MJM + Rimon + Hadassah Women’s Book Group – October

White. Blonde. Jew.: A Call to End Extremism, Speak Up, and Reclaim Center by Alyssa Rosenheck

Thursday, October 1, 2026
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine

Light refreshments will be served.

The MJM + Rimon + Hadassah Women’s Book Group kicks off its 2026–2027 season with Alyssa Rosenheck’s timely new book, White. Blonde. Jew.: A Call to End Extremism, Speak Up, and Reclaim Center.

Written in response to antisemitism, cultural erasure, and the increasing pressure to remain silent, Rosenheck’s deeply personal book explores what it means to live visibly and unapologetically Jewish in America today. Drawing on her Southern Jewish upbringing, her experiences confronting antisemitism, and her travels to Israel following October 7, Rosenheck makes a passionate case for rejecting extremism, reclaiming moral clarity, and refusing to surrender conversation to the loudest voices in the room.

Join us for what promises to be a thoughtful, lively, and important conversation about Jewish identity, antisemitism, extremism, and what it means to find and hold the center in an increasingly polarized world.

White. Blonde. Jew.and all MJM + Rimon + Hadassah Book Group books will be available for purchase at Longfellow Books — mention the book group at checkout to receive a 20% discount.

Whether you’ve read every page, a few pages, or not a page at all, women of all ages are warmly invited to join us. Come for the book, stay for the conversation—we can’t wait to see you around the table.

Registration is free but required.