BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:168@torat-el.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T210000 DTSTAMP:20201221T151251Z URL:https://www.torat-el.org/events/meet-the-author-esther-amini/ SUMMARY:Meet the Author - Esther Amini DESCRIPTION:Concealed is a memoir of a Jewish-Iranian daughter caught betwe en Chador and American values. Esther Amini grew up in a Persian-Jewish ho usehold in Queens\, the daughter of tradition-bound parents from Mashad\, Iran’s holiest city. \; She explores the little-known history of Mas had’s underground Jews\, the incident that steeled her mother’s resolv e to leave\, and her parent’s arduous journey to America\, \; as wel l as the conflict she feels between her indebtedness to her parents and he r desire for more self-determination than their traditions allow. \; M s. Amini deftly weaves the themes of concealment and visibility in this mo ving view of culture and family.\n\nEsther Amini is a writer\, painter and psychotherapist. Her work has appeared in Elle\, Lilith\, Tablet and The Jewish Week. \; Her memoir evolved from an award by Aspen Word of an E merging Writer Fellowship in 2016. \; Her works have also been perform ed by the Jewish Women’s Theater in Los Angeles\, where she was the Arti st-in-Residence in 2019.\n\nThere is no charge for this event but registra tion (see below) is required. \n\nYour confirmation email will include you r Zoom link and password and a reminder email will be sent a few days prio r to the event.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.torat-el.org/wp-content/uploads/2020 /11/Meet-The-Author-logo-chris-e1604951088520.png CATEGORIES:Congregation Torat El,Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR