Drawn From Water: An American Poet, An Ethiopian Family, An Israeli Story
Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 4:00 pm
Dina Elenbogen, author of Drawn From Water: An American Poet, An Ethiopian Family, An Israeli Story (BkMk Press, 2015), discusses her 30-year relationship with the Ethiopian community in Israel with a focus on two children she befriended and watched grow up during her return trips. She uses her poetic voice to examine immigration and its successes, failures, adaptations and resistance. According to Kirkus Reviews, Drawn from Water is a "soul-searching memoir of the author's visits to Israel and how she discovered an Ethiopian Jewish community in the process." Free.
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Humanities Building, Room 415
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Department of Jewish Studies
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Dina Elenbogen teaches creative writing at University of Chicago’s Graham School, where she received the 2012 excellence in teaching award and gives poetry and prose readings, leads workshops and lectures at numerous venues including universities, libraries and cultural centers. She teaches Introduction to Jewish Studies at University of Illinois, Chicago, and consults individually with creative writers, students working on college essays and other projects.