The Last Woman of Warsaw by Judy Batalion [ON-ZOOM]

In the years just before the Holocaust brings catastrophe to Warsaw, two young Jewish women must find a way to face the uncertain, unknowable future: Is it wiser to stay in Poland and bet on a fulfilling Jewish life there, or to leave for Palestine to try to build a new Jewish homeland?  Both Fanny and Zosia are struggling to stay steady on the precipice of choice, when right-wing fascists flexing their muscles all around them plunge them into the kaleidoscopic chaos of war, tearing apart their well-made plans and forcing them to find their way in darkness.

Dr. Linda Burghardt, Scholar-in-Residence, will lead the discussion.