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BETC Reads: "A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka"
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 07:00pm

Join us on Zoom to discuss this compelling story of two intertwined journeys: a Jewish refugee family fleeing persecution and a young man seeking to reclaim a shattered past.

In the twilight of the Cold War (the late 1980s), nine-year-old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the Soviet border with only ten suitcases, $600, and the vague promise of help awaiting in Vienna. 

Years later, Lev, now an American adult, sets out to retrace his family's long trek, locate the strangers who fought for his freedom, and in the process, gain a future by understanding his past.  

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Beth El Temple Center
2 Concord Ave
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 484-6668
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