Dear Safranim, My workplace has two zoom programs with Jewish content this fall. I have arranged for members of AJL to attend without a fee. It's certainly open to others as well; if you are interested and not an AJL member or member of one of NY's library resources councils, a small fee may apply. Best regards, Sally Here are the details:
*Whistle: A New Gotham Hero, With Creator E. Lockhart <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lilrc.org/event-4404435__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJB29TzwLM$ >* Sept. 13, 1pm-2pm Eastern Can DC’s first Jewish teen superhero in 40 years take on legacy villains Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, and the Riddler? New York Times #1 and USA Today bestselling author, E. Lockhart introduces Gotham and YA fans to sixteen-year-old activist Willow Zimmerman, and her loyal stray Great Dane, Lebowitz. Join LILRC as we welcome Willow’s creator and best selling author, E. Lockhart (*We Were Liars*) who writes about morally complicated heroines navigating emotional situations. Lockhart will discuss the character of Whistle and the history of Jewish characters and Jewish female comic book characters in particular. E. Lockhart is the New York Times #1 and USA Today bestselling author of *We Were Liars* and other acclaimed novels. She is a Printz-honoree, National Book Award finalist, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist. A longtime comics fan, her work caught the attention of DC Comics through superhero material contained in Fly on the Wall and Genuine Fraud. Whistle is her first graphic novel. Born in New York City, she grew up in Cambridge, MA and Seattle and has a doctorate in English from Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn with her family and a team of cats. *Kugel and Frijoles: Latino Jews in the United States* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lilrc.org/event-4359805__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJB5_5DTlA$ > November 10, 2pm - 2pm Eastern *K**ugel and Frijoles: Latino Jews in the United States* analyzes the changing construction of race and ethnicity in the United States through the lens of contemporary Jewish immigrants from Latin America. Since Latino Jews are not easily classified within the U.S. racial and ethnic schema, their ethnic identity and group affiliation challenge existing paradigms. This presentation introduces the stories of Latino Jewish immigrants and lays out the important questions surrounding ethnic identity: How do Latino Jews identify? Can they choose their identity or is it assigned to them? How is ethnicity strategic or instrumental?Presenter Laura Limonic illustrates how groups can be constructed when there is a lack of a perfect host group and detail the ways different factors influence ethnic identity and shape membership into ethnic groups affecting the trajectory of immigrant incorporation. Presenter: Laura Limonic is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the College of Old Westbury of the State University of New York. Her research is in the area of contemporary immigration to the United States and the integration trajectories of ethnic and ethno-religious groups. Her recent book on Latino Jews in the United States was honored as the 2019 best book by the Latin American Jewish Studies Association. The book explores issues of ethnicity, race, class and religious community building among Latino Jewish immigrants in Boston, New York, Miami and Southern California. Her work has been supported by the Berman Foundation and the Association of Jewish Studies.Limonic is currently working a new project funded by the Templeton Trust’s Global Research Religion Initiative. This research examines the rise of Chabad-Lubavitch in Latin America and the role played by transnational migrants within the movement. Limonic received her PhD in Sociology from the CUNY Graduate Center in 2014. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from Brandeis University and a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University. -- Sally Stieglitz she/her Communications and Outreach Coordinator *Liaison to Academic, Hospital, and Special Libraries * Long Island Library Resources Council 631.675.1570 ext. 2005 sstiegl...@lilrc.org https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.lilrc.org__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJBrFWdGMI$ [image: ORCID] https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-9188__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJBNSfr65E$ LILRC is a member of the Empire State Library Network (ESLN <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.esln.org/__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJBSmymVN8$ >) Follow LILRC on Facebook <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/LILRCouncil/__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJBgaBtKO4$ > Twitter <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/lilrc__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJBdCG8Rcw$ > Instagram <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/lilrcevents/__;!!KGKeukY!klSMkn0VjMieQenac-x6jQ20LhLpv-7mibnuWNvMKsXH3XRSUwU5cnWOqgJB2spGO7w$ >
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