An ancient majestic oak stands beneath the stars on Division Street. And under the tree sits Ben Wilf, a retired doctor, and ten-year-old Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant, lonely boy who is pointing out his favorite constellations. Waldo doesn’t realize it but he and Ben have met before. And they will again, and again. Across time […]
In Roaring Twenties New York City, when the nightclubs closed down, the in-crowd didn’t go home. Everyone went to Polly’s place, the “speakeasy with a harem” run by “The Female Al Capone,” as the newspapers dubbed her. Polly “Pearl” Adler was a diminutive dynamo whose Manhattan brothels were more than oases of illicit sex; they […]
We will be discussing The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
A lone soldier wearing a German uniform stumbles into a British military camp in the North African desert with an incredible story to tell. He is the sole survivor of an undercover operation meant to infiltrate the Nazi stronghold of Tobruk, trading on the soldiers’ perfect fluency in German. However, this man is not British-born, […]
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With Rabbi Michael Schwartz and Pastor James Bixby Is it all really fair in love and war? Rabbi Michael Schwartz from Temple Sinai and Pastor James Bixby from the Clifton Lutheran Church will hold a discussion about the ethics of war. They will explore the rules of war, how to behave before, during, and after […]
Monthly Mid-Day Speaker Series In partnership with Explorers Lifelong Learners Institute Join Michael Goldman, political consultant and Salem Explorers lecturer, who will discuss how the year 1968 was the most consequential year of the 20th century. Coffee and bagels will be served. FREE and everyone is welcome, but you must RSVP (click "Going" below.)
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