Why Jews should celebrate ‘Ulysses’ every Bloomsday
“Mr. Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.\”
“Mr. Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.\”
More than 100 James Joyce enthusiasts, performance artists and Irish descendants gathered at Westwood’s Hammer Museum on June 16 to celebrate Bloomsday. Taken from the name of Leopold Bloom, the assimilated Jewish protagonist in Joyce’s monumental book, “Ulysses,” the event celebrates the life of the Irish writer and relives the events of the day the tale is set: June 16, 1904.