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Against the Rules: Jewish Counterculture in America

Thursday, June 11, 7:00 pm

… Public Programs Words and Ideas Thursday, June 11, 2026, 7:00–9:00 pm Thursday, June 11, 7:00 pm The 2025–2026 Howard I. Friedman Prize In … Memorial Graduate Essay Prize to explore the role of counterculture in shaping the American Jewish experience. About the Program What happens when Jews stop playing by the rules? Join us to … painter Robert Russell , whose work excavates the cultural memory of marginalized and displaced communities, including his own—finding in Jewish ritual objects a record of what survives and …
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An Evening with Robert Costa

Friday, October 8, 2021
Now streaming on YouTube

… and NBC political analyst, and Kevin Merida , executive editor of the Los Angeles Times . Discussing Peril , the new book he co-wrote with famed journalist Bob Woodward, Costa offers insights into the presidential transition from Donald J. Trump to … the events of January 6. Distilling more than six thousand pages of transcripts into one fast-paced volume, Peril provides a spellbinding and definitive portrait of a nation on the …
Exhibition

Women Hold Up Half the Sky

October 27, 2011–May 20, 2012

… Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide , by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The traveling exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky was inspired by … Among them was Saima Muhammad, who lived in fear of her abusive husband and whose community ignored her suffering until she received a $65 microloan and built an embroidery … and support from all over the world. Tour Schedule Freedom Center Cincinnati, Ohio October 26, 2012–March 30, 2013 Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Skokie, IL September 25, …
Howard I. Friedman Memorial Graduate Essay Prize

… 2025–2026 Request for Submissions The Skirball Cultural Center invites submissions for its annual Howard I. Friedman … Jewish experience. The Skirball Cultural Center is guided by the Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality. The … Please submit your essay and CV in PDF format to mzellner@skirball.org by February 28, 2026 , with the subject line “The Friedman Prize.” Make sure your essay title and word count are …
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A Year in Israel in Print

Tuesdays, January 30, March 26, May 28, July 30, September 24, and November 19, 2024

… Classes Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 7:00–8:30 pm Tuesdays, January 30, March 26, May 28, July 30, September 24, and November 19, 2024 A Special Skirball Book Club Spend 2024 in Israel through the pages of six bestselling books—each with a different perspective and from a … an important light on the impressive innovative distinctions of Israeli society—and what other communities and countries can learn. MARCH: Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin …
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Skirball Movie Group: Comic Books on Film

Tuesdays, May 6 and 20, June 3 and 17, 2025 (ONLINE)

… Art's Unexpected Influence on Auteur Cinema | Online Class Examine the cultural impact of comic books and how their visions transformed modern storytelling in surprising ways. Each … R) A masterful adaptation of independent comics featuring Scarlett Johansson's breakout role. Fast Color Directed by Julia Hart (2018, 100 min., Rated PG-13) A fresh take on superhero … Company. | Related Exhibition Exhibition Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity May 1, 2025–March 1, 2026 Prev Next …
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor—Just Help! How to Build a Better World

Thursday, February 3, 2022

… and producer America Ferrera . Sometimes it takes a children's book to remind us of how easy it is to be a kinder person, to be a better person. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a fun and meaningful story about making the world—and your community—better, one action at … President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role August 8, 2009, becoming the first Latina to ever hold such …
Exhibition

The Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who Legally Can’t

October 1–November 30, 2020

… the exhibition and made their voice heard by casting a symbolic vote and weighing in on the issues. The results are now ready to view! View Voting Results In this idealized online polling … Experience the act of voting as it could be: broad, inclusive, and cause for celebration. The Official Unofficial Voting Station is an idealized online polling place created by … Han Sifuentes. A wide-open extension of democracy, the playfully designed voting station welcomes everyone to cast a symbolic ballot—regardless of the legal barriers that prevent …
Exhibition

Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite

April 11–September 1, 2019

… images that amplified one of the most influential cultural movements of the 1960s: “Black Is Beautiful.” Featuring over forty photographs of Black women and men with natural hair and … Inspired by the writings of activist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, Brathwaite (b. 1938) combined his political vision with the medium of photography to effect social change. Along with … 2019 Black is Beautiful: celebrating the significance of Kwame Brathwaite The Guardian | March 26, 2019 | Donor Support The exhibition and its related educational programs at the Skirball …
Exhibition

RECLAIMED: A Family Painting

October 19, 2023–February 25, 2024

… of one family from Czechoslovakia who spent over eighty years trying to recover what the Nazis had stolen from their Jewish family. Immerse yourself in the journey of one family from … a seat at a recreated dining room table, above which the painting was once displayed, and become immersed in the Bloch family's pre-war art collection and historic furniture. Among the … 3 generations, a painting looted by Nazis is finally returned Spectrum News 1 SoCal | October 26, 2023 A Jewish Family’s Story of Loss and Restitution Hyperallergic | October 29, 2023 The …