October 7, Susan Einbinder: “Seeing the Blind: Medieval Jewish Martyrdom, Poetry, and Hysterical Blindness,” 4:30pm at PAC 004
Susan Einbinder is Professor of Hebrew Literature at Hebrew Union College the author most recently of No Place of Rest: Jewish Expulsion and the Memory of Medieval France, which traces the ways that fourteenth-century texts written by Jews in Spain, Provence, Italy and North Africa recall the trauma of the 1306 expulsion from France. She is also the author of Beautiful Death: Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France.
October 12, Playwright Joshua Sobol will talk about his new book Cut Throat Dog at Russell House at 8pm.
Joshua Sobol will place his new novel within the context of the “Shylock Syndrome.” Sobol is an international renowned playwright, writer, and director. In 2000 he was a visiting scholar at Wesleyan University and directed, with Wesleyan students, the play “Ghetto”, which was translated into more than 20 languages and has been performed by leading theaters in more than 25 countries through the world. A reception will follow.
October 25, Israeli Author Michal Govrin will talk about her new book Holds on to the Sun at Russell House at 8pm.
“Hold on to the Sun: Words Facing the Unspeakable”: Michal Govrin will talk about her new book “Hold on to the Sun: Stories and Legends”, which addresses through short stories, essay, and poetry the unspeakable through words. The talk will end with a reading from the book. Among the pioneers of Jewish experimental theater, Govrin has directed award-winning performances in all major theaters in Israel. She also has published numerous nonfiction and personal essay, which have appeared in international journals and anthologies in several languages. A reception will follow.