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Art • Exhibits • General Interest • Holidays • Jewish Culture
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Drawing On Tradition: The Book of Esther
Original drawings from Megillat Esther by JT Waldman |
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Monday, February 28, 2011
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1:00 PM
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Exhibit on view: February 28 – April 29, 2011
JT Waldman turns The Book of Esther, with its twisting plot, into an illustrative masterpiece. Waldman, 34, realized his aesthetic vision of the book as a graphic novel after spending seven years teasing out its layers of meaning. The result is a vibrant and beautiful work of art with many lessons for our time. The graphic novel is brought to life in an exhibit with interactive elements and an invitation for visitors to take part in the creative process.
Waldman is a comic book illustrator and interaction designer. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he also studied at the Liberal Yeshiva in Jerusalem, the University of Seville in Spain, and the Vancouver Film School. Waldman offers workshops on Jewish art, comix, and midrash. He also contributed to two books that detail the intersection of comic books and Judaism, From Krakow to Krypton and The Jewish Graphic Novel. He is currently working on his next graphic novel with the late Harvey Pekar.
Waldman will be speaking at 6th in the City Shabbat on March 11. For information about attending this service, click here.
A travelling exhibit from The Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore.
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FREE. The exhibit is on view from Monday, February 28 – Friday, April 29 during open tour hours, Monday through Friday from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. |
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Books • Current Affairs • General Interest • Politics • Talks, Lectures, Conversations
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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish |
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Monday, February 28, 2011
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7:00 PM
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Inspiring and heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is Dr. Abuelaish's account of his extraordinary life and a portrayal of everyday life in Gaza. The Harvard-trained Palestinian doctor born and raised in the Gaza Strip has been crossing the lines that divide Israelis and Palestinians for most of his life--as a physician who treats patients on both sides of the line and as a humanitarian who sees the need for improved health and education for women as the way forward in the Middle East.
His daughters were killed by Israeli fire in 2009, during Israel's incursion into the Gaza Strip. His response to this tragedy won him humanitarian awards around the world. Instead of seeking revenge, Abuelaish called for the people in the region to start talking to each other. His deepest hope is that his daughters will be "the last sacrifice on the road to peace between Palestinians and Israelis."
This event is sponsored through the generosity of the Ellenberg-Abramowitz Family in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Israel Ellenberg.
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Tickets are $8, or receive 2 FREE tickets with the purchase of the book ($24). Both options will be available when doors open at 6:00 pm. |
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6th in the City: for 20s and 30s • Classes & Group Discussions • Jewish Culture
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Cafe Nite with MesorahDC |
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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12:00 AM
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7:00 - 7:45 pm Ulpan/Hebrew Reading/Business Ethics
7:45 pm Buffet dinner
8:15 - 9:15 pm Think Tank/Bar-Bat Mitzvah Program/Relationship Fitness
For more information, please click here. |
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FREE. RSVP is not required. |
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