JAHSENA/JFE Spring Program

Writing Jewish Family Stories and Memoirs

Brought to you by JAHSENA and the Jewish Federation of Edmonton

Date:  Sunday, February 22, 2009  Time:  1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location:  JCC, Edmonton

Registration Cost: $10

Refreshments will be served

Phone Debby @ 780-489-2809 to register

Workshop Description

Stories passed from one generation to the next carry the values, culture, and unique mythology of that family.  Knowing our family's stories solidifies our sense of belonging.  If you have been thinking of collecting family stories for your children and grandchildren, then this workshop is for you.  Writer and editor, Lil Blume, will give you ideas for reviving memories and writing and organizing your family story project.  Come prepared to do some writing and storytelling.

Presenter

Lil has run family stories workshops for shuls in Hamilton, Victoria, and Vancouver.  She will be presenting this workshop in the upcoming Limmud Festival in Toronto.  Her story about the game of chess over four generations of her family was published in Parchment:  The Journal of Contemporary Canadian Jewish Writing.  Lil's communication workshops have been held in industrial, health care, and educational environments on both Canadian coasts and many places in between. In addition she is currently an instructor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Toronto. For more information see www.lilblume.ca.