Many germany was their preferred destination and initially they were welcomed with open arms with chancellor Angela Merkel famously proclaiming her mantra this isnt us its happened we can manage it so 1st there was euphoria but then came harsh reality. Now the Largest Group of refugees making their perilous journey to germany and other European Countries were syrians desperate to get away from the murderous civil war in their country they included the superman family who we met up with 5 years ago as they headed for burlington and the question is now how are they fared since then. Well its just after 6 am that the silly mans day has already begun we brush your teeth and. You know yet. Most of us with a man and his wife appear are getting their 4 children ready for school and daycare with their thoughts on my own ok fight. This with a month into germany 5 years ago after fleeing the war in syria the parents came with their sons jude and a rom and daughter lama. Their youngest child sam
Thank you janice and thank everyone for being here. The weather has been difficult. Sorry about that. We have got parking challenges but appreciate you all being here. Tonight we are featuring a journalist and New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan enter fascinating book the genius of women from overlooked to changing the world janice will be in conversation with the ceo of the womens fund of central ohio and this is going to be an illuminating evening ill say that right now. I want to thank our venue fantastic friends and their wonderful Committee Partners and all these organizations for helping us get the word out. I want to introduce janice and kelly and just minute that i want to ask you to silence your phones or any other noisemakers he might have with you tonight so we can just share everything. I hope many of you have visited gramercy books. We are right down the street. We invite any of you who have not been there before to come in we have been open for just over three
Bestselling author Janice Kaplan and her fascinating book the genius of women from overlooked to changing the world. She will be in conversation with the ceo of central ohio and this will be on eliminating evening. I want to thank our venue partner and our Wonderful Community partners, all these organizations that helped us get the word out. I will introduce janice in a moment but let me ask you to silence your phones or any other noisemakers you have with you tonight so that we can hear everything. I hope many of you have visited, we are right down the street a few blocks down and we invite any of you who have not been there before to browse. We have been open for three years and hosted 300 book related events. [applause] besides being an independent bookstore for central ohio our mission is to connect the community with talented authors. That is what we are doing tonight. You received the program, i want to give a shout out to three Upcoming Events can we produce eight events every m
This is going to be an illuminating evening so ill tell you that right now. I want to thank our venue part of the drexel theatre, fantastic friend, and our wonderful committee partners, the womens fund and all these organizations that help us get the word out. I will introduce janice and kelley in in the moment butro e ask you to silence your phones or any other noisemakers you might have with you tonight so we can share everything. I hope many of you have visited gramercy books. Write down the street we invite any of you who have not been there before to come and browse. We have beenav open for just ovr three years and we have hosted 300 book related events during that period. [applause] besides being a curated fullservice independent bookstore for central high winds, our mission is connect the community with talented authors launch important books and thats exactly what were doing tonight. You received a program when you came in and of what to quickly give a shout out to three Upcomi
Evening ill say that right now. I want to thank our venue fantastic friends and their wonderful Committee Partners and all these organizations for helping us get the word out. I want to introduce janice and kelly and just minute that i want to ask you to silence your phones or any other noisemakers he might have with you tonight so we can just share everything. I hope many of you have visited gramercy books. We are right down the street. We invite any of you who have not been there before to come in we have been open for just over three years and we have hosted 300 events during that period. [applause] besides being a fullservice independent bookstore we intend to connect the community with authors launching important books and thats exactly what we are doing tonight. You receive a program when he came in and i want to quickly give a shoutout to three other events that are listed there. We have eight events every month per first two legend james ride. His latest novel won the National