Shavuot

A Reading and Conversation with Roslyn Bernstein
Author of Boardwalk Stories

Synagogue for the Arts
Tuesday, May 18th
Erev Shavuot
Family Service: 6:30 PM
Evening Service: 7:00 PM
Dinner: 7:45 PM
RSVP by May 14

Boardwalk Stories

Fourteen tales spanning the decades 1950 to 1970 invite us into the private lives of the colorful denizens of communities like Coney Island, Long Beach, the Jersey shore, and the California beach towns.

Set in the shadow of the Cold War, the boardwalk characters, many of them misfits and wannabes, share their joys and sorrows in a world where kewpie dolls and prizes are often the only consolations for lost dreams. Included in the cast are Beverly the queen of the Skeeball arcade, Jollie Trixie the fat lady, Arnold the king of Playworld, Miss Lydia the famous ballerina, and Joey the orphan.

Roslyn Bernstein is a Professor of Journalism and Creative Writing at Baruch College where she serves as the Director of the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program. She grew up in Long Beach, NY, a short walking distance from the city's boardwalk, which runs for two miles along the ocean side of this barrier island.