Hadassah Mountain Southwest Hosts Virtual Author Event Sept. 6

Hadassah Mountain Southwest, which comprises Phoenix, is hosting a virtual “Meet The Writer” event with Faith Quintero, author of “Loaded Blessings” on Sunday, September 6th at 5:00 PM (CT); 4:00 PM (MT) and 3:00 PM (PT).

Alternating between Inquisition-era Spain and modern-day Israel, “Loaded Blessings” is a story about a family who loses almost everything as they flee into exile, but is left with a powerful heirloom that reaches across time.

Dr. Ofelia Averack, President, Hadassah Southwest enthuses, “Loaded Blessings” is a family saga about injustice and discrimination which alternates between the Spanish Inquisition and Jerusalem of today with an inherited Shabbat candlestick as the connection between the two eras. It is a story of love, loss and hardship.”

Faith Quintero graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication and from Harvard University where she earned a Master of Education focusing on human development and psychology. She attended a semester at Tel Aviv University and worked on a banana plantation on Kibbutz Magal. “Loaded Blessings” is Faith Quintero’s first novel.

Click here to register: http://www.hadassah.org/events/loadedblessings.

$18 Minimum Donation to support the work of Hadassah. The Zoom link will be sent to you in an email after you register. Click here to enter a drawing to win one of 100 copies of this book through Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/309234-loaded-blessings

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA), is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States. With nearly 300,000 members, Associates, and supporters, Hadassah brings women together to effect change and advocate on such critical issues as ensuring the security of Israel, combating antisemitism, and promoting women’s health. Through the Hadassah Medical Organization's (HMO) two hospitals in Jerusalem, Hadassah delivers exemplary patient care to over a million people every year and supports world-renowned medical research. HMO serves without regard to race, religion, or nationality and earned a Nobel Peace Prize Nomination in 2005 for building “bridges to peace.” Additionally, Hadassah supports several Youth Aliyah villages that set at-risk children in Israel on the path to a successful future. For more information, visit www.hadassah.org.