2 dates – August 4 and 11

What do “You’re much stronger than you think you are.”, “Boop-Oop-a-Doop”and “I’m strong to the finich, cause I eats me spinach, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!” all have in common? These are the lines spoken by the famous cartoon characters of the animation pioneers, The Fleischer Brothers and other Jewish artists too! Come find out how this “new” artistic style had a cultural impact, and caused technical breakthroughs that helped shape early American animation —examples will include Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman, Looney Tunes and more.