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Gene Kelly’s Beth Shalom History
June 21, 2018 , 7:30 pm
title: Gene Kelly’s Beth Shalom History
description: Before he revived the movie musical with An American in Paris and Singin’ in the Rain, Gene Kelly worked as a dance instructor for Beth Shalom Congregation. The congregation paid Kelly $15 a week to teach dance classes for children on Sunday afternoons and to prepare for an annual springtime dance festival.
Join Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives Director Eric Lidji as he reveals this unexpected historical connection through rare photographs and documents. This event is free and open to the public.
start-date: 2018-06-21
start time: 7:30 PM
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event address: Beth Shalom Congregation
5915 Beacon St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
event organizer: Beth Shalom Congregation/Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives
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event cost: Free admission