BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:50@wjcenter.org DTSTART:20180411T194500Z DTEND:20180411T211500Z DTSTAMP:20180322T193050Z URL:https://www.wjcenter.org/events/exploring-judaism-through-television-i saac-butler-on-transparent/ SUMMARY:Exploring Judaism Through TV + Film: Isaac Butler on Transparent DESCRIPTION:World Jewry Committee Presents\nA Jewish Culture Series: Explor ing Judaism Through TV + Film\n\n\nJewish characters have existed as long as the medium itself. But in recent years\, these portrayals have become e ven more relevant and are taking on new forms with more radical opinions a nd commentaries on the world than ever before. In this 3-part series\, we welcome a broad range of speakers to fill us in on contemporary Jewish cha racters.\n\nIsaac Butler on Amazon’s Transparent\nWednesday\, April 11th \, 2018\, 7:45 - 9:15 pm in the WJC Activity Center\nCoffee\, tea and cake \n\n\nIsaac Butler\, a writer and theater director\, will discuss the Jewi shness of Transparent and how it is leaving such a strong mark our culture . It feels as Jewish as a Seder Plate\, or Jon Stewart’s original last n ame. This is\, after all\, a show whose first season ended with Maura\, th e trans matriarch of the Pfefferman clan played by Jeffrey Tambor\, resign edly muttering “Oy gevalt” in an episode titled “Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?” He is co-writing the upcoming book The World Only Spins Forwa rd\, a history of Angels in America.\n\n\nFor more information\, contact H olly Rosen Fink at holly_rosen@yahoo.com. LOCATION:Westchester Jewish Center\, 175 Rockland Avenue\, Mamaroneck\, New York\, 10543\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=175 Rockland Avenue\, Mamar oneck\, New York\, 10543\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Westch ester Jewish Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR