The group that I lead did A Backpack, a Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka by Lev Golinkin and loved it.
Also, if you want controversy and to stir the pot a bit, which I did do My Promised Land by Ari Shavitt Sincerely, Joel Tuchman From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barbara Mende Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:04 PM To: Hasafran ([email protected]) <[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] Looking for book club ideas again To give you a flavor for our book club, here’s this year’s activity: Shteyngart, Gary Little Failure Doerr, Anthony All the light we cannot see Dahl, Julia Invisible City Klein Halevi, Jossi Like Dreamers Kline, Christina Baker Orphan Train Diamant, Anita Boston Girl Silva, Daniel The Heist Freedman, Harry The Talmud: A Biography Kanon, Joseph Leaving Berlin Daniel James Brown Boys in the Boat Bernstein, Leonard S. Death by Pastrami Anton, Maggie Rav Hisda's Daughter Oren, Michael Ally Generally, in other words, we stay pretty recent. Is there something glaring that we’ve missed? Thank you all, and l’Shana Tova to everyone! Barbara J. Mende, Librarian Congregation Mishkan Tefila 300 Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617-332-7770 x3231 From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matthew Charlton Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 3:04 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [ha-Safran] Book Announcement: Summer Haven: The Catskills, the Holocaust, and the Literary Imagination edited by Holli Levitsky & Phil Brown Dear Friends and Colleagues, Summer Haven: The Catskills, the Holocaust, and the Literary Imagination <http://www.academicstudiespress.com/jewish-studies-books/summer-haven-the-catskills-the-holocaust-and-the-literary-imagination> edited by Holli Levitsky & Phil Brown has been published by Academic Studies Press. Series: Jews of Russia <http://www.academicstudiespress.com/borderlines-russian-and-east-european-jewish-studies> & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy ISBN: 9781618114181 (hardcover) Pages: 416 pp.; 25 b&w illus. Price: $69.00 USD Publication Date: September 2015 Summary: This volume provides for the first time a collection of writing that investigates the stories and struggles of survivors in the context of the Jewish resort culture of the Catskills, through new and existing works of fiction and memoir by writers who spent their youths there. It explores how vacationers, resort owners, and workers dealt with a horrific contradiction—the pleasure of their summer haven against the mass extermination of Jews throughout Europe. It also examines the character of Holocaust survivors in the Catskills: in what ways did people find connection, resolution to conflict, and avenues to come together despite the experiences that set them apart? The book will be useful to those studying Jewish, American, or New York history, the Holocaust and Catskills legacy, United States immigration, American literature, and American culture. The focus on themes of nostalgia, humor, loss, and sexuality will draw general readers as well. Contributors: Michael Berenbaum, Joseph Berger, Gloria Boris, Martin Boris, Rita Calderon, Ezra Cappell, Sandor Goodhart, Jake Ehrenreich, Bonnie Shusterman Eizikovitz, Hilene Flanzbaum, Andrew Jacobs, Harvey Jacobs, Michael Kirschenbaum, Eileen Pollack, Naima Prevots, Thane Rosenbaum, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Art Spiegelman, Reuben Wallenrod Praise: “Evoking times of great pleasure interwoven with fear and mourning, this rich collection of fiction, essays, memoirs, and inter-generational reflections shows that the Catskills, a holiday refuge, was still intimately connected to the Holocaust. Summer Haven sets the sharply rendered details of local history in a vital international context.” — Eric J. Sundquist, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University, author of Strangers in the Land: Blacks, Jews, Post-Holocaust America For more information, please visit the title's dedicated page at Academic Studies Press here <http://www.academicstudiespress.com/jewish-studies-books/summer-haven-the-catskills-the-holocaust-and-the-literary-imagination> . 30% off with promotional code Catskills30 at checkout. Kind regards, Academic Studies Press 28 Montfern Avenue Brighton, MA 02135 T: +1 (617) 782 6290 <http://www.academicstudiespress.com/> www.academicstudiespress.com
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