Tuesdays at the J – Dan Fellner
Tuesdays at the J
Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. at the East Valley JCC
Tuesdays at the J is a group for individuals and couples ages 55-plus who meet weekly to enjoy presentations on a variety of topics. Past programs have included live musical performances by local musicians and art presentations by museum docents and artists, as well as presentations by authors and more. All sessions are free and no membership is required. The program starts at 10 a.m. with refreshments and the presentations are 10:30-11:30 a.m.
‘Galveston: The Ellis Island of the West’
A presentation by travel journalist Dan Fellner
Tuesday, Feb. 24 | 10-11:30 a.m.
It’s a mostly forgotten but pivotal chapter in Jewish-American history: The Galveston Movement. From 1907-14 some 10,000 Jews, fleeing religious persecution in Eastern Europe, immigrated to America through the unlikely port of Galveston, Texas. Travel journalist Dan Fellner visited Galveston and met some of the descendants of the Jewish immigrants who arrived in Texas more than a century ago and built a new life in the western United States. We’ll see the sites related to the Galveston Movement and learn about a surprisingly robust Jewish community that produced five mayors, prominent business leaders and two highly renowned rabbis.
