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Compassionate Conversations: A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine with author Reza Aslan

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Hear esteemed author and scholar Reza Aslan discuss his newest work of nonfiction A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine with Emory University’s Miriam Udel.

Date and Time

Tuesday, December 10, 7:30 pm

Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Details and Pricing

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  • $15 General
  • $10 Members/Seniors/Students/Teens

Magnin Auditorium

About the Program

How can children’s books and families' shared reading experiences foster empathy, resilience, and the skills for peace building even in the midst of violent conflict? Join Reza Aslan, author of A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine, in conversation with Miriam Udel, a scholar of Yiddish children’s literature and author of the New York Times guest essay “What I Read to My Son When the World Is On Fire.”

This program is offered in partnership with UCLA Dialogue Across Difference Initiative, UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute, and The Jewish Studies Program at California State University, Northridge.

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