Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

Exploring Jewish Learning and Culture


 

Please call 312.322.1743 or email rsvp@spertus.edu for program reservations, or for more information about Spertus programs.

Spertus invites you to participate in the Jewish Book Club. Each discussion focuses on a provocative book — led by an expert in the book's subject. Books can be purchased at the Bariff Shop or borrowed from the reserve section of the Asher Library

 

Author Events and Book Groups

Jewish Book Club | Lunch & Learn

The Jew Within
Self, Family, and Community in America

Tuesday, February 13, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
$18 non-members | $15 members
includes kosher lunch
Reserve by February 9 to guarantee a lunch.
Call 312.322.1743 or email rsvp@spertus.edu

Book Cover

Through in-depth interviews with Jews across the country, authors Steven M. Cohen and Arnold M. Eisen probe issues of identification and continuity, examining what matters most to American Jews and why. The rich and moving personal narratives in The Jew Within raise important questions about the meaning and future of Judaism in America.

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Associate Rabbi of Chicago's Anshe Emet Synagogue, leads the discussion.


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