Musicologist Josh Kun will give a lecture about the secret musical history of black-Jewish relations. Based on the exhibit “Black Sabbath,” which was presented at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco last year, the lecture takes place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 at the JCC of the East Bay in Berkeley.
Sponsored by the Jewish Music Festival, the lecture will highlight music from the 2010 Idelsohn Society CD compilation “Black Sabbath” and the musical relationships between blacks and Jews in the 20th century. Kun teaches at USC, where he directs the Popular Music Project of the Norman Lear Center.
Tickets are $10 to $15. The JCC of the East Bay is at 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. For information, call (510) 848-0237 ext. 119.