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FREE EVENT
Qesher Book Panel:
Indelible Jewish Women
Tuesday, September 15
USA, Canada 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET
UK 8:00 pm / France 9:00 pm / Israel 10:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 60 minutes
About the Book Panel
Join us for a special literary panel moderated by author Nina Wachsman, featuring three acclaimed writers whose works illuminate the lives of Jewish women across centuries. Spanning historical suspense, memoir, and short fiction, the discussion explores themes of resilience, identity, courage, and survival through stories set in the Golden Age of Venice, the aftermath of the Holocaust, and the Golden Age of American Jewish life.
Nina Wachsman will discuss her acclaimed Venice Beauties Mysteries, inspired by the remarkable Jewish women of 17th-century Venice.
You can find out more and order the books here.
Michelle Freidman will share insights from her memoir Divine Corners, a moving account of growing up as the daughter of Holocaust survivors on a Catskills chicken farm.
You can find out more and order the book here.
Shira Dicker will explore her short story collection Lolita at Leonard's of Great Neck and Other Stories From the Before Times, examining the complexities of Jewish womanhood across generations.
You can find out more and order the book here.
Together, these authors offer a compelling conversation about history, memory, and the enduring power of women's voices.
About the Authors
Nina Wachsman is a descendant of a dynasty of rabbis, including one who lived in 17th-century Venice alongside Rabbi Leon de Modena. A frequent visitor to the historic Venetian Ghetto, she draws on her family's deep roots and extensive research to bring its rich Jewish history to life. Inspired by de Modena's autobiography and the timeless concerns he expressed for his children, Wachsman weaves historical detail with compelling storytelling, creating novels that explore family, identity, and resilience across generations.
Michelle Friedman is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and educator whose work explores the transformative power of listening and the resilience of the human spirit. A graduate of Barnard College, NYU School of Medicine, and the Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center, she holds the Sharon and Steven Lieberman Chair in Pastoral Counseling at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She maintains a private practice in Manhattan, where she lives with her husband.
Shira Dicker is a restless writer-at- large, activist, and publicist who is captivated by contemporary culture. She has written for newspapers, magazines, and news sites that are local, national and global. The mother of three adult children and a grandmother known as "EeHee," she lives in NYC with her husband, the writer Ari L. Goldman, and Luke Wilson the Pomeranian.
RECORDING INFORMATION
This talk will be recorded and shared with registrants the day after.
It will be available without a time limit
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