The Sarajevo Haggadah and ‘People of the Book’

Date: Friday, May 1, 2020


Where: Virtual! Register online for Zoom link!
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Join author and historian Carol Cohen for a morning interactive diuscussion on People of the Book. This 2008 historical novel by Geraldine Brooks focuses on imagined events surrounding the Sarajevo Haggadah, one of the oldest surviving Jewish illuminated texts.  This book is available in print, ebook, and audiobook through your library and Amazon.com.

Carol Cohen is a member of the faculty at Lesley University where she teaches Social Studies Methods and Literacy.  Carol is a published historian and playwright. She owns an educational consulting company presenting history and geography lectures for both children and adults. Most currently Carol has been informing people of all ages about her hero Eleanor Roosevelt via a series of interactive presentations called Tea with Eleanor Roosevelt.   Visit her website at www.carollcohen.com.