Open A Book … Open Your Mind 2022-23

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Admission is $18 per author or $180 for the series
All programs will be in-person – check your emails closer to the program date.
For reservations, email us at openabook@harziontemple.org or click the link under each author.
If attending via Zoom, once you’ve registered, you will receive the link.

 

Sunday, March 19 – 7:00 PM
Craig Weiss and Jeffrey Weiss
Fighting Back
To kick off our last week of the season, please come to Har Zion and be our guest for this evening’s program.
Join us for wine and dessert for this “Super Zoom” presentation.
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This is a story about Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and World War II veteran who in 1948 became one of the first fighter pilots in the Israeli Air Force.

 

Monday, March 20 – 11:30 AM
Lynda Cohen Loigman
The Matchmakers Gift
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Join us at Har Zion for Brunch promptly at 11:30 AM — RSVP has been extended to Thursday, March 16 to sbkochman@aol.com
Program is at 12:15 PM
Free to Sisterhood members and OAB sponsors — $18 for non-members

Is finding true love a calling or curse? This is a story about Sara Glickman, a seeker of soulmates and a maker of matches. Two generations later, Sara has passed away and bequeathed her journals to her granddaughter. How much is Abby willing to sacrifice in order to keep her grandmother’s mysterious promise to a stranger?

 

This program has been cancelled by the author
Tuesday March 21 – 1:00 PM
Cathy Barrow
Bagels, Schmears, and a Nice Piece of Fish

Bagel lovers rejoice! Come learn how to make classic New York bagels – it’s not the water!

 

Wednesday, March 22 – 7:00 PM
Brian Morton
Tasha
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Clear-eyed, loving and brimming with dark humor, Tasha is an exploration of what sons learn from their mothers, a stark look at the impossible task of caring for an elderly parent in a country whose unofficial motto is “you’re on your own.”

 

Thursday, March 23 – 7:00 PM
Lisa Brahin
Tears Over Russia
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Between 1917 and 1920 an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 Jews were murdered in anti-Jewish progroms across the Ukraine. The book speaks to universal themes – the resilience and hope of ordinary people surviving the ravages of history and human suffering.