Opening Night
Familiar Streets:
A Century of Jewish Life in the City

A literary excursion through the city streets that have shaped the American Jewish experience over the past century:the sights, sounds and soul of our cities through selected fiction, memoir and poetry of such luminaries as Frank Rich, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Grace Paley and Phillip Roth, read by acclaimed local actors.

Laurel Snyder and authors
Half/Life: Jew-ish Tales from Interfaith Homes

Join in a lively conversation with the editor and several contributors to this anthology about the struggles and successes of growing up in a tough situation: as a “half-Jew.”

Peace Café Open Mic

Back by popular demand, this night gives DC’s poets, musicians and spoken word artists a chance to speak their minds on their hopes for peace. At Busboys and Poets (14th and V Streets).

The Chaim Kempner Author Series Presents Ira Berkow with George Solomon
Full Swing: Hits, Runs and Errors in a Writer’s Life

Join Pulitzer Prize winning sportswriter Ira Berkow as he discusses his new memoir about his rise from the gritty streets of Chicago to The New York Times sportsdesk.