Book Group, Good Grief and Dr. Wertheimer
Book Group led by Rabbi Clifford Kulwin
Winter 2010—In Their Own Words: For a people consumed with words, the literature of Jewish autobiographies and memoirs is not overly rich. Some that do exist, notably that of Glűckel of Hamelin—who lived some 300 years ago—have become important sources for understanding daily life of a certain period. During these three months, we read first-hand accounts of Jewish lives that are significant in one case because of the importance of the individual and in each case because of the Jewish picture they paint of a particular place and time.
The Nazis arrived when Edith Hahn was a young woman in Vienna. With the help of a Christian friend, she went into hiding, only to emerge later in Munich under the name of Grete Denner. The title tells the rest of the story, truly one of the most extraordinary to come from a tragic and calamitous time that produced many extraordinary stories.
Amen, Amen, Amen by Abby Sher
Abby Sher is a successful comedy writer and performer, a highly regarded alumna of Second City in Chicago. She is also a compulsive pray-er (as opposed to “prayer”) whose Jewish roots and Westchester upbringing set her on a path that is, to say the least, different. Unexpectedly, there is much in her story to which any reader can relate, and she makes us laugh—at times a lot along the way.
Good Grief: Judaism, The End of Life and Finding Peace
with Rabbi Clifford Kulwin and Ann L. Hicks, LCSW JFS Social Worker Consultant
Wednesday, March 3 7:30 PM Gittlin Chapel
- Jewish beliefs about death and the afterlife
- Grieving and Jewish traditions for mourning
- Finding solace and ultimate healing RSVP to Ann Hicks 973-994-2290 ext. 212 or ahicks@tbanj.org
Tough Love: Rethinking What’s Best for American Jews

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