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Hollye Dexter
So proud of my friend, Hollye Dexter, whose heartbreaking childhood experiences with gun violence have made her a fearless fighter for gun control. Thank you, Hollye!
Here is a link to the article.
Best Night
The best night ever. Ever!! Such a glorious introduction by wondrous Deborah Goldberger, who spearheaded this event and took such exquisite care of me. Thank you to Revel
Avila for the most luscious tequila. Thank you to the most receptive audience I’ve ever spoken to. I’ve never talked about my ‘accidental life’ in show biz (from start to finish) before. I never knew anyone would be interested. Thank you to the warm and welcoming Sisterhood at Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue and to all of you, dear friends, who came. I’m still aglow!
#TBT
My reaction to the downpour in LA last week. Make flower arrangements. Because. January showers. Spring flowers.
Grateful
And the generations live on. Daughter Jenna. Grandson Micah. Greta’s granddaughter and great-grandson. Does my heart good to see such beauty in this world. And so much beauty in the words so many of you have sent my way. Thank you. Thank you. I am so very grateful to you.
Blessings this week
Big news this week.
I finally found a home for my mother’s Burning Wooden Synagogue paintings. (Burned in Eastern Europe on Kristallnacht.) Some of you may recall that at the end of her life my mother, artist Greta Schreyer painted a series of 6 of these burning synagogues. She said she had to live long enough to find the courage to paint them. They were exhibited in a museum in NY before they came tome when my mother died 10 years ago last October. And here they’ve been, in the studio, all these years.
This week the first shipment of these paintings went to the Skirball Museum – Cincinnati.
I’m incredibly grateful and a bit overwhelmed.
It’s been my decade-long goal to get these to the right museum. I’ve tried again and again. Now that they’re packed and ready, my tears are falling. Not exactly for my mother. I’m so grateful to have found a good home for these. But just before we closed the shipping boxes I began to sob. For the suffering of Jews in these small towns in Poland where these synagogues were set on fire. I said a prayer over them.
And now, off they go.
Upcoming Event at VBS Sisterhood
On January 14th at 7:30pm, I will be speaking at Valley Beth Shalom (VBS) for their Sisterhood Series. I’ll be speaking about my first novel, Tears and Tequila. Tickets are $18 for sisterhood members and $20 for non-members. Click the link to register for tickets – hope to see you there!
Linda Schreyer 