Events

Join the Jewish Book Council and internationally best-selling Israeli author David Grossman in a conversation about love, trauma, and healing. More Than I Love My Life is the story about three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told. Written by Booker Prize winner, Sapir Prize winner, and two-time National Jewish Book Award winner David Grossman, More Than I Love My Life was inspired by the true story of one of his longtime confidants. Grossman will be joined by Jewish Book Council’s Marilyn Hassid, in a conversation that will allow the audience a peek inside his inspiration for writing this book and more.

Thursday, October 21, 12:30PM on Zoom

Price - FREE - register online

Mahjong: A Chi­nese Game and the Mak­ing of Mod­ern Amer­i­can Cul­ture illus­trates how the spaces between tiles and the moments between games have fos­tered dis­tinct social cul­tures in the Unit­ed States. This mass-pro­duced game crossed the Pacif­ic and created waves of pop­u­lar­i­ty over the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry. Heinz nar­rates the his­to­ry of this game to show how it has cre­at­ed a vari­ety of mean­ings, among them Amer­i­can moder­ni­ty, Chi­nese-Amer­i­can her­itage, and Jew­ish-Amer­i­can wom­en’s cul­ture. Mahjong has become a quin­tes­sen­tial­ly Amer­i­can game, traveling from Chi­na to the Unit­ed States, and is a favorite among Hol­ly­wood star­lets, high soci­ety, mid­dle-class house­wives, and immi­grants alike.

Wednesday, October 20, 6:00PM in person at the JCCNS (the author will be presenting virtually)

Price - $25, includes Chinese dinner, wine, and mahjong!