01/20/2009 - 6:30pm to 01/20/2009 - 7:30pm

Location:
Multnomah County Library
Central Library
U.S. Bank Room
801 S.W. 10th Ave.
Portland, OR 97205

Class Description:
Join us for a five-part reading and discussion series on the theme "Neighbors."

The delicate, often tortuous relationship between neighboring cultures animates these works of history and fiction, which trace the Jewish experience from Muslim Spain to Bolshevik Russia to contemporary America.

# Tue., January 20 – A Journey to the End of the Millennium by A.B. Yehoshua
# Tue., February 17 – Red Cavalry by Isaac Babel
# Tue., March 17 – Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland by Jan T. Gross
# Tue., April 21 – The Assistant by Bernard Malamud
# Tue., May 19 – Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen

Dr. Gail Berkeley Sherman, associate professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, will serve as discussion leader for the series.

More Info:
This class has also been offered at Havurah Shalom. Please visit www.multcolib.org for more information.

*This is a free class.