Contemporary Jewish Museum

Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater, 1919-1949

April 23, 2009 - September 7, 2009

Susan Hiller: The J.Street Project

June 18, 2009 - August 18, 2009

PROGRAMS

Begin each month in the unique and stylish atmosphere at Oy Vey! Thursday at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Unwind with a signature cocktail, listen to music, kvetch with friends, and see some art! On view throughout the series: Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater, 1919-1949.

Art and German-Jewish Relations in the 21st Century

Thursday, July 2; 7 PM

German-Jewish history in recent decades is a surprising story of political cooperation and artistic creativity. German Consul General Rolf Schuette will join Israeli Consul General Akiva Tor and Rabbi Stephen Pearce of Temple Emanu-El in a wide-ranging conversation about the German-Jewish relationship in the twenty-first century.

The Dybbuk

July 8 - July 12

In 2008, members of Habimah, Israel's national theater, developed a new, playful vision for one of the classic expressionistic masterpieces of the Russian Jewish theater, The Dybbuk. Habimah's reimagined version of the haunting early 20th-century play about a bride-to-be possessed by the dead soul of her one true love deftly combines handcrafted puppets and live actors in a production that blurs the boundaries between the natural and supernatural and offers an affectionate and humorous portrait of the shtetl's religious and cultural life.