You are cordially invited to attend a free lecture in the Library-Museum Lecture Series of Temple Emanu-El
THE 188TH CRYBABY BRIGADE: A SKINNY KID FROM CHICAGO FIGHTS HEZBOLLAH A MEMOIR Led by Joel Chasnoff Monday, November 22, 2010 6:30 PM DISILLUSIONED WITH Ivy League post-graduate life, 24-year-old Joel Chasnoff makes real on his dream of giving back to Israel (and of being a "badass gun-toting soldier") and voluntarily enlists in the Israeli Army. What follows is a hilarious coming-of-age tale in which Chasnoff takes readers into the barracks, over, under and through political fences, and face-to-face with the absurd reality of life in the Israeli Army. The lone American in a platoon of 18-year-old Israelis, Chasnoff finds himself caught in a twilight zone-like world of baby-faced officers, diabolical sergeants and teenage Israeli mama's boys who feign injuries to get out of guard duty and claim diarrhea to avoid kitchen work all while his relationship with his tough-as-nails Israeli girlfriend (herself a former drill sergeant) crumbles before his very eyes. With equal parts irreverence and vulnerability, irony and intimacy, Chasnoff blends an on-the-ground portrait of life in one of the world's most high-profile militaries with a poignant, thought-provoking look inward at a young man coming into his own. Joel Chasnoff is a stand-up comedian and writer with stage and screen credits in eight countries. On tour, Joel was the warm-up act for Jon Stewart and Lewis Black of The Daily Show. Joel recently returned from a USO Comedy Tour of Japan and Korea entertaining American Marines. He's supplied his voice to numerous cartoons and has performed at more than five hundred colleges, clubs, and Jewish conferences across North America, Israel, and Europe. A portion of all proceeds from Joel's book and stand-up performances is donated to Joel's charitable foundation, Project Elijah. Most recently, Project Elijah sent one hundred low-income New York City schoolchildren to the circus. Joel lives in New York. No Admission Charge and Open to the Public Temple Emanu-El Enter at the Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House of Temple Emanu-El One East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065 For more information visit the Emanu-El website at http://emanuelnyc.org/ See you Monday, Liza Stabler Librarian Stettenheim Library Temple Emanu-El New York, NY --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
