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“Religion, Secularism and Constitutional Democracy”

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City

Come hear Jean Cohen talk about the book she co-edited with Cécile Laborde on "Religion, Secularism and Constitutional Democracy." With the days before the US presidential election ticking by, and religious tension on the rise in Europe for oh so many reasons, the publication of this book could hardly seem better timed, right? The conversation will bounce around between Cohen…

Job, Primo Levi and The Search for Roots

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

Manuela Consonni, professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reads from Primo Levi's 1981 book, The Search for Roots in which Levi reflects on the biblical story of Job.

“Their Promised Land: My Grandparents in Love and War” by Ian Buruma

Hamilton Hall 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City

The always intimidating Ian Buruma (check out his resume) just released his eleventy-millionth book and he'll be talking about it Feb. 3. "Their Promised Land" recounts the trials faced by Buruma's grandparents during the first and second World Wars. It doesn't get much more interesting than this folks: During the almost six years England was at war with Nazi Germany,…