Behind the Book: A Visiting Author Series
"A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969" with author Noam Sienna
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
7:00pm
Dwares JCC
401 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence
No cost to attend
To register for this event, please click here.
Join us as Noam Sienna reads selected stories from his groundbreaking collection of queer Jewish texts. There will be a Q-and-A after the reading, followed by a book signing.
About the book: Spanning two millennia, five continents, and containing translations from fifteen languages, A Rainbow Thread is a new, definitive anthology for queer Jewish history. Through an unprecedented collection of texts, it bears witness to the many ways in which queer and Jewish identities intersect, resurrecting a legacy that many have assumed cannot or does not exist.
About the author: Noam Sienna is a Jewish educator, artist, and doctoral student at the University of Minnesota. His academic work has explored art, magic, and gender and sexuality, particularly among Jewish communities of the Islamic world. He has taught about Jewish culture and history at academic and community venues around the world.
This event is made possible by a partnership with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island’s Community Relations Council.
This series is made possible with generous support from
shague@jewishallianc
eri.org
or 401.421.4111
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