From the South Bay to the Seashore: Let's Talk About It -
Jewish Literature Discussion Series |
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Join us for a free reading and discussion series at three Bay Area libraries that offers participants an opportunity to explore Jewish literature and culture through scholar-led discussions of contemporary and classic books, each centered on a common theme. Sunnyvale Public Library begins their series in July 2008, followed by Watsonville Public Library in September 2008. San José's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library concludes the program with their series, beginning in January 2009.
| At Sunnyvale Public Library (July - November, 2008) |
"Your Heart's Desire: Sex and Love in Jewish Literature"
In these works of modern fiction, love and desire cross paths: often with surprising results. See Book Summaries
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Five scholar-led discussions will be held on Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, at Sunnyvale Public Library. For further information or to register for this series, please contact Susan Denniston at (408) 730-7332. More info on Sunnyvale's program
Series Host: Victoria Harrison, Ph.D., will be the scholar and discussion coordinator.
| At Watsonville Public Library (September - December, 2008) |
"Demons, Golems, Dybbuks: Monsters of the Jewish Imagination"
These five tales leave the reader wondering: Which is stranger, the supernatural world or our own? See Book Summaries
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Five scholar-led discussions will be held on Wednesday evenings, 5:30 - 7:00 PM, at Watsonville Public Library. For further information or to sign up for this series, please contact Watonka Addison, at (831) 768-3400. More info on Watsonville's program
Series Host: Dr. Murray Baumgarten will lead discussions of books in this series.
| At San José Public Library (January - May, 2009) |
"Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel"
Five Jewish artists experiment with words and pictures to tell stories of childhood, war, and desire, to conjure up lost worlds, both real and imaginary, and to contemplate history, myth, and the individual psyche. See Book Summaries
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Five scholar-led discussions will be held on Sunday afternoons, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Each session includes a lecture and discussion by series host, Professor Harrison, or a guest speaker. For further information or to sign up for this series, please contact Deborah.Estreicher@sjlibrary.org at (408) 808-2357.
For background information on the five works to be read, and a recommended reading list of additional titles, please see the Program Essay by Professor Jeremy Dauber of Columbia University.
Series Host: Victoria Harrison, Coordinator of Jewish Studies at San José State University, will open each session with introductory information on the book and the author and offer ways to link all the books of the series. Professor Harrison received her PhD with distinction in English from Rutgers University. She is currently the Jewish Studies Coordinator and a lecturer at SJSU, where she teaches Jewish Studies. Dr. Harrison has published widely on poetry and American and Jewish studies.

Let's Talk About It! Jewish Literature, a reading and discussion series, has been made possible through a grant from Nextbook and the
American Library Association.
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