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:360@torat-el.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T130000 DTSTAMP:20240117T160940Z URL:https://www.torat-el.org/events/meet-the-author-lisa-belkin/ SUMMARY:Meet the Author\, Lisa Belkin DESCRIPTION:Meet the Author\, Lisa Belkin - author of Genealogy of a Murder \n\nOn Independence Day weekend in 1960 a young cop is murdered in Stamfor d\, Connecticut. \; In this exploration of that crime\, the author exa mines how three immigrant families became entwined – one Irish\, one Ita lian\, and one Jewish – and how each of them experienced the American Dr eam and the obstacles they encountered in pursuing that dream. \; This brilliantly researched book explores immigration\, religion\, prison refo rm\, the nature/nurture debate and even the history of motorcycle racing\, as well as the coincidences and choices that led to that one fateful nigh t.\n\nLisa Belkin’s career spans three decades – at the New York Times Magazine\, the Life’s Work column\, and the Motherlode blog. \; She is the author of four non-fiction books\, \; \; one of which was made into an HBO miniseries. \;\n\nBuy your copy of her book from Book shop.org (to support independent bookstores) or amazon.com.\n\nThis event will be held in person as well as on Zoom.\n\nPre-Paid $15 per person/$20 at the door. (A lovely brunch will be served)\n\nZoom $10 per screen\n\nPl ease register below. Anyone signing up for Zoom will receive the Zoom link prior to the event.\n\nIn-person and Zoom reservations must be made by Fr iday\, March 15 at 12:00pm. \; After that date/time the cost will be $ 20 payable at the door.\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.torat-el.org/wp-content/uploads/2024 /01/MTA-Lisa-Belkin-032024.png CATEGORIES:Congregation Torat El,Featured Events,Meet The Author LOCATION:Congregation Torat El\, 301 Monmouth Road\, Oakhurst\, NJ\, 07755\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=301 Monmouth Road\, Oakhurs t\, NJ\, 07755\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Congregation Tor at El:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR