Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen attributed the source of his music to Jewish liturgy, “the sound of the Jewish voice raised in prayer or adoration or praise. Those are the kinds of modes that touched me and informed me.” In writing her authorized biography of Cohen, journalist Sylvie Simmons interviewed more than one hundred of those closest to him, including his bar mitzvah teacher, his current rabbi, his fellow monks at the Mount Baldy Zen Center where he was ordained a Buddhist monk, as well as the mother of his children, musicians, record producers, literary editors, and Cohen himself. NPR's All Things Considered named I’m Your Man the best biography of the year in 2012.
Born in London, Sylvie Simmons is an award-winning writer and rock journalist. Her previous books include the cult short story collection Too Weird for Ziggy, as well as biographies of Neil Young and French Jewish singer Serge Gainsbourg. Sylvie is also a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. She tours the world reading from her book, talking about Cohen and singing his songs, accompanying herself on ukulele.
For more information, call Allison Green at 415.567.3327 x703 of [email protected] .
The Jewish Community Library is at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, on the campus of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay. Entrance to secure garage parking is on Pierce between Ellis and Eddy.
http://www.jewishcommunitylibrary.org
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Born in London, Sylvie Simmons is an award-winning writer and rock journalist. Her previous books include the cult short story collection Too Weird for Ziggy, as well as biographies of Neil Young and French Jewish singer Serge Gainsbourg. Sylvie is also a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. She tours the world reading from her book, talking about Cohen and singing his songs, accompanying herself on ukulele.
For more information, call Allison Green at 415.567.3327 x703 of [email protected] .
The Jewish Community Library is at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, on the campus of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay. Entrance to secure garage parking is on Pierce between Ellis and Eddy.
http://www.jewishcommunitylibrary.org
Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen attributed the source of his music to Jewish liturgy, “the sound of the Jewish voice raised in prayer or adoration or praise. Those are the kinds of modes that touched me and informed me.” In writing her authorized biography of Cohen, journalist Sylvie Simmons interviewed more than one hundred of those closest to him, including his bar mitzvah teacher, his current rabbi, his fellow monks at the Mount Baldy Zen Center where he was ordained a Buddhist monk, as well as the mother of his children, musicians, record producers, literary editors, and Cohen himself. NPR's All Things Considered named I’m Your Man the best biography of the year in 2012.
Born in London, Sylvie Simmons is an award-winning writer and rock journalist. Her previous books include the cult short story collection Too Weird for Ziggy, as well as biographies of Neil Young and French Jewish singer Serge Gainsbourg. Sylvie is also a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. She tours the world reading from her book, talking about Cohen and singing his songs, accompanying herself on ukulele.
For more information, call Allison Green at 415.567.3327 x703 of [email protected] .
The Jewish Community Library is at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, on the campus of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay. Entrance to secure garage parking is on Pierce between Ellis and Eddy.
http://www.jewishcommunitylibrary.org
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Born in London, Sylvie Simmons is an award-winning writer and rock journalist. Her previous books include the cult short story collection Too Weird for Ziggy, as well as biographies of Neil Young and French Jewish singer Serge Gainsbourg. Sylvie is also a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. She tours the world reading from her book, talking about Cohen and singing his songs, accompanying herself on ukulele.
For more information, call Allison Green at 415.567.3327 x703 of [email protected] .
The Jewish Community Library is at 1835 Ellis Street in San Francisco, on the campus of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay. Entrance to secure garage parking is on Pierce between Ellis and Eddy.
http://www.jewishcommunitylibrary.org
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