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An intersection of Jewish, Afro-Grenadian, Italian Catholic and Nepalese Buddhist practices.
Prayers for the Dead is the fifth event in a series of public programs for BAC's Days of the Dead in Brooklyn. Join us for Jewish songs of mourning sung by Cantor Leuchter and the Beth Elohim Choir, under the direction of Rose Moskowitz; a danced presentation of Afro-Grenadian funeral practice featuring Dean Maitland; a discussion with Ron Ceraso, 4th generation Italian funeral home director at Ceraso-Gennarelli Funeral Home, established in Bensonhurst in 1890; and an explanation of Buddhist funeral and ancestral tradition.
MODERATORS: BAC folklorist Kay Turner and Beth Elohim Rabbi Andy Bachman and Cantor Janet Leuchter.
Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions and also present their own traditions of mourning and remembrance. The event is free and open to the public.
WHERE:
Congregation Beth Elohim Rotunda, 271 Garfield Place at 8th Ave, Brooklyn
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Ofrenda Altar and Chinese Buddhist Ancestral Altar Dedication
Workshop 2: Mexican Days of the Dead (Días de Los Muertos)
Prayers for the Dead
11/23/08
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Click here to watch Ron Ceraso speak on Italian funeral traditions in our video series
DODB: Undertaking Death: Interviews with Brooklyn Funeral Directors.
DODB: Undertaking Death: Interviews with Brooklyn Funeral Directors.
ABOUT DODB
This event is part of BAC Folk Arts' year-long project Days of the Dead in Brooklyn (DODB): Diverse Traditions of Death, Mourning and Remembrance. The primary goal of DODB is to heighten public awareness of Brooklyn-based community and family arts practices related to mourning and remembrance. Public programs including performances, lecture-demos, and symposia will be presented at a range of venues throughout 2008-2009.
This event is part of BAC Folk Arts' year-long project Days of the Dead in Brooklyn (DODB): Diverse Traditions of Death, Mourning and Remembrance. The primary goal of DODB is to heighten public awareness of Brooklyn-based community and family arts practices related to mourning and remembrance. Public programs including performances, lecture-demos, and symposia will be presented at a range of venues throughout 2008-2009.
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