Your Jewish Home in Salem

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Sunday, January 23, 1:00 pm

The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos: While conducting research on Hanna Senesh, Judy Batalion unexpectedly found the 1946 Yiddish book, Freuen in di Ghettos (Women in the Ghettos), filled with accounts about young Jewish women who defied the Nazis. These Polish-Jewish “ghetto girls” paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in teddy bears, flirted with Nazis, and shot them. They distributed underground bulletins, flung Molotov cocktails, bombed German supply trains, organized soup kitchens, and were bearers of the truth about what was happening to the Jews. In this discussion, Judy will relay several of these women’s stories, describe her years of research into the history of Polish-Jewish resistance, and discuss why so many of these tales remained hidden for so long.

We are thrilled to announce the completion of our MillieWatts Solar Project installation. Join us for a small and casual celebration as we “flip the switch” and celebrate this milestone in our green journey, a vision that our dear Millie Estrin began. This completion celebration will be followed by a Membership Meeting at 2:30 pm.

The Secular Shmecular Havurah meets every other Sunday to socialize and discuss topics of interest.

You may attend in person if fully vaccinated (must show proof and masks are required), or via Zoom.

Meeting times may vary depending on the time of year. Contact the office for more information and to join the conversation.