Shneer to speak about LGBT Jews in Bible and U.S. culture

          David Shneer, director of the Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and an LGBT activist, will give two presentations at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday, Nov. 11.

          At noon, he will discuss “When the Closet Opened: How LGBT Jews from Allen Ginsberg to Leslie Feinberg Transformed Culture for Everyone.”

          At 2 p.m., he will speak on “Reading the Bible Through a Bent Lens: Queering the Bible in the 21st Century.”

          Both will take place at Hillel Milwaukee, 3053 N. Stowell Ave. They are co-sponsored by Hillel, the UWM Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies and the UWM LGBT Resource Center.

          Both events are free, but an RSVP is requested for the noon event. For more information, email jrmurray@uwm.edu or visit hillelmilwaukee.org.