Just one more voice echoing this sentiment, and being shocked that we'd exclude
a non-Jewish author. Think how we'd feel if it were the other way around.
Barbara
Congregation Mishkan Tefila
Chestnut Hill, MA
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From: Andrea Rapp <anrapp2...@yahoo.com>
To: Hasafran <hasaf...@lists.osu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Non-Jewish speakers
Absolutely, Lois is right. It's about the content, not the author.
Would we exclude award winning writers of Jewish literature like James Carroll
(Constantine's Sword) or David Wyman ( Abandonment of the Jews)?
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On Jan 9, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Lois Ruby <loisr...@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm stunned by the notion that Rachel's committee would object to having this
non-Jewish (and worthy) author speak. Yes, we need to support our local Jewish
authors. In fact, my library committee is sponsoring its second Author Panel
wherein local Jewish authors who write on mostly secular topics discuss their
work. However, a library represents first and foremost the literature, not the
author. Let's look at it from a different perspective. I am a Jewish author,
and I am currently invited to speak at two Catholic schools. They apparently
don't feel they need to support only Catholic writers. So, I say invite Grace
Tiffany and promote it robustly!
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>From: "Rachel Haus" <rhaus_...@yahoo.com>
>>To: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
>>Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 9:41:20 AM
>>Subject: [ha-Safran] Non-Jewish speakers
>>
>>
>>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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