Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes at Washington Jewish Literary Festival September 12, 2006

The Washington DCJCC's Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival presents
Laurel Snyder, Thisbe Nissen and Jeff Sharlet with Marion Usher
"Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes"
7:30 pm; $8, Discounted Member Price $6
At the Washington DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NW

Written by authors born into the so-called “dilemma of intermarriage,” the stories in Half/Life explore the experience of being raised in a half-Jewish home. While each experience is distinct, the authors describe growing up without a streamlined identity, not always sure of their community or religious direction. By turns tragic and funny, religious and heartbreaking, angry and surprisingly familiar, Half/Life represents the diverse memories and reflections of those who have spent a lifetime grappling with how to define themselves, or not. Join us for a lively conversation with the editor and several contributors to the anthology as they reflect on their personal journeys in the Jewish community and the world at large. Half/Life is a refreshingly honest account of what it means to chart your own course and identity without forgetting where you come from.

Presented in cooperation with the J’s Leo and Anna Smilow Center for Jewish Living and Learning

For tickets, call (800) 494-TIXS or purchase online at www.boxofficetickets.com.

Official Website: http://www.dcjcc.org/arts/literature