In her latest book, acclaimed author Dara Horn explores a pointed question: Why do far too many people seem to love dead Jews, but ignore the living ones? In 2022, the Holocaust continues to make headlines, fill our films and fiction, and generate extraordinary interest far beyond our community. Yet ignorance and indifference towards Jew-hatred today seems to be higher than ever. What’s going on?
Agreeable Jews, Dead Jews, and the Challenge of Diversity - Is there any connection between recent antisemitic attacks and recent controversies about public Holocaust education? Actually, yes, and it's built into a strange historic bargain struck between Jews and non-Jewish societies, including here in the United States. Here are the parameters of that bargain, and the reasons why we all should opt out.
Join us at 6:30pm for a welcome reception on our patio plaza followed by a lively hour-long discussion at 7pm. Books will be available for purchase and signing at 8pm.
This event will be live-streamed for those who are unable to join in person.
Dara Horn is the award-winning author of five acclaimed novels and the essay collection People Love Dead Jews. One of Granta magazine’s Best Young American Novelists and a two-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award, among other honors, Horn received her doctorate in Yiddish and Hebrew literature from Harvard University, and has taught these subjects at Sarah Lawrence College, Yeshiva University, and Harvard. She has lectured at hundreds of venues across North America, Israel and Australia. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children.
Shira Goodman is a long-time leader at CJP and currently the Chair of CJP's Board of Directors. More about her leadership and commitment to CJP and the Greater Boston Jewish Community can be found here.
Shira is an Advisory Director at Charlesbank Capital Partners and sits on the boards of directors of Carmax, Henry Schein, and CBRE. Before becoming an Advisory Director at Charlesbank Capital Partners, Shira was the CEO of Staples where she held a variety of positions over 26 years. Shira began her career at Bain & Company. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, and a J.D. from Harvard University. She lives in Newton with her husband, Rabbi Wesley Gardenswartz, and has three children.
