander • Logan Presch • Maya Rae • Mike Sachs • Allie Michelle Saks • David Schein • Rotem Tal • Carmel Tanaka • Rabbi Levi Varnai.
The evening also features an amazing variety show emceed by comedian/actor/host Goldie Hoffman featuring spoken-word artist/musician Barbara Adler (pictured above in a photo by Benjamin Samson), with composer/musician Ron Samworth on guitar (Ten Thousand Wolves); illusionist Vitaly Beckman; singer Lisa Ehrlich; actor/singer Warren Kimmel, with composer/musician Wendy Bross Stuart on piano; comedian Jacob Samuel; a fashion show performed by members of Roller Dance Owl, and more. Harpist Amanda Hartley performs at the pre-show sponsor & awardee reception, while The Burying Ground energizes the post-show party. Cash bar, door prizes, silent auction and more!
Thank you to all our bronze-level sponsors!
Gary Averbach, Shirley Barnett, David Bogoch, J.B. Newall Memorials Ltd., International Web exPress, Olive+Wild, Red Truck Beer Company
And thank you to all our prize and auction donors so far!
After Five Fashions, Beadworks, Suzy Birstein, Borgi Borga, Boys’Co, Burdock & Co., Canada Berries winery, Dunn’s, Flower Factory, Gandy Associates, Lori Goldberg, Pnina Granirer, Rahel Halabe, Sharon & Michael Isaacson, JNF Pacific Region, The Lazy Gourmet, Brittani Linder, Lush Hoops, Matchstick, Neshama Chocolates, Nesters on Main Street, Omnitsky Kosher, Pasparos Taverna, Enrico Reinz, RodRozen Designs, Rosedale on Robson, Sabra Restaurant and Bakery, Sidi Schaffer, Michael Seidelman, Siegel’s Bagels, Starbucks, Superstore / Loblaws, The Sutton Place Hotel, The Sylvia Hotel, Tradewind Books, Tzimmes, Vancouver Art Gallery, Wilkinson’s Automobilia, Y’s Books
To become one of our donors or sponsors and join this growing list of amazing people and businesses, please call 604-689-1520 or email cramsay@jewishindependent.ca. Be a part of the celebration!
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