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SUMMARY:Drop-In Book Discussion: Your Presence Is Mandatory, by Sasha Vasilyuk
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nJoin us for an in-person discussion at the Jewish Community Library, facilitated by Jim Van Buskirk. The Library is located at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, with free garage parking ( https://goo.gl/maps/h11asWbpMhssBkMq6 ) on Pierce between Ellis and Eddy. \nTo register, click here. You may borrow a copy of Your Presence Is Mandatory at no charge as a printed book, eBook, or audiobook. Contact us at info@jewishcommunitylibrary.org ( mailto:info@jewishcommunitylibrary.org ). \nAbout the book:\n\n\n\nWinner of the 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and a California Book Award, Vasilyuk’s novel explores the enduring costs of secrecy and deception in the Soviet era. It centers on the life of Yefim Shulman, a Jewish Ukrainian soldier in Stalin’s army. His faith in the Communist cause and “Mother Russia” is challenged after his unit is ambushed by the German Army in 1941. Throughout the war and its aftermath, circumstances force Yefim to deny his identity as a Jew and as a former prisoner of war—and the consequences of these choices haunt him throughout his life. The novel depicts how untold stories became essential to survival in the USSR and continue echoing into the twenty-first century with the war between Russia and Ukraine.\nAbout the facilitator:\n\n\n\nJim Van Buskirk is a retired librarian (San Francisco Public Library, Jewish Community Library) who currently works as a book group facilitator, writer, editor, public speaker, exhibit curator, and collections manager. He frequently writes articles and/or presents programs related to Jewish, literary, film, and/or queer history. He also leads Death Cafes and other programs encouraging participants to speak openly about death.\n\n\n\n\n
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LOCATION:1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
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