Spertus Institute Spring 2016 News & Events
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Expressions 0f<br />
Jewish Culture<br />
Evanston Art Center<br />
At their new location<br />
1717 Central Street, Evanston<br />
<strong>Spertus</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> brings three renowned Jewish art<br />
experts to Evanston to share how Judaism and Jewish<br />
culture have been expressed through the arts.<br />
Take all three sessions for $75 | $60 for <strong>Spertus</strong> members<br />
$40 for students and <strong>Spertus</strong> alumni<br />
Single sessions are $30 | $25 for <strong>Spertus</strong> members<br />
$18 for students and <strong>Spertus</strong> alumni<br />
Call 312.322.1773 or buy tickets online at spertus.edu/tickets<br />
Jewish Manuscript<br />
Illumination<br />
Thursday, March 17 at 6:30 pm<br />
Dr. Marc Michael Epstein, Director of Jewish Studies at<br />
Vassar College and former Director of the Hebrew Books<br />
and Manuscripts Division of Sotheby’s, leads a journey<br />
through the luxurious world of handcrafted Jewish books.<br />
American Synagogues<br />
and Jewish Identity<br />
Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30 pm<br />
Dr. Samuel Gruber, a renowned art historian and<br />
architecture preservationist who teaches in the Jewish<br />
Studies Program at Syracuse University, explores the<br />
evolving form and meaning of the American synagogue.<br />
The Case of the<br />
Missing Kiddush Cup<br />
Thursday, March 31 at 6:30 pm<br />
Dr. Jenna Weissman Joselit, who directs two pioneering<br />
graduate programs in Jewish culture and the arts at<br />
George Washington University, investigates why a<br />
Kiddush cup, a seder plate, or a souvenir from Israel<br />
mattered years ago and continue to matter today.<br />
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