Michael Dekel in conversation with Salar Abdoh
The paperback launch of
Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey
“Not simply another detail of the Holocaust but a matter of enduring existential, psychological and moral reflection. “
―Jonathan Brent, New York Times Book Review
Thursday, March 31, 2022
6:00 – 70:00 PM
Shepard Hall 350
The City College of New York 160 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031
Michael Dekel is a Distinguished Professor of English and the 2021-22 Stuart Z. Katz Professor of Humanities at City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. Fort his book, she was named a finalist for the2020 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, the National Jewish Book Award for Writing Based on Archival Material, and the Chautauqua Prize for Contribution to the Literary Arts.
![Michael Deker poster](https://archivesasmuse.commons.gc.cuny.edu/files/2022/03/Mikhal-Dekel-Poster-Writers-on-Iran-2022.jpg)
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