The next meeting of the Book Circle will be held on Wednesday, April 21, at 1 p.m., on the synagogue’s Zoom. The selection is The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel by Marie Benedict. Here is the story of Hedy Lamarr, a brilliant woman and a Hollywood glamour queen, who is remembered only for her beauty.

Married to an Austrian arms dealer, she devised a plan to flee in disguise, the whirlwind escape landing her in Hollywood, where Hedwig Kiestler became Hedy Lamarr, screen star. At the height of her film career, and in the midst of a world war, Hedy invented the basis for Wifi, modern wireless communication called signal hopping.

This is the incredible true story of the glamour icon and scientist. For more information, call Susan Rosenstreich at the shul, 631-477-0232.