<h2>Judie Magidson</h2>
<h2>Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots</h2>
<h3>Author Interview Series with Matt Robinson</h3>
<p>Please join Dr. Judie Magidson as she gives a presentation on the life and times of Elvis Presley on January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Community Hub. 1320 Centre St., Newton</p><p>You will learn interesting information about the decades in which he lived, including his Jewish roots and connections and you’ll enjoy hearing stories about this person, even from his tender ages of two, four, and ten years old.</p>
<p>It’s a lively presentation with a slideshow, including musical and other video clips of Elvis.</p>
<p>Dr. Magidson, a writer, has extensive classroom teaching and tutoring experience from preschool through college, counseling and educational consulting experience with students and families, and English Second Language certification. She is a published author for much of her work and now she brings her presentation to you, not to promote her yet to be published book, but to share little known facts and other points of interest about this complex and fascinating global figure.</p>

Local Event: Judie Magidson. Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots. Author Interview Series with Matt Robinson.

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Judie Magidson. Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots....

Judie Magidson
Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots
Author Interview Series with Matt Robinson
Please join Dr. Judie Magidson as she...

Judie Magidson. Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots. Author Interview Series with Matt Robinson.

<h3>UN Holocaust Remembrance Day</h3>
<h4>Exhibition and Film Screening</h4>
<p>Screening of the documentary film&nbsp;<em>The Lost Brothers</em>, Israel.<br>An exhibition of graphic art, photographs, and wood inlay work.<br>Artworks by Alexander Gassel, Andrey Gagarin, and Mikhail Faktorovich.</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday, January 27, 7:30 p.m.<br>Wednesday, January 28, 7:30 p.m.<br>Thursday, January 29, 7:30 p.m.</strong></p>
<h4>Art About the Holocaust</h4>
<p><strong>Alexander Gassel</strong>&nbsp;is a Russian-American artist and designer. Blending the avant-garde with traditional Russian iconography and combining ancient symbols with contemporary subjects, Gassel creates surrealist works that reflect his cultural heritage alongside his experience of life in America.</p>
<p>Alexander Gassel uses ancient techniques employed in the creation of icon paintings. He paints with egg yolk tempera, making his own color pigments by grinding natural stones and minerals, such as malachite, cinnabar, or lapis into powder, which he then mixes with egg yolk. The artist often applies gold or silver leaf on the paintings. Blending the avant-garde with traditional Russian iconography, combining ancient symbols with contemporary subjects, Gassel creates surrealist works that reflect his cultural heritage alongside his experience of life in America.<br>Learn more about Alexander Gassel and his works at&nbsp;<a href="https://alexandergassel.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">alexandergassel.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Andrey Gagarin</strong></p>
<p>I am a 74-year-old psychiatrist with no formal photographic education, but I have been making photographs since the age of twelve. My work arises from observation rather than instruction — from standing still, listening, and looking carefully at the world in front of me.</p>
<p>The image of Birkenau was taken six years ago using infrared optics. I chose infrared not for effect, but because it reveals what ordinary sight cannot: the quiet trace of time, the way memory lingers in light long after people have disappeared. For me, this photograph is not a document of a place, but an encounter with history — a way of seeing underlying presence and absence at the same moment.<br>Photography, like psychiatry, is an act of attention. It asks you to stay, to witness, and to hold what is often difficult to hold. This is what I try to do with my images.</p>
<p><strong>Michael Farro (Mikhail Faktorovich) — Marquetry. </strong><a href="https://michaelfarro.art/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">michaelfarro.art</a>&nbsp;Michael Farro was born in Bobruisk, Belarus. He studied at MIIT in Moscow and earned a Ph.D. in Economics. Michael works as a computer programmer and has taught computer science at Boston University. In parallel with his technical career, he pursues marquetry — creating narrative wood veneer panels that explore memory, history, and human experience. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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Judie Magidson. Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots. Author Interview Series with Matt Robinson.

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7:00 PM

1320 Centre St, Newton, MA

Holocaust Remembrance Day. Exhibition and Film Screening.

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7:30 PM

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