FEATURED EVENTS AT B’NAI EMUNAH BABY BLESSING FOR LIOR LEVITT
RACHEL KUSHNER AT THE SYNAGOGUE
Lior Rafael Levitt, newborn son of Sara and Matt Levitt, will be formally welcomed into his new congregational family on Saturday evening, May 25, 2019.
Magic City Books, in partnership with the Bob Dylan Center and the Synagogue, is proud to welcome Rachel Kushner to Tulsa on Thursday May 16. This evening of conversation will take place at The Synagogue | Congregation B’nai Emunah.
The event will begin with a sweet and colorful Havdalah ceremony to mark the close of the Sabbath at 8:30 p.m. Shortly after 9:00 p.m., the congregation is invited to attend a dessert reception in Lior’s honor.
Ms. Kushner’s latest book, The Mars Room, was short-listed for the 2019 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her previous novels, The Flamethrowers and Telex from Cuba, were both finalists for the National Book Award. Rachel Kushner is widely considered one of the best novelists in America.
Please call the Synagogue or use our website (www.tulsagogue.com) to let us know of your plans. Many different arrangements will be made with the expected number of attendees in mind.
Praise for The Mars Room has been consistently lavish:
Please note that the regular Afternoon and Evening Services on May 25 will begin at 8:10 p.m.
“A page turner...one of those books that enrage you even as they break your heart.” The New York Times Book Review
KUDOS
“Brilliant and devastating...a heartbreaking, true, and nearly flawless novel.” NPR
Congratulations to Sharon Neuwald, who was just seated on the board of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. Sharon formerly served at the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
“Gritty, empathetic, finely rendered, no sugary toppings, and a lot of punches, none of them pulled.” Margaret Atwood “With her richly textured third novel, Kushner certifies her place as one of the great American novelists of the twenty-first century.” Entertainment Weekly
Dr. Eduardo Faingold, TU Professor of Spanish and linguistics, will speak about the language rights of immigrants to mother tongue education at the meeting of the Group on Language at the United Nations in New York City, May 9-10. This is a honor awarded to selected key UN personnel and delegates, and language researchers and practitioners. The Tulsa Association of Women in Communications has named Mimi Tarrasch, chief officer for Family and Children’s Services’ Women in Recovery, as one of its 2019 honorees. Over 46 years, the group has honored 150 Tulsa women for their achievements. Women in Recovery is a program that offers an alternative to incarceration for women facing longterm prison sentences.
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Each ticket includes one paperback copy of The Mars Room and two seats at the event. You can buy one ticket (one book and two seats) per email address. Additional copies of The Mars Room will be available for sale at the event and at Magic City Books. You can reserve your seats at www.magiccitybooks.com.
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