Memoir Readings from a Jewish Perspective
Friday, June 10, 2016 • 4 Sivan 5776
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMHavurahPlease join us for this engaging annual public reading of writings from Rob Freedman’s workshop, “Memoir Writing from a Jewish Perspective.” Each year this eight-week workshop helps participants to discover the stories they want to write and share. The emphasis is on those experiences that are uniquely Jewish in nature, reflective of our culture and identity – whether the writers are Jews by birth or by choice, or among the still perplexed.
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