The Shomrei Book Club met on Dec. 14 for a lively discussion of “The Midwife of Venice” by Roberta Rich. We also talked about the sequel “The Harem Midwife,” but decided not to read it for the next meeting.
Instead, we will travel to the exotic Carribbean to read “A Marriage of Opposites” by Alice Hoffman for the meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016.
The Shomrei Book Club will travel back 5 centuries to 16th Century Italy in The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich. We will meet on Monday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 pm.
The Bridal Chair by Gloria Goldreich is the November choice for the Shomrei Book Club. We will meet at Shomrei Emunah on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss this lively tale based on the life of Marc Chagall’s beautiful, intelligent daughter, Ida. Set between the two world wars, the novel includes the history, family psychology, and artistic rivalries that influenced a great creative talent. Marc Chagall thought of himself as an artist first, a Jew third or fourth, until the Nazis came to power. He and the family were forced to flee from his beloved France to the United States, a daring escape orchestrated by Ida.
We encourage anyone interested to join us for the next meeting .
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Thank you
Join us as we thank Marc Chalom for his years of volunteer service at Shomrei! Marc and all Shomrei volunteers will be recognized at “Honor Night” a dinner and talent showcase at Shomrei Emunah, Saturday, Mar 7, 2015, 7:30pm. Click here to reserve tickets. (deadline, Sun, Mar 1)
Marc Chalom
What is Marc Chalom’s first goal for Shomrei in the future? To find someone to replace him!… But it won’t be easy.
“When the alarm goes off at 2 a.m., they call me from ADT,” says the VP of Building and Grounds, since 2002. He is proud of the fact that he was in charge of renovating the kitchen in the YAC (formerly the Social Hall), daring to use red for the kitchen cabinets, created new office space out of closets on the first floor, restructured the seating to be more intimate in the sanctuary, replaced the ‘leaning wall’ outside the building, renovated the bluestone walkways at the entrance to the Sanctuary, and chaired the first ‘World Wide Wrap’, among other projects at Shomrei. “I found a way to handle most of these challenges without spending a lot of money!” he added.
The Shomrei Book Club will not meet in January. The February book for discussion is The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant, her latest novel.
We will meet on Monday, Feb. 9, at 7:30pm at the synagogue in the upstairs Gallery. All are welcome to join us!
