Sharona Muir, The Accuracy of False Memories: State Myth, Oral History, and Memoir

Sharona Muir reads and discusses her work, The Book of Telling: Tracing the Secrets of My Father's Lives. It is based on her discovery, after her father's death, that he had built Israel's first rocket as a member of a top-secret group of scientists who developed weapons during Israel's war of independence; their amazing story went untold until Muir traveled to Israel to find them.

 
Date and Time:
 Wednesday, November 2, 2005.  4:00 PM.
Approximate duration of 1.5 hour(s).
Location:
Margaret Jacks Hall, The Terrace Room, Building 460, 4th floor  [Map]
Audience:
Faculty/Staff
General Public
Students
Category:
Lectures/Readings
Sponsor:
The Program in Modern Thought & Literature, The English Department, Hillel at Stanford, and Taube Center for Jewish Studies
Contact:
Admission:
Free and Open to the Public
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Last Modified:
October 11, 2005