To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, L’Chaim America! features professional actors performing true stories of gratitude and possibility in American Jewish life. Be inspired by a Black Jewish storyteller recounting how Ashkenazi activists helped elect LA’s first Black mayor. Consider complex questions through a writer’s Native American and Jewish heritages. Have a seat at an Iranian refugee family’s Thanksgiving. Discover Jews in Wyoming’s windswept “cowboy country,” and celebrate as a Salvadoran immigrant reclaims his Judaism and lives the American dream. Enjoy these plus other original stories and songs. Join us to honor the America in our hearts. Made possible in part with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Presented by The Braid, the Go-To Jewish Story Company. For nearly two decades, The Braid has created a unique artform at the intersection of storytelling and theatre, in which professional actors bring to life true stories that dramatize and share the diverse stories of a diverse Jewish people.

Community Partners

American Jewish Committee
Challah and Soul
Iranian American Jewish Federation
Iranian Jewish Women’s Organization
Jews of Color Initiative
Jewtina y Co
JIMENA
The Braid
The LUNAR Collective
With reception generously supported by Jewish Federation Los Angeles