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Diary of a Lonely Girl by Miriam Karpilove
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026 3:00-5:00 pm Miriam Karpilove's novel, Diary of a Lonely Girl portrays a secular Jewish immigrant woman's search for a love match on New York's Lower East Side. The unnamed narrator, single and self-supporting, without family in America, seeks a modern Jewish man to match her intellect and desires. She wants a love match with a man she calls A for whom she professes true love. If only he were willing to commit to marry her! What she finds, instead, ar
Tkhines: Listening to the Prayers of 18th-19th Century Ashkenazi Women
Sunday June 29 4:00-6:00 PM Pacific Start Reading: Voices of the Matriarchs , by Chava Weissler (Boston: Beacon Press), Introduction and...
A Master Class in I. L. Peretz's Stories with Goldie Morgentaler
Two Sundays - 5/4/25 and 5/18/25 - 4-6 pm Pacific The Yiddish Shmoozers (In Translation) welcomes back Dr. Goldie Morgentaler! Dr....
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