3 The RAPS Sheet October 2021 RAPS Group Reports Book Group IN SEPTEMBER the RAPS book group read The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman. The book is set in France during the Second World War. Beautifully written, almost poetic, the book is a story of love and death. The rescue of Jewish citizens provides the action, as the major characters in the novel become part of the French resistance. The book has a mystical theme with a major character being a golem created to help save one of the threatened children. Particularly notable is the beauty of the writing, which draws on Jewish tradition. One mourns the waste of lives as one reads. In October we will return to nonfiction with Walter Isaacson’s The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. This is a biography of Jennifer Doudna who, as part of a team of scientists, developed a tool, CRISPER, that can edit DNA. From the back cover: “The tale is gripping. The implications are mind-blowing.” The Book Group meets the third Tuesday of each month, traditionally in the homes of various members. Currently we are using Zoom for our meetings. Any RAPS member is welcome to join the group. —Joan Shireman Bridge Group THE RAPS BRIDGE GROUP (pre-pandemic shut down) used to meet in the afternoon on the first Tuesday of each month. Play began at 12:15 p.m. and finished up by 4 p.m. We met in Smith Center. We had a set of about 10 regular players. Most months we had two tables, but some months we could only get enough players for one table. Given the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Oregon, we do not plan on starting up bridge sessions until October at the earliest. We need additional players; do you want to join us? I would like to hear from any interested RAPS members, or others you know who might want to play in our group. The RAPS Bridge Group does not require RAPS membership; your friends and relatives would be welcome to join us. Please contact Steve Brennan, 503-889-0146. My email address is: the.steve.brennan@gmail.com. —Steve Brennan Hiking Group THE RAPS HIKING GROUP tackled a 4.5-mile hike on September 28. The Chapman Landing in the Scappoose area was the start (and end) of the out-and-back trip along a dike. The hikers hadn’t settled on an October hike by the RAPS Sheet deadline. RAPS VISITS SCHNITZER MUSEUM OF ART—A guided tour of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on September 16 kicked off the 2021-2022 programming year for RAPS. The museum is located on the ground floor of Fariborz Maseeh Hall (formerly Neuberger Hall) and is directed by Maryanna Ramirez. Anna Kienberger, museum assistant, led the tour of a new installation featuring the work of French-American artist Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010).
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