Congregation Beit Shalom of Monroe Township will present Dr. Bernd Wollshlaeger, author of “A German Life,” 2 p.m. April 29 at the synagogue. The son of a highly decorated World War II German tank commander who had kept his past hidden from his family, Dr. Wollshlaeger describes his life as a young man seeking the truth about his past and the road that led him to his conversion to Judaism and emigration to Israel.
For more information, contact Sorella Schiller at 609-655-3017 or the synagogue at 609-395-1952. The synagogue is located in the Concordia Shopping center, Perrineville and Prospect Plains roads. The free program is open to the public.