Karen Treiger will present her new book following the Monday Evening Minyan.

Through this book, Treiger brings Seattle and her family members to life as she puts their story into historical context.  Through the lives of these five families, she shares the history of the growth of the city and its Jewish community.

Learn more about the book and related history by viewing the "Standing on the Crack" display, which will be located in the Beth Shalom lobby through October 27.

Karen was born in Seattle and educated at Barnard College and New York University Law School --where she was editor-in-chief of NYU Law Review.  She has been named to the Jewish Book Council Author’s Network, the Seattle Holocaust Center for Humanity Speaker’s Bureau, and served on the University of Washington Advisory Council for the Extension Writing Program. Her perspectives have been shared in the Forward, the Jewish Press, and the Washington State Pioneer Association Newsletter.   Karen is the proud mother of four adult children and the Bubbi to five fantastic grandchildren.