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LINCOLN’S TEAM Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin participates in a conversation with Bill Goldstein about her new book, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” (Simon & Schuster). She discusses her research process – the book was 10 years in the making – and what makes Lincoln one of the best chronicled but least understood American presidents. The discussion is part of the Theatre of Ideas series. Monday, 8 p.m., Columbia University, Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway at 116th Street, 212-854-7799, $15 general, $9 students.


END OF THE DIASPORA? David Shneer discusses his book, “New Jews: The End of the Jewish Diaspora” (New York University Press), which he co-wrote with Caryn Aviv. He is joined by panelists Jewlia Eisenberg, Rabbi Andy Bachman, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and moderator Richard Siegel to discuss contemporary Jewish identity. Wednesday, 7 p.m., the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place, Battery Park City, 646-437-4202, $10 general, $7 seniors, $5 members and students.


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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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