Members-Only Preview of JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience

Members of Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum are invited to be the first to view our upcoming special exhibition before it opens to the public! The exhibition will be open to members only from 11:00 – 6:00 pm on Sunday before the public opening.

Look at the Jewish origins of the development of iconic comic book superheroes beginning in the 1930s-60s. Which superhero had a bar mitzvah? Who crushed a glass at his comic book wedding? Learn about superheroes with Jewish creators, writers, and artists, from Spider-Man to Senorita Rio. Sections on the development of cartoons in Yiddish and in modern Hebrew augment the story.

The exclusive Member’s Lounge will feature comic book Trivia with prizes, lecture by comic book expert and author, Warren Bernard, complimentary cookies, 20% off gift shop sales, spotlight talks in the gallery, and more!

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About the Exhibition

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
11:00am – 6:00 pm Viewing of the Exhibition
11:30 am  Spotlight Talk with Lauren Hoffman, Curatorial Assistant
Noon Jews in Comics Trivia in the Member’s Lounge
1:00 pm  Jews in Comics & Pop Culture with Warren Bernard
2:00 pm Jews in Comics Trivia in the Member’s Lounge
2:30 pm Spotlight Talk with Lauren Hoffman, Curatorial Assistant
3:00 pm Jews in Comics Trivia in the Member’s Lounge
4:00 pm Jews in Comics Trivia in the Member’s Lounge

Warren Bernard is a comics historian who has lectured on various topics of comics history at the Library of Congress, University of Pennsylvania, The Center for Cartoon Studies and other institutions. His book, Cartoons for Victory, was nominated for the prestigious Eisner Award, his second such nomination. Warren has contributed articles to The Comics Journal, Military History and The Nib, as well as providing research, writing and materials from his collection to over 30 books on the subject. He has helped curate exhibits at the Society of Illustrators, Chicago Historical Society, and Anne Arundel Community College, lending to those exhibitions as well as others. Warren established The Warren Bernard Collection at the Library of Congress, as well as establishing a collection at Columbia University’s Butler Library.