Award Winning Author Loan Leegant, to Speak

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2011

Contact:       Marissa Hopkins,  773-612-8822

Award Winning Author Loan Leegant, to Speak On Israel and the Cost of Jewish Religious and Political Extremism At North Shore Congregation Israel

 GLENCOE, IL, -- Joan Leegant, author of Wherever You Go, will answer questions and speak about her new book, Wednesday, May 4th at 7 p.m. at North Shore Congregation Israel. It is a free event, sponsored by the NSCI Sisterhood.

Wherever You Go is a gripping story of three Americans in Israel, shining a light on one of the most disturbing elements in Israeli society today: Jewish religious and political

extremists and their threat to the modern democratic state. Ms. Leegant, was formerly an attorney and for eight years she taught fiction writing at Harvard University. Since 2007, she has lived half the year in Tel Aviv, where she is the visiting writer at Bar-Ilan University, and lectures for the U.S. State Department.

The event will take place at North Shore Congregation Israel, 1185 Sheridan Rd. Glencoe. This is a free event but you must RSVP to rheyman@ameritech.net or call 847-267-1340.

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