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Free virtual event with award-winning freelance writer and artist, Margarita Gokun Silver, author of I Named My Dog Pushkin (and Other Immigrant Tales).
Growing up Jewish in the Soviet Union, writer Margarita Gokun Silver knew nothing about Judaism. For her and the majority of Soviet Jews, Jewishness was a line in their passports, an ethnicity recorded in official documents, and a fact that elicited both institutionalized discrimination and antisemitic bigotry. In this talk, Museum Director of Interpretation Amy Consalvi will discuss with Margarita on growing up Jewish yet ignorant of Judaism and how she learned about the religion of her ... view more »
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Free, registration required by Saturday, June 25.
Zoom link will be emailed the morning of the event.
Phone: 9785985000
Email: afarwell@museumofrussianicons.org
Website: https://www.museumofrussianicons.org/event/gokun-silver/
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