Jews Writing Jews: Creating Jewish Characters

The work of authors Elyssa Friedland (Last Summer at the Golden Hotel), Caroline Leavitt (Days of Wonder), Reuven Fenton (Goyhood), and Elizabeth Harris (How to Sleep at Night) span a wide range of topics and genres, but their writing is united by a focus on Jewish characters. Moderated by journalist Julia Gergely, this panel will explore what it means to write Jewish characters in works of fiction and what this process looks like for each author.