Thursday, March 19, 2009. 7 p.m.Dr. Steve Siporin, Utah State University.
Dr. Steve Siporin, Professor of English and history from Utah State University and director of the Utah State Folklore Program will speak on his new book published by University of Nebraska Press. This presentation is part of the Neighbor's Program that has been happening every two weeks at the Brigham City Library, 26 East Forest, Brigham City Utah.
Professor Siporin serves on the editorial board for the Jewish Cultural Studies Series of the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization (UK). His central research interest is the traditional is the traditional culture of Italian Jewry.
Come enjoy an evening with Dr. Siporin as he discusses his book as part of this series that examine Neighbors as they relate to Judism,
MEMORIES OF JEWISH LIFE: ITALY TO JERUSALEM, 1918-1960, by Augusto Segre (University of Nebraska Press, 2008 translated by Dr. Steve Siporin. This memoir is about the fate of the small Jewish minority in Italy in the turbulent 20th century, as seen through the eyes of a participant. Segre's memoir is unusual in that it chronicles the "piccolo mondo" (small world) of traditional, observant working-class Italian Jewry in a minor, provincial city.
Dr. Steve Siporin, Professor of English and history from Utah State University and director of the Utah State Folklore Program will speak on his new book published by University of Nebraska Press. This presentation is part of the Neighbor's Program that has been happening every two weeks at the Brigham City Library, 26 East Forest, Brigham City Utah.
Professor Siporin serves on the editorial board for the Jewish Cultural Studies Series of the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization (UK). His central research interest is the traditional is the traditional culture of Italian Jewry.
Come enjoy an evening with Dr. Siporin as he discusses his book as part of this series that examine Neighbors as they relate to Judism,
MEMORIES OF JEWISH LIFE: ITALY TO JERUSALEM, 1918-1960, by Augusto Segre (University of Nebraska Press, 2008 translated by Dr. Steve Siporin. This memoir is about the fate of the small Jewish minority in Italy in the turbulent 20th century, as seen through the eyes of a participant. Segre's memoir is unusual in that it chronicles the "piccolo mondo" (small world) of traditional, observant working-class Italian Jewry in a minor, provincial city.
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