Dear Hasafranim,
We have a respected professor and historical novelist in town -- Grace Tiffany
-- who just wrote a book called Paint set during the Shakespearean era, the
protagonist being a part Jewish, part Italian female poet. According to the
author herself, the Jewish content is minimal. However, she also wrote an
earlier book, based on The Merchant of Venice called The Turquoise Ring, which
is primarily Jewish.
I'm considering inviting her to speak, but one member of my library committee
suggested that, as a Jewish institution, it would be best to support Jewish
authors exclusively. Such a thing never occurred to me; to me, as long as the
scholarship and perspective is sound, then the author should have something of
great value to impart.
I'm curious as to what others have done and considered regarding non-Jewish
speakers.
Rachel Haus
Library Director
Congregation of Moses Library
Kalamazoo MI
rhaus_...@yahoo.com
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