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SUMMARY:Novel & Nosh with author Kitty Zeldis
DESCRIPTION:LEARN & LUNCH BUNCH\n\nJEWISH BOOK COUNCIL "NOVEL & NOSH" EDITION\n\nJoin the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County\, Jewish Family Services\, and the Jewish Book Council for a special book talk\n\nWednesday\, November 12th\n\n11:30am - 1:00pm\n\nAt Temple Beth-El in the Social Hall\n\n118 S. Grand Avenue in Poughkeepsie\n\n\n\nTopic: "ONE OF THEM IS A MOVING STORY OF SECRETS\, FRIENDSHIP\, PREJUDICE\, AND IDENTITY SET AT VASSAR IN THE YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR II THAT STILL RESONATES TODAY." - BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND SIGNING.\n\npresented by Kitty Zeldis\, author of "One of Them."\n\nThis week's menu: Mac and cheese\, stuffing\, cranberry sauce\, roasted sweet potatoes\, pumpkin pie\, and vanilla ice cream.\n\nMenu is subject to change. Gluten free option upon request.\n\nSuggested donation $8. No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.\n\nEVERYONE WELCOME\n\nRegistration required so we can plan accordingly. To register: https://jewishfederationofdutchesscoun.regfox.com/llb-nov-12-2025 \n\n\n\nKit ty Zeldis\n\nBorn in Chadera\, Israel\, Kit ty Zeld is is the pseu do nym for an award-win ning author of eight nov els and over thir ty-five books for chil dren. Her essays\, arti cles and short fic tion have been pub lished in many nation al and lit er ary pub li ca tions. She is also the Fic tion Edi tor of Lilith Mag a zine. Zeld is lives in Brook lyn\, NY.\n\n\n\nOne of Them\n\n\n\nKit ty Zeldis\n\nFrom the Publisher\n\nThe beloved author of Not Our Kind and The Dress mak ers of Prospect Heights returns with a sto ry of secrets\, friend ship\, and betray al about two young women at Vas sar in the years after World War II\, a pow er ful and mov ing tale of prej u dice and pride that echoes the cul tur al and social issues of today.\n\n \n\nAnne Bish op seems like a typ i cal Vas sar fresh man one of a pop u lar group of priv i leged WASP friends. None of the girls in her cir cle has any idea that she's Jew ish\, or that her real first name is Miri am. Pre tend ing to be a Gen tile has made life eas i er as Anne\, she no longer suf fers the snubs\, snide remarks\, and dai ly restric tions Jews face. She enjoys her col lege life of teas\, late-night con ver sa tions\, and mix ers. She turns a blind eye to the casu al anti semitism that flour ish es among her friends and class mates after all\, it's no longer direct ed at her.\n\n \n\nBut her secret life is threat ened when she becomes fas ci nat ed by a girl not in her crowd. Delia Gold hush is sophis ti cat ed\, styl ish\, bril liant\, and unashamed ly Jew ish and seems not to care that she's an out cast among the oth er stu dents. Know ing that her grow ing close ness with Delia would be social sui cide if it were dis cov ered\, Anne keeps their friend ship qui et. Delia seems to under stand until a cru el ty on Anne's part dri ves them apart and sends them scat ter ing to oth er cor ners of the world\, alone and together.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:LEARN &\; LUNCH BUNCH
\nJEWISH BOOK COUNCIL "\;NOVEL &\; NOSH"\; EDITION
\n\nJoin the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County\, Jewish Family Services\, and the Jewish Book Council for a special book talk
\n\nWednesday\, November 12th
\n11:30am - 1:00pm
\nAt Temple Beth-El in the Social Hall
\n118 S. Grand Avenue in Poughkeepsie
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\nTopic: "\;ONE OF THEM \;IS A MOVING STORY OF SECRETS\, FRIENDSHIP\, PREJUDICE\, AND IDENTITY SET AT VASSAR IN THE YEARS AFTER WORLD WAR II THAT STILL RESONATES TODAY."\; - BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND SIGNING.
\npresented by Kitty Zeldis\, author of "\;One of Them."\;
\n\nThis week'\;s menu: Mac and cheese\, stuffing\, cranberry sauce\, roasted sweet potatoes\, pumpkin pie\, and vanilla ice cream.
\nMenu is subject to change. Gluten free option upon request.
\nSuggested donation $8. No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.
\nEVERYONE WELCOME
\n\nRegistration required so we can plan accordingly. \;To register: \;https://jewishfederationofdutchesscoun.regfox.com/llb-nov-12-2025 \;
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\n\nKit\;ty Zeldis
\nBorn in Chadera\, Israel\, Kit\;ty Zeld\;is is the pseu\;do\;nym for an award-win\;ning author of eight nov\;els and over thir\;ty-five books for chil\;dren. Her essays\, arti\;cles and short fic\;tion have been pub\;lished in many nation\;al and lit\;er\;ary pub\;li\;ca\;tions. She is also the Fic\;tion Edi\;tor of Lilith Mag\;a\;zine. Zeld\;is lives in Brook\;lyn\, NY.
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\nOne of \;Them
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From the Publisher
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The beloved author of \;Not Our Kind \;and \;The Dress\;mak\;ers of Prospect Heights \;returns with a \;sto\;ry of secrets\, friend\;ship\, and betray\;al about two young women at Vas\;sar in the years after World War \;II\, a \;pow\;er\;ful and mov\;ing tale of prej\;u\;dice and pride that echoes the cul\;tur\;al and social issues of today.
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Anne Bish\;op seems like a \;typ\;i\;cal Vas\;sar fresh\;man&thinsp\;&mdash\;&thinsp\;one of a \;pop\;u\;lar group of priv\;i\;leged \;WASP \;friends. None of the girls in her cir\;cle has any idea that she&rsquo\;s Jew\;ish\, or that her real first name is Miri\;am. Pre\;tend\;ing to be a \;Gen\;tile has made life eas\;i\;er&thinsp\;&mdash\;&thinsp\;as Anne\, she no longer suf\;fers the snubs\, snide remarks\, and dai\;ly restric\;tions Jews face. She enjoys her col\;lege life of teas\, late-night con\;ver\;sa\;tions\, and mix\;ers. She turns a \;blind eye to the casu\;al anti\;semitism that flour\;ish\;es among her friends and class\;mates&thinsp\;&mdash\;&thinsp\;after all\, it&rsquo\;s no longer direct\;ed at her.
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But her secret life is threat\;ened when she becomes fas\;ci\;nat\;ed by a \;girl not in her crowd. Delia Gold\;hush is sophis\;ti\;cat\;ed\, styl\;ish\, bril\;liant\, and unashamed\;ly Jew\;ish&thinsp\;&mdash\;&thinsp\;and seems not to care that she&rsquo\;s an out\;cast among the oth\;er stu\;dents. Know\;ing that her grow\;ing close\;ness with Delia would be social sui\;cide if it were dis\;cov\;ered\, Anne keeps their friend\;ship qui\;et. Delia seems to under\;stand&thinsp\;&mdash\;&thinsp\;until a \;cru\;el\;ty on Anne&rsquo\;s part dri\;ves them apart and sends them scat\;ter\;ing to oth\;er cor\;ners of the world\, alone and together.
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