Thursday, February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Livestreamed at: Wright Memorial Public Library 1776 Far Hills Avenue Oakwood, OH 45419 No charge. Questions? Contact Stacy Emoff at semoff@jfgd.net.
Join us as Marra Gad is interviewed by local author, Martha Moody Jacobs. Three days after her birth, Marra was adopted by a white Jewish family in Chicago. For her parents, it was love at first sight—but it was 1970, and they soon came to realize that not everyone loved so freely.
Dayton’s own Klezmer Ensemble starring Richard Begel performs live at the Library! At this family-friendly program, the band will perform lively Jewish folk music and tell the tale of PJ Library book Mendel's Accordion. This event is in partnership with Wright Memorial Library.
His mother had to make a quick decision that no parent would ever want to make: which of her children had the best chance to survive? Anschel’s Story is a heart-stopping journey told in first person based on Renate Frydman’s transcription of tapes her husband recorded during their 51 years of marriage. The true story […]