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Gershman Y

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

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  South and Southwest Philadelphia

• Upcoming Events

  03/24/10	Literary Encounter: A Book Group Like No Other Gershman Y
  03/25/10	Barbie and Ruth - Working Women's Lunch Gershman Y
  04/07/10	Jewish American Literature Gershman Y
  04/11/10	Gershman Y Cook-Off and Jewish Food Festival Gershman Y
  04/13/10	Jewish Story Slam: My Crazy Jewish Family Plays and Players Theater
  04/18/10	Sobo Brunch Series: The Mogel Gershman Y
  04/20/10	Discover Opera Gershman Y
  04/20/10	A Queer Divine: Solo Theater About Love, Death and Other Stuff Gershman Y
  04/27/10	Meme Restaurant Tasting Meme Restaurant
  05/09/10	Food Walking Tour Gershman Y
  05/13/10	By Strouse: A Musical Revue University of the Arts - Arts Bank

• Reviews

  • Event Name: Stand Up Comedy Class
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    Comment posted by: Elaine Trott from Buckingham, PA, Mar 01, 2010
    

    I belong to a 50 & up Jewish organization in Doylestown, Bucks County. We are looking for a comedian to do a 45 minute shtick on June 16th at 6:30 pm. Would you have anyone to recommend to us? Please... Expand

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    I belong to a 50 & up Jewish organization in Doylestown, Bucks County. We are looking for a comedian to do a 45 minute shtick on June 16th at 6:30 pm. Would you have anyone to recommend to us? Please answer. Thank you. Elaine Trott Collapse

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• Past Events

  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