Event
Partner event - "If I CanCan" With Maysoon Zayid
Saturday, February 20, 2021 20:00to21:00
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In support of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom and JDAIM, we are pleased to co-host guest speaker Maysoon Zayid during Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM).
Maysoon Zayid is an actress, comedian, writer, and disability advocate. She is the co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and The Muslim Funny Fest. She was a full-time On-Air contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann and has appeared on CNN’s New Day, 60 Minutes, and ABC News. Maysoon had the most viewed TED Talk of 2014 and was named 1 of 100 Women of 2015 by BBC. She appeared alongside Adam Sandler in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan and is a recurring character on General Hospital. Register to receive the Zoom link.