Telling the Middle Eastern Jewish Story [image: Sarah Sassoon and her book] Date(s): Sunday, March 23, 2025 Time: 3 p.m. Location: <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/branches/north-hollywood__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jModpVZWoI$ >North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Branch Library <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/branches/north-hollywood__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jModpVZWoI$ > Type: In Person Audience:
Kids <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar?field_event_date_value*5Bvalue*5D*5Bdate*5D=2025-03-23&title=&field_branch_region_tid=All&field_event_branch_nid=All&field_event_categories_tid=All&field_event_audience_tid=232&items_per_page=25__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMoVqmIXCs$ > , Adults <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar?field_event_date_value*5Bvalue*5D*5Bdate*5D=2025-03-23&title=&field_branch_region_tid=All&field_event_branch_nid=All&field_event_categories_tid=All&field_event_audience_tid=230&items_per_page=25__;JSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMoEwm_VTo$ > Category: Arts, Crafts & Hobbies <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar?field_event_categories_tid=95__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMoneXhIzQ$ >, Authors <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar?field_event_categories_tid=96__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMoVegPYkk$ >, Music & Performances <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/calendar?field_event_categories_tid=109__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMor6gs2F8$ > Language: English Description: Join us for this special storytelling event with writer, poet, and educator Sarah Sassoon! Sarah will explore the art of storytelling and personal narrative, and lead the audience through their own personal writing exercise to "write the story you want to tell." *Sarah Sassoon* is an Australian born, Iraqi Jewish writer, poet, and educator. She is the author of the award winning picture book, *Shoham’s Bangle* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ls2pac.lapl.org/?section=resource&resourceid=5069127250¤tIndex=1&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMo3op9DwI$ > and *This is Not a Cholent* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ls2pac.lapl.org/?section=resource&resourceid=6310391554¤tIndex=0&view=fullDetailsDetailsTab__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMoowj_Y8o$ >. Her poetry micro chapbook, *This is Why We Don’t Look Back* was awarded the Harbor Review Jewish Women’s Poetry prize. Sarah’s writing follows her curiosity exploring her Iraqi Jewish history, the story of refugees and resilience, the rich, layered 2600-year-old culture of Babylonian Jews, with a special interest in Middle Eastern women’s experience. <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/lilrcevents/__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMoLLdTYJ0$ > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/telling-middle-eastern-jewish-story__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMo1ZK1sF4$ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sarahsassoon.com/2025/03/09/25910/__;!!KGKeukY!xwZJAuGAGNTb0jDhuKOqEgKMzmhftbH51j4uIL8bEXFaBrTK0o4V7IPTbYyVAMk0fohkhAw6wmoM1jMoUSKIlAY$
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