The first installment will feature Marlene Adler Marks, managing editor of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles and editor of the newly published “Nice Jewish Girls Growing Up in America,” an anthology of poems, stories and memoirs by 45 contemporary female writers.
Artists Nurit Newman and Helene Aylon, who both have installations addressing Jewish women in the exhibit, will speak at the second and third installments of the lunchtime series, respectively. All lunchtime events will take place at the Jewish Museum San Francisco, 121 Steuart St.
A “Too Jewish?” miniseries addressing American Jewish identity will take place at the Jewish Museum at 8 p.m. on three Thursdays: Oct. 24, Nov. 14 and Dec. 5. The first program will feature Professor Steven Zipperstein, chair of Stanford University’s Jewish Studies Program. In a talk titled “`Portnoy’s Complaint’ and Other Pet Peeves,” Zipperstein will discuss the comparison reviewers have made between the Philip Roth book and the “Too Jewish?”show.
The second evening, “Four Jazz Singers and a Superman,” will feature U.C. Berkeley history Professor Samuel Haber on the portrayal of Jews in American film.
“Too Jewish?” runs at the Jewish Museum San Francisco through Jan. 5. Information: (415) 543-8880.