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Free program: Second Discussion - Nechama Goldberg's The Second Scar
Due to popular demand, Nikki Basch Davis, Benicia artist and author, will share a second discussion of her powerful memoir, The Second Scar. The meet-the-author event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Dona Benicia Room at the Benicia Public Library, 150 East L Street in Benicia. The event is co-sponsored by Book Shop Benicia, Benicia Literary Group, Benicia Public Library, Hadassah and the Benicia-Vallejo branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW).
Pre-registration is required at the Library website: https://benicialibrary.org/events/nikki-basch-davis or by calling the Reference Librarian at 707-746-4343.
Nechama Goldberg's powerful memoir, The Second Scar, begins in the years before World War II disrupts her family's peaceful Latvian home-town. Caught between the Soviet occupiers and the Nazi invaders, millions of Jews across the Baltic States, Goldberg’s family among them, have no choice but to flee for their lives.
This story of courage, of harrowing loss, and of a mother's fierce determination to keep her child safe, is told with a clear-eyed recognition of human strength and weakness, cruelty and kindness, at times with humor, but also with the lasting bitterness of refugees who arrive at what they think is a safe haven, only to discover that, as refugees, they are not welcome.
As we watch people displaced by war and poverty seek refuge in our present day, The Second Scar serves as a timely call to compassion and a reminder that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Nikki Basch Davis, born Nechama Goldberg, is known primarily for her art. In the ‘80s and the ‘90s, she followed the tradition of the Plein Air painters, exhibiting her work in museum and galleries throughout the Bay Area. Today she is known for her figurative work. Her paintings and sculptures celebrate the human spirit, conveying moments of serenity, affection, tolerance, despair and joy. The Second Scar is her first book. She currently resides in Benicia, CA, where she teaches and exhibits her work. Basch Davis’ art work can be seen at www.nikkibaschdavis.com .
AAUW puts its mission – to support equity and education for all women and girls – into action.
To join the American Association of University Women, please visit the website https://beniciavallejo-ca.aauw.net/. Questions about the program can be emailed to [email protected]
Tax-deductible donations to support Benicia-Vallejo AAUW efforts can be payable to Special Programs Fund at CA – AAUW SPF and sent to: AAUW, P.O. Box 6044, Vallejo, CA 94591.
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