The Making of Jewish Identity in Hollywood, with Kenneth Turan

In his recently released book *Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation*, film critic and author Kenneth Turan brings to life the extraordinary partnership of two key players at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who were instrumental in creating the film industry as we know it today. A book signing will follow the talk. 

**Kenneth Turan** was the film critic of the *Los Angeles Times* for nearly thirty years and was also a film critic for National Public Radio. He is the author of *Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film,* among other books*.* He is a member of the Yiddish Book Center's Board of Directors.