ART, PERFORMANCES & CONVERSATIONS

All New Center programs speak to Jewish audiences and to the broader community. Attracting large and diverse groups of people, our past programs have explored wide-ranging themes and ideas, including: the Exodus story told from multiple cultural perspectives; the blending of Klezmer and swing music; and the influence of a Jewish up-bringing on the lives and careers of acclaimed writers, artists, musicians, actors, political figures and humorists.

We invite everyone to come and experience the insight, passion, humanity, and humor that lie at the heart of our programs.

Spring 2009: Adam Gopnik

Date:

Thursday May 21, 2009
7 PM

Venue:

Temple Israel Boston

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Best-selling author Adam Gopnik talks about his work, the pleasures of New York and Paris, and how growing up during the golden age of Jewish comedy shaped his sense of identity. Acclaimed for his intelligence, sense of wonder, and quick wit, Gopnik has been a contributing writer to The New Yorker since 1986 and is a three-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Essays and for Criticism. He is author of the memoirs Paris to the Moon and Through the CHildren's Gate, as well as The King in the Window, a fantasy novel for your people. His most recent book is Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln and Modern Life.

In conversation with Ben Birnbaum, an executive at Boston College. He serves as special assistant to the president, director of marketing and communications, editor of Boston College Magazine, and editorial director of Linden Lane Press. He is also an essayist and fiction writer with his work appearing in The Atlantic, Penthouse, Boston Globe, Nextbook, Best American Essays and Best American Spiritual Writing.