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
FOUR WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 7 PM VIA ZOOM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2023
Leon Uris’s novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here is the compelling story of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times. Join us as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023
G!d didn’t design the Seder to put your kids to sleep. Instead, the Seder is an experience your family should love, treasure and remember. The Telling will enable you to see what the Haggadah really is: The Greatest Hits of Jewish Thought. Here Mark Gerson shows us how to make the Seder the most engaging, inspiring, and important night of the Jewish year.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023
Can We Talk About Israel? By Daniel Sokatch
Can We Talk About Israel? is an easy-to-read yet penetrating and original look at the history and basic contours of one of the most complicated conflicts in the world. Daniel Sokatch is supremely well-versed and explains both sides in this primer on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a new generation and a new time. Please join us as we celebrate Israel’s 75th birthday.
Previous Book Club Books
Conquering Fear by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War Book by Steven Pressfield
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
My Future is in America: Autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish Immigrants edited by Jocelyn Cohen and Daniel Soyer
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
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