ART, PERFORMANCES & CONVERSATIONS

All New Center programs speak to Jewish audiences and to the broader community. Attracting large and diverse groups of people, our past programs have explored wide-ranging themes and ideas, including: the Exodus story told from multiple cultural perspectives; the blending of Klezmer and swing music; and the influence of a Jewish up-bringing on the lives and careers of acclaimed writers, artists, musicians, actors, political figures and humorists.

We invite everyone to come and experience the insight, passion, humanity, and humor that lie at the heart of our programs.

Prism

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Tuesday July 28, 2009

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Prism

 

 

Prism's inaugural event You Said...WHAAAT?!: Comedy from America's Many Faces brought over 160 individuals together to explore issues surrounding identity. Five comedians from different ethnicities, religions, races, and sexual orientations used comedy as a springboard to discuss issues or identity and belonging in America's multicultural society. By mixing film, comedy and discussion, participants were prompted to think about where the line is between offensive and funny, what it means to identify with more than one culture, why you can speak about your own culture in ways that people not of that culture can't.