Next classes: Debbie Friedman, Lichtenstein, Sondheim; New Video: John & Yoko cover
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I hope everyone is surviving all right. This week's update:
More than 300 people have been taking my Jewish Culture 101 classes every week. I expect that to grow, especially May 4 when I revisit Stephen Sondheim with a class on Into the Woods and West Side Story.
Upcoming classes:
Debbie Friedman 101 (sign up at tinyurl.com/BenkofDebbie):
• Thursday, April 23 at Noon EDT
• Thursday, April 23 at 2 pm EDT
Roy Lichtenstein 101 (sign up at tinyurl.com/BenkofRoy):
• Monday, April 27 at Noon pm EDT
• Monday, April 27 at 2 pm EDT
• Thursday, April 30 at Noon EDT
"Into the West Side Story Woods" (sign up at tinyurl.com/BenkofWoods):
• Into the Woods: Monday, May 4 at Noon EDT
• West Side Story: Monday, May 4 at 12:50 pm EDT
Videos:
The latest video at my YouTube channel is about Annie Leibowitz's famous Rolling Stone cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, taken the day John was murdered.
I release a new American Jewish culture video every other Friday. Next up: the Freudian aspects of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. Subscribe at youtube.com/user/DavidBenkof.
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