Online: The Lives of Jewish Things
April 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Meet our affiliated faculty members and learn about their new book, “The Lives of Jewish Things.”
Online talk hosted by JHSM. Learn more and sign up on their website.
Thursday, April 3, 7:00-8:30pm, on Zoom. JHSM Annual Donor: $10, General Admission: $18
Join us as we welcome Gabrielle Anna Berlinger, Ph.D. and Ruth von Bernuth PhD. to discuss their new book, “The Lives of Jewish Things: Collecting and Curating Material Culture”
In museums, synagogues, antique stores, and personal collections, Jewish objects are gathered, studied, and passed down as material representations of a culture and faith. What defines these items as “Jewish,” and how does an item acquire or lose this characteristic throughout its life? Join us as we welcome Gabrielle Anna Berlinger and Ruth von Bernuth to learn about their new edited collection, which traces the paths of Jewish things across time, place, and culture.
NOTE: If you are in the Chapel Hill area, you can meet the authors in person at our upcoming event at the North Carolina Museum of Art on May 4. Details.