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The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words (1000 BCE–1492) ... event at Carnegie April 3, 2014

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The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words (1000 BCE–1492)

Thursday, April 3, 2014 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Attend Event

SIMON SCHAMA | Public Affairs

DESCRIPTION

The Jewish story is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents—from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It has existed not as a culture apart but as one immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they lived—from Egyptians to Greeks, from Arabs to Christians. How have these stories intertwined for thousands of years?

Simon Schama,author of The Story of the Jews, is the author of many best-selling books and is is university professor of art history and history at Columbia University.

Speaker: Simon Schama

LOCATION

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Merrill House 170 East 64th Street New York, NY 10065-7478

(212) 838-4120 (212) 752-2432 - Fax

For more information, email: publicaffairs@cceia.org