The Bridal Chair by Gloria Goldreich is the November choice for the Shomrei Book Club. We will meet at Shomrei Emunah on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss this lively tale based on the life of Marc Chagall’s beautiful, intelligent daughter, Ida. Set between the two world wars, the novel includes the history, family psychology, and artistic rivalries that influenced a great creative talent. Marc Chagall thought of himself as an artist first, a Jew third or fourth, until the Nazis came to power. He and the family were forced to flee from his beloved France to the United States, a daring escape orchestrated by Ida.
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Josie Zeman

Josie Zeman joined Shomrei in 2007 (not sure) shortly after moving to Montclair to find a compatible community in retirement. She volunteers to do public relations outreach for Shomrei, helps in the office, and the kitchen, organizes sessions of the monthly Book Club, takes classes with the rabbi to learn all the things about Judaism that she never knew growing up in a Reform congregation in the South. She is proud to be a member of this dynamic synagogue!

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