Jewish Lives, Jewish Legacies
Where: Temple Emanu-El
1 E. 65th St.
888-718-4253 Price: Free
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Jews have been leaving a mark on the world since Abraham began spreading monotheism. We might be less than .02 percent of the planet’s population, but we’ve won 22 percent of all Nobel Prizes ever awarded, 14 percent of Pulitzer Prizes for fiction . . . not to mention our major contributions to law, science, politics, philosophy and entertainment.
Eight prominent authors who’ve written biographies of some of the world’s preeminent Jews will join us to talk about their subjects’ struggles and achievements — and what they can teach us about who we are as a people.
On this third night of Chanukah, we will light the candles and serve sufganiyot post-event, where books will be sold and signed.
Moderated by James Atlas, founding editor of the Penguin Lives Series.
In collaboration with the Jewish Lives biography series.
A partnership of Yale University Press and the Leon D. Black Foundation
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