Posts Tagged ‘culture’

Marking Jewish American Heritage Month

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama host a reception celebrating jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House. May 27, 2010.

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“Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind” book trailer

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Video Book Trailer for Binnie Klein’s memoir, “Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind” (SUNY Press, 2010), the story of a middle-aged, jewish, female psychotherapist who changed her sedentary life and took up boxing – this unlikely contender who had no previous experience with sports reconnected with her Jewish heritage, the history of Jewish boxers, the story of immigration, and experiences an unexpected transformation that proved that there ARE “second acts” in American lives

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Secular Jewish Identity

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Attempting to describe variations on jewish identity, my own secular jewish identity, and some thoughts on universal Jewish values.

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Sherwin Wine: How do I give my child a Jewish identity?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Sherwin Wine, founder of Humanistic judaism, discusses how to give your child a jewish identity through a secular Bar & Bat Mitzvah ceremony that emphasizes history, culture, and values.

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Jewish Women

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

jewish Women

http://mayaescobar.com

Jewish Women, Jewish Girls, The Club, and Latina Role Model are part of a series entitled Acciones Plásticas, an interactive performance piece that questions the role of stereotyping in the development of identity. Modeled after low-quality videos blogs, each video features a woman whose life has been visibly defined by societal expectations. The videos are made accessible to the general public through their strategic placement, on all of the popular social networking sites such as youtube and myspace. This internet-backdrop contextualizes the videos by framing them with similarly tagged content. The linked videos, images, and profiles point directly to the heart of the depicted stereotypes.

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Gaining A Better Understanding of Judaism Educational Video

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Gaining A Better Understanding of judaism Educational Video. Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Assistance. Diversity Series: Religions, Cultures and Communities (NCJ 212664). The Chicago Police Department. Producer: Chicago Police Department. usdoj.gov. Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

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