Dear Friends, This Thursday evening, December 5 at 5pm, *BOOKHOUSE THURSDAYS*, located on the 6th floor of the Center for Jewish History near Union Square in Manhattan, will show Tariq Alì’s short film:
*MY LIFE, MY LIBRARY AND THE LEFT* The 15 minute film features his interview with polymath, bibliophile, and book dealer Chimen Abramsky, produced a few years before the scholar’s death in 2010. You may know of Abramsky from his grandson Sasha Abramsky's celebrated 2014 memoir, *The House of Twenty Thousand Books.* Following the short film, the Primo Levi Center's own Alessandro Cassin and I will discuss the film and *House of Twenty Thousand Books* and the story it tells: For over fifty years, Abramsky amassed a legendary collection of socialist literature and Jewish history. Chimen and his wife, Miriam, hosted epic gatherings in London that brought together an amazing mix of people, including Eric Hobsbawm, Isaiah Berlin, and Piero Sraffa, all bound together by books, politics, and ideas. Abramsky's life was a tumultuous journey through the vanished worlds of Eastern European Jewry and the intense battles of modern politics. *Want to attend the film and discussion? Or browse hundreds of rare Jewish books on hand from our extensive stock? Please register at [email protected] <[email protected]?subject=I%20would%20like%20to%20attend%20Bookhouse%20on%20Thurs%20Dec.%205&body=Name%3A%0ANumber%20Attending%3A%0AEmail%3A%0ATel%3A%0AHow%20did%20you%20hear%20about%20this%20event%3F>.* If you have a special request for Dan to bring from the Dan Wyman Books Brooklyn House of Twenty Thousand Books, please let me know! Send me an email at [email protected] <[email protected]>, tell me what you'd like me to bring and when you would like to come by. I'll be on site from 1pm until after the discussion. *BOOKHOUSE THURSDAYS* Bookhouse is a small nook for Jewish book culture on the sixth floor of the Center for Jewish History. Inside you'll find cozy rooms infused with music and filled with books and carpets, a samovar from Izmir, tea cups from the DDR, soft lighting and comfortable furniture Every Thursday we are open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm. Just ask for *Bookhouse* at the front desk and we’ll come meet you and bring you up. Or send us a message at [email protected]. <[email protected]> Come and browse, study, have a conversation, sip a sweet chai, and watch a film. You can purchase books from the rotating Dan Wyman Books inventory, learn about CPL Editions (books produced here at Bookhouse by the Primo Levi Center), and explore the Sephardic House bookstore. See you at Bookhouse! *P.S. Can't make it Thursday? Browse thousands of other rare and important Jewish books online at DanWymanBooks.com <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://danwymanbooks.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f69c18f23e79a1b7dc8f80d21&id=98174b5f61&e=d513a78153__;!!KGKeukY!zVhD5J93Cu3sy4BcrO8QFeRUgBokfzNy7Rr6i7KgnRbzGxeoxqKGHwUC0ySdSC70aesff_kTOMFHSAjLXtP5$ >* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dan Wyman Books LLC. https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.DanWymanBooks.com__;!!KGKeukY!zVhD5J93Cu3sy4BcrO8QFeRUgBokfzNy7Rr6i7KgnRbzGxeoxqKGHwUC0ySdSC70aesff_kTOMFHSECNUUhB$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.danwymanbooks.com/__;!!KGKeukY!zVhD5J93Cu3sy4BcrO8QFeRUgBokfzNy7Rr6i7KgnRbzGxeoxqKGHwUC0ySdSC70aesff_kTOMFHSFL4ncIt$ > Get Notified of Today's Arrivals <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.danwymanbooks.com/new-arrivals.php*topics__;Iw!!KGKeukY!zVhD5J93Cu3sy4BcrO8QFeRUgBokfzNy7Rr6i7KgnRbzGxeoxqKGHwUC0ySdSC70aesff_kTOMFHSFXXSjuN$ >, Browse Recent Listings <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.danwymanbooks.com/new-arrivals.php__;!!KGKeukY!zVhD5J93Cu3sy4BcrO8QFeRUgBokfzNy7Rr6i7KgnRbzGxeoxqKGHwUC0ySdSC70aesff_kTOMFHSM3s5p73$ >, or Search <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.danwymanbooks.com/advSearch.php__;!!KGKeukY!zVhD5J93Cu3sy4BcrO8QFeRUgBokfzNy7Rr6i7KgnRbzGxeoxqKGHwUC0ySdSC70aesff_kTOMFHSA0fkupd$ > Mail and Shipping: 697 Grand St, Suite 207 Brooklyn, NY 11211 Warehouse: 1250 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237 (Yellow Awning) [email protected] cell: 347-564-3954 >>> We Find Good Homes For Nice Jewish Books <<<
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