“Departure Stories” with Elisa Bernick with Rabbi Debra Rappaport

Join us for a very special evening featuring author Elisa Bernick and Rabbi Debra Rappaport in conversation about Bernick’s new book, Departure Stories: Betty Crocker Made Matzoh Balls (and Other Lies).

Elisa Bernick grew up “different” (i.e., Jewish) in the white, Christian suburb of New Hope, Minnesota during the 1960s and early 1970s. Deftly interweaving reporting, archival material, memoir, jokes, scrapbook fragments, personal commentary, and one very special Waikiki Meatballs recipe, Bernick explores how the invisible baggage of place and memory, Minnesota’s uniquely antisemitic history, and the cultural shifts of feminism and changing marital expectations contributed to her family’s eventual implosion.

Departure Stories will be available for purchase and Bernick will be available for a signing afterwards.

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For questions or more information, contact Irit Vinitsky at [email protected].

Presented by the Minnesota JCC in partnership with Rimon and JCRC.

Details

Date:
May 18
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Art & ArtistsArts + CultureCommunity + Calendar
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Website:
https://minnesotajcc.org/event/departure-stories-author-elisa-bernick-with-rabbi-debra-rappaport/

Venue

Capp Center St. Paul
1375 ST. PAUL AVE
St. Paul, MN 55116 United States
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Organizers

Minnesota JCC
Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council
Jewish Community Relations Council