BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.6//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11332@templemicah.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T160000 DTSTAMP:20261001T225123Z URL:https://www.templemicah.org/events/never-in-my-wildest-dreams-film-scr eening-with-evi-beck/ SUMMARY:"Never in My Wildest Dreams" Film Screening with Evi Beck DESCRIPTION:Never in my Wildest Dreams: A Film about the Life and Work of E velyn ("Evi") Torton Beck\nWise Aging is offering the opportunity to see N ever in my Wildest Dreams\, a film that features the life and work of long -time Temple Micah member\, Evelyn ("Evi”) Torton Beck\, who is a child Holocaust survivor\, and a frequent presenter at Lunch &\; Learn.\n\nTh is film follows her on return visits to Vienna\, Austria\, where she was b orn\, and from here she and her family were able to flee just in time. It is also where she was bestowed an honorary doctorate for lifetime achievem ent for work against antisemitism and homophobia\, as well as all other "i sms" that divide us. The themes of the film are deeply relevant today: the terror of living under a fascist regime determined to be rid of you and y our "people"\, the powerful impact of forced immigration\, loss\, and disp lacement even into old age\; the role of language\, activism and creativit y\; the healing power of art and its ability to create community.\n\nThe f ilm includes clips from her visit to the Austrian Museum of History\, enga gements with activists at a climate change protest (Grannies against the R ight)\, visual artists and musicians\, as well as her Honorary Doctorate c eremony. It also offers beautifully crafted footage of Evi's offerings of Sacred Circle Dance.\n\nIn the film\, she talks openly about her personal life as well as her intellectual history. Never in My Wildest Dreams is fl uid in form and often funny\, even as it opens difficult subjects. The fil m is 60 minutes long and has English subtitles.\n\nEvi will introduce the film and stay for a Q&\;A following the screening. Light snacks will be provided.\n\nThis event is open to all ages\, and membership at Temple Mi cah is not required to attend. To join us\, please register in advance.\n\ nRegister\nAbout Evi Beck\n\n\nEvelyn (“Evi”) Torton Beck\, is a child survivor of the Holocaust\, a scholar\, teacher\, activist\, and Professo r Emerita from the University of Maryland- College Park. She holds Ph.D.s in both Comparative Literature (1972) and Clinical Psychology (2004). In 2 021 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Vienna\, Austria from The Uni versity for Music and Performing Arts for her life’s work in the creatio n of interdisciplinary Women’s and Gender Studies and her continuing fig ht against anti-Semitism\, homophobia\, agism\, and all other “isms” t hat divide us.\n\nEvi Beck is also a founder of Jewish Women's Studies\, L esbian Studies\, Psychology of Women\, and Feminist Transformations of Kno wledge. Her writings include ground-breaking works\, such as Kafka and the Yiddish Theater: Its Impact on his Work (1972) and the by-now classic\, N ice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology (1982/1987)\, the first book that da red to bring these two identities together. In 2026 she presented her comp arative study of Franz Kafka and Frida Kahlo at the University of Oxford-E ngland. She is also a writer of poetry and a painter.\n\nAlthough she has retired from university teaching and clinical psychology\, Evi continues t o work with The Fielding Graduate University in projects such as “Creati ve Longevity and Wisdom” and “Somatics and Phenomenology"\; she is an internationally known teacher and choreographer of Sacred Circle Dance and has published essays about her research in this dance practice\, which is central to her spiritual life and which she offers regularly at Temple Mi cah. Learn more at evibeck.com. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.templemicah.org/wp-content/uploads/2 026/10/Evi-Beck-Film-Screening-Oct-2026.png CATEGORIES:Adult Education,Guest Speakers,Inclusive Events,Wheelchair Accessible END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR