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Friday June 1, 2012
7:30PM - - -
Shabbat Dinner SHAVUOT CELEBRATION
Category :: Fundraiser
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SHAVUOT CELEBRATION: In Honor of Our Collective Literature
Traditionally, this holiday commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. As Humanistic Jews, we use this occasion to celebrate all of our collective literature.
DRAMATIZING THE JEWISH ENCOUNTER WITH AMERICA:
The Tenth Man to Angels in America
While characters in plays by Wendy Wasserstein are trying to free themselves from their heritage, Jewish protagonists in plays by Paddy Chayefsky, Jules Feiffer, and others are left deeply unsatisfied by their American "success." Drama critic Julius Novick will explore the tensions in these plays and others between the legacy of the Jewish past and the opportunities of the American present.
Julius Novick is Professor Emeritus of Literature and Drama Studies, Purchase College, SUNY. He was a theatre critic at The Village Voice, The New York Observer, and Channel 13 television, and has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Nation, American Theatre, Vogue and The Forward.
This program is funded in part by the New York Council For The Humanities.
Traditionally, this holiday commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. As Humanistic Jews, we use this occasion to celebrate all of our collective literature.
DRAMATIZING THE JEWISH ENCOUNTER WITH AMERICA:
The Tenth Man to Angels in America
While characters in plays by Wendy Wasserstein are trying to free themselves from their heritage, Jewish protagonists in plays by Paddy Chayefsky, Jules Feiffer, and others are left deeply unsatisfied by their American "success." Drama critic Julius Novick will explore the tensions in these plays and others between the legacy of the Jewish past and the opportunities of the American present.
Julius Novick is Professor Emeritus of Literature and Drama Studies, Purchase College, SUNY. He was a theatre critic at The Village Voice, The New York Observer, and Channel 13 television, and has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Nation, American Theatre, Vogue and The Forward.
This program is funded in part by the New York Council For The Humanities.
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
SAJ
Address:
15 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024
Contact Name:
Amy Stein
Phone:
2122131002
Email:
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