Sun, Nov 16
|The Ebell
The Work of Remembering
How do communities recover and reclaim language, tradition, and culture after tragedy? Join Indigenous and Jewish cultural workers for a powerful exploration of how communities impacted by genocide preserve cultural memory and rebuild traditions.
Time & Location
Nov 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The Ebell, 743 S Lucerne Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90005, USA
About
Panelists to include Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor, scholar of Jewish languages and Virginia Carmelo (Tongva/Kumeyaa) cultural leader and tradition bearer. Together, these speakers will explore how language, story, and cultural expression serve as tools of resistance, remembrance, and healing.
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Virginia Carmelo was born in Orange County, California. Her paternal side is Gabrielino/Tongva and Digueno/Kumeyaay tribes. Virginia received her B.A. from CSU, Fullerton, in Ethnic Studies. During that time, being influenced by and involved in the social movements of the sixties, she began dance studies that led her to study indigenous dance with two prominent masters in the Los Angeles area. Currently, they take part in preserving and sharing the Tongva culture. The family endeavors to revitalize Tongva tribal song, dance, and regalia.
Sarah Bunin Benor is Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Hebrew Union College and Adjunct Professor in the University of Southern California Linguistics Department. She received her B.A. from Columbia University in Comparative Literature in 1997 and her Ph.D. from Stanford University in Linguistics in 2004. She is the author of Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaism (Rutgers University Press, 2012) and Hebrew Infusion: Language and Community at American Jewish Summer Camps (Rutgers University Press, 2020), as well as many articles about Jewish languages, Yiddish, and American Jews.
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