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End of Bias with Jessica Nordell: Author Engagement Series
Mar 19, 2024 6:30PM—8:30PM
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
1342 Congress St, Portland ME 04102
Cost $9 suggested donation
Join us at 6:30PM for a special talk with author and journalist Jessica Nordell and moderator Mandy Levine, former employment attorney who is now a DEI consultant and workplace investigator, about practical solutions to address bias in a variety of sectors. Book sales will be available prior to and following the discussion, courtesy of our…
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The Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin (translated by Mark S. Burrows) – Book Launch
Mar 17, 2024 3:00PM—4:00PM
Maine Jewish Museum
267 Congress St
Portland
Cost Free!
Join translator Mark S. Burrows at the Maine Jewish Museum for a fascinating discussion of the recently published The Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin. Domin is among the most beloved and widely recognized writers of post-war Germany, though until now she has been relatively unknown among English readers. Because of her Jewish identity,…
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THE LIGHT OF DAYS The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos
Feb 28, 2024 7:30PM—9:00PM
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College,
239 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011
Cost Free
While conducting research at the British Library, author Judy Batalion came across the 1946 book Freuen in di Ghettos (Women in the Ghettos), filled with accounts of young Jewish women who defied the Nazis. These Polish-Jewish “ghetto girls” paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in teddy bears, and flirted with and shot Nazis. They distributed…
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The Golem of Brooklyn with Adam Mansbach: JCA Author Engagement Series
Feb 06, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM
Virtual author talk.
Cost Free
Hear Adam Mansbach, author of The Golem of Brooklyn, speak with the community about his book on Tuesday, February 6th at 7 PM over Zoom. Registration for the talk is free, but you must register by February 5th to receive the Zoom link. Those interested in joining the YJP group for a golem-making pottery workshop…
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Golem of Brooklyn Pottery Workshop and Dinner
Feb 05, 2024 4:00PM—8:00PM
Portland Pottery, 118 Washington Ave. Portland, ME 04101
JCA, 1342 Congress St., Portland ME 04102
Cost $25
On Monday, February 5th from 4-6 PM, the Young Jewish Professionals group will meet at Portland Pottery for a 2-hour ceramics workshop prior to our next author talk! Join the group as we learn how to build a golem with a professional instructor (or throw a pot on a wheel if you prefer). Portland Pottery will fire…
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Tree of Life – How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World
Jan 21, 2024 2:00PM—3:30PM
Maine Jewish Museum
267 Congress St.
Portland, ME
Cost Free!
Children’s Book Launch, Read-Aloud, and Family Tu B’Shevat Activity Come paint a pot and plant seeds of hope in honor of the upcoming Tu B’Shevat holiday in this family-friendly event featuring local author Elisa Boxer reading and signing her newest children’s book, Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World. Kirkus Reviews calls…
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Hotel Cuba with Aaron Hamburger: JCA Author Engagement Series
Dec 06, 2023 4:00PM—8:00PM
JCA of Southern Maine
1342 Congress St, Portland ME 04102
Cost $9 for in-person/ free for virtual talk only
Please join the Hadassah x MJM Book club at the JCA for a virtual AND in-person event inspired by Hotel Cuba! The event will kick off at 4 PM with a Mojito cookie bake (inspired by the torticas de Morón – Cuban shortbread cookies- that Pearl craves in the book). While our cookies bake, we…
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Elusive LInks – From the Spanish Inquisition to 21st century America – Meet The Author
Dec 03, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM
Maine Jewish Museum
267 Congress Street
Portland
Cost Free!
Join us as author Dan Rosenberg discusses Elusive Links, his debut historical fiction novel. Dan blends real and imagined characters into the medieval saga of Ben Solomon, from Spain in 1492 to Scotland in 1513. The medieval saga connects to a modern story in 2002 as Sandra Cole, a Jewish anthropologist from Maine, embarks on…
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The Cost of Free Land with Rebecca Clarren: JCA Author Engagement Series
Nov 16, 2023 6:00PM—7:30PM
JCA 1342 Congress St Portland, ME 04102
Cost $9.00
Please join us for a special, inaugural JCA Author Engagement Series talk and panel discussion. Author Rebecca Clarren will be joined by panelists Michael-Corey F.…
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Book Reading: All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen by Bernice Lerner
Aug 29, 2023 6:00PM—7:00PM
Longfellow Books
1 Monument Way
Portland, ME 04101
Cost Free
Please join us on Tuesday, August 29 at 6pm at Longfellow Books for an event featuring Bernice Lerner, author of All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen. The remarkable stories of Rachel Genuth, a poor Jewish teenager from the Hungarian provinces, and Hugh Llewelyn Glyn Hughes,…
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End of Bias with Jessica Nordell: Author Engagement Series
Mar 19, 2024 6:30PM—8:30PM
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine 1342 Congress St, Portland ME 04102
Cost $9 suggested donation
Join us at 6:30PM for a special talk with author and journalist Jessica Nordell and moderator Mandy Levine, former employment attorney who is now a DEI consultant and workplace investigator, about practical solutions to address bias in a variety of sectors. Book sales will be available prior to and following the discussion, courtesy of our…
View MoreThe Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin (translated by Mark S. Burrows) – Book Launch
Mar 17, 2024 3:00PM—4:00PM
Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St Portland
Cost Free!
Join translator Mark S. Burrows at the Maine Jewish Museum for a fascinating discussion of the recently published The Wandering Radiance: Selected Poems of Hilde Domin. Domin is among the most beloved and widely recognized writers of post-war Germany, though until now she has been relatively unknown among English readers. Because of her Jewish identity,…
View MoreTHE LIGHT OF DAYS The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos
Feb 28, 2024 7:30PM—9:00PM
Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, 239 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011
Cost Free
While conducting research at the British Library, author Judy Batalion came across the 1946 book Freuen in di Ghettos (Women in the Ghettos), filled with accounts of young Jewish women who defied the Nazis. These Polish-Jewish “ghetto girls” paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in teddy bears, and flirted with and shot Nazis. They distributed…
View MoreThe Golem of Brooklyn with Adam Mansbach: JCA Author Engagement Series
Feb 06, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM
Virtual author talk.
Cost Free
Hear Adam Mansbach, author of The Golem of Brooklyn, speak with the community about his book on Tuesday, February 6th at 7 PM over Zoom. Registration for the talk is free, but you must register by February 5th to receive the Zoom link. Those interested in joining the YJP group for a golem-making pottery workshop…
View MoreGolem of Brooklyn Pottery Workshop and Dinner
Feb 05, 2024 4:00PM—8:00PM
Portland Pottery, 118 Washington Ave. Portland, ME 04101 JCA, 1342 Congress St., Portland ME 04102
Cost $25
On Monday, February 5th from 4-6 PM, the Young Jewish Professionals group will meet at Portland Pottery for a 2-hour ceramics workshop prior to our next author talk! Join the group as we learn how to build a golem with a professional instructor (or throw a pot on a wheel if you prefer). Portland Pottery will fire…
View MoreTree of Life – How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World
Jan 21, 2024 2:00PM—3:30PM
Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress St. Portland, ME
Cost Free!
Children’s Book Launch, Read-Aloud, and Family Tu B’Shevat Activity Come paint a pot and plant seeds of hope in honor of the upcoming Tu B’Shevat holiday in this family-friendly event featuring local author Elisa Boxer reading and signing her newest children’s book, Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World. Kirkus Reviews calls…
View MoreHotel Cuba with Aaron Hamburger: JCA Author Engagement Series
Dec 06, 2023 4:00PM—8:00PM
JCA of Southern Maine 1342 Congress St, Portland ME 04102
Cost $9 for in-person/ free for virtual talk only
Please join the Hadassah x MJM Book club at the JCA for a virtual AND in-person event inspired by Hotel Cuba! The event will kick off at 4 PM with a Mojito cookie bake (inspired by the torticas de Morón – Cuban shortbread cookies- that Pearl craves in the book). While our cookies bake, we…
View MoreElusive LInks – From the Spanish Inquisition to 21st century America – Meet The Author
Dec 03, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM
Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress Street Portland
Cost Free!
Join us as author Dan Rosenberg discusses Elusive Links, his debut historical fiction novel. Dan blends real and imagined characters into the medieval saga of Ben Solomon, from Spain in 1492 to Scotland in 1513. The medieval saga connects to a modern story in 2002 as Sandra Cole, a Jewish anthropologist from Maine, embarks on…
View MoreThe Cost of Free Land with Rebecca Clarren: JCA Author Engagement Series
Nov 16, 2023 6:00PM—7:30PM
JCA 1342 Congress St Portland, ME 04102
Cost $9.00
Please join us for a special, inaugural JCA Author Engagement Series talk and panel discussion. Author Rebecca Clarren will be joined by panelists Michael-Corey F.…
View MoreBook Reading: All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen by Bernice Lerner
Aug 29, 2023 6:00PM—7:00PM
Longfellow Books 1 Monument Way Portland, ME 04101
Cost Free
Please join us on Tuesday, August 29 at 6pm at Longfellow Books for an event featuring Bernice Lerner, author of All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen. The remarkable stories of Rachel Genuth, a poor Jewish teenager from the Hungarian provinces, and Hugh Llewelyn Glyn Hughes,…
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