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Arts & Edu­ca­tion Com­mit­tee: Meet the Author Night
fea­tur­ing Pamela Peled and her book “For the Love of God and Virgins”

For the Love of God and Vir­gins is a story about the love affair between David Saun­ders, the Israel cor­re­spon­dent for a British tele­vi­sion sta­tion and South African born Jen­nifer Moran (who, like Peled, loves Shake­speare). Wid­owed at a young age when her hus­band was mur­dered in a ter­ror­ist attack, Jen­nifer brings up her daugh­ter in a leafy sub­urb of Jerusalem, and teaches High School kids the finer points of Eng­lish gram­mar. But when the sec­ond Intifada breaks out she is roused from her rou­tine to accost a hand­some reporter who manip­u­lates the news; before she knows it she is plunged into a world of polit­i­cal intrigue and dan­ger, where the reporter him­self becomes the news. As the action moves between Jerusalem and Lon­don, the reader is caught up in Jennifer’s yearn­ing for peace, both in her coun­try and at home.

Pamela Peled grew up in Johan­nes­burg and has lived in Israel for almost 40 years, spend­ing many years in Jerusalem.

Books will be avail­able for sale and refresh­ments will be served. Please RSVP with the office.