During these next few weeks, please read POSTVILLE--A CLASH OF CULTURES IN HEARTLAND AMERICA by Stephen G. Bloom. As many of you know the tiny town of Postville was the site of huge immigration raid a few weeks ago. I hope we can have a great discussion about what has happened in Postville and what it could mean to our community. Just a little background, in 1987, a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews opened a kosher slaughterhouse outside the town. This act divided the community but also brought it economic growth. As many of us realize, change can cause pain and anger in a community. But sometimes, you must look at the "what if's" --that's what we hope to do in our discussion on Wednesday, September 27th.
P.S. Book club members PLEASE post to this blog with your comments before our next meeting.
P.S.S. Check out the links to recent articles about the immigration raid before our meeting.
Thanks :)
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