With race relations and immigration in the news, the relevance of Jewish past for today’s Jewish community is perhaps more important than ever. Join Jewish historian David Benkof (MA, Stanford) in an exploration of not only WHAT we know about Jewish history, but also HOW we know it. Register: tinyurl.com/Benkof101
Notes:
A. Thursday (July 23) I’m offering “Debbie Friedman 101,” which I’ve taught to more than a thousand students so far. We’ll look at the life, the music, and the impact of one of the two most important 20th century pioneers of Jewish liturgical music. (Shlomo Carlebach is the other.) Sign up: tinyurl.com/BenkofMi
B. The rest of the schedule is below; All classes are at Noon EDT:
• Monday, July 27 “American Jewish Literature 101.” Register: tinyurl.com/Benkof101
• Thursday, July 30 “If You Could See Cabaret Through My Eyes.” Register: tinyurl.com/BenkofMyEyes
• Every Monday in August “Funny Jews.” Registration is open for the whole five-week course OR just the first “Norman Lear’s sitcoms” class on Monday, August 3. (The other classes are on Mad Magazine, Mel Brooks 101, Funny Women, and Humorists.)
All “Funny Jews” sign-ups are at tinyurl.com/BenkofFunny
C. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: tinyurl.com/BenkofChannel. You’ll find dozens of American Jewish culture videos, including a fun two-minute video on “When Broadway Borrows Music from Shul” and a 45-minute lecture on the “three Jews” of Philip Roth.
D. I’m booking Zoom talks for individual organizations, and eventually in-person classes. Here’s a demonstration of my in-person teaching and this one-minute intro shows how Jewish Culture 101 works.
NOTE: All classes are 100% free, with a completely optional tuition of $6 per class, or $5 per class when you pay for a series of two or more classes.