In his acclaimed new book, The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Jewish Culture and Identity between the Lines, Marat Grinberg, a multi-published expert on literature and film,discusses how in an environment where Judaism had been all but destroyed, and a public Jewish presence routinely diminished, reading provided many Soviet Jews with an entry to communal memory and identity. Come hear him read from the book and explore the texts, from historical fiction to Russian novels with subterranean context to science fiction, that Soviet Jews kept in their libraries.
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Earlier Event: May 18
Music: Chamberlain/Gonzalez
Later Event: May 20
Prix Fixe Hmong Dinner