Get Lit: Literature at The J
For lovers of great Jewish literature
Upcoming Get Lit Events:
The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir
Sunday, April 29
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Social Hall
With Author Betsy Lerner
For the past fifty years, Monday afternoons in New Haven meant a card table with four folding chairs, a plate of homemade sweets and the Bridge Ladies. As a child, Betsy Lerner thought the Ladies were fascinating and as a teenager she found them to be hopelessly square. It was as an adult that she discovered just how remarkable they were. Wildly perceptive and, in turns, hilarious and fearlessly vulnerable, Lerner's memoir is required reading for anyone who has ever had a mother, a daughter, or a dear friend. Bring them all for Betsy’s remarks and homemade sweets on your table!
Jews + Booze
Tuesday, June 26
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
With Author Marni Davis
Jews and Booze: Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition. From kosher wine to involvement in the European liquor trade, Jews have a longstanding relationship with alcohol. Marni Davis examines the fascinating and highly complex role that spirits played in American Jewish identity, acculturation and community life during the tumultuous rise and fall of Prohibition. Book sale and signing follows + beer, wine, bar snacks and games!