Join us for part 2 of a 3 part series on Zoom about Jewish New York exploring the pop cultural aspect of what the author Harry Golden called “The Greatest Jewish City in the World.” This talk surveys the extraordinary contributions made by New York Jews to 20th century American culture, in fields of popular culture as diverse as political activism, feminism, comedy, journalism, literature, comic book illustration, musical composition, movie acting, stage entertainment, photography, film direction, and poetry among many others.

You do NOT have to have participated in Part 1, which covered the Jewish historical context to enjoy Part 2 about the role of New York Jews in pop culture!  The 3rd part of the series, to be held early in 2022, will examine the city’s incredibly diverse Jewish community, establishing New York as a ‘new Jerusalem.’ By discussing the historical background, cultural contribution, and community life of the Jews in NYC over the course of these three sessions on Zoom, David Kaufman will reveal the extraordinary impact made by the ‘New York Jew’ on the face of this city and on history writ large.

Our presenter for this series, David E. Kaufman, was born and bred in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at the Bialik Hebrew Day School and the Yeshiva of Flatbush High School. He holds degrees from Columbia College, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and Brandeis University. A PhD in American Jewish History, he has taught at numerous colleges such as CUNY, Brown University, University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Hebrew Union College/Los Angeles and Hofstra University. In addition to numerous articles on the social, religious, and architectural history of the American synagogue, Dr. Kaufman has authored two books: Shul with a Pool: The Synagogue-Center in American Jewish History (Brandeis, 1999) and Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity (Brandeis, 2012). David currently lives on the Upper West Side and is engaged in public education, researching, writing, and teaching the history of the New York Jewish community.

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