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Meir Shalev: My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco -- Kanbar Hall (3200 California St. San Francisco, CA 94118)
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The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco welcomes Israeli author Meir Shalev to Kanbar Hall to talk about his newest book, a family memoir. Shalev's grandmother, Tonia, immigrated to Palestine from Russia in 1923, and waged constant warfare against her family's most ruthless enemy: dirt. Never without a cleaning rag, she allowed only the most privileged of guests to enter her spotless house. One day, Shalev's great-uncle Yeshayahu sends a shiny big American sweeper as a gift -- but the "svieeperr" is hidden away after just one use when Tonia is unable to bear its hedonistic symbolism. Hear one of Israel's most celebrated novelists tell the humorous tale of family, over-the-top housekeeping and a storytelling tradition that infused his childhood with its spirit of wonder.

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Jewish Community Center of San Francisco -- Kanbar Hall
3200 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94118
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415-292-1233
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Very good, with touch of humor, presentation of the book
Written on Nov 09 2011

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  • "Shalev creates a world that has the richness of invention and the obsessiveness of dreams."  —The New York Times Book Review

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