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Ongoing Other, 10 am. A six-generation family saga, extending from nineteenth-century Europe to British-occupied Palestine to German-occupied Crete and ultimately to modern Israel. Named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, chosen as one of the 50 Best Books of 1992 by Publishers Weekly, awarded the National Jewish Book Award and the first Israeli Literature Prize. Yehoshua reaches beyond realism to the realms of mystery, coincidence and fate. His prose is simple and clear, rising to passages of lyricism and eloquence. RSVP a must. Federation Conference Room, Palm Desert. Linda Zweig, 760-324-4737. free m/$5 nm. Jewish Community Center of the Desert - [events]