Signal Fires, by Dani Shapiro

Facilitated by Stan Schnitzer

Potluck dinner -- Kosher, dairy theme set in Jewish NYC Burough

Two families.  One night.  A constellation of lives changed forever. 

An ancient majestic oak stands beneath the stars on Division Street. And under the tree sits Ben Wilf, a retired doctor, and ten-year-old Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant, lonely boy who is pointing out his favorite constellations. Waldo doesn’t realize it but he and Ben have met before. And they will again, and again. Across time and space, and shared destiny.

Urgent and compassionate, Signal Fires is a magical story for our times, a literary tour de force by a masterful storyteller at the height of her powers. A luminous meditation on family, memory, and the healing power of interconnectedness.

Please RSVP for dinner. There is NO cost to attend.  Program begins at 7:00pm

WINNER of the National Jewish Book Award, TIME Best Fiction Book of the Year, A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction.