Significant Jewish Book Club

Fran Lande  leads  spirited discussions about books that explore  different aspects of Jewish life, history, thought, and literature.

All are welcome to join in these discussions, whether or not you have had a chance to read the book.

For more information, please contact Life-Long Learning Chair Fran Lande at fblande@gmail.com

                                                                  

Thursday June 25 at 7 pm on Zoom

Baldulina by Gabi Nitzan

 

When the King & Queen of Badulina first entered his restaurant in India, author Gabi Nitzan could not have guessed that his life – like the lives of hundreds of thousands of people all over the world – will change forever.

Badulina is a tiny kingdom in Europe where everybody is raised on the belief that there is one single choice to be made in life, no matter the situation: Either you react like a victim – or you react like a King or a Queen.

In a Journey that spreads over the Himalayas, Tel-Aviv, Egypt and Mexico Nitzan learns why the royal couple isn`t married, goes on a Dragon Hunt with the King, becomes dangerously involved in a Summit with the USA president and falls hopelessly in love with the Queen.

Since first published 20 years ago, Badulina became a treasured secret for hundreds of thousands of readers. With no publishing agencies or PR budget, the Kingdom of Badulina keeps growing by word of mouth, always reaching its readers at the right royal moment.

Previous Book Club Books

Heart of a Stranger by Angela Buchdahl

 

The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum:The Rise and Fall of an Organized Crime Boss by Margalit Fox

 

Moshkeleh the Thief by Sholom Aleichem

 

Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War Book by Steven Pressfield

 

My Future is in America: Autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish Immigrants edited by Jocelyn Cohen and Daniel Soyer

Peony: A Novel of China by Pearl S. Buck

 

Getting Good at Getting Older by Richard Siegel and Rabbi Laura Geller

 

Can We Talk About Israel?

 

The Telling By Mike Gerson

 

From Enemy to Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace by Amy Eilberg

 

Mila 18 by Leon Uris

 

Conquering Fear by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

 

The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible by Matti Friedman

The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean by Edward Kritzler

Modern Conservative Judaism: Evolving Thought and Practice by Dr Elliot Dorff

On the Landing: Short Stories by Yenta Mash

Letters to My Palestinian Neighbors by Yossi Klein Halevi

The Betrayers by David Bezmogis

For more Jewish reading pleasure, visit Jewish Book Council