Jewish Museum Hosts ODESSA: GENIUS AND DEATH IN A CITY OF DREAMS 2/28

The Jewish Museum will present Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams, on Monday, February 28 at 11:30 am. In this lecture, author Charles King will provide a colorful account of the transformation of one of Europe‘s foremost Jewish cities through the stories of its geniuses and villains. King's new book on Odessa is an elegy for the vibrant, multicultural tapestry of which a thriving Jewish population formed an essential part. The book is also a celebration of the survival of Odessa's dream in a diaspora reaching all the way to New York's Brighton Beach. Charles King is a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University.

Tickets for this program are $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum members. For further information regarding programs at The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337. Tickets for lectures, film screenings and concerts at The Jewish Museum can be purchased online at the Museum's Web site, www.thejewishmuseum.org.
Charles King lectures widely on international affairs, social violence, and ethnic politics, and has worked with major broadcast media such as CNN, National Public Radio, the BBC, the History Channel, and MTV. He previously served as chairman of the faculty of Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is the author of The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus and The Black Sea: A History, and his work has been translated into more than ten languages. King's articles and commentary have appeared in magazines and newspapers such as The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The Times Literary Supplement, as well as in leading academic journals.

An infrared assistive listening system for the hearing impaired is available for programs in the Museum's S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer Auditorium.

Public Programs at The Jewish Museum are supported, in part, by public funds from by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Major annual support is provided from public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties. The stage lighting has been funded by the Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer. The audio-visual system has been funded by New York State Assembly Member Jonathan Bing.

About The Jewish Museum
Widely admired for its exhibitions and educational programs that inspire people of all backgrounds, The Jewish Museum is the preeminent United States institution exploring the intersection of 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture. The Jewish Museum was established in 1904, when Judge Mayer Sulzberger donated 26 ceremonial art objects to The Jewish Theological Seminary of America as the core of a museum collection. Today, the Museum maintains an important collection of 26,000 objects-paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, archaeological artifacts, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media.

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