The shul’s Book Circle group has chosen My Mother’s Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region by Alina Adams as its October selection, to be discussed on Thursday, Oct. 12, 3:30 p.m., in the shul’s community room.

For this novel, the author has drawn on her own experience as a Jewish refugee from Odessa, USSR, as she provides readers a glimpse into the world’s first Jewish Autonomous Region. The novel is rooted in detailed research about a little known chapter of Soviet and Jewish history.

The Book Circle meets monthly to explore works by Jewish writers and topics meaningful to Jewish readers. For more information, email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.