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Book Club: Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomons

by Josie Zeman

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We had a lively discussion of the December selection: “The Lost Family” by Jenna Blum.  Although some members thought the characters were not compelling, there were some very realistic themes about life in the decades covered in the novel.  Some who read her previous best-seller “Those Who Saved Us” said that book was better.

In January, we will read “Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English” by  Natasha Solomons.  The author is the granddaughter of the principal characters, a Jewish family from Germany who fled to England in 1937.  Jack (Jacob) and his wife Sadie try to fit into this new culture with some unexpected results.  When Jack is denied a membership to a fancy golf club, he decides to move to Dorset to try to start his own club. There are many copies at reasonable prices on Amazon. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

I hope to see many of you there!

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  • Josie Zeman

    Josie Zeman joined Shomrei in 2007 (not sure) shortly after moving to Montclair to find a compatible community in retirement. She volunteers to do public relations outreach for Shomrei, helps in the office, and the kitchen, organizes sessions of the monthly Book Club, takes classes with the rabbi to learn all the things about Judaism that she never knew growing up in a Reform congregation in the South. She is proud to be a member of this dynamic synagogue!

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