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The Gershman Y, The Center for Arts and Culture on the Avenue of the Arts, is the Center City branch of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia. Home to the internationally known Jewish Film Festival and a host of the Jewish Book Festival, the Y is a lively destination for a diversity of cultural programming, serving Philadelphia's intellectual and cultural communities for over 75 years. The Gershman Y also houses the Borowsky and Open Lens Galleries. The Borowsky Gallery is known as an art space devoted to innovative, thought-provoking shows in all media, of interest to Jewish audiences and the wider cultural community. The Open Lens Gallery is one of Philadelphia's few art spaces dedicated to fine-art photography.

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    Gershman Y

    401 S. Broad Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19147

    Phone: 215-446-3021   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    02/02/12- 05/03/12	Deep Breath Baking: Yoga Meets Challah Gershman Y Deep Breath Baking: Yoga Meets Challah Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y February 2-May 3, 2012 Deep breath baking is a relaxing, fun, experiential workshop that weaves together challah baking instruction with yoga practice, offering the universal lesson that "rest is part of the recipe." Participants enjoy a yoga class, mindful baking lesson, and a loaf to bring home and bake. No previous knowledge of yoga or Judaism required. To learn more, click here! Please bring a yoga mat if you have one. Additional class added for May 3!
    10/11/11- 04/17/12	The Ethics: Pirke Avot-The Ethical Foundations Law is instructed by Rabbi Ira Stone of the BZBI Synagogue Gershman Y The Ethics: Pirke Avot-The Ethical Foundations Law is instructed by Rabbi Ira Stone of the BZBI Synagogue Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y October 11, 2011-April 17, 2012 Pirke Avot, variously translated as “Chapters of the Fathers” or “Chapters of Fundamental Principles”, is one of the most popular collections of Rabbinic wisdom. Among major commentators on that tradition it is considered to contain the moral principles which engender the law. By enacting these moral principles in their behavior the founding Patriarchs and Matriarchs as well as Moses and the People of Israel prepared themselves to receive Torah and thereby found...
    03/06/11- 04/08/12	Gallery Night: Had Gadya Gershman Y Gallery Night: Had Gadya Presented by Gershman Y - Borowsky Gallery at Gershman Y March 6, 2011-April 8, 2012 Had Gadya, paintings by noted New York painter Archie Rand, based on the old Passover song and providing wry references to Jewish figurative art through the centuries.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/12/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival FilmConnects: Louder Than A Bomb & Live Poetry Slam Prince Music Theater Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival FilmConnects: Louder Than A Bomb & Live Poetry Slam Presented by Gershman Y at Prince Music Theater February 12, 2012 Designed to deepen your experience of film-going, PJFF’s newest program connects the world of film to other art forms and modes of expression. For the inaugural FilmConnects event, you'll be introduced to the wild world of poetry slams — and brought to the power and enormity that is Louder Than a Bomb! This energizing documentary tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam. By turns...
    02/18/12	Israeli Dance Marathon Gershman Y Israeli Dance Marathon Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y February 18, 2012 The Israeli Dance Marathon is back for its fourth straight year. The evening starts off with a session just for beginners, followed by a long open session that will go late into the night. Led and deejayed by Don Schillinger, the lineup will feature a mixture of camp, line, circle and partner dances. This year also features a delicious midnight bagel spread!
    02/28/12	Jews and Booze The Raven Lounge Jews and Booze Presented by Gershman Y at The Raven Lounge February 28, 2012 At the turn of the century, American Jews and prohibitionists viewed one another with growing suspicion. Jews believed that all Americans had the right to sell and consume alcohol, while prohibitionists insisted that alcohol commerce and consumption posed a threat to the nation's morality and security. In Jews and Booze, Marni Davis examines American Jews' long and complicated relationship to alcohol during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the years of...
    03/02/12	Jews and Fashion Shabbat Gershman Y Jews and Fashion Shabbat Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 2, 2012 Join The Gershman Y for a tour of its new Jews and Mending exhibit in the Borowsky Gallery with curator Miriam Seidel. Stay for a delicious kosher shabbas meal, and then enjoy a talk by world-renowned scholar Phyllis Dillon who will talk about the impact of Jews in the world of fashion and garment business. From German Jewish immigrants like Levi Strauss and Harry Hart who gave us the highest quality work clothing in the world and affordable business suits for the masses to Ida...
    03/03/12	Purim Dance Party World Cafe Live - Philadelphia Purim Dance Party Presented by Gershman Y at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia March 3, 2012 Last year over 200 people in their 20s and 30s showed up at World Cafe Live for a rockin' night of dancing, costumed revelry, hamentashen, and themed drink specials. Don't miss this return engagement for what's sure to be a wild night. Co-sponsored with Hillel's Jewish Graduate Student Network and Moishe House Philadelphia.
    03/04/12	Opening Reception for Mending = Art and Between Color and Light Gershman Y Opening Reception for Mending = Art and Between Color and Light Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 4, 2012 Mending = Art in The Borowsky Gallery This international show of art in fiber and other media will reveal how the ancient task of mending informs contemporary work, from photographs of spider webs mended with string to performance artist Michael Swaine's free, outdoor mending services offered on an old treadle sewing machine. Organized in conjunction with Fiber Philadelphia by guest curator Diane Savona.   Between Color and Light in The Open Lens...
    03/05/12	Private Evening At Zahav Zahav Restaurant Private Evening At Zahav Presented by Gershman Y at Zahav Restaurant March 5, 2012 A Private Evening at Zahav A once in a lifetime taste of the Zahav restaurants acclaimed chef and owner, Michael Solomonov’s, culinary talent. From the James Beard Foundations rising start chef of 2009 to being titled their Best Chef Mid-Atlantic in March 2011, Chef Solomonov has brought an authentic taste of Isreal-Mediterranian cuisine to the city of Philadelphia. On March 5th, he will once again astound the city with a one night only menu created especially for the Gershman Y. Each...
    03/11/12	The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism with Author Deborah Baker Gershman Y The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism with Author Deborah Baker Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 11, 2012 What drives a young Jewish woman raised in a post-war New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The Convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celebrated voices of Islam's argument with the West. Part cultural commentary, part biography, part detective story, Baker will talk about her fascinating journey into uncovering the life of...
    03/13/12	Kosher Chinese with Author Michael Levy Gershman Y Kosher Chinese with Author Michael Levy Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 13, 2012 In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Philadelphia Jew Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China's heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to name a few. Chow down on glatt kosher meat Chinese food from Cherry Grill while Levy shares his fascinating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny account of overcoming vast cultural differences to befriend his students and...
    03/24/12	The Philadelphia Seder WHYY The Philadelphia Seder Presented by Gershman Y at WHYY March 24, 2012 The Philadelphia Seder will bring a contemporary spin to this favorite Jewish holiday, infusing it with cultural contributions in a uniquely Philadelphia testament to community fellowship. Join city leaders, first-rate performers, and a who's who of the region's cultural movers and shakers who will join in an interpretive arts and culture infused seder that looks at the themes of Passover through music, dance, and poetry. And what seder would be complete without a feast of food?...
    04/25/12- 05/15/12	Moguls, Menches and Nudniks: Jews and American Cinema Bryn Mawr Film Institute Moguls, Menches and Nudniks: Jews and American Cinema Presented by Gershman Y at Bryn Mawr Film Institute April 25-May 15, 2012 Jewish Americans have had an enduring, substantive and complex influence on the nation's cinema, both behind the scenes and on screen. The course starts by discussing some of the ways in which the Jewish identity of the industry's early, prominent moguls was a key ingredient in Hollywood's formation and success in the first half of the 20th century. It continues by considering the work of filmmakers and actors from Jewish backgrounds, and by looking at such films as The Jazz Singer...
    05/03/12	Opening Reception for David Adika Gershman Y Opening Reception for David Adika Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 3, 2012 Exquisite portraits and still life photographs by Israeli artist David Adika. Exhibit runs from Monday, April 30th to Sunday, May 6th.
    05/05/12	Philadelphia Jewish FIlm Festival UpStarts: An Evening of Jewish Shorts National Museum of American Jewish History Philadelphia Jewish FIlm Festival UpStarts: An Evening of Jewish Shorts Presented by Gershman Y at National Museum of American Jewish History May 5, 2012 In memory of Archie Perlmutter, Co-founder of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. Guest Curator: Ruth Perlmutter Short films are a kind of micro-cinema. In concision, speed and instant gratification, they have a special appeal in this age of acronyms and limited attention spans. And yet, shorts are also complete and often complex narratives that, like feature films, are structured by character, plot, theme and genre. From animation to allegory, documentary to...
    05/06/12	Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity with Author David Kaufman Gershman Y Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity with Author David Kaufman Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 6, 2012 Sandy Koufax, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan, and Barbra Streisand were all prominent Jewish stars of the 1960s. In his new book Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity, David Kaufman explains the impact of these movers and shakers for both the Jewish and broader American communities and why the 1960s seemed like a particularly Jewish decade.
    05/16/12	Deli Duos Featuring Susan Watts and The Fabulous Shpielkehs Gershman Y Deli Duos Featuring Susan Watts and The Fabulous Shpielkehs Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 16, 2012 The Gershman Y has combined two iconic Jewish loves, klezmer music and deli cuisine, to make one terrific night of entertainment. Klezmer superstar Susan Watts (who has performed with everyone from Mandy Patinkin to The Klezmatics) and her band The Fabulous Shpielkehs will delight you with toe-tapping and kishka stirring melodies while you enjoy a spread of delicious sandwiches* from Philadelphia favorite Famous Fourth Street Deli. *Please note food is not kosher.
    05/17/12	Opening Reception for Turn Here and A History of The Future Gershman Y Opening Reception for Turn Here and A History of The Future Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 17, 2012 Turn Here: Artists Promoting Environmental Awareness in The Borowsky Gallery Featuring artists who use signage and other graphic approaches as a strategy for promoting eco-awareness. Includes work by Xavier Cortada, documenting his trips to the South and North Poles; Helen Lessick's work with sign painters of Kenya to create signs about soil depletion and health; Tim Gaudreau, Amie Potsic, and artists from the Green Patriot Posters project. A History of the...
    05/23/12	An Evening With Bebe Neuwirth Prince Music Theater An Evening With Bebe Neuwirth Presented by Gershman Y at Prince Music Theater May 23, 2012 The two-time Emmy and Tony Award-winning Broadway star comes to Philadelphia for a one-night only exclusive engagement. Bebe Neuwirth has delighted audiences all over the world from her turns in Chicago, Damn Yankees and Sweet Charity to her beloved character of Lilith on Cheers. In her highly acclaimed cabaret show Stories With Piano #3, Bebe Neuwirth will enchant the audience with songs by Stephen Sondheim, Edith Piaf, Tom Waits, Irving Berlin and Kander & Ebb. Don't miss...

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    02/02/12- 05/03/12	Deep Breath Baking: Yoga Meets Challah Gershman Y Deep Breath Baking: Yoga Meets Challah Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y February 2-May 3, 2012 Deep breath baking is a relaxing, fun, experiential workshop that weaves together challah baking instruction with yoga practice, offering the universal lesson that "rest is part of the recipe." Participants enjoy a yoga class, mindful baking lesson, and a loaf to bring home and bake. No previous knowledge of yoga or Judaism required. To learn more, click here! Please bring a yoga mat if you have one. Additional class added for May 3!
    10/11/11- 04/17/12	The Ethics: Pirke Avot-The Ethical Foundations Law is instructed by Rabbi Ira Stone of the BZBI Synagogue Gershman Y The Ethics: Pirke Avot-The Ethical Foundations Law is instructed by Rabbi Ira Stone of the BZBI Synagogue Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y October 11, 2011-April 17, 2012 Pirke Avot, variously translated as “Chapters of the Fathers” or “Chapters of Fundamental Principles”, is one of the most popular collections of Rabbinic wisdom. Among major commentators on that tradition it is considered to contain the moral principles which engender the law. By enacting these moral principles in their behavior the founding Patriarchs and Matriarchs as well as Moses and the People of Israel prepared themselves to receive Torah and thereby found...
    03/06/11- 04/08/12	Gallery Night: Had Gadya Gershman Y Gallery Night: Had Gadya Presented by Gershman Y - Borowsky Gallery at Gershman Y March 6, 2011-April 8, 2012 Had Gadya, paintings by noted New York painter Archie Rand, based on the old Passover song and providing wry references to Jewish figurative art through the centuries.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/12/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival FilmConnects: Louder Than A Bomb & Live Poetry Slam Prince Music Theater Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival FilmConnects: Louder Than A Bomb & Live Poetry Slam Presented by Gershman Y at Prince Music Theater February 12, 2012 Designed to deepen your experience of film-going, PJFF’s newest program connects the world of film to other art forms and modes of expression. For the inaugural FilmConnects event, you'll be introduced to the wild world of poetry slams — and brought to the power and enormity that is Louder Than a Bomb! This energizing documentary tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam. By turns...
    02/18/12	Israeli Dance Marathon Gershman Y Israeli Dance Marathon Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y February 18, 2012 The Israeli Dance Marathon is back for its fourth straight year. The evening starts off with a session just for beginners, followed by a long open session that will go late into the night. Led and deejayed by Don Schillinger, the lineup will feature a mixture of camp, line, circle and partner dances. This year also features a delicious midnight bagel spread!
    02/28/12	Jews and Booze The Raven Lounge Jews and Booze Presented by Gershman Y at The Raven Lounge February 28, 2012 At the turn of the century, American Jews and prohibitionists viewed one another with growing suspicion. Jews believed that all Americans had the right to sell and consume alcohol, while prohibitionists insisted that alcohol commerce and consumption posed a threat to the nation's morality and security. In Jews and Booze, Marni Davis examines American Jews' long and complicated relationship to alcohol during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the years of...
    03/02/12	Jews and Fashion Shabbat Gershman Y Jews and Fashion Shabbat Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 2, 2012 Join The Gershman Y for a tour of its new Jews and Mending exhibit in the Borowsky Gallery with curator Miriam Seidel. Stay for a delicious kosher shabbas meal, and then enjoy a talk by world-renowned scholar Phyllis Dillon who will talk about the impact of Jews in the world of fashion and garment business. From German Jewish immigrants like Levi Strauss and Harry Hart who gave us the highest quality work clothing in the world and affordable business suits for the masses to Ida...
    03/03/12	Purim Dance Party World Cafe Live - Philadelphia Purim Dance Party Presented by Gershman Y at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia March 3, 2012 Last year over 200 people in their 20s and 30s showed up at World Cafe Live for a rockin' night of dancing, costumed revelry, hamentashen, and themed drink specials. Don't miss this return engagement for what's sure to be a wild night. Co-sponsored with Hillel's Jewish Graduate Student Network and Moishe House Philadelphia.
    03/04/12	Opening Reception for Mending = Art and Between Color and Light Gershman Y Opening Reception for Mending = Art and Between Color and Light Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 4, 2012 Mending = Art in The Borowsky Gallery This international show of art in fiber and other media will reveal how the ancient task of mending informs contemporary work, from photographs of spider webs mended with string to performance artist Michael Swaine's free, outdoor mending services offered on an old treadle sewing machine. Organized in conjunction with Fiber Philadelphia by guest curator Diane Savona.   Between Color and Light in The Open Lens...
    03/05/12	Private Evening At Zahav Zahav Restaurant Private Evening At Zahav Presented by Gershman Y at Zahav Restaurant March 5, 2012 A Private Evening at Zahav A once in a lifetime taste of the Zahav restaurants acclaimed chef and owner, Michael Solomonov’s, culinary talent. From the James Beard Foundations rising start chef of 2009 to being titled their Best Chef Mid-Atlantic in March 2011, Chef Solomonov has brought an authentic taste of Isreal-Mediterranian cuisine to the city of Philadelphia. On March 5th, he will once again astound the city with a one night only menu created especially for the Gershman Y. Each...
    03/11/12	The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism with Author Deborah Baker Gershman Y The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism with Author Deborah Baker Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 11, 2012 What drives a young Jewish woman raised in a post-war New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The Convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celebrated voices of Islam's argument with the West. Part cultural commentary, part biography, part detective story, Baker will talk about her fascinating journey into uncovering the life of...
    03/13/12	Kosher Chinese with Author Michael Levy Gershman Y Kosher Chinese with Author Michael Levy Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y March 13, 2012 In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Philadelphia Jew Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China's heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to name a few. Chow down on glatt kosher meat Chinese food from Cherry Grill while Levy shares his fascinating, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny account of overcoming vast cultural differences to befriend his students and...
    03/24/12	The Philadelphia Seder WHYY The Philadelphia Seder Presented by Gershman Y at WHYY March 24, 2012 The Philadelphia Seder will bring a contemporary spin to this favorite Jewish holiday, infusing it with cultural contributions in a uniquely Philadelphia testament to community fellowship. Join city leaders, first-rate performers, and a who's who of the region's cultural movers and shakers who will join in an interpretive arts and culture infused seder that looks at the themes of Passover through music, dance, and poetry. And what seder would be complete without a feast of food?...
    04/25/12- 05/15/12	Moguls, Menches and Nudniks: Jews and American Cinema Bryn Mawr Film Institute Moguls, Menches and Nudniks: Jews and American Cinema Presented by Gershman Y at Bryn Mawr Film Institute April 25-May 15, 2012 Jewish Americans have had an enduring, substantive and complex influence on the nation's cinema, both behind the scenes and on screen. The course starts by discussing some of the ways in which the Jewish identity of the industry's early, prominent moguls was a key ingredient in Hollywood's formation and success in the first half of the 20th century. It continues by considering the work of filmmakers and actors from Jewish backgrounds, and by looking at such films as The Jazz Singer...
    05/03/12	Opening Reception for David Adika Gershman Y Opening Reception for David Adika Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 3, 2012 Exquisite portraits and still life photographs by Israeli artist David Adika. Exhibit runs from Monday, April 30th to Sunday, May 6th.
    05/05/12	Philadelphia Jewish FIlm Festival UpStarts: An Evening of Jewish Shorts National Museum of American Jewish History Philadelphia Jewish FIlm Festival UpStarts: An Evening of Jewish Shorts Presented by Gershman Y at National Museum of American Jewish History May 5, 2012 In memory of Archie Perlmutter, Co-founder of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. Guest Curator: Ruth Perlmutter Short films are a kind of micro-cinema. In concision, speed and instant gratification, they have a special appeal in this age of acronyms and limited attention spans. And yet, shorts are also complete and often complex narratives that, like feature films, are structured by character, plot, theme and genre. From animation to allegory, documentary to...
    05/06/12	Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity with Author David Kaufman Gershman Y Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity with Author David Kaufman Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 6, 2012 Sandy Koufax, Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan, and Barbra Streisand were all prominent Jewish stars of the 1960s. In his new book Jewhooing the Sixties: American Celebrity and Jewish Identity, David Kaufman explains the impact of these movers and shakers for both the Jewish and broader American communities and why the 1960s seemed like a particularly Jewish decade.
    05/16/12	Deli Duos Featuring Susan Watts and The Fabulous Shpielkehs Gershman Y Deli Duos Featuring Susan Watts and The Fabulous Shpielkehs Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 16, 2012 The Gershman Y has combined two iconic Jewish loves, klezmer music and deli cuisine, to make one terrific night of entertainment. Klezmer superstar Susan Watts (who has performed with everyone from Mandy Patinkin to The Klezmatics) and her band The Fabulous Shpielkehs will delight you with toe-tapping and kishka stirring melodies while you enjoy a spread of delicious sandwiches* from Philadelphia favorite Famous Fourth Street Deli. *Please note food is not kosher.
    05/17/12	Opening Reception for Turn Here and A History of The Future Gershman Y Opening Reception for Turn Here and A History of The Future Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y May 17, 2012 Turn Here: Artists Promoting Environmental Awareness in The Borowsky Gallery Featuring artists who use signage and other graphic approaches as a strategy for promoting eco-awareness. Includes work by Xavier Cortada, documenting his trips to the South and North Poles; Helen Lessick's work with sign painters of Kenya to create signs about soil depletion and health; Tim Gaudreau, Amie Potsic, and artists from the Green Patriot Posters project. A History of the...
    05/23/12	An Evening With Bebe Neuwirth Prince Music Theater An Evening With Bebe Neuwirth Presented by Gershman Y at Prince Music Theater May 23, 2012 The two-time Emmy and Tony Award-winning Broadway star comes to Philadelphia for a one-night only exclusive engagement. Bebe Neuwirth has delighted audiences all over the world from her turns in Chicago, Damn Yankees and Sweet Charity to her beloved character of Lilith on Cheers. In her highly acclaimed cabaret show Stories With Piano #3, Bebe Neuwirth will enchant the audience with songs by Stephen Sondheim, Edith Piaf, Tom Waits, Irving Berlin and Kander & Ebb. Don't miss...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    02/06/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Documentaries and Dialogue: Eichmann's End Prince Music Theater
    02/05/12	Making Philadelphia the Greenest City in America Gershman Y
    01/30/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Documentaries and Dialogue: The Kibbutz Experiment Prince Music Theater
    01/30/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Documentaries and Dialogue: Strangers No More Prince Music Theater
    01/27/12	Scottsboro Boys Shabbat Gershman Y
    01/23/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Documentaries and Dialogue: Just Like Home Prince Music Theater
    01/19/12	Opening Reception for Corporeal and Trail of Hope Gershman Y
    01/16/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Documentaries and Dialogue: Nicky's Family Prince Music Theater
    01/09/12	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Documentaries and Dialogue: Crime After Crime Prince Music Theater
    12/24/11	Moo Shu Jew Show Joy Tsin Lau Restaurant
    12/17/11	An Evening with Al Jaffee Gershman Y
    12/11/11	8th Annual Letkepalooza University of the Arts - Dorrance Hamilton Hall
    12/04/11	Hezbollah and the Endless War against Israel Gershman Y
    11/17/11	Lunch with Author Myla Goldberg Gershman Y
    11/17/11	Jewish Perspectives on Urban Agriculture and Food Justice Gershman Y
    11/16/11	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Presents: Jews and Baseball National Museum of American Jewish History
    11/13/11	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Presents: Berlin '36 Prince Music Theater
    11/12/11	Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Presents: Restoration (Boker Tov Adon Fidelman) Gershman Y
    11/08/11- 11/15/11	Jkidphilly New Beginnings and the Expectant Parents Class Gershman Y
    11/06/11- 12/15/11	Bellydancing Gershman Y
    11/05/11- 11/19/11	Fall Festival Art Institute of Philadelphia - Market Street
    11/02/11- 12/07/11	The Meaning of Judaism Jewish Philiosophy and Extistenialism for Beginners Gershman Y
    11/01/11	30s and 40s Wine Tasting Gershman Y
    10/27/11	Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders gave us nightmares, conquered Hollywood and invented modern horror Gershman Y
    10/25/11	Modern Jewish Classics Gershman Y
    10/23/11	Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America Gershman Y
    10/23/11	Syposium: Imaging and Imagining Our Cities Gershman Y
    10/19/11	Lights! Camera! Philadelphia! Gershman Y
    10/19/11	The Theatrical World of Wendy Wasserstein Gershman Y
    10/18/11- 11/08/11	Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Gershman Y
    10/17/11	An Evening of Shouts and Murmurs Plays and Players Theater
    10/17/11	Open Lens Gallery: Before and After Utopia Gershman Y
    10/16/11- 11/20/11	Playwriting Workshop Gershman Y
    10/16/11	Jewish Mural Arts Trolley Tour Gershman Y
    10/11/11	The Choosing Gershman Y
    10/05/11- 10/25/11	Jewmba with Deborah Hirsch Gershman Y
    10/04/11	Masonic Temple Tour 1 North Broad Street
    10/02/11	Walking in the Wissahickon Historical Tour
    09/26/11	Pottery Wheel Class for Adults The Clay Studio
    09/25/11	Play with Clay The Clay Studio
    09/25/11	Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life Gershman Y
    09/22/11	Rosh Hashanah: A Sweet Feast for the New Year Gershman Y
    09/22/11	Intro to Philadelphia's Fall Theater Season Gershman Y
    09/20/11	Allergic Girl with Author Sloane Miller Gershman Y
    09/20/11- 11/16/11	Beginning Mah Jongg Gershman Y
    09/18/11	Opening Reception: Borowsky Gallery - Leon Bibel: Art and Activism in the WPA Gershman Y
    09/18/11	Opening Reception for Both Exhibits Gershman Y
    09/16/11	Holler for Challah Gershman Y
    09/15/11	Sukkah in the Garden Dance Party
    09/14/11- 12/06/11	Beer and Board Games Gershman Y
    09/12/11- 12/12/11	Let's Make Music Gershman Y
    09/12/11- 12/06/11	Lo Mir Reden Yidishi! Gershman Y
    08/31/11	Breakdancing for Beginners
    08/15/11	The Sacred Table: Creating a Jewish Food Ethic with Rabbi Mary Zamore Gershman Y
    08/15/11	Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life Gershman Y
    05/19/11- 08/14/11	Ecstatic Landscape: Peter Kinney, Helen Mirkil, Susan Pasquarelli Gershman Y
    05/19/11- 08/14/11	Summer Joins the Past: Photographs by Albert Winn Gershman Y
    05/15/11	Emergence of a Modern Metropolis Tour Gershman Y
    05/13/11	Should Israel Be a Religious State (Salon Discussion) Venue TBA
    05/05/11	Jennifer Weiner: Fly Away Home Gershman Y
    05/03/11- 05/31/11	Graphic Memoir Class Gershman Y
    04/27/11- 05/25/11	Great Trials in Jewish History Gershman Y
    04/15/11	Social Justice & Passover (Salon Discussion) Gershman Y
    04/13/11	Jews & Money; Book Reading with Abe Foxman Gershman Y
    04/12/11	The Games That Changed The Game with authors Greg Cosell and David Plaut Gershman Y
    04/10/11	Marc Chagall and His World with Michael Taylor Gershman Y
    04/10/11- 05/01/11	Playwriting Workshop Gershman Y
    03/27/11	Start Ups: A Jewish Shorts Film Festival Gershman Y
    03/27/11	Killing Kasztner Gershman Y
    03/23/11	The Dream by Harry Bernstein (Book Group) Gershman Y
    03/23/11- 04/13/11	Woody Allen Film Class Gershman Y
    03/21/11- 05/23/11	Let's Make Music Gershman Y
    03/19/11	Purim Dance Party Featuring Electro Morocco World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    03/17/11- 03/31/11	Great Jewish American Playwrights Gershman Y
    03/13/11	20s/30s Visit to the Chagall Exhibit Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building
    03/08/11	Jews in Medieval Spain (Salon Discussion)
    03/06/11- 05/08/11	Gallery Night: The Seder Table Gershman Y
    03/01/11	Memory Power Gershman Y
    02/27/11	Dare to Understand: A Muslim-Jewish Dialogue Gershman Y
    02/27/11	Master Class: Beyond the Lens--The Art of Documentary Gershman Y
    02/27/11	Philmmaker Phorum Gershman Y
    02/26/11	MiND TV Video Production Workshop Gershman Y
    02/26/11	Jennifer Fox: 30 Years in Film Gershman Y
    02/24/11	The Big Shift: What's Ahead for Your Encore Career Gershman Y
    02/23/11	Mestizo by Ricardo Feierstein (Book Group) Gershman Y
    02/23/11- 03/30/11	Contemporary Israel Cinema Film Class Gershman Y
    02/22/11	When They Come For Us We'll Be Gone with Author Gal Beckerman Gershman Y
    02/12/11	Somebody Loves Me: The Music of George Gershwin World Cafe Live - Philadelphia
    02/10/11	Bread and Puppet Theatre Present The Decapitalization Circus Gershman Y
    02/06/11	Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics Gershman Y
    02/03/11	Chocolate-Inspired Soapmaking & Tasting Duross & Langel
    02/02/11	Bar Mitzvah Film Screening Gershman Y
    01/29/11	Israeli Dance Marathon Gershman Y
    01/26/11	Wandering Stars by Sholem Aleichem Gershman Y
    01/22/11	Playwriting in a Flash Gershman Y
    01/18/11	Yiddish Theater: Prototypical American Art Form University of Pennsylvania - Irvine Auditorium
    01/18/11- 02/08/11	Beginning Mah Jongg Gershman Y
    01/17/11- 03/14/11	Let's Make Music Gershman Y
    01/17/11- 03/01/11	Brother Bread, Sister Puppet: Photos by Donna Bister Gershman Y
    01/13/11- 05/26/11	Open Mah Jongg Play Gershman Y
    01/13/11	Philadelphia: The Great Experiment Sneak Peek Gershman Y
    12/24/10	Moo Shu Jew Show Joy Tsin Lau Restaurant
    12/12/10	Doctors 24/7: Concierge Medicine Gershman Y
    12/08/10	O My America! (1980) by Johanna Kaplan Gershman Y
    12/06/10	The Subtle Body: Yoga class and Book Reading Gershman Y
    12/05/10- 02/20/11	The Thomashefskys: A Life in the Yiddish Theater Gershman Y
    12/05/10	Latkepalooza and Jewish Bakeoff Gershman Y
    12/04/10	Eatala: A Life in Klezmer Crossroads Music
    12/02/10	At Home by Steve Poses: A Caterer's Guide to Cooking and Entertaining Gershman Y
    11/17/10	Stern (1962) by Bruce Jay Friedman Gershman Y
    11/07/10	City or Suburb?: American Jews and Urban Ambivalence with speaker Lila Corwin Berman Brunch Gershman Y
    11/04/10- 11/18/10	Opera in Philadelphia Gershman Y
    11/03/10	City Style University of the Arts - Dorrance Hamilton Hall
    10/26/10	Graphic Therapy: A Graphic Novel with Author Emily Steinberg Gershman Y
    10/25/10	Uncovering Our Jewish Roots Genealogy Workshop Gershman Y
    10/17/10	Everything but the Coffee: Learning about America from Starbucks with Author Bryant Simon Gershman Y
    10/14/10	That's Amore! 40s/50s Singles Italian Cooking Class Philly Kitchen Share
    10/13/10	Intermarriage: Does it Matter and What's the Relevance Today Naked Chocolate Cafe - 18th Street Location
    10/11/10	Philadelphia's Immigration Business in the Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gershman Y
    10/08/10	Community Shabbat Dinner Gershman Y
    10/08/10- 11/05/10	Jewish American Women's Writing Gershman Y
    10/07/10- 11/04/10	Knitting for Beginners Gershman Y
    10/07/10	A Taste of Israeli Culture Gershman Y
    10/06/10	Gershman Y Book Group: The Changelings by Jo Sinclair Gershman Y
    10/05/10- 12/14/10	Youngish and Yiddish Gershman Y
    10/03/10	Jewish Historical Food Walking Tour with Simmi Hurwitz South Street
    09/29/10- 12/08/10	Knitting Circle Gershman Y
    09/29/10- 12/15/10	Shalom Yoga Gershman Y
    09/27/10	Cooking with Bubbe Philly Kitchen Share
    09/27/10- 12/06/10	Let's Make Music Gershman Y
    09/26/10- 10/24/10	Playwriting Workshop Gershman Y
    09/21/10	Belgian Beer and Cheese Tasting Gershman Y
    09/20/10- 11/29/10	The Jewish Farm School's Urban Sustainability Bet Midrash Gershman Y
    09/14/10- 11/02/10	Introduction to Mah Jongg Gershman Y
    07/15/10	Barbara-Palooza: Steven Brinberg Is Simply Barbra University of the Arts - Arts Bank
    07/14/10	Barbra Karaoke Voyeur Nightclub
    07/10/10	Funny Girl Gershman Y
    06/27/10	Northern Liberties Food Walking Tour The Piazza at Schmidts
    05/13/10- 05/14/10	Celebrate Arts & Aging with: By Strouse: A Musical Revue University of the Arts - Arts Bank
    05/13/10- 05/16/10	By Strouse: A Musical Revue of The Songs You Love University of the Arts - Arts Bank
    05/09/10	Food Walking Tour Gershman Y
    05/01/10- 05/03/10	13th Annual New Filmmakers Weekend Gershman Y
    04/27/10	Meme Restaurant Tasting Meme Restaurant
    04/25/10	Pinhole Camera Workshop Gershman Y
    04/20/10	A Queer Divine: Solo Theater About Love, Death and Other Stuff Gershman Y
    04/20/10	Discover Opera Gershman Y
    04/18/10	Sobo Brunch Series: The Mogel Gershman Y
    04/13/10	Jewish Story Slam: My Crazy Jewish Family Plays and Players Theater
    04/11/10	Gershman Y Cook-Off and Jewish Food Festival Gershman Y
    04/07/10	Jewish American Literature Gershman Y
    03/25/10	Barbie and Ruth - Working Women's Lunch Gershman Y
    03/24/10	Literary Encounter: A Book Group Like No Other Gershman Y
    03/21/10	Sobo Brunch Series: Leonard Bernstein: The Political Life of an American Musician Gershman Y
    03/18/10	Stand Up Comedy Class Gershman Y
    03/15/10	Spicing Up Your Passover Philly Kitchen Share
    03/03/10	Basic Watercolor Techniques Gershman Y
    02/21/10	Sobo Sunday Brunch Series: The Strong Horse: Power Politics and the Clash of Arab Civilizations Gershman Y
    02/21/10	Hamentaschen Baking Philly Kitchen Share
    02/03/10	Moguls, Mensches and Nudnicks: Jews and American Cinema Gershman Y
    02/02/10	The Secular and the Sacred in the Modern Jewish World with Rachel Rojanski Gershman Y
    01/30/10- 01/31/10	Israeli Dance Marathon Gershman Y
    01/29/10	Let's Make Music Gershman Y
    01/28/10	Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation Gershman Y
    01/26/10	Save The Deli with author David Sax Gershman Y
    01/26/10	Shalom Yoga Gershman Y
    01/21/10	One Book, One Jewish Community Gershman Y
    01/15/10	Community-Wide Shabbat Dinner Gershman Y
    12/24/09- 12/25/09	Moo Shu Jew Show
    12/13/09	Latkepalooza Gershman Y
    12/09/09	Israeli Line Dancing Gershman Y
    12/08/09	Cooking For Empty Nesters Philly Kitchen Share
    12/06/09	Always On: Language in An Online and Mobile World with Naomi Baron Gershman Y
    12/05/09	Everything The Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman University of the Arts - Arts Bank
    11/19/09	Hanukkah Soap Making Workshop
    11/17/09	The Simpsons: An Unauthorized Biography Gershman Y
    11/15/09	The Jews of Atlantic City Gershman Y
    11/15/09	Juggling with Sara Felder Gershman Y
    11/12/09	A Short History of Jewish Humor: From Fanny Brice to Woody Allen to You Gershman Y
    11/09/09	Let's Tango Gershman Y
    10/21/09- 11/11/09	Singin' On Screen: The Hollywood Musical Gershman Y
    10/20/09	Meet & Eat: Cooking for Jewish Singles in Their 20s & 30s Philly Kitchen Share
    10/18/09	Philadelphia Skyline and Architecture with Inga Saffron Gershman Y
    10/06/09- 11/10/09	Shalom Yoga Gershman Y
    09/29/09- 10/13/09	Intro to Your Digital Camera Gershman Y
    09/23/09- 10/14/09	Moguls, Mensches and Nudniks: Jews and American Cinema Gershman Y
    09/22/09	Cooking for the High Holidays Philly Kitchen Share
    09/16/09	Finding Oz Gershman Y
    09/10/09- 11/22/09	Painting Midrash Gershman Y
    09/10/09- 11/22/09	Coney Island Always Gershman Y
    05/17/09	Foods of Philadelphia Walking Tour Gershman Y
    05/06/09- 06/03/09	Writing Your Life Story: Memoir 101 Gershman Y
    05/03/09	Barack Obama's First 100 Days Gershman Y
    05/02/09	An Evening with Joan Rivers Gershman Y
    04/23/09- 08/07/09	From Tesfa to Tikva/From Hope to Hope Gershman Y
    04/23/09- 08/07/09	Invented: (un)Realities, In Two Parts Gershman Y
    04/05/09	Cooking Demonstration and Israeli Food Tasting Zahav Restaurant
    03/22/09	Cezanne Spectacular Gershman Y
    02/15/09- 04/12/09	Selections: Original Works from The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes Gershman Y
    12/31/69	Celebrate Arts & Aging with: By Strouse: A Musical Revue