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Mondo Judeo: UC Berkeley Professor Mel Gordon Explores the Fringes of Jewish Culture

Trepany House, Steve Allen Theater, at the Center For Inquiry West (4773 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027)
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Professor Mel Gordon of UC Berkeley presents Mondo Judeo a one-day lecture series on the fringes of Jewish culture, at the Steve Allen Theater. Over the course of four lectures and six hours, Gordon will present fascinating insights into Marc Chagall's influence on Yiddish theater, the tragic roots of Jewish comedy, Madonna's Kabbalah, and the strange tale of Erik Jan Hanussen, Hitler's Jewish clairvoyant.

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The last date listed for Mondo Judeo was Sunday August 1, 2010 / All Day (11:00am to 5:00am).

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Trepany House
Steve Allen Theater, at the Center For Inquiry West,
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
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323-666-4268
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Excellent presentation with plenty of humor in both English and Yiddish. As a senior audience member, I laughed with gusto and had renewed memories of this lost art that I enjoyed as a child. The morning session was more to my liking as I found additional information concerning Chagall's earliest works in backdrops and makeup for the Yiddish Theaters. For the person who wrote about the miniscule amount paid for the "Superman" comic series, try reading "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon. It's definitely fiction but all the facts are there.

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Fantastic, informative and entertaining seminar! Who knew the creators of Superman were Jewish and sold the rights for $130? This fact and others were included in pop culture history.
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For a professor to commit to an ALL DAY series of four lectures that last one hour each was amazing. The topics were very interesting, and he presented them without notes! A wonderful experience.
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 A lecture series of epic proportions, presented by Professor Mel Gordon of UC Berkeley. Professor Gordon will be presenting four lectures over the course of six hours on outsider Jewish culture. 15-minute breaks will occur between each lecture. Scheduled lectures include: 

11:00am: Chagallism and the Russian Yiddish Stage 
12:30pm: The Tragic Origins of Jewish Humor 
1:45pm: Lunch break. Canter’s Food Truck will be parked in the Theatre's parking lot for the occasion. 
2:15pm: Why Madonna’s Kabbalah is the True Kabbalah 
3:45pm: Erik Jan Hanussen, Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant