Jan 30
Forkosh Family Lecture in Judaic Studies: Between Manhattan and the Holy Temple in Jerusalem
Mon, January 30, 2023
• 8:00pm
- 9:15pm (1h 15m) • Leighton 304
Ruby Namdar is an Israeli-American author born and raised in Jerusalem to a family of Iranian-Jewish heritage. His latest novel The Ruined House (2013) won the Sapir Prize, Israel’s most prestigious literary award. The English edition of The Ruined House (translated by Hillel Halkin) was published in the US by Harper Collins in November 2017. The French edition of the novel (translated by Sarah Tardy) was published in September 2018 by Belfond, and was nominated for the Prix du premier roman étranger 2018. He currently lives in NYC with his wife and two daughters, and teaches Jewish literature, focusing on Biblical and Talmudic narrative.
from Judaic Studies
Event Contact: Stacy Beckwith