PITTSFIELD, Mass. On Wednesday, June 7, the Berkshire County Historical Society will host author Lorraine German when she discusses her book "Soil and Shul in the Berkshires: The Untold Story of Sandisfield's Jewish Farm Colony." 

 

This free event will take place at Herman Melville's historic barn at Arrowhead beginning at 5:30 pm. Reservations are not required. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. This event is sponsored by MountainOne.

 

 "Soil and Shul in the Berkshires" tells the story of the 1902 settlement in south Berkshire County and its final days when the congregation turned the synagogue over to the Sandisfield Arts Center in 1995.