Press Preview July 8 for Magnes Museum's Jews of the Fillmore Exhibition at the Jazz Heritage Center

Press Preview July 8 for Magnes Museum's Jews of the Fillmore Exhibition at the Jazz Heritage Center

(SAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 26, 2009)

WHAT: Press preview "Jews of the Fillmore" exhibition which reveals 11
essential aspects of Jewish culture in the Fillmore, ranging from
Temple and Education to Protest, Food and Fun. Visitors will have
the opportunity to participate in self-guided walking tours
provided by Guide by Cell, including Diller's Strictly Kosher
Deli, birthplace of violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin; Waxman's
Bakery; Temple Beth Israel; and the Emanu-El Sisterhood's
Residence for Single Jewish Women (now the beautifully restored
Victorian Tivoli Bed & Breakfast).

Speakers at the press preview include Frances Dinkelspiel,
president of Magnes Museum, Peter Fitzsimmons, executive director
of the Jazz Heritage Center, Adam Hirschfelder, program officer,
Koret Foundation, music industry veteran David Katznelson and some
very special guests from the old neighborhood.

WHO: The exhibition is guest curated by Fred Rosenbaum, author of the
forthcoming Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the
Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area, (UC Press, November 2009).
Rosenbaum worked with Magnes Director Emeritus Seymour Fromer and
Magnes Archivist Lara Michels to curate this first of its kind
exhibit in the Bay Area.

WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8

WHERE: Koret Heritage Lobby at the Jazz Heritage Center, 1330 Fillmore
Street, San Francisco, Calif.

BACKGROUND: Complete exhibition information can be found in the press release: http://www.jazzheritagecenter.org/newsdetail.php?id=16. Jews of the Fillmore will be on view from July 8 to October 20, daily from noon - 10 p.m. For press preview reservations and parking information, contact Angela Nibbs by 5 p.m. on Tues. July 7, at press@jazzheritagectr.com or 415-225-7090.

Media Contact:
Angela Nibbs, 415-225-7090 or press@jazzheritagectr.com

/PRNewswire -- June 26/

Source: Jazz Heritage Center

Web Site: http://www.jazzheritagecenter.org/

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