Jew Outta Know!
SPEAKER: Jessica Rehfield
Jew Outta Know!
SPEAKER: Jessica Rehfield
In Celebration of Jewish-American Heritage Month…
Did you know some of your FAVORITE pop culture phenomena were created by Jewish-American artists and authors?
Artist and educator, Jessica Rehfield covers surprising cultural contributions in a one-hour talk about Jewish-American influences in popular culture.
Notable mentions include: Leonard Nimoy and Spock’s famous Vulcan salute; The Princess Bride (William Goldman); The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle); The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats); The Mandalorian; and the bonus history of how a Jewish-American song defeated the Nazis, in The History of Bai Mir Bistu Sheyn.
Learn about these and other beloved cultural artifacts to celebrate Jewish-American Heritage Month.
This lecture will be presented at the Corvallis Museum. Please email the Executive Director at jessica@bentoncountymuseums.org to reserve a limited quantity assistive listening device.
Jessica Rehfield
Rehfield is a visual artist and educator who creates community programs to share information about Jewish and queer identities, including this series for Jewish-American Heritage Month.
Born in Alaska, their Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art is from University of Alaska Southeast and they hold an MFA in Craft from Oregon College of Art and Craft. Jessica has been a Fellow with Co/Lab:Art/Lab in Portland and a resident artist with The Arts Center (Corvallis), Eastside Jewish Commons (Portland), and Salem Art Association. They have curated and created Queer Love, an exhibition featuring 14 queer artists, The Queer Artist Series featured on YouTube, and co-authored a 10-artist zine (Queer MIS/representation).
They currently work with students at schools, universities and non-profit arts organizations. Visit jessicarehfield.com for their work. Fight for your communities’ rights and visibility wherever possible; it is always possible.
Learn more about Jessica's work by visiting their portfolio at jessicarehfield.com.
