What
would drive a wife and mother in 1950s Jewish Boston to become a
prostitute in her own home? Find out on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton. That evening, author Dale
Stanten talks about her book, The Hooker's Daugher: A Boston Family's Saga , a
book about her mother, who established a home-based prostitution
business to remedy her husband's inability to provide for his family.
The event is sponsored by Sharon/Stoughton Hadassah in partnership with
Ahavath Torah Congregation Sisterhood. Admission for Hadassah and
Sisterhood members is $10; admission for non-members is $15. For more
information or to reserve send an email to annepkg1@verizon.net or contact Amy Freedman at amyfreedman@comcast.net or call 781-956-1833. Ahavath Torah Congregation is located at 1179 Central St. in Stoughton,
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