Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

From “The Jazz Singer” to “Dirty Dancing,” movies and TV have included some memorable Jewish moments, both funny and serious. But mostly funny, especially all the movies that Mel Brooks had a hand in making. This program will explore some of the best in this genre, including Brooks as an Indian chief in “Blazing Saddles,” Gene Wilder in “The Frisco Kid,” Julie Andrews singing in Yiddish, Archie Bunker celebrating Shabbat, and Ed Ames performing an unintentional Bris on the “Johnny Carson Show.” Visual images and audio and video will be used throughout the program.