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Join us for an evening with author Rabbi Jeffrey Gale as he discusses his new book, The Secret of Redemption.

This book is the sequel to the author’s first book, The Ballad of East and West, which tells the story of Rabbi Isaac Levin’s devotion to the cause of Soviet Jewry in the early 1980s.

The Secret of Redemption delves into the intertwined lives of Rabbi Levin and his daughter, Bracha, as they grapple with the echoes of historical trauma and contemporary injustices. Set against the backdrop of November 2013, the narrative explores Rabbi Levin’s reflections on the seventy-fifth anniversary of Kristallnacht, juxtaposed with the challenges faced by his congregation in northern Manhattan.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri and a graduate of University City High School and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Rabbi Jeffrey Gale focused his career on community relations, interfaith programming, and social causes such as civil rights and immigration. After ordination, Rabbi Gale served the Southend and District Reform Synagogue and the Settlement Synagogue. While in England, he served on the reform movement’s music committee and on the Soviet Jewry committee.

This event is intended for adults, but free and open to all. It will be held in the auditorium. The author will have books available for purchase.

Join us for a lively discussion of All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Join us for a lively discussion of Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.

Join us for a lively discussion of Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa at 7 p.m. Monday, July 15 in the UCPL makerspace. Email Kara at kkrekeler@ucitylibrary.org for more info.