Novel & Nosh with author Kitty Zeldis

Date and Time

Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST

Wednesday, November 12th
11:30am - 1:00pm

Location

At Temple Beth-El in the Social Hall
118 S. Grand Avenue in Poughkeepsie

Fees/Admission

Suggested donation $8. No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.

Registration required so we can plan accordingly. To register: https://jewishfederationofdutchesscoun.regfox.com/llb-nov-12-2025

Website

https://jewishfederationofdutchesscoun.regfox.com/llb-nov-12-2025

Description

LEARN & LUNCH BUNCH
JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL "NOVEL & NOSH" EDITION

Join the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County, Jewish Family Services, and the Jewish Book Council for a special book talk

Wednesday, November 12th
11:30am - 1:00pm
At Temple Beth-El in the Social Hall
118 S. Grand Avenue in Poughkeepsie

Topic: "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.
presented by Kitty Zeldis, author of "One of Them."

This week's menu: Mac and cheese, stuffing, cranberry sauce, roasted sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie, and vanilla ice cream.
Menu is subject to change. Gluten free option upon request.
Suggested donation $8. No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.
EVERYONE WELCOME

Registration required so we can plan accordingly. To register: https://jewishfederationofdutchesscoun.regfox.com/llb-nov-12-2025

Kitty Zeldis
Born in Chadera, Israel, Kitty Zeldis is the pseudonym for an award-winning author of eight novels and over thirty-five books for children. Her essays, articles and short fiction have been published in many national and literary publications. She is also the Fiction Editor of Lilith Magazine. Zeldis lives in Brooklyn, NY.

One of Them

Kitty Zeldis

From the Publisher

The beloved author of Not Our Kind and The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights returns with a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World War II, a powerful and moving tale of prejudice and pride that echoes the cultural and social issues of today.

Anne Bishop seems like a typical Vassar freshman — one of a popular group of privileged WASP friends. None of the girls in her circle has any idea that she’s Jewish, or that her real first name is Miriam. Pretending to be a Gentile has made life easier — as Anne, she no longer suffers the snubs, snide remarks, and daily restrictions Jews face. She enjoys her college life of teas, late-night conversations, and mixers. She turns a blind eye to the casual antisemitism that flourishes among her friends and classmates — after all, it’s no longer directed at her.

But her secret life is threatened when she becomes fascinated by a girl not in her crowd. Delia Goldhush is sophisticated, stylish, brilliant, and unashamedly Jewish — and seems not to care that she’s an outcast among the other students. Knowing that her growing closeness with Delia would be social suicide if it were discovered, Anne keeps their friendship quiet. Delia seems to understand — until a cruelty on Anne’s part drives them apart and sends them scattering to other corners of the world, alone and together.