Hadassah

Hadassah

hadassah_logo_detailThe Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Chapter of Hadassah sponsors various events, such as our Tu B’Shevat Seder and the monthly book club at Temple Judah. Our book club meets approximately every 6 weeks. Books are chosen by those attending, with the only requirement being that there is some Jewish connection. Everyone is welcome to attend, even if you have not read the book. Hadassah membership is not required. Check our Events Calendar for the next book club event!

joel_barnum-9945_cropped-for-new-websiteYou can support  Hadassah by becoming a member of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Chapter, by attending an event, or by donating. When you support Hadassah’s mission, it makes a difference in the lives of those around the world and in your own community.

 



Upcoming Hadassah Events for the
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Chapter
Book Group & Coffee
December 12, 2024, 7:00 pm

The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess
Everyone is welcome.

In the sum­mer of 1987, 25-year-old Eve Rosen is an aspir­ing writer lan­guish­ing as a low-lev­el assis­tant, unable to shake the shad­ow of grow­ing up with her bril­liant broth­er. With her pro­fes­sion­al ambi­tions floun­der­ing, Eve jumps at the chance to attend an ear­ly sum­mer gath­er­ing at the Cape Cod home of famed New York­er writer Hen­ry Grey and his poet wife, Tillie. Daz­zled by the guests and her bur­geon­ing crush on the hosts’ artis­tic son, Eve lands a new job as Hen­ry Grey’s research assis­tant and an invi­ta­tion to Hen­ry and Tillie’s exclu­sive and famed “Book Par­ty”— where atten­dees dress as lit­er­ary char­ac­ters. But by the night of the par­ty, Eve dis­cov­ers uncom­fort­able truths about her sum­mer entan­gle­ments and under­stands that the lit­er­ary world she so des­per­ate­ly want­ed to be a part of is not at all what it seems.
A page-turn­ing com­ing-of-age sto­ry, writ­ten with a lyri­cal sense of place and a pro­found appre­ci­a­tion for the sus­tain­ing pow­er of books, The Last Book
Par­ty shows what hap­pens when youth and experience collide and what it takes to find your own voice.

The meeting will be held in-person and over Zoom. If you have not attended in the past two months and would like the Zoom link, please contact Nancy Margulis. Current participants will automatically receive an invite.


To become involved in Hadassah at Temple Judah,
contact one of the officers below:

Hadassah Officers

President
Becky Bunting

Secretary
Nancy Margulis

Treasurer
Becky Bunting

Youth Aliyah Chair
Amy Heeren

Book Group Chair
Nancy Margulis

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