Whack! Pow! Oy! Graphic novels to be discussed
A series of discussions on Jewish-themed comic books is coming to City College of San Francisco.
Titled “Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel,” the series runs from Sept. 10 through Dec. 10, and will be facilitated by Craig Kleinman.
Graphic novels to be discussed include Will Eisner’s “A Contract with God,” Art Spiegelman’s “Maus,” Harvey Pekar’s “The Quitter,” Joann Sfar’s “The Rabbi’s Cat” and Ben Katchor’s “Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories.”
Participation requires advanced reading.
The series is a project of the S.F. Public Library, the Bureau of Jewish Education’s Jewish Community Library and the SFSU Jewish Studies program.
The discussions take place at the Rosenberg Library Resource Center, Room R305, on the Ocean Ave. campus of CCSF, 50 Phelan Ave., S.F. For more information, call (415) 452-5548 or online at www.ccsf.edu/library/letstalk.html.
Argentine cantor to perform here
Cantor Andres Levy of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will perform a concert of world Jewish music, sung in English, Spanish, Ladino, Hebrew and Yiddish. The concert will be held at Saratoga’s Congregation Beth David on Sept. 18.
Levy has been Beth David’s High Holy Day guest cantor since 2003. He obtained his cantorial degree in Argentina in 1997.
The concert takes place 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga. Tickets are $20, available from www.brownpapertickets.com/event/19608, or by calling (800) 838-3006. For more information, call (408) 257-3333.
Doc on local Jewish sculptor to premiere
A new 30-minute documentary about Berkeley-based Jewish sculptor Bella Feldman is set to make its world premiere in the East Bay.
“Bella Bella,” from director Elizabeth Sher, will screen Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Berkeley Art Center. Following the film, there will be a discussion with Sher and Feldman.
“Bella Bella” recounts the latest chapter in Feldman’s life. Born into a Jewish family in New York, the 75-year-old has become renowned for her large-scale metal and glass sculptures, as well as smaller pieces that address war and violence. The film examines her work and her late-in-life long-distance relationship with a German architect, whose forebears belonged to the Nazi Party.
“Bella Bella” screens 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley. Tickets: $8-$10. For information, call (510) 644-6893. To see artwork by Bella Feldman go to www.bellafeldman.com.
Gibson not likely to get sequel
Mel Gibson’s career starring in big budget films is crucified, said the Jewish writer of “Lethal Weapon 4,” in which Gibson starred.
Jonathan Lemkin, who wrote the big budget 1998 film, said that the drunken, anti-Semitic rant Gibson gave after he was arrested for driving under the influence in July 2006 sank his acting career. “I don’t know if there will be a ‘Lethal Weapon 5’ because I don’t think studio bosses will have him in those kind of big summer films,” Lemkin told WENN, according to starpulse.com. “He did make hateful statements. I don’t know how his rehabilitation went — and he is a wonderful actor and filmmaker — but he is a hate monger.” — jta
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