The Jews of Spain Today with Author Susan Solomont

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019


Where: West End Museum, 150 Staniford Street, Boston MA 02114 [view map]
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Over her three and a half years in Spain, Susan Solomont finds her place in the Madrid Jewish community and learns the role of religion in Spain. When her husband was appointed by President Barack Obama to be U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, Susan Solomont uprooted herself. Susan discovers the days known as La Convivencia (The Coexistence), when Jews, Muslims, and Christian's coexisted in harmony, and explores the dark history of the Inquisition to the modern day pluralistic country that is Spain. Her book, Lost and Found in Spain, is an insider’s account of everyday life in an American embassy that reminds us we are all looking for our place in the world, whether on the international stage or in our own hearts.

Susan Lewis Solomont has more than thirty years of experience providing strategic philanthropic counsel to private foundations. She was named International Woman of the Year by FEDEPE, the leading organization for Spanish women executives and directors. Lost and Found in Spain: Tales of an Ambassador’s Wife is her first book.