Book club reading recommendations the american writers. However, the locals immediately suspect kya when handsome chase andrews is found. Gershon hundert, leanor segal professor of jewish studies at mcgill university, talks about recent revisions to the conventional understanding of jewish history and selects the. With the bracing candor, vulnerability, and power that has made her one of the most admired writers of her generation, roxane explores what it means to learn to take care of yourself. Occasionally participants create their own questions and present additional information about the selected book andor its author.
Aug 12, 2019 the sunday jewish book and discussion group is free and open to the public. A refugee returning to europe for the first time just as terrorists massacre israeli athletes at the 1972 munich. Shop a range of traditional and modern designs at prices you can afford. What theyre saying about the jewish lives book club our synagogue reaction to this project is the most enthusiastic that ive experienced in my five years as its rabbi. A good book to settle down with during these trying times.
Rav julius rabinowitz, beth jacob synagogue, norwich, ct. Transform lunchtime at your workplace into book group time with book club for businesses. There are tons of benefits to reading nonfiction in your book club. Whilst the whole of the torah is to be treasured no other single book so summarises the whole of jewish faith. Fiction and nonfiction books covering a variety of jewish topics, are considered. Feb 16, 2015 an 11yearold boy named michael boards a ship crossing the indian ocean and the suez canal. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemptionunbroken. A users guide to the chakra system llewellyns new age serieswheels of life. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jewish.
A few suggestions hopefully not repeating prior choices. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism. It was devoted to the promotion of books of jewish interest. For starters, its a great way to remove some of the intimidation that many people feel when approaching nonfiction. The best books on jewish history recommended by gershon hundert.
In the years immediately after world war ii, the holocaust was little studied. The jewish book council hosts fantastic online book discussions. This book is truly amazing but the true enjoyment is discussing the thrills and plot twists with a group of people. A jewish immigrant soldier and the german pows he is assigned to supervise. What book was featured on the today show this week. Book club members and voracious readers alike will find something to pique their interest. The first task was to consider the state of the fieldor even more fundamentally, the definition of the fieldin order to lay out an agenda of.
The discussion will be moderated by lisa silverman, library director for the sperber jewish community library of american jewish university. The librarys sundays at 2 dropin book club is the nocommitment book club. Find a new favorite or rediscover an old one with our annual selection guide. The jewish bookshelf 10 essential books rabbi sacks. Book ideas come from the jcc jewish book fair, the indie booksellers list, readers recommendations and online lists. Featured virtual discussion groups lets talk about it. The best books on jewish history five books expert. This annual listing of 16 titles and discussion questions is intended to present a comprehensive view of the current jewish literary landscape. Jewish book world reached over 5,000 readers with a specific interest in jewish books, including library professionals, book festival coordinators, book group members, academicians, and lay leaders. Your application for great jewish books must include two recommendations. Theres a group of readers around you who come from assorted backgrounds and have lived different life experiencestake advantage of that. Light refreshments and riveting conversation will be served. The masoretic superscription to the first and twentyfifth chapters is proverbs of solomon mishle shelomoh.
One mans triumphant search for his jewish roots by pau. Books of all genres and sexual orientation will be considered. April virtual book discussion group tuesday, april 28 10. Nov 04, 2018 please join us for a discussion of the short story address unknown by kressman taylor. The first year of this online jewish book club, i did read most of the books, but then i fell behind because of a brickandmortar book club and then, eventually, ive been facilitating one of my own, which is more of a book study group than a conventional book club. Facilitator jim van buskirk, coordinator of book club in a box, leads a lively and intelligent discussion each month. A farm boys guide to great jewish and nonjewish breads, by dr. The jwa book club is an online community of readers who love good books by, for, and about jewish women.
We are an organization whose interests include books, eating, and schmoozing. Join other readers for a lively discussion of jewishthemed books on loan from the jewish community librarys book club in a box. Worship services, classes, and programs are being offered virtually. It was only later that i came to appreciate kasss commentary as a jewish book. Jewish book world was a quarterly magazine published by the jewish book council from 1982 to 2015. Peter, im responding here on the book suggestions thread to your post over on another thread. Wherever you go by joan leegant, an orphan in history. Steven katz, professor of jewish holocaust studies at boston university and former director of the elie wiesel center for jewish studies. That all changed with the publication of raul hilbergs book, the destruction of the european jews. Enjoy a lively facilitated literary discussion on a selected sunday afternoon at the jewish community library. Gershon hundert, leanor segal professor of jewish studies at mcgill university, talks about recent revisions to the conventional understanding of jewish history and selects the most influential current writing on the subject.
Oct 23, 2017 having your book club pals around to wade through the difficult or confusing parts can help spark conversation and open new dimensions to a book. The great jewish books book club yiddish book center. Viewing 25 posts 1 through 25 of 25 total author posts october 24, 2010 3. The titles listed below, ordered by the authors last name, are available through the jewish community librarys book club in a box program. Retrieving a jewish legacy paul cowans memoir an oldie but goodie halfjew. Jewish book discussion group peninsula jewish community. Home book club reading recommendations check out the lists below for your next reading inspiration. The jewish people consider themselves people of the book. Shalom ve ahavah best jewish books for kids according to the jewish holy book children are a gift from god. Shavlan is a story of a time gone by and how the characters in the story dealt with socialism and immigration. The jewish book council promotes the reading, writing and publishing of quality jewish content books. But, john, i didnt realize it was your own book, and for the sake of disinterested recommendations, best to tout those in the authors announcing their work discussion. An 11yearold boy named michael boards a ship crossing the indian ocean and the suez canal. Jewbird by bernard malamud facilitated by lisa silverman, library director, sperber library the jewbird is a short story by the jewish american writer bernard malamud.
We just have a few simple rules for this group to keep things as helpful and constructive as possible. Join our group on goodreads, attend a quarantine book club gathering, and sign up for the email list to get the latest book club news. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For tips on starting your own book group, check out real simples start a book club checklist. One of gary shteyngarts novels one of dara horns novels preferably the world to come, which some friends say is her best an orphan in history. Please let us know which jewish interest books have worked out particularly well for your reading group.
Whether theyre wielding political power, magic, swords, k. Current book suggestions especially good for getting started one of our readers suggests a history of the jewish experience by leo trepp as a good first book for those curious about judaism. By using our website you agree to our use of these cookies. There is one author i would like to recommend to the jewish book club community. And in recent years, publishers have come to consider them the people of the book fair. A daughters search for her familys buried past a revealing memoir from 2000 by. Temple israel recently began a nonfiction book group facilitated by member jacqueline fox of farmington hills, an attorney with a library science degree. From another perspective, consider that getting your book selected as a monthly read is a doubleedged sword. Book club in a box selections the titles listed below, ordered by the authors last name, are available through the jewish community librarys book club in a box program. The book club is open to anyone and everyone interested in participating in a reading group.
Programs are based on discussion questions supplied by publishers and the jewish book council. The monthly reads will be chosen from both group suggestion, and from best seller lists. Dean richards, is a tiny volume with a nice story about his marrying into a jewish family and falling in love with baking challah. I love to bake bread, so this is the latest addition to my collection. Can you imagine hebrew has 11 different words for children, depending on how old and physically strong they continue reading jewish religious books for children. Women who gave birth to many children were considered blessed by jews in ancient times. The 10 titles book clubs are buzzing about in 2017. Discussion groups peninsula jewish community center. The sunday jewish book and discussion group is free and open to the public. Jewish religious books for children katinkas christmas. The best books on the holocaust recommended by steven katz. A world war ii story of survival, resilien laura hillenbrand laura hillenbrand.
Please let us know which jewishinterest books have worked out particularly well for your reading group. The only requirement is that the book has a jewish theme. We will follow any changes made by the westportweston school districts and recommendations of the westportweston health district as they occur. Join other readers for a lively discussion of jewish themed books on loan from the jewish community librarys book club in a box. The great jewish books book club join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern jewish literatureall selections are in english. The baltimore jewish book club baltimore, md meetup. Temple israel recently began a nonfiction book group facilitated by member jacqueline fox of farmington hills, an attorney with a. One of the ketubim, or hagiographa, belonging to the group of. Available on amazon in ebook and paperback formats. This is a place for jewish book council readers to share what youre reading, ask for recommendations, pose questions for discussion, and engage in conversation with readers around the world.