Δευτέρα 18 Απριλίου 2022

Sephardic Book Talk - Tia Fortuna's New Home: A Cuban Jewish Journey

 

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Join us and world renowned University of Michgan Professor Ruth Behar for a special conversation on her new book - Tia Fortuna's New Home: A Cuban Jewish Story. A lyrical book about tradition, culture, and togetherness, Tía Fortuna’s New Home explores Tía and Estrella’s Sephardic Jewish and Cuban heritage. Through Tía’s journey, Estrella will learn that as long as you have your family, home is truly where the heart is.

Ruth Behar, the Pura Belpré Award–winning author of Lucky Broken Girl, was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York, and has also lived in Spain and Mexico. In addition to writing for young people, her work includes poetry, memoir, and the acclaimed travel books An Island Called Home and Traveling Heavy, which explore her return journeys to Cuba and her search for home. She was the first Latina to win a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, and other honors include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, and being named a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation. She is an anthropology professor at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022 AT 2 AM UTC+03

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