Open Mic Event with featured reader Erika Dreifus

Join us on August 30th on Zoom for an event of sharing your writing!

The screen continues as the new stage for this OpecMic!

We invite all — near and far — from Jerusalem, from Israel and beyond!

Led by Zev Hoffman, the event will begin with a featured reading by Erika Dreyfus and a short Q&A with her.

Following the featured reading will be the open mic: a chance for you to share your own original writing or a writing piece of your choice. Of course, if you just want to listen and don't want to share, you are more than welcome as well!

(Note: we ask those who share writing to keep their reading to a maximum of 5 minutes.)

To join the Zoom meeting you need to register for the event. (Those who register will receive a link to the Zoom session via email.) The event will also be broadcast live through the Jerusalism Facebook Page. For updates and links to Erika's work, check out the Facebook Event Page.

A little about the featured reader:

Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised there and in New Jersey, Erika Dreifus is a writer, teacher, and literary advocate with a special focus on Jewish literature. She is the author of Quiet Americans: Stories and, most recently, Birthright: Poems. Publisher of the popular "Practicing Writer" newsletter and fellow in the Sami Rohr Jewish Literary Institute, Erika lives in New York.

Visit her online at her website and follow her on Twitter @ErikaDreifus, where she tweets "on matters bookish and/or Jewish."

And the MC:

Zev Hoffman is a graduate of the Bar Ilan Creative Writing MA program and he is currently working on his first novel.

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Jerusalism

Jerusalism is an initiative to promote Israeli litearture in English. Event info is regularly updated through the Jerusalism Facebook Page. Jerusalism is currently fundraising to build a website and expand our online programming. Please visit the Jerusalism Patreon Page and consider contributing to our grassroots literary efforts. We have some big plans for future programing, and together we can make them happen! To receive regular updates about Jerusalism events, please join the Jerusalism mailing list.

Tickets — Voluntary Donation

The event is free, though we ask that if you have the means, please donate an amount of your choice when registering. The proceeds will go to Jerusalism to support their ongoing literary efforts.

How does it work?

This event will be held over ZOOM.

***The link for the event will be provided after registration.***

For those who successfully registered and cannot find the link, please check your filtered emails for a message from Jerusalism/Eventbrite.

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Please arrive 5-10mins in advance to ensure you’re connected and ready to go.