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Jewish Food and Wine Celebration
Alix Wall will speak about contributions of Jewish Chefs in the Bay Area.?Wall, founder of The Illuminoshi: The Not-So-Secret Society of Bay Area Jewish Food Professionals, will be joined by […]
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Institute for Historical Study: Talk and Tour at the Richmond Museum of History
Richmond Museum of History & Culture 400 Nevin Ave., RichmondOn Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2 pm Prof. Oliver B. Pollack will give a talk and a tour of the exhibit: Pioneers to the Present, The Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County. An exert from Prof. Pollack: “Get involved. That was my mantra when I arrived in Richmond in November 2016. Use the […]
Richmond?s Illuminating Connection to the Statue of Liberty
Richmond Museum of History & Culture 400 Nevin Ave., RichmondBerkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz will tell the story of Jewish actor Maurice B. Curtis, who used his fortune to light the Statue of Liberty in 1886 when the US Congress didn?t want to spend the money. He is the author of The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of […]
