Join Lita Moses and her son, historian Daniel Moses, for a fascinating discussion of Lita's life growing up at the Arrowhead Lodge in the Catskills. The Red Hotel: Tribute to a Lost World is a fascinating and unusual memoir, the work of a lifetime that strikes a particular chord today. It's a glimpse into life at The Arrowhead Lodge, a left-wing "Borsht Belt" hotel, in the 1940's and 50's, through the eyes of the daughter of the hotel proprietor. It's the story of The Slutsky family, immigrant Jews who established a set of neighboring hotels in upstate New York as they made their way in America. It's a meditation upon an historical moment with uncomfortable parallels that the reader might see. It's a song of persistent hope for a humane, inclusive, just democracy where people have a chance to thrive. It's a coming-of-age story about a girl who became a woman at a particular time and place. In this book--which Lita Slutsky Newman Moses vowed to write when she was twelve years old--she weaves together her personal story with the heartfelt wisdom and the memorable characters, events, and places that populate her life.

The book includes a preface by her son, Daniel Noah Moses, that puts this individual life, and this family, into broader historical perspective, as well as an appendix that Daniel started working on when he was in elementary school. 

Lita Slutsky Newman Moses grew up at the Arrowhead Lodge in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. Her career as a psychoanalyst spanned 45 years in Larchmont, New York, and New York City.

Formerly Director of Educator Programs at Seeds of Peace, Daniel Noah Moses is an educator, an historian, a writer, a community builder, and a facilitator and guide across lines of conflict.

Purchase a copy of the book HERE or find copies at The Bookstore in Lenox!

Following the program, we will continue the conversation with a home-cooked lunch around our community table.  All are welcome!  Advance lunch reservations are required and can be made by calling (413) 442-2200 before 9 a.m. the day BEFORE (Wed) the program.  Suggested donation of $3 for adults over age 60.  $7 for all others.

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