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Conversations with the Scribe Monday, Friday, Sunday: 12:30 and 1:45 PM/Thursday: 1:30 and 2:45 PM

Conversations with the Scribe

Meet the Museum’s scribe-in-residence, Julie Seltzer.

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All Rise! Sunday, September 12, 2010
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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All Rise!

Admission: Free with Museum admission.

Best-selling writer and activist Ayelet Waldman will discuss the overlap of Judaism, law, and women’s voices with artist Helene Aylon.

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Food Nation Thursday, October 7; 6-8 PM

Food Nation

Admission: Free. Museum admission not included.

Fantastic food-tasting and conversation about food and Jewish values with author Sue Fishkoff.

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Long Conversation Saturday, October 16, 2010
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Long Conversation

Academics, technologists, and others creators and thinkers get together for a Long Conversation--one ambitious day of ideas and inquiry. Featured speakers include Tiffany Shlain, Stewart Brand, and Jem Finer.

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The WPA at 75: Social Art Then and Now Thursday, October 21; 7-9 PM

The WPA at 75: Social Art Then and Now

A panel discussion on public art, social responsibility and ethnic identity, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the WPA (Works Progress Administration). The evening also includes a selection of recordings from the Museum’s StoryCorps StoryBooth, a program inspired by the WPA.

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Delayed Justice: Restitution of Looted Art Tuesday, November 2; 1-2:30 PM

Delayed Justice: Restitution of Looted Art

A discussion of the complicated interplay of justice, art, and business as it relates to looted art during World War II and beyond with George McNeely, senior vice president in Business Development at Christie’s Auction House.

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Face to Face: Judy Chicago on Frida Kahlo Sunday, December 12; 4-5:30 PM

Face to Face: Judy Chicago on Frida Kahlo

Judy Chicago, whose multimedia project The Dinner Party is among the most influential works of post-war American art, discusses her new book Frida Kahlo: Face to Face.

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Decoding Old Master Paintings from the Jacques Goudstikker Collection Sunday, December 12; 2-3:30 PM

Decoding Old Master Paintings from the Jacques Goudstikker Collection

A gallery walk-through of Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker

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