BOOK DISCUSSION WITH DR. LEON CHAMEIDES

The Jewish
Genealogical Society of Connecticut presents Dr. Leon Chameides, founding Chair
of Pediatric Cardiology at Hartford Hospital and Connecticut Children’s
Hospital, on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 1:30 pm at Godfrey Memorial Library,
134 Newfield Street,  Middletown, CT.

Dr. Chameides, now
retired, will discuss his recently published books. Strangers in Many Lands
traces his family in eastern Europe back to 1790.  Using genealogical
tables, photographs, maps, and copies of documents, he discusses the
experiences of each generation, including his own experiences during World War
II when he was hidden in a monastery in Poland.

On the Edge of
the Abyss is a collection of essays
written by his father, who was Rabbi of the Katowice Jewish community between
1932 and 1936. He found these essays in a community newspaper, 118 issues of
which have been preserved in a library in Poland. Dr. Chameides translated the
essays from the original Polish and German, annotated them and grouped them by
topic. They consist of discussions of biblical texts, Jewish historical events
and current events.

The event is free
and open to the public.