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Here is a sampling of what you can expect from Josh Kornbluth's new comedic monologue, Andy Warhol: Good For the Jews?, which opens at the Contemporary Jewish Museum on January 10 at 8 PM.

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For his new one-man show, Bay Area performance icon Josh Kornbluth turns his attention to the subject of the Contemporary Jewish Museum's current exhibition, Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered and attempts to answer the question "Was Warhol good for the Jews?". In his characteristically irreverent and informative style, he takes on the ten cultural luminaries portrayed by Andy Warhol in his famous 1980 series Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, which includes such figures as Albert Einstein, George Gershwin, Golda Meir, and the Marx Brothers. While mining the lives of these extraordinary people for laughs, the show explores the nature of contemporary identity and the complex texture of modern Jewish life. Each performance will be followed by one of Josh's signature "talk backs" featuring a guest expert on one of the historical figures.

Making its world premiere at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in downtown San Francisco, Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews? is a new one-man play written and performed by Bay Area performance icon Josh Kornbluth. Inspired by the Museum's exhibition Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered, the play offers a humorous and penetrating take on Andy Warhol's series of portraits of ten Jews of the twentieth century, which includes such cultural luminaries as Albert Einstein, Gertrude Stein and the Marx Brothers.

Saturday, January 10, 2009, 8 PM
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 3 PM and 7 PM
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 8 PM
Sunday, January 18, 2009, 3 PM and 7 PM

Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

$20 Museum Members and $25 General
(Access to the Andy Warhol exhibition is included in the price of all performances).
To purchase tickets visit thecjm.org or call 415.655.7881.

Visit thecjm.org or call 415.655.7800.

With the opening of its new building on June 8, 2008, the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) ushered in a new chapter in its 20-plus year history of engaging audiences and artists in exploring contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. The new facility, designed by internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, is a lively center where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather to experience art, share diverse perspectives, and engage in hands-on activities. Inspired by the Hebrew phrase "L'Chaim" (To Life), the building is a physical embodiment of the CJM's mission to bring together tradition and innovation in an exploration of the Jewish experience in the 21st century.

Major support for the Contemporary Jewish Museum comes from the Koret and Taube Foundations; Jim Joseph Foundation; Millennium Partners; Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco; Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Alexander M. and June L. Maisin Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation's Endowment Fund; Target; The Wallace Foundation; BNY Mellon Wealth Management; Gruber Family Foundation; Fred Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation, in memory of Ben and A. Jess Shenson; The Skirball Foundation; Wells Fargo; Wells Fargo Foundation; and The James Irvine Foundation. The Museum is supported by the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.

For more information about the Contemporary Jewish Museum, visit the Museum's website thecjm.org.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum is open daily (except Wednesday) 11 AM- 5:30 PM and Thursday, 1 PM - 8:30 PM. Museum admission is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for students and senior citizens with a valid ID, and $5 on Thursdays after 5 PM. Youth 18 and under always get in free. For general information on the Contemporary Jewish Museum, the public may visit the Museum's Web site at thecjm.org or call 415.655.7800. The Contemporary Jewish Museum is located at 736 Mission Street (between 3rd & 4th streets), San Francisco.