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Vir­tu­al Unpack­ing the Book: Lisa Barr and James McAuley — Art, Assim­i­la­tion, and Reclaim­ing a Stolen Legacy

Monday, April 11, 2022
7–8pm

Zoom

Copre­sen­t­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, The Jew­ish Muse­um, and Tablet Magazine

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Vir­tu­al Unpack­ing the Book: Gary Shteyn­gart and Claire Stan­ford — Hap­pi­ness in the Time of Technology

Thursday, May 12, 2022
7–8pm

Zoom

Copre­sen­t­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, The Jew­ish Muse­um, and Tablet Magazine

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Vir­tu­al Unpack­ing the Book: Gal Beck­er­man and Talia Lavin — Where Do Rad­i­cals Come From?

Thursday, February 24, 2022
7–8pm

Zoom

Copre­sen­t­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, The Jew­ish Muse­um, and Tablet Magazine

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Vir­tu­al Unpack­ing the Book: Rachel Bloom and Tovah Feld­shuh — A Con­ver­sa­tion Between a (Tele­vi­sion) Daugh­ter and Mother

Thursday, April 29, 2021
7–8pm

Zoom

Copre­sen­t­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, The Jew­ish Muse­um, and Tablet Magazine

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Vir­tu­al Unpack­ing the Book: Bor­ders of Home

Thursday, April 30, 2020
7–8pm

*Zoom*

The Saul and Gladys Gwirtz­man Lecture

Copre­sent­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, The Jew­ish Muse­um, and Tablet Magazine

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Vir­tu­al Unpack­ing the Book: Life — A Work in Progress 

Thursday, March 26, 2020
7–8pm

Zoom

Copre­sen­t­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, The Jew­ish Muse­um, and Tablet Magazine

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Unpack­ing the Book: Con­fronting Conformity

Thursday, February 20, 2020
7–9pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10128

Cop­re­sent­ed by Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, The Jew­ish Muse­um, Tablet Mag­a­zine, and Lilith Magazine

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Unpack­ing the Book: What We Talk About When We Talk About Loss

Thursday, March 28, 2019
7–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

Event

Unpack­ing the Book: Gefilte Fish on Fleek: The New Jew­ish Cuisine

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
6–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

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Unpack­ing the Book: How Should a (Jew­ish) Per­son Be?

Thursday, May 9, 2019
7–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

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Unpack­ing the Book: Jew­ish Writ­ers on the Front Lines

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
6–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

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Unpack­ing the Book: Writ­ers Make the Best Detectives

Thursday, June 14, 2018
7–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

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Unpack­ing the Book: A Grand Debut

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
6:30–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

Pro­gram Co-Spon­sors: The David Berg Foun­da­tion, Nation­al Book Foun­da­tion, and Elec­tric Literature

Media Spon­sor: Tablet Magazine

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Unpack­ing the Book: Israel: A Tale of Love and Darkness?

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
6–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

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Unpack­ing the Book: Women of the Book

Tuesday, March 24, 2015
6:30–8:30pm

Pro­gram Co-Spon­­sors: The David Berg Foun­da­tion, Nation­al Book Foun­da­tion, and Jew­ish Wom­en’s Archive

Media Spon­sor: Tablet Magazine

Event

Unpack­ing the Book: Good Girls and Nasty Women: Gen­der in Amer­i­can Jew­ish History

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
6–8:30pm

The Jew­ish Museum
1109 5th Ave
New York, NY 10128

Pre­sent­ed by: Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and the Jew­ish Museum
Media Spon­sor: Tablet Magazine
Co-Spon­sor: Jew­ish Wom­en’s Archive

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