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"Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley – Wednesday, December 29th, 8 PM

12/29/2021

The meeting recording is now available here.

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At the end of December we will discuss:

"Frankenstein: The 1818 Text" by Mary Shelley

Presented by TBD – volunteer?
On Wednesday, December 29th,
at 8 PM

As Covid-19 is resurging, we will assess the most current health rules around the time of our next meeting.

If we still plan to meet via Zoom
Our Zoom address remains:
zoom.us/j/231493511

Clicking the link will include the passcode.

Here's an audio book, free on Youtube:

This is a background pieces about Mary Shelley's writing of Frankenstein:

This is a Summary of the book:

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"Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens - Wednesday, November 24, at 8:00 pm

11/24/2021

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At the end of November we will discuss:

"Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens

Presented by Chaim
On Wednesday, November 24th

Moshe Bar Lev's event room (please note there is no WiFi there), Primo Levi 8/26

Directions

Waze

Videos:

NY Times Review:

click to go to the review

Guardian Review

click to go to the review

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"The Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See - Monday, October 25th

10/25/2021

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At the end of October we will discuss

"The Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See

Presented by Peggy

On Monday, October 25th

We will meet at the home of
Peggy Krist, 22 Hanoch Albeck

Directions

Waze

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"The Tunnel" by A.B. Yehoshua - Thursday, September 30th

9/30/2021

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At the end of September we will discuss

"The Tunnel" by A.B. Yehoshua

Presented by Rachelle

On Thursday, September 30th, at 5 PM

We will meet in the garden of Donna, Hapalmach 56B

Videos:

NYT Review

NYT Review

By Peter Orner

Aug. 4, 2020

THE TUNNEL
By A. B. Yehoshua
At the center of A. B. Yehoshua’s latest novel is a tender 48-year marriage. Zvi Luria is a retired engineer, the former director of the Israel Roads Authority. His wife, Dina, is a ...

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"Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times" by Jonathan Sacks - Thursday, September 2nd

9/2/2021

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In September we will discuss

"Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times" by Jonathan Sacks

On Thursday, September 2nd at 4:30 PM

The book will be presented by Rachelle or Ruth

We will meet in the garden of Ricki Steinman
Mordechai Kaspi 22 Apt 2
050 - 717 - 6758

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Videos:

Thank you Nomi for
this video link.

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Decisions, decisions, decisions. June 2021

7/12/2021

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"Frankenstein" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley – Dec 29th at 8 PM

7/11/2021

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In December we will discuss

"Frankenstein: The 1818 Text"
by
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,

Presented by ??

On Wednesday, December 29th at 8 PM

We will meet at the home of Orah

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"My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq" by Ariel Sabar - July 11th

7/11/2021

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In July we will discuss:

My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq
by
Ariel Sabar

Presented by Tamar

On Sunday,
July 11th at 4:30 PM

The meeting will be hosted in the garden in the home of Ruth Wahrman-Schreiber
Yisroel Eldad 12, Apt 4

Directions

Waze

Videos:
NYT Review:

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Another review here

Ariel Sabar's book website

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"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot - June 9th

6/9/2021

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In June we will discuss:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Presented by Cheryl

On Wednesday,
June 9th at 8 PM on Zoom

As Covid-19 is still around, we will assess the most current health rules around the time of our next meeting.

If we still plan to meet via Zoom
Our Zoom address remains:
zoom.us/j/231493511

Clicking the link will include the passcode.

Videos to come here:

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"Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship" by Martin Gilbert - May 5th

5/5/2021

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In May we will discuss:

"Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship"
by
Martin Gilbert

Presented by Jac

May 5th at 8 PM on Zoom

As Covid-19 is still around, we will assess the most current health rules around the time of our next meeting.

If we still plan to meet via Zoom
Our Zoom address remains:
zoom.us/j/231493511

Jac made a timeline to help understand the events in the book