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Binah

Binah: Philip Levine

By David Kwan
Published July 4, 2019 at 7:00 AM PDT
Brian Kaufman/Detroit Free Press

Former US Poet Laureate from 2011 to 2012 Philip Levine depicts the reality of blue collar work and workers in order “to find a voice for the voiceless,” informed by his work experience in the automotive manufacturing plants during the 1950s. Levine appeared at the JCCSF in 2012. He died in 2015 at the age of 87.

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David Kwan
David Kwan is the editor and producer of Binah, featuring remarkable artists and thinkers who’ve come to speak at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco as part of their Arts & Ideas program.
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