The JICNY Culture Salon We will be meeting in a private apartment and renowned academics will be enlightening us on specific and unusual aspects of Jewish History in a laid back, stimulating atmosphere. If you never enjoyed learning, we'll change your mind.....
Culture Salon is open to YJP's in their 20s and 30s and JICNY Connections ages 35-50.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER, Dr. David Kaufman, Associate Professor, Dept of Religion at Hofstra.
Dr. Kaufman has a BA from Columbia in Hebrew language/literature, an MA from JTS in Jewish education, and his PhD from Brandeis in American Jewish history. He served on the faculty of the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles from 2000-09, and for the past five years has been the Chair of Jewish Studies at Hofstra University.
David is now hard at work on his third, tentatively titled: Meshuga: A Guide to the Perplexed American Jew. An experienced teacher and lively speaker, Dr. Kaufman will share his thinking about the underlying historical causes of the challenges facing the American Jew today, the various manifestations of dysfunction and disarray in American Jewish life, as well as prescriptions for healing and resolution. As the book is in progress, Dr. Kaufman will be eager to hear your thoughts and responses to his provocative ideas about the contemporary Jewish condition.
AUTHOR of Jewhooing the Sixties (2012): American Celebrity and Jewish Identity--Sandy Koufax, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan, and Barbra Streisand. and Shul with a Pool (1999)
Refreshments and wine will be served
COST: $10 online, $15 at door;
