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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><FONT size=4 face=Cambria>"'Thou Shalt Not Make False Idols': A New Approach to Contemporary Jewish Art"</FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><FONT size=4 face=Cambria>Ben Schachter, Associate Professor of Art, Saint Vincent College</FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><FONT size=4 face=Cambria>Monday November 7, 4:30pm</FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><FONT size=4 face=Cambria>Neilson Browsing Room, Smith College</FONT> </P><BR>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><FONT size=4 face=Cambria>This talk is sponsored by the Program in Jewish Studies and the Department of Art at Smith College<BR style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; FONT-SIZE: 4px"></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><FONT size=4 face=Cambria>Ben Schachter’s work integrates Jewish law and contemporary art. He sees a connection between the rules conceptual artists created to guide and limit their work and ancient traditions and rules regarding creative activity.</FONT> </P>
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<DIV>Rachel Siegel</DIV>
<DIV>Administrative Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Interdisciplinary Studies</DIV>
<DIV>Smith College </DIV>
<DIV>Seelye Hall 207B</DIV>
<DIV>Northampton, MA 01063</DIV>
<DIV>(413)585-3390</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:rsiegel@smith.edu">rsiegel@smith.edu</A></DIV>
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