COMING IN FEBRUARY: THE MIGDAL CHAPTER OF HADASSAH PRESENTS…
Lecture by Dr. Linda F. Burghardt
Topic: The Story of Yiddish -
The Language of Sweetness and Sorrow
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,
DISCUSSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
26, 2:00PM – Coleridge Lounge
The best-selling book, “Inheritance:
A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity And
Love” by popular memoirist Dani Shapiro
is the first selection in 2020 for the Migdal/
Hadassah Book Club. The discussion
of this intriguing memoir will be led by
Arlene Augenbraun and Bern Rosenthal.
Ms. Shapiro’s intimate memoir delves
into the emotional turmoil she experienced
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upon learning about the findings
of her DNA test and how she handled
the challenges she faced as a result.
Here’s what the critics have said:
“Beautifully written and deeply moving:
the true drama of “Inheritance” is
not Shapiro’s discovery of her father’s
identity but the meaning she makes of
it.” - The New York Times Book Review
“A profound and exquisitely rendered
exploration of identity and the true
meaning of family.” - People Magazine
“’Inheritance’ will speak to anyone
interested in identity, in family, in a story
told with great insight and honesty and
heart.” - San Francisco Chronicle
We look forward to our usual lively
and informative discussion of this
timely memoir.
Hadassah February Book Selection
“Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love” by Dani Shapiro
7:30PM
Large Card Room (Lower Level)
Dr. Linda F. Burghardt, Scholar
in Residence of the Holocaust
Memorial and Tolerance Center,
will speak at its February Open
Meeting.
Dr. Burghardt was a journalist
working as a freelance reporter
for The New York Times for 20
years. She is the author of three
non-fiction books and her articles
and essays have been published in
newspapers across the U.S. She
has lectured to both National
and International audiences. Dr.
Burghardt has a PhD from Long
Island University Post. She is a
daughter of Holocaust survivors
from Vienna and at present resides
in Great Neck, NY.
The topic will be both Informative
and nostalgic. Please join us! We
know you will leave with a smile
on your “Punum”!
Dr. Linda F. Burghardt
January 2020 ¢ NORTH SHORE TOWERS COURIER 31
You suddenly find your family in a
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