Aug 15, 2022
17th century Venice is fascinating time and place in
history; especially for Jews. Join me for a conversation with Nina
Wachsman about her latest book, A Gallery of Beauties. Her
protagonist, Diana, daughter of the chief rabbi of Venice, must
decide if she wants her life to remain centered in the Jewish
Ghetto, or to...
Jun 24, 2022
Join me for a wider
ranging talk with Derek Miller about the mystery of Sheldon's
father's death, Jewish life in rural America, and Yankee ingenuity.
How to find your way in the Dark is the winner of the 2022
Association of Jewish Libraries' Jewish Fiction Award.
Follow along with the transcript.
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Jun 12, 2022
What connects a Warsaw Holocaust
era orphanage and a 1970's West Bengal village? It is a play, the
Post Office, written by Rabindranath Tagore, and performed
in both places. Jai Chakrabarti skillfully weaves together 1940s
Warsaw and 1970s New York and India and discusses the role of the
arts in healing and inspiring...
May 9, 2022
After reading Chaim Potok's early
works, author Maggie Anton wondered, "where were the women?" In her
latest novel, The Choice: Love, Faith, and Talmud, Maggie imagines
what life might have been like for women living in Potok's
world.
To find out more about Maggie Anton and her work, check out her website.
Apr 26, 2022
Mathemetician/nuclear physicist
Anna, is briefly launched into the future when the Chernobyl
nuclear power plant melts down. She sees her estranged daughter,
Molly dying from a violent injury. Now Anna has to figure out a way
to travel to the past to reconnect with her daughter and hopefully
save her life. Join me for a...