JHSFC Book Talks
"Books and talk are a splendid combination,” says Barbara Rosett, long time organizer of our lecture series. "Put them together with the people of the book and you have the JHSFC long running Book Talks program.”
Monthly from October to May, usually on a Wednesday morning, members of and guests come together to hear and talk about a book with Judaic interest, presented by a volunteer reviewer from the community. Whether led by a professor, author, rabbi or community leader, the group gathers to learn about the book, author and theme with a Judaic content. All titles presented are available for borrowing from The Harry Rosenbaum JHS Judaica Library and the Ferguson Library, as well as neighboring libraries.
These programs, all meeting on Wednesday Mornings at 10:00 AM at The Harry Rosenbaum JHS Judaica Library, Stamford JCC unless otherwise noted, are open to the public without charge. Light refreshments are served.
Questions about the programs? Contact Marcie Schoenfeld at 203-359-9148 or email elissa@de-kaplan.com
The current schedule for our Book Talks is as follows:
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Book Talks
September 2016 - June 2017
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A riveting new examination of the leading progressive
justice of his era, published in the centennial year of
his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
Between December 1938 and the outbreak of war in August 1939, some 10,000 children, the vast majority of them Jews, from Germany, Austria, Poland, and Czechoslovakia were evacuated to Great Britain. The stories of 18 witnesses to this Kindertransport--children, parents, and rescuers--are recounted in Into the Arms of Strangers. |
This introduction to the icons of Jewish art celebrates the religion and its culture while addressing fundamental issues about creative expression and the Judaic tradition. The range of artists includes those from across Europe, North America, and Israel: icons of nineteenth-century art such as David Oppenheim, Solomon Hart, and Maricy Gottlieb; renowned modernists such as Pissarro, Modigliani, and Chagall; and photographers from Man Ray to Nan Goldin. |
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Antopol explores the everyday anxieties and complex past lives of immigrant characters in New York boroughs and Old World homelands, including Kiev, Tel Aviv and Brooklyn. |
The novel is a spellbinding, movielike World War II adventure set in Leningrad. This coming of age story - from boys to men - has a surprisingly contemporary feel. |
This book tells the story of a dying Nazi SS officer,
who asks a Jew (Simon Wiesenthal) for absolution and forgiveness
in the setting of a Nazi concentration camp. |
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A flash of the past! This novel takes us back to the classic story of a young woman released from the constraints of a 1950s Jewish family. |
This historical mystery asks the question, "Has the world's greatest female mathematician spitefully taken the solution to one of math's impenetrable problems to her grave?" Not all shivas are peaceful! |
Israeli poetry can be found in books, in songs,
and on the streets. This conversation will take a
surprisingly fresh look at Israeli poetry. |
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Book Talks are underwritten by Eileen Bolinsky and Susan Trotz
in Memory of their Beloved Parents, Eleanor and Nathan Bolinsky. Programs are FREE and open to the public. Refreshments are served. |
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Please contact the historical society staff for additional information.
The Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County is a recipient agency of
United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien.
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