“Our Seventy-Sixth Year”
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Next Event:
Judy Rakowsky, Author of Jews In The Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, The Fate Of His Family, And The Secret History of Poland in World War II
Thursday, September 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
The Winsor Room, Radnor Memorial Library
What really happened to the Jews in the garden next door?Jews in the Garden reads like the best of narrator-guided murder mysteries. A globe-trotting detective story, this new book turns investigative eyes and ears towards the horrific actions taken by regular citizens during the Holocaust. The author and her elderly cousin Sam, a Holocaust survivor, never knew what happened to their family members who were hidden away from the Nazis by neighbors, and were never heard from again. Judy Rakowsky is an award-winning investigative journalist whose career of reporting for the Boston Globe and Providence Journal often led to coverage on major stories of the times from organized crime to security issues after 9/1. Books will be available for purchase.
Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder, Author of The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story Of The Country’s First Female Investigator And Crime Fighting Squads
Saturday, September 30, 2023, @ 2:00 pm
The Winsor Room, Radnor Memorial Library
In 1920’s New York City one woman, Mae Foley, cast aside her corset and picked up a police badge to become the city’s first-ever woman crime investigator. With a purse custom-made to hold a pistol, Foley learned that as a woman she made the perfect undercover agent. Over her career, Foley always strove to protect the innocent and vulnerable and to always be just.
Mari K. Eder is a retired U.S. Army Major General, a renowned speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership. General Eder is the former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command, former Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve and former Deputy Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army. Books will be available for purchase.
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