Israel: A View from Outside – A Conversation with Sayed Kashua and Todd Hasak-Lowy

Posted August 28, 2015
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When: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 from 4:00 – 6:00pm

Where: The Institute for Humanities, UIC, basement of Stevenson Hall, 701 South Morgan, Chicago, IL

What: Arab author Sayed Kashua tells of his experience attending an Israeli boarding school in West Jerusalem.  Todd Hasak-Lowy is a scholar, translator of Israeli literature and the author of several novels, including the recently-published young adult novel, “Me Being Me is Exactly as Insane as You Being You.”

Free admission.  A kosher reception will follow the conversation.

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