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Making a Place
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2025
Tuesday, April 1 at 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT
Livestream
$75 NEI 2024 Speaker Series (includes all sessions)
Delve into the rich diversity of the Jewish people and explore how to forge inclusive spaces for all identities within the community with award- winning culinary historian Michael Twitty. Through historical insights and personal narratives, Twitty emphasizes the importance of embracing and celebrating varied cultural backgrounds.
Michael Twitty is an award-winning culinary historian and food writer, specializing in African American and Jewish food traditions. He is the author of the acclaimed books The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South, which won the James Beard Foundation Book Award, and Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew. Twitty’s work explores the intersections of food, culture, and identity.