Talia Carner

Jerusalem Maiden

Tuesday, November  8 • 1 pm • Mandel JCC

$10 Mandel JCC members
$13 General Public
Limited seating, reservations required • Dessert reception

Talia Carner’s newest novel Jerusalem Maiden was inspired by her family’s longstanding roots in Jerusalem. This book tells the story of Esther Kaminsky, an orthodox Jewish woman in the holy city who struggles to reconcile her passions and artistic talent with the strict religious laws to which she is supposed to adhere. Her journey takes her into new worlds outside her religion, her city and the Holy Land. but when tragedy strikes her family, Esther is forced to come to terms with balancing her beliefs and her
passions.

Carner is an Israeli-born author who is known for her heartwrenching novels Puppet Child and China Doll. She is the former publisher of Savvy Woman magazine and a lecturer at international women’s economic forums.

“Exquisitely told... A moving and utterly captivating novel that I will be thinking about for a long, long time.” – Author Tess Gerritsen

Co-sponsors: Fran Gordon Immerman & The Sacred Rights, Sacred
Song Project & The Sharon Freimuth Memorial Fund of the Mandel JCC
Dessert Sponsor: KeyBank