1. 1. Ruth R. Wisse

   September 19 at Barnes & Noble

   The Harvard scholar presents her provocative new book, Jews and Power, which chronicles the role of Judaism (and the “anti-Jew”) in world affairs from biblical times through the modern age.

2. 2. Abigail and Letty Cottin Pogrebin

   September 25 at the Museum of the City of New York

   Journalist and author Abigail (Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish) and her women’s-rights-activist mother, Letty, discuss the transfer of Jewish identity from generation to generation.

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• Articles by Sara Cardace
• Table of Contents: September 24, 2007 issue of New York | Subscribe!