Andrea Stanger,
Librarian
Published August 2022
The library is commemorating the life of A.B. Yehoshua, z’’l, who died on June 14, with a display of his novels.
Four of his best-known works can be borrowed from the display shelf in the hall outside the library. Also choose a free book from the library table.
You can learn more about him here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._B._Yehoshua.
Published April 2022
On display at the library are two interesting new adult books:
Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood by Mark Oppenheimer, “A piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America’s renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy that highlights the hopes, fears, and tensions all Americans must confront on the road to healing.” (Amazon).
Sephardi: Cooking the History. Recipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora, from the 13th Century to Today by Helene Piner. Even if cooking is not an activity you enjoy, Helene Piner’s book is worth reading for all the historical background and colorful illustrations that accompany the recipes.
For kids there is a holiday book display in the new kids’ corner.
Published June 2021
THE LIBRARY AWAITS YOU
New and unread (so far) are: The Great Latke-Hamantash Debate by Ruth Fredman Cernea and Ted Cohen which is full of erudite entertaining nonsense and based on the annual event held at the University of Chicago.
A study of women resistance fighters in Poland is fascinatingly presented in The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos by Judy Batalion, and Contested Utopia: Jewish Dreams and Israeli Realities by Marc J. Rosenstein. (To be discussed at Temple David in a three-part class beginning in October.)
These books are on the display table. In the children’s area, for those age six and up, is Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sis.
Published March 2020
Purim at Our Library
Esther is featured (of course) in our Purim display. It is a good story for kids. Adult books cover the deeper meaning of the holiday so there is something for everyone.
Published February 2020
Library Highlights
New Books: White Bird by R J Palacio (author of Wonder), and A Bag of Marbles by Joseph Joffo are two new graphic novels dealing with the Holocaust that are designed for teens but also of interest to adults.
We are in the process of incorporating the Holocaust books that were previously shelved in the conference room into the library collection. This has added considerably to the depth of our collection and they can all be found under 940. A few are also featured on the new book table.
Remember that we are able to purchase books because members (like you) donate to the Library Fund.