Shabbat Teaching: “A Photographic Essay on the Abuyadaya Jews of Uganda”

About this Episode

• Guest Speaker Professor Peter DeCherney's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, November 2, 2024, introduced by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld.

Peter Decherney is an award-winning fine art photographer, filmmaker, and author. He holds the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Chair in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Professor of Cinema & Media Studies and Director of the Penn Global Documentary Institute.

Peter is the author or editor of seven books including HOLLYWOOD’S COPYRIGHT WARS: FROM EDISON TO THE INTERNET and HOLLYWOOD: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION. He has also written for The New York Times, Forbes, and Inside Higher Ed, among many other publications.

His photographs of global Jewish communities have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and universities. His book of photography and history,

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