Jews and Words: A Celebration of Jewish Writing, Language, and Expression

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When: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:00am - 10:00am

Where: American Jewish Historical Society
15 W. 16th St.
212-294-6160
Price: $30

Featuring the panels “What We Talk about When We Talk about Jewish Culture” (James Young, moderator, Deborah Dash Moore, Adam Kirsch, Liel Leibovits); “Was Irving Howe Right? The Rise and Fall of Jewish Secularism” (David Blake, moderator, Samuel G. Freedman, Alana Newhouse, Jonathan Sarna); “Talking Jewish” (Dara Horn and David Roskies); “Renewing Our Diasporas: Incorporating the European Past into 21st-Century Jewish Cultures” (Jonathan Brent, moderator, Rokhl Kafrissen, Barbara Mann, Antony Polonsky).

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