'Transparent': A New Take on Gender & Jewish Identity
Organization:
Osher Marin JCC
Category:
Cultural/Jewish Descent
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
9/11/2016
End Date:
9/11/2016
Start Time:
5:00 PM
End Time:
7:00 PM
Event
Info:
Calling all "Transparent" fans: Season 3 will be released to Amazon Prime members beginning September 23! Join us as we explore the impact that the show has made on how LGBTQ+ and Jewish characters are presented in popular culture. "Transparent" writer and producer Micah Fitzerman-Blue takes us behind-the-scenes into the writer's room of this groundbreaking series, to discuss the show's multi-faceted portrayal of Jewish identity and family dynamics. Immediately following the presentation, Jhos Singer examines gender fluidity and its impact on his work as a Jewish transgender leader, teacher, and activist. A moderated panel discussion and audience Q&A will follow. Audience members are invited to submit their questions in advance, by emailing mglaser@marinjcc.org.
Gender neutral bathrooms available on-site.
In partnership with Keshet. In association with Spectrum LGBT Center, Horizons Foundation, Congregation Sha'ar Zahav, Moishe House, and Lyric Center for LGBTQ Youth.
About Micah Fitzerman-Blue Micah Fitzerman-Blue is a writer and supervising producer on the Amazon series Transparent. His first feature, The Motel Life, starring Dakota Fanning, won best screenplay and the audience award at its premiere at the Rome Film Festival. He graduated from Harvard in 2006 with a degree in history and literature.
About Jhos Singer Maggid Jhos Singer has been a Jewish educator and community leader since 2000. He serves as the Congregational Leader of Chochmat HaLev in Berkeley and is the Maggid of the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. His title, Maggid, describes a learned Jew who is a spiritual resource rather than a religious legal authority. Jhos holds a degree in music from UCLA and an MA in Jewish Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. Jhos is interested in the intersection between polity and spirituality. He finds wisdom in the flexidoxic truth-seeking found in the Rabbinic and Judaic wisdom paths as well as the project of Jewish culture.
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