by beth-ami | Aug 1, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
CBA Book Group is now reading S.Y. Agnon (1888-1970) ‘s TO THIS DAY (Fiction, 177 pgs., Hebrew, 1952; English translation 2008.) AGNON won the NOBEL PRIZE for Literature in 1966. He was the only Nobel Laureate to write in Hebrew. Several years ago, our group...
by beth-ami | Jul 3, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
We’re currently reading famous Israeli writer A.B. Yehoshua’s THE LIBERATED BRIDE (Fiction, 568 pgs., Hebrew, 2001; English translation, 2004.) Yehoshua, (who died recently) was a 5th generation Israeli and lived in Haifa. He wrote numerous novels and...
by beth-ami | Jun 1, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
Current read for the CBA Book Group is Angel Wagenstein’s ISAAC’S TORAH. (Fiction, Bulgarian, 2000; English , 2008, 304pgs. Translated into several languages.) Isaac — name changed, has very real experiences, is born in pre-WWI in the Kolodetz shtetl...
by beth-ami | Jan 25, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
Our CBA book group will meet on Sunday, Feb. 13, at my home, probably outside, weather permitting. Each participant will speak 5-10 min. about a book of their own choosing. On Sunday, Feb. 27, we will discuss Helene Wecker’s THE HIDDEN PALACE. “In 2013,...
by beth-ami | Jan 4, 2022 | Beth Ami Book Club
We will be getting the yearly ONE BAY ONE BOOK — a selection that many people throughout the SF Bay Area are reading this Jewish year. It’s called THE HIDDEN PALACE by Helene Wecker. “In 2013, Pleasanton author Helene Wecker published her first novel, “The Golem...
by beth-ami | Nov 18, 2021 | Beth Ami Book Club
Now, the Beth Ami Book Group is reading contemporary Israeli author Etgar Keret’s short stories called SUDDENLY, A KNOCK ON THE DOOR (2012, 188 pgs.) Like his memoir (THE SEVEN GOOD YEARS., which we read last month.), most of his stories are concise vignettes,...
