Talks and Readings

Non-Fiction Book Club
Facilitator Lorraine Aronowitz Danzig is less interested in whether you’ve read the book than in your participation in this stimulating, breezy discussion about the issues the book might raise. Don’t miss one of the best conversations on the Upper West Side!

 
fiction book club
Explore some of today's best new fiction and meet other book lovers. Join anytime and come as often as you'd like.

 
Does Judaism Equal Israel?
Feb/24/10 Zionism, Anti-Zionism and Jewish Identity

 
A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel
Jan/10/10 Learn about the controversial decision American made to be the first nation to recognize Israel.

 
How to Write Our Parents’ Wars
Jan/24/10 A panel of writers and scholars in history and literary studies will discuss the challenges we face in bringing the complicated narratives of the past into the present.

 
The Remarkable Saga of Spanish Jewry
Jan/25/10 - Mar/08/10 A history of secrecy, forced conversion, exile, dispersion, and endurance.

 
Far From Zion: In Search of a Global Jewish Community
Feb/23/10 Award-winning writer Charles London speaks about his travels around the globe in search of Jewish communities living their faith in inspiring ways.

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