The Birth of the Atomic Age: Los Alamos and Its Impact Today
1-Time Lecture | To register, please call us at: 305-919-5900.
What was it really like to live in World War II–era Los Alamos, the secret town where the world’s first atomic bomb was built? What debates and calculations led to the decision to drop nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and how did those choices shape nuclear policy in the decades that followed? Drawing on extensive research for her historical novel Hill of Secrets, set in wartime Los Alamos, author and journalist Galina Vromen brings this pivotal moment in history to life and explores its lasting impact on today’s nuclear landscape.
Your instructor is: Galina Vromen
Following a successful career with Reuters News Agency, [Name] transitioned into the nonprofit sector as a director at the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, where she launched two award-winning reading readiness programs in Israel—Sifriyat Pijama (Hebrew) and Maktabat al-Fanoos (Arabic)—that distributed twenty million books to children and families. Her fiction has been featured on NPR’s Selected Shorts and in publications including American Way, The Adirondack Review, Tikkun, and Reform Judaism. She holds an M.A. in Literature from Bar-Ilan University and a B.A. in Media and Anthropology from Hampshire College.
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This lecture takes place at the Jewish Center of Pembroke Pines in Century Village.