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SUMMARY:Making Peace with Germany
DESCRIPTION:
 Lev Raphael, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department 
 of English, MSU\n
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 The son of Holocaust 
 survivors, Lev Raphael grew up in a traumatized 
 household where he learned to hate and 
 fear Germany and Germans. Later, as a much-published 
 author, Lev's life took a completely 
 unexpected turn when a German publisher bought 
 three of his books for translation, but with 
 the proviso that Lev go on tour there. Could 
 Lev do it? Would he do it? Now, Lev has been 
 to Germany five times, has German friends, 
 speaks German, and would happily return. His 
 19th book, "My Germany," is a memoir, travelogue, 
 and part mystery that explores ways in which 
 Germany turned from fantasy to reality in 
 Lev's life and career. Lev will talk about 
 the book's strange genesis, the surprises it 
 brought him as a writer and a Jew, and the sometimes 
 shocking things he learned about his 
 Holocaust survivor parents along the way. \n
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 Co-sponsored 
 by the Department of English, James 
 Madison College, and the Center for European, 
 Russian, and Eurasian Studies.\n
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 Price: free and open to the public\n
 Sponsor: Administration\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://events.msu.edu/jewishstudies/\n
 Contact name: Jewish Studies\n
 Contact phone: (517) 432-3493\n
 Contact email: jewishst@msu.edu\n
LOCATION:Wells Hall B-342
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