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Friday June 3, 2011
7:30PM - 10:55PM
Shabbat-Shavuot The faces of Jewish Humor
Category :: Lecture
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Shabbat Service and Cultural Program at 7:30pm followed by Pot-Luck Dessert
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.
FACES OF JEWISH HUMOR: The Saga of the Shlemiel and the Shlimazel
Ruth Adler, professor of Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature at Baruch College, CUNY, will describe the travails of the shlemiel and the shlimazel as they have been depicted in the writings of the three major East-European writers, Mendele, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz, and also explore their appearance in earlier periods.
Ruth Adler is the author of Women of the Shtetl - Through the Eyes of Y.L. Peretz - A Socio-Psychological Study. She has often challenged prevailing stereotypes and widely-maintained misconceptions, and has been cited for countering the myth of the Jewish Mother.
This program is funded in part by the New York Council For The Humanities.
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.
FACES OF JEWISH HUMOR: The Saga of the Shlemiel and the Shlimazel
Ruth Adler, professor of Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature at Baruch College, CUNY, will describe the travails of the shlemiel and the shlimazel as they have been depicted in the writings of the three major East-European writers, Mendele, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz, and also explore their appearance in earlier periods.
Ruth Adler is the author of Women of the Shtetl - Through the Eyes of Y.L. Peretz - A Socio-Psychological Study. She has often challenged prevailing stereotypes and widely-maintained misconceptions, and has been cited for countering the myth of the Jewish Mother.
This program is funded in part by the New York Council For The Humanities.
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
Goldman Y on East 14th St. NYC
Address:
344 East 14th Street
City:
New York
Zip/Postal:
10003
Contact Name:
Michael Witkin
Phone:
9179516554
Email:
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