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Deborah Applegate
Madam : The Biography of Polly Adler , Icon of the Jazz Age Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday , November 6 at 12:30 PM | VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM
More than a biography , this is a colorful , funny and unorthodox history of Jewish life told through the perspective of a “ good Jewish girl ” from a Russian shtetl who immigrated to Brooklyn and rose to become the “ Female Al Capone ” and one of the most renowned Jewish-American Women in the 20th century .
Christopher C . Gorham
The Confidante : The Untold Story of the Woman who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday , November 13 at 12:30 PM | VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM
The first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg , a Jewish immigrant with only a high school education , who went on to be dubbed by Life Magazine as “ the most important woman in the American government .”
Martin J . Siegel
Judgment and Mercy : The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday , November 20 at 12:30 PM | VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM
70 years ago , Judge Irving Kaufman presided over the atomic espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and sentenced them to death . Meant to propel him to “ the Jewish seat ” on the Supreme Court , the case haunted him to the end . This biography brings to life the complexities of this man and reveals the intramural Jewish battles over assimilation , class and patriotism .
Andrew Lawler
Under Jerusalem Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday , November 27 at 12:30 PM | VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM
Under Jerusalem takes readers into the tombs , tunnels and trenches of the Holy City , bringing to life the indelible characters who have explored this subterranean landscape , revealing how their pursuit defined the conflict over modern Jerusalem and ultimately could provide a map for two peoples and three faiths to peacefully exist .