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SUMMARY:Jonathan Blitzer at Congregation Beth Israel
DESCRIPTION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 701 Farmington Ave.\, West Hartford\, will be hosting author Jonathan Blitzer\, staff writer for the New Yorker. \nMr. Blitzer is the author of the book\, Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States\, Central America\, and the Making of a Crisis. \nHe will be at CBI on Wednesday\, June 4\, 7pm. \nThe book was a noted as a top 10 book of 2024 by the New York Times. \nRegister to attend at cbict.org \nWe can’t begin to heal our broken immigration system until we take an honest look at the political decisions and policies that brought us to this point. Mr. Blitzer will share what he has learned after more than a decade of reporting on immigration as well as powerful stories about immigrants whose lives have been deeply affected. \nHis talk will be followed by a conversation with Bob Fishman\, Founding Executive Director of CIRC (CT Immigrant and Refugee Coalition) and Maggie Mitchell Salem\, Executive Director of IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Service). \nRiver Bend Books of West Hartford will supply our books. \nA note from them: \nAttendees can order copies through this link and we will bring their prepaid books to the event for them. \nhttps://www.riverbendbookshop.com/book/9781984880826 \nThey can note “Beth Israel event” in the comments section of checkout page to designate their event order.
URL:https://irisct.org/event/jonathan-blitzer-at-congregation-beth-israel/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Israel\, 701 Farmington Ave.\, West Hartford\, CT
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