Appearances

An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba

2008

January

Thurs, January 17 -- Mezes Hall, basement level, Auditorium # 0.306, University of Texas, Austin, 4pm. Sponsored by the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies

Tues, January 29 -- University of Florida, Gainesville, 4pm

February

Thurs, Feb. 7 -- Books and Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 8pm

Sun, Feb 10 – Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, Pomegranate Tea, 4pm

Tues, Feb 12 – Barnes and Nobles, Encino, CA, 7:30pm

Wed, Feb. 13 -- Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles. Joint presentation with Rosa Lowinger, author of TROPICANA NIGHTS, 7:30 pm

Fri, Feb. 15 – University of California-Santa Cruz, Gold Lecture, 4pm

Thurs, Feb. 28 -- B'nai Torah Congregation, 6261 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton, Florida, 7:30 p.m.* Call (561) 392-8566 for more information.

March

Thurs, March 6 – “Why Identity Still Matters,” Distinguished Lecture, University of Miami, 7pm

Thurs, March 13-Sat, March 15 – Symposium, “A Changing Cuba in a Changing World,” CUNY Graduate Center, NY

Wed, March 19 – Barnes and Nobles, Kendall, Miami, 7pm

Tues, March 25 – Exhibition Opening, “A Journey to Jewish Cuba: Stories and Photographs,” University of Miami, Coral Gables, 7pm

April

Wed, April 9 -- Southern New Jersey Region of Hadassah, "The Many Faces of Judaism," Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, NJ, 1:30pm

Thurs, April 10 -- Barnard College, "Impossible Homecomings: Women Ethnographers and the Places They Left Behind," 5:30pm. Location: Elliott Parlor, Elliott Hall, First floor, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027. For more information: 212-854-2067, bcrw@barnard.edu, www.barnard.edu/bcrw

May

Sun, May 4 -- National Yiddish Book Center, Melinda Rosenblatt Lecture, 2:00pm. Location: 1021 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002. For more
information: 413-256-4900.

2007

October

Thurs, Oct. 4-7 -- "Macarturos," Latina/Latino MacArthur Fellows. Ruth is featured at various venues during the "Latino Genius: Locos, Dreams and Visionaries" event in San Antonio Texas. Please see Sandra Cisneros's website for more info on MacArturos & the MacArthur Foundation.

Mon, Oct. 15 -- Bureau of Jewish Education, San Francisco, 7:30pm*

Thurs, Oct. 18 -- The Jewish Museum, “Books in Focus” series, New York City, 6:30pm

Fri, Oct. 19 -- American Jewish Committee, WolfBlock Conference Room, Philadelphia, 12pm

November

Thurs, Nov. 1 – CUNY Graduate Center, New York City, 4pm

Fri, Nov. 2 -- 92nd Street Y, “A Cuban Shabbat with Ruth Behar,” New York City, 8pm

Sat, Nov. 3 -- JCC Community Center in Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street). Book presentation featuring salsa dancing and tropical treats, New York City, 2-5pm

Sun, Nov. 4 -- Center for Jewish History/Yeshiva University Museum, 15 West 16th Street, New York City. After Ruth's presentation there will be a Cuban-style reception with a performance by Irving Fields of "Bagels and Bongos" fame. Free and open to the public, 7pm

Wed, Nov. 7 -- Jewish Federation Library, Omaha, NE, noon*

Thurs, Nov. 8 -- Jewish Community Center, Cherry Hill, NJ, noon*

Sat, Nov. 10 -- Miami International Book Fair, Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Avenue, Prometeo, Room 1101, noon

Tues, Nov. 13 -- Shaman Drum Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI, 7pm

Wed, Nov. 14 -- Jewish Community Center, Ann Arbor, MI, noon*

Thurs, Nov. 15 -- Harvard Hillel, Cambridge, 7pm

Fri, Nov. 16 -- Wellesley College, Founders 120, Wellesley, MA, 12:30-2pm

Sun, Nov. 18 -- Detroit JCC Book Festival, Detroit, 4pm*

Tues, Nov. 27 -- Washington DC JCC, Washington D.C., 7:30pm**

December

Wed, Dec. 5 -- Alliance Francaise de Chicago, Chicago, 7pm.**

Thurs, Dec. 6 -- Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, 7pm**

Fri, Dec. 7 -- Congregation B'nai Torah, Olympia, WA, 6pm

Wed, Dec 12 – Detroit JCC Book Club, Detroit, 1pm

*Through Jewish Book Council's “Meet the Author” program

**Presented by Nextbook