MJM x Hadassah x Rimon Book Group – October 2025

Sunday, October 26 2025
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

The MJM x Hadassah x Rimon Book Group is a collaboration between the Maine Jewish Museum, Portland Hadassah, and Rimon — the Portland Jewish Women’s Group. We meet once a month, offer separate in-person and online sessions, and always welcome new participants. Lively discourse and warm camaraderie with follow bookworms is always guaranteed.

In October, we will discuss Tova Mirvis’s We Would Never, a powerful exploration of family dynamics, guilt, betrayal, and the complicated emotional aftermath of a tragic event. Based on a true story, the novel centers on Hailey Marcus, a woman who is reeling from the recent murder of her ex-husband, Jonah, a well-known writer and professor. Alongside her personal struggles, she also grapples with her complicated relationship with her mother, Sherry, and the deep-seated guilt that lingers over her family’s actions. As the story progresses, Hailey is forced to confront painful truths about her past, her family’s role in Jonah’s death, and the dark secrets that bind them together.

Registration is free but required for the in-person session, which will take place at a member’s private home (for security reasons, registrants will receive the address three days prior to the meeting).

Registration

To sign up for the online session, which may be held on a different date and time in October than the in-person session, please contact Amy Tinkle at: