Sharon Chapter: December On the Same Page Book Club 2022

December 8, 2022 @ 2:00PM — 3:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

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Sharon Chapter - December On the Same Page Book Club Discussion
Thursday, December 8 at 2 pm
Zoom


Join us for a discussion of Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris.


The story alternates between Spain and Portugal in the late 15th and 16th centuries when Jews were expelled from those countries and late 20th Century America in a town in New Mexico. Some Jews fled Spain and Portugal and others converted to Christianity during the Inquisition. These Jews, called conversos, hid their Jewish practices, like Luis de Torres, who sailed with Columbus as an interpreter. His descendants, living in Entrada de Luna (Gateway to the Moon), NM 500 years later, begin to discover their Jewish heritage. Morris weaves her story between these two time periods and shows the horrors of the time of the Inquisition for Jews and, ultimately, the resilience of family's generations later.

There is no charge to attend but a donation of $10, $18, or $36 to benefit Youth Aliyah is appreciated.

Register here by Tuesday, December 6.

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