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Judging a book by its cover
The Golem of Brooklyn: A Novel
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Thu, 28 Dec 2023 14:00–15:30 -0500 (adjusted to your local time)
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This month, the LBI Book Club will read and discuss The Golem of Brooklyn: A Novel with author Adam Mansbach.
Wed, 3 Jan 2024 14:00 -0500 (adjusted to your local time)
Rachel Seelig discusses the role of Weimar Berlin as a “threshold” in which “eastern” and “western” writers interacted to cultivate new forms of artistic expression and negotiate national commitments.
Thu, 4 Jan 2024 19:00 -0500 (adjusted to your local time)
Isabel Frey and Benjy Fox-Rosen confront challenge the so-called “Theater of Memory” where Jewish roles are limited and and often instrumentalized to fit into the broader dominant cultural narrative.
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:30–20:00 -0500 (adjusted to your local time)
Atina Grossmann examines the ambivalent, paradoxical, and diverse experiences, emotions, and memories of Jews who found refuge from National Socialism and the Holocaust in India and Iran after 1933.
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