On Sunday, April 2nd at 4pm the Vermont Humanities Council along with the Jewish Community of Greater Stowe (JCOGS) presents author, pediatrician and speaker Jack Mayer in a discussion of his novel "Before the Court of Heaven."

Based on a true story, this novel of historical fiction takes place in Germany, after World War I. It is populated by historical figures and accurately depicts events as they unfolded in Germany and beyond. Dr. Jack Mayer will be at JCOGS to discuss how Germany’s Weimar democracy became the Third Reich.

Jack Mayer, who lives in Middlebury, is a pediatrician and a writer. He established Rainbow Pediatrics in Middlebury and is an Instructor in Pediatrics at the University of Vermont School of Medicine. Throughout his career, Dr. Mayer has written short stories, poems, and essays about his years in pediatric practice and hiking The Long Trail. "LIFE IN A JAR: The Irena Sendler Project" was his first book of non-fiction. "BEFORE THE COURT OF HEAVEN" is Dr. Mayer’s first novel.

This lecture at JCOGS is free, accessible, and open to the public. There will be light refreshments and conversation following the program. JCOGS is located at 1189 Cape Cod Road in Stowe. For more information please contact the JCOGS office at 802-253-1800 or go to JCOGS.org

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