Talks
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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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