Friday 10
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Yesh Gvul, Hebrew for “There is a limit,” is the name of a group of Israeli soldiers opposed to serving in the occupied territories. “Called to service for the purported task of protecting Israel’s national security,” say group supporters, “the soldier members of Yesh Gvul find themselves instead saddled with the distasteful duty imposed by the politicians: systematic terrorization of the Palestinian population.” One of the group’s noted members is actor, teacher, and former soldier Igal Ezraty; he’s in Chicago today and tomorrow as part of a three-week tour to educate people about the group and raise funds for Friends of Yesh Gvul, which provides legal and financial help and moral support to the protesting soldiers and their families. Tonight he’ll speak at the University of Chicago’s Hillel Foundation, 5715 S. Woodlawn, at 8:30; tomorrow he’ll be speaking in the homes of two supporters at noon and 4 and at Congregation Ezra Habonim, 2620 W. Touhy, at 6:45. Admission is free, but donations will be solicited; for Saturday-afternoon locations or other info, call 348-1416.
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The Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark, is having its monthly women’s book-discussion group tonight on Hayden Herrera’s Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. The discussion starts at 7:15, and it’s designed for those familiar with the book, so get reading. It’s free; call 769-9299 for more.
The great gorilla researchers have all been women–Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall, Birute Galdikas. Journalist and scientist Sy Montgomery, author of Walking With the Great Apes, will be at the Brookfield Zoo tonight to talk about her travels in Rwanda, Tanzania, and Borneo, her meetings with these noted researchers, and the difficulties of studying apes in the field. She’ll be at the Discovery Center of the zoo, 3300 S. Golf Road in Brookfield, at 7:30; it’s $10, $6 for zoo members, $5 for Earthwatch members. Call 708-485-0263 ext. 355 for reservations.
