Fiction Panel Lunch
Friday, November 13, 11:45am
JCC Ballroom
$35 (JCC Members $30)
Includes boxed lunch by Lipman’s Kosher Market.
Both meat and veggie options will be available.
Talya Jankovits
THE VERY UNREMARKABLE LIFE OF MRS. ETTY BLOOM
In the insulated Hasidic community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, tradition and cultural norms are as sacred as religion, and young girls are primed for marriage and motherhood. So, when Etty Greenberger, a headstrong redhead and the only child of Holocaust Survivors, commits one ugly and thoughtless act, she believes she has sabotaged her opportunity to secure a desirable match. Reluctantly, she agrees to marry Benji Bloom, and as she grapples with loss, grief, and the challenges of motherhood, she also discovers friendship, love, and joy in the most unexpected places.
Della Leavitt
VIVIAN’S DECISION
An evocative work of historical fiction, Vivian’s Decision is an all-too-relevant story of repeated history, female friendship, and the strength that it takes to make choices of one’s own. As Vivian struggles with a houseful of children and a supportive but absent partner, she is buffeted by a series of revelations, including her Jewish immigrant mother’s parallel secret. Ultimately, she must find the courage to make a decision that is best for her family—and her own fulfillment.
Emily Matchar
THE LOST GIRL OF CRAVEN COUNTY
One humid August day, a decade into the Great Depression and in the small Jewish community of New Bern, North Carolina, Millicent Green discovers a young woman unconscious behind a pickle barrel. This mystery woman, mute and without identification, will upend Millie’s life. Together, they embark on a quest that will reveal some of the twentieth century’s most shameful episodes.
Moderated by longtime committee member Ellen Comisar,
Volunteer Debut Spotlight host and Substack Director for A Mighty Blaze
Underwritten by Rubens Family Foundation
Community Partner: Hadassah