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2013 Summer Author Talks

In partnership with EntryPoint DC and the Foundation for Jewish Studies
All programs at the Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum
701 Third Street, NW (corner of G), Washington, D.C.
Metro: Judiciary Square (Red line)

Light refreshments and beverages provided.
Guests may bring lunch to noontime programs.
Minimum suggested donation: $5
Advance registration required: rsvp@jhsgw.org or (202) 789-0900.
Please note a limited number of books may available purchased at the events.

Thursday, June 27, 2013, Noon
Dr. Allan Lichtman, FDR and the Jews

Co-authored with Richard Breitman, this book draws upon extensive new research to offer a portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt contrasting with prevailing views about his priorities during World War II.

From the New York Times review:
While saving the Jews of Europe was never a high priority for Roosevelt, he did more for them than any other world leader at the time, despite the enormous obstacles he faced at home.

Dr. Allan Lichtman is Professor of History at American University. An expert in modern American history and quantitative methods, he is an authority on factors influencing U.S. presidential elections.

Wednesday, July 10, 6:30 p.m.
Beth Kanter, Washington, DC Chef's Table

Featuring 64 restaurants, their chefs, and recipes, this book illustrates Washington's evolution into a dining destination. An insider's look at D.C. food culture, it includes Jewish recipes, chefs, restaurant owners, and bartenders.

Beth Kanter, a freelance feature writer, has been published in national newspapers, magazines, and websites. She also teaches writing workshops and previously chronicled Washington, D.C. in Food Lover's Guide to Washington, DC and Day Trips from Washington, DC.

Wednesday, August 7, Noon
Faye Moskowitz, And the Bridge Is Love

This collection of artfully written essays escalates personal, everyday stories about growing up in a Jewish household in Detroit during the Depression and becoming a writer in Washington, D.C. in evocative language that reads like poetry.

Faye Moskowitz is an acclaimed author. Former fiction editor of Lilith magazine, her books include Her Face in the Mirror: Jewish Women on Mothers and Daughters and A Leak in the Heart. She teaches Creative Writing and Jewish American Literature at The George Washington University.

Past Program Calendars (PDFs)

Fall 2012 - Spring 2012 - Fall 2011 - May 2011 - Spring 2011 - Fall 2010
Spring 2010 - May 2009 - Fall/Winter 2008 - Summer 2008 - May 2008 - Spring 2008
Fall/Winter 2007 - Spring 2007 - Fall/Winter 2006 - Spring 2006 - Winter 2005-06