{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Small Moments Made Large in Displaced Persons : a conversation with Joan Leegan","description":" In March, Rena Citrin, chair of the Association of Jewish Libraries fiction award, told me (not quite in these words) to get my tush in gear and read Joan Leegant\u2019s excellent short story collection, Displaced Persons. It took two months for it to percolate to the top of my \u201cto be read\u201d pile but I\u2019m thrilled that it did. Her stories are full of relatable people, situations, and humor, not to mention delicious sentences.&amp;nbsp; Follow along with the transcript. Check out Joan's website and her Tikun Olam inspiration Pesia's Kitchen Support the author, AJL, and independent book stores by buying their book here. Thanks to:  The Association of Jewish Libraries Heidi Rabinowitz, podcast mentor Dee Yan Key for use of their Freylekh (downloaded from https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/home) Donate to support the podcast  If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also like the AJL sister podcast, The Book of Life, a podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly.  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Nice Jewish Books podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/jewishlibraries.org\/niceJewishbooks","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36720815\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/36720815"}