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4/26 Scholarly Event: "The Nagging Jewish Mother" Lecture

7:30 to 9:30pm
FREE!

A colossal figure, intensely involved in the lives of her children, the Jewish mother is one of the best-known figures in popular culture. This talk investigates the reasons behind the caricature's enduring (un)popularity, and explains its continuing---more positive--reinventions. Joyce Antler, Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture, Brandeis University, author of You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother. Lecture Series made possible by ROBERT AND JANET SABES, SABES FAMILY FOUNDATION This event is also co-sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women: Greater Minneapolis Section; Brandeis Women; Women's Philanthropy of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation; Hadassah of the Upper Midwest

Center for Jewish Studies Community Lecture Series
Room B'Nai Emet Cong. 3115 Ottawa Ave S, St. Louis Park
Off Campus


Contact:
Center for Jewish Studies jwst@umn.edu, 612-624-4914
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