Jews: How We See Ourselves, How We Present Ourselves.

Thu 6 Jun, 7:30 pm. Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, 02459. JCCs of Greater Boston, 617-965-5226. $18. Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston - [website][email][events]

Around the world and across the generations, Jews see themselves, present themselves and are seen by others in new ways.

Around the world and across the generations, Jews see themselves, present themselves and are seen by others in new ways. Boston Globe columnist James Carroll, former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, and Facing History and Ourselves Executive Director Margot Stern Strom will discuss this provocative topic on Thursday, June 6 at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) at 7:30pm.

Carroll is an award-winning author, a distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Suffolk University and recent recipient of the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award for Commentary. Pogrebin is the author of Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about Being Jewish. She has written for New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, and Harper’s Bazaar. Stern Strom’s organization, Facing History and Ourselves, combats racism, anti-Semitism and prejudice and promotes democracy through education programs worldwide.

The discussion will be moderated by Leonard Fein, an author and essayist whose columns have appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, and The Nation.

The event is part of the Hot Buttons, Cool Conversations lecture series sponsored by Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. The series is underwritten by The Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation with additional donor support from Carolynn H. Levy and Alan Sharaf. Cost is $18. Students and seniors: $15. For tickets, contact 617-965-5226, boxoffice@jccgb.org or visit www.bostonjcc.org/artsevents.