The Shovel and the Loom, A Novel
by Carl Friedman
The Devil Himself, A Novel
by Eric Dezenhall
The Listener, A Novel
by Shira Nayman
Sharon - The Life of a Leader
by his son, Gilad Sharon
My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner,
A Family Memoir
by Meir Shalev
Ben Gurion - A Political Life
by Shimon Peres in Conversation with David Landau
Jerusalem, the Biography
by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Fare Forward, A Novel
by Wendy Dubow Polins
Love and Shame and Love, A Novel
by Peter Orner
And three titles by acclaimed author, Ursula Hegi:
Stones From the River, A Novel
Floating in My Mother's Palm, A Novel
The Vision of Emma Blau, A Novel
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
NOVEMBER EVENTS
KOH Film Club - November 13, 2011 at 2 p.m. We will be presenting the comedy "Keeping Up With The Steins". This film is recommended for ages 12 and up. Suggested donation of $5.
All hilarity breaks loose in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy when three generations collide in a crazy family reunion . . . and then begin to see that they are much more alike than they'd originally thought! Providing nonstop laughs In the tradition of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, KEEPING UP WITH THE STEINS stars Jeremy Piven (TV’s ENTOURAGE), Jami Gertz (ALLY MCBEAL), Daryl Hannah (KILL BILL) and Garry Marshall (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN). Also starring Doris Roberts (TV's EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND), Cheryl Hines (TV's CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM), and Larry Miller (THE PRINCESS DIARIES).
KOH Fiction Book Club - November 15th at 7 p.m. Valla Hoffman will be leading a discussion of the book "Siegfried Follies" by Richard Alther:
SIEGFRIED FOLLIES is the 30-year story of an unlikely pairing of two orphan boys, a German and a Jew, who together survive the loss of family, witness atrocities, and struggle for identity as adults. Blond, blue-eyed Franz, a Hitler youth, in fleeing his Nazi home as bombs destroy Munich, saves a filthy, speechless boy thrown from a train. At first squatting in an opera house cellar, they soon make a proper home for themselves. Despite Franz pursuing the American dream while J ventures from an Israeli kibbutz to New York City as a Hebrew storyteller and puppeteer, they forge a remarkable brotherhood. Both defying and affirming their past, their story is also of bonds broken, the worst kind of betrayal, tragedy, forgiveness, and redemption.
KOH Art Gallery - Don't forget to come and check out Roni Galon's art exhibit before it leaves at the end of November.
SAVE THE DATE: December 18th - KOH Arts and Crafts Faire! Perfect for Hannukah/holiday gifts. Featuring the art of Jewish artists in a variety of mediums. From 10 .m. - 5 p.m. More details to follow.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
KOH NOVEMBER CLOSURES
The KOH Library will closed on the following dates in November:
November 11 - Veterans Day
November 24 - 25 - Thanksgiving break
November 11 - Veterans Day
November 24 - 25 - Thanksgiving break
KOH NEW ARRIVALS - NOVEMBER
Come and check out/reserve our great collection of new books!
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Next to Love by Ellen Feldman
Children and Fire by Ursula Hegi
The List by Martin Fletcher
By Fire Possessed: Dona Gracia Nasi by Sandra Toro
The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas
Stations West by Allison Amend
The Emperor of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg
Emma Goldman: Revolution as a Way of Life by Vivian Gornick
Sweet Like Sugar by Wayne Hoffman
The Little Bride by Anna Solomon
Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Garner
When We Danced on Water by Even Fallenberg
The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff
Girl Unwrapped by Gabriella Goliger
Black Elephants: a memoir by Karol Nielsen
In the Knight's Arms by Sonia Taitz
The Torah Codes by Ezra Barany
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
Next to Love by Ellen Feldman
Children and Fire by Ursula Hegi
The List by Martin Fletcher
By Fire Possessed: Dona Gracia Nasi by Sandra Toro
The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas
Stations West by Allison Amend
The Emperor of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg
Emma Goldman: Revolution as a Way of Life by Vivian Gornick
Sweet Like Sugar by Wayne Hoffman
The Little Bride by Anna Solomon
Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Garner
When We Danced on Water by Even Fallenberg
The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff
Girl Unwrapped by Gabriella Goliger
Black Elephants: a memoir by Karol Nielsen
In the Knight's Arms by Sonia Taitz
The Torah Codes by Ezra Barany
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
KOH BOOK CLUB - NOVEMBER
KOH Fiction Book Club - November 15th at 7 p.m. Valla Hoffman will be leading a discussion of the book "Siegfried Follies" by Richard Alther:
SIEGFRIED FOLLIES is the 30-year story of an unlikely pairing of two orphan boys, a German and a Jew, who together survive the loss of family, witness atrocities, and struggle for identity as adults. Blond, blue-eyed Franz, a Hitler youth, in fleeing his Nazi home as bombs destroy Munich, saves a filthy, speechless boy thrown from a train. At first squatting in an opera house cellar, they soon make a proper home for themselves. Despite Franz pursuing the American dream while J ventures from an Israeli kibbutz to New York City as a Hebrew storyteller and puppeteer, they forge a remarkable brotherhood. Both defying and affirming their past, their story is also of bonds broken, the worst kind of betrayal, tragedy, forgiveness, and redemption.
Newcomers always welcome!
SIEGFRIED FOLLIES is the 30-year story of an unlikely pairing of two orphan boys, a German and a Jew, who together survive the loss of family, witness atrocities, and struggle for identity as adults. Blond, blue-eyed Franz, a Hitler youth, in fleeing his Nazi home as bombs destroy Munich, saves a filthy, speechless boy thrown from a train. At first squatting in an opera house cellar, they soon make a proper home for themselves. Despite Franz pursuing the American dream while J ventures from an Israeli kibbutz to New York City as a Hebrew storyteller and puppeteer, they forge a remarkable brotherhood. Both defying and affirming their past, their story is also of bonds broken, the worst kind of betrayal, tragedy, forgiveness, and redemption.
Newcomers always welcome!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
New Arrivals - October
Come and check out the following new arrivals:
BOOKS:
Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World by James Caroll
The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America's Interests in the Middle East by Mitchell Bard
The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election by Todd Gitlin and Liel Leibovitz
The Lampshade by Mark Jacobson
Far From Zion: In Search of a Global Jewish Community by Charles London
Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave-Labor Camp by Christopher Browning
The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn by Lucette Lagnado
Jews and the Civil War - a Reader by Jonathan Sarna and Adam Mendelsohn
DVD:
Left Luggage
BOOKS:
Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World by James Caroll
The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America's Interests in the Middle East by Mitchell Bard
The Chosen Peoples: America, Israel, and the Ordeals of Divine Election by Todd Gitlin and Liel Leibovitz
The Lampshade by Mark Jacobson
Far From Zion: In Search of a Global Jewish Community by Charles London
Remembering Survival: Inside a Nazi Slave-Labor Camp by Christopher Browning
The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn by Lucette Lagnado
Jews and the Civil War - a Reader by Jonathan Sarna and Adam Mendelsohn
DVD:
Left Luggage
Monday, October 3, 2011
KOH FICTION BOOK CLUB - OCTOBER
Please join us on October 18th at 7 p.m. for our October book club meeting. Ben Glovinsky will be reviewing the book, "Friendly Fire: A Duet" by A.B. Yehoshua:
The wryly funny and morally inquisitive Israeli writer Yehoshua considers the implications of “friendly fire,” a fraught expression if ever there was one, in this many-tiered novel of a long-married couple separated during Hanukkah. The holiday candle flames are friendly, bringing loved ones together. But Israelis often celebrate Hanukkah in the midst of violence, and war has shadowed the otherwise colorful family of Daniela and Ya’ari. Daniela, a pixieish high-school English teacher, has gone to Tanzania to stay with her brother-in-law after the sudden death of her sister. Her husband is soon overwhelmed by the demands of his children, grandchildren, Parkinson’s-afflicted father, the family elevator-design business, and two baffling cases of wailing elevators. Deeply moved by Africa, Daniela is dismayed to discover that her brother-in-law is grieving not for her sister but for his son, killed years ago by so-called friendly fire. As in each of his wisely tragicomic novels, Yehoshua orchestrates nearly absurd predicaments that serve as conduits to Israel’s confounding conflicts, which so intensely and sorrowfully encapsulate our endless struggle for peace and belonging.
Newcomers always welcome!
The wryly funny and morally inquisitive Israeli writer Yehoshua considers the implications of “friendly fire,” a fraught expression if ever there was one, in this many-tiered novel of a long-married couple separated during Hanukkah. The holiday candle flames are friendly, bringing loved ones together. But Israelis often celebrate Hanukkah in the midst of violence, and war has shadowed the otherwise colorful family of Daniela and Ya’ari. Daniela, a pixieish high-school English teacher, has gone to Tanzania to stay with her brother-in-law after the sudden death of her sister. Her husband is soon overwhelmed by the demands of his children, grandchildren, Parkinson’s-afflicted father, the family elevator-design business, and two baffling cases of wailing elevators. Deeply moved by Africa, Daniela is dismayed to discover that her brother-in-law is grieving not for her sister but for his son, killed years ago by so-called friendly fire. As in each of his wisely tragicomic novels, Yehoshua orchestrates nearly absurd predicaments that serve as conduits to Israel’s confounding conflicts, which so intensely and sorrowfully encapsulate our endless struggle for peace and belonging.
Newcomers always welcome!
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