Take Advantage Of A Fascinating NMAJH Program

Upcoming programs at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia!

Reflections of a Jewish Southerner   Sunday, October 16 3:00 p.m.  Members: $5 Non-members: $10    Eli N. Evans, well-known southern historian and master storyteller, will lecture on southern Jewry and sign copies of his acclaimed book and classic in the field, The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South.  Abba Eban said of Evans, "The Jews of the South have found their poet laureate. . . . Evans's prose is like himself - stylish, serene, reflective, and relentlessly candid about the issues that moved his generation." Presented with Beth Am Israel and supported by the Charles & Esther Lee Kimerling Charitable Foundation     Ruth Gruber: A Centenary Celebration  Sunday, October 23 2:00 p.m. Members: $10 Non-Members: $12 Celebrate the incredible life of award-winning journalist, humanitarian and trailblazer, Dr. Ruth Gruber.    Join Dr. Gruber for a screening of the acclaimed documentary about her life, Ahead of Time, including remarks from the centenarian herself and other special guests, who turned 100 years old on Sept. 30.    Only in America® : Emma Lazarus       Thursday, October 27 7:00 p.m.    $5 members $8 non-members            Join Lazarus biographer and Princeton University professor, Esther Schor, as she explores Lazarus' life and writing beyond the words, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, and for which Lazarus is popularly known, and highlights Lazarus' unique American Jewish experiences and identity.   Professor Schor will be in conversation with Melissa Martens, curator of Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles, opening Oct. 26 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York.   Book sales and author signings will follow.