Jul

16 2015

THE GENIUS OF JEWISH STORY-TELLING

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Lawrence Family JCC 4126 Executive Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
8583621154

Contact Ilene Tatro
8583621154
ilenet@lfjcc.org
http://www.sdcjc.org/sizzling

$ Cost $ 80.00

THE GENIUS OF JEWISH STORY-TELLING: A LITERARY JOURNEY FROM THE BIBLE TO MODERN ISRAEL
July 16 - August 6
Thursdays, 4 weekly sessions
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. (Congregation Beth Israel: 9001 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA 92122)
or 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Lawrence Family JCC: 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037)

Instructor: Professor Nehama Aschkenasy, PhD
Is there a distinct “Jewish” narrative? This class will consist of close reading of representative tales from the Bible, stories by S.A. Agnon, the only Hebrew Nobel Prize winner, and works by three of the most distinguished contemporary Israeli writers Amos Oz, Aharon Appelfeld, and David Grossman, and others. Dr. Aschkenasy is a Professor of Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Connecticut and the Director, Center for Judaic and Middle Eastern Studies in University of Connecticut, Stamford.
Price: $80; JCC Member Price $65
REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR ALL CLASSES
BY PHONE: 858-362-1154
ONLINE: WWW.SDCJC.ORG/SIZZLING