Dear friends, I hope you and your loved ones are well.
I wanted to let you know about two upcoming events that I thought might interest some of you, and that I was involved with planning. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, AT 7:30 *"And God Said..." A Poetry Reading & Discussion* Join us on Zoom for a poetry reading and discussion with poets Barbara Leff and Ann Bookman. Born and raised in New York, Barbara Leff discovered poetry at the age of 12 and has explored the genre ever since. Co-founder of the Caselli Street Poets, her work has appeared in numerous journals including Faultline, Fourteen Hills and Ibbetson Street. Her first book, And God Said. . . , was published in 2011 by Broadstone Books. Her second book, Luck, which appeared in 2019 explores various narrative forms including ones she invented. She is at work on a third book, a collection of her lifetime work. She lives in San Francisco with her wife, Arlene Singer, and their brood of four-legged furry ones. Ann Bookman’s poetry has been published in The Larcom Review, Chronogram: A Journal of Arts, Culture and Spirit, The Virtual Wall, an online creative writing site run in memory of the veterans of the Vietnam War, among others. Point of Attachment, her first chapbook, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2012. A social anthropologist by training, Ann Bookman, a leading researcher and social policy expert on women’s issues, work-family balance and community engagement, served as the director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies until 2018.She’s now an affiliated faculty member of the McCormack Graduate School. And, she is a long-time member of Temple Israel! Barbara's book may be purchased from her publisher or other vendors: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://broadstonebooks.com/And_God_Said_Page.html__;!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1hTD43Ro$ Barbara Leff will read from her poetry, and Ann Bookman will lead the discussion. *Jan 27, 2021 07:30 PM in **Eastern Time (US and Canada*) *The event is free, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, VIA THIS LINK: * *https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcOmprzMvE9bcRtALbLiI9PZc7iFFD-R0__;!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1F1ilX8U$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcOmprzMvE9bcRtALbLiI9PZc7iFFD-R0__;!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1F1ilX8U$ > * Left on Pearl: Film Screening & Discussion with Executive Producer and Temple Israel Member, Rochelle Ruthchild Sunday, January 31 at 2:00 p.m. Left of Pearl is a documentary about a highly significant but little-known event in the history of the women’s liberation movement, the 1971 takeover and occupation of a Harvard University-owned building by hundreds of Boston area women. The ten-day occupation of 888 Memorial Drive by women demanding a Women’s Center and low income housing for the community in which the building stood, embodied within it many of the hopes, triumphs, conflicts and tensions of Second Wave feminism. Join us for a virtual screening of the film, followed by a conversation with Executive Producer and Temple Israel member Rochelle Ruthchild, Producer/Director, Susan Rivo, and others involved with the making of the film. *The event is free, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED VIA THIS LINK* *https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpfuqqqT0iE9PtR6Z2rtUBbyCaVdopvp3P*20__;JQ!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1IGnny6M$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpfuqqqT0iE9PtR6Z2rtUBbyCaVdopvp3P*20__;JQ!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1IGnny6M$ >* Although the film is not on an explicitly Jewish topic, there were many Jewish women involved with this event, and many continued to be involved with community and social justice activism, in the Jewish community and beyond. And, for Boston area folks, this may be of particular interest, as we know exactly where this building was, and many of us are familiar with the Women's Center of Cambridge, which emerged from this action, and is still helping hundreds of women. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://leftonpearl.org/filmmaker-bios.html__;!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1dO1QyuY$ Safranim, I ask, please, that you do not post these links on social media. Thank you for your cooperation. Hope you can come! Ann -- Ann Abrams, Librarian Dr. Arnold L. Segel Library Center Temple Israel 477 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Pronouns: she/her/hers 617-566-3960 x116 Check out our library catalog <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://library.tisrael.org__;!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1czD1d20$ > Participate in Temple Israel life virtually. <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tisrael.org/togetherwithti__;!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1IuypVRU$ > Do you need help? View our COVID-19 resources. <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tisrael.org/covid19-resources/__;!!KGKeukY!n-DUr6VKL4fFAPvoTOMscJwVSvk7oD4-KmDS9ngBwdMZ_9uVc00X9vtk4Wi1QkSJJHw$ >
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