Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento Sunday, November 20, 10 a.m. Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St. "Wayfarers" Author Stuart Tower "Mass Jewish Emigration in the Early 20th Century" Tower is the author of "The Wayfarers," an epic historical novel focusing on the story of 60 young Jewish men and women and their compelling march across 1500 miles of Europe in the early 1900s. In Yiddish these wayfarers were called "fusgeyers." Tower will discuss his extensive research about the fusgeyers and their trek from Romania to the ports from which they sailed to America. These young travelers were organized in an almost military fashion and developed a pioneer spirit of self-help. In crossing the miles on foot, they braved much adversity and anti-Semitic acts. Commenting on the book, Steven Spielberg said, "In today's electronic society, plain old-fashioned, captivating story-telling is rare. In "The Wayfarers," Stuart Tower has done just that." Two film production companies are now considering making the book into a possible feature film. Tower, who lives in Southern California, has spoken at genealogical society meetings around the world, including a presentation in Washington, D.C. in 2003 when "The Wayfarers" was published. An earlier work of his is "Withered Roots," where he described the lives of Eastern European Jews who survived the Holocaust and remained in their home countries. Please join us Sunday morning, November 20. For more information about the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento, visit http://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-sacramento/, e-mail the JGSS at jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com or leave a message at 916-486-0906 ext. 361.