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LIVE! At The Breman: Being Southern Jews in America Today

LIVE! At The Breman: Being Southern Jews in America Today
Aug 17 2021 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

LIVE! At The Breman: Being Southern Jews in America Today

LIVE AT THE BREMAN

Being Southern Jews in America Today

A discussion with brothers Andrew and Bruce Feiler

TUESDAY AUG 17th | 7 PM

FREE ZOOM WEBINAR – RSVP Here

 

EXCLUSIVE! A conversation with bestselling author Bruce Feiler and his brother, photographer and writer Andrew Feiler.

 

The Breman Museum is thrilled to present, for the first time anywhere, bestselling author Bruce Feiler (Walking the Bible, Council of Dads, Life Is in the Transitions) and his brother, photographer and writer Andrew Feiler (Without Regard to Sex, Race, or Color; A Better Life for their Children), in conversation about being fifth-generation Jewish Georgians and their upbringing in Savannah, the role of Southern Jews in American today, and their most recent work.

 

About Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers; the presenter of two primetime series on PBS (Walking the Bible and Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler); and the inspiration for the drama series COUNCIL OF DADS on NBC. His latest New York Times best-selling book, LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS: Mastering Change at Any Age, collecting hundreds of life stories, exploring how we can navigate the growing number of life transitions with great purpose and skill. The book is being released in paperback this month.

 

About Andrew Feiler

Andrew Feiler's newest book of photography is, A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America. This work is the first comprehensive photodocumentary of the program created by Tuskegee Institute principal Booker T. Washington and Sears, Roebuck & Company president Julius Rosenwald. This program also stands as one of the earliest collaborations between Jews and African Americans. Andrew Feiler’s Photography Exhibition: A Better Life for Their Children is currently on display at the National Center for Civil & Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia (open through December 2021)

 

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