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
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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!
Monday, September 26, 2011
October Events
Mark your calendars for a wide array of events at the KOH Library and Cultural Center:
Sunday, October 9th at 2PM:
Every Survivor Has a Story to Tell, The Story of Frank Rothman
Frank Rothman and documentary producer, Ada Chochavi Ross appearing together to present Mr. Rothman's documentary film.
Sunday, October 9th at 7PM
Jews in the Civil War.
The Martin London Lifelong Learning Lecture Series proudly presents Professor Adam Mendelsohn speaking on his book, Jews and the Civil War.
Sunday, October 16th 2 - 4 PM
Left Luggage, A film starring Isabella Rossellini, Maximillian Schell, Chaim Topol set in Belgium in the early 70's - a secular Jewish college student takes a job as a nanny with a Hassidic family and, through her love of the youngest child, finds respect and acceptance of a culture steeped in traditions - and finds truly important values in life. A touching must-see film.
Sunday, October 30th 9:30- 3:00 PM 2011 USED BOOK SALE
Monday, October 31th 9:30- 3:00 PM 2011 USED BOOK SALE
To preview some of the sale selections, visit: kohusedbooks.gameserve.com or come into KOH to browse(and buy) anytime during Library hours.
Sunday, October 9th at 2PM:
Every Survivor Has a Story to Tell, The Story of Frank Rothman
Frank Rothman and documentary producer, Ada Chochavi Ross appearing together to present Mr. Rothman's documentary film.
Sunday, October 9th at 7PM
Jews in the Civil War.
The Martin London Lifelong Learning Lecture Series proudly presents Professor Adam Mendelsohn speaking on his book, Jews and the Civil War.
Sunday, October 16th 2 - 4 PM
Left Luggage, A film starring Isabella Rossellini, Maximillian Schell, Chaim Topol set in Belgium in the early 70's - a secular Jewish college student takes a job as a nanny with a Hassidic family and, through her love of the youngest child, finds respect and acceptance of a culture steeped in traditions - and finds truly important values in life. A touching must-see film.
Sunday, October 30th 9:30- 3:00 PM 2011 USED BOOK SALE
Monday, October 31th 9:30- 3:00 PM 2011 USED BOOK SALE
To preview some of the sale selections, visit: kohusedbooks.gameserve.com or come into KOH to browse(and buy) anytime during Library hours.
Shana Tova!
In observance of the High Holidays, we will be closed:
September 29 and 30 Rosh Hashana
October 13 and 14 Sukkoth
October 20 and 21 Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret
Best wishes for a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year from the KOH family to yours.
September 29 and 30 Rosh Hashana
October 13 and 14 Sukkoth
October 20 and 21 Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret
Best wishes for a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year from the KOH family to yours.
Friday, September 2, 2011
KOH September Closures
The KOH Library will be closed on the following days this month (September, 2011):
September 6th - Labor Day
September 29 & 30 - Rosh Hashannah
September 6th - Labor Day
September 29 & 30 - Rosh Hashannah
KOH ART PROGRAM/ RECEPTION
On Sunday, September 25, 2011 painter and hypnotherapist Roni Golan will open an exhibit in the KOH Library and Cultural Center as a part of the ongoing KOH Jewish Artist Series. The reception and program are scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM. Roni will be speaking on art, creativity and hypnosis and will be available to answer questions about his extraordinary art. His work is well known for its originality and creativity, bringing a fresh perspective into the contemporary art scene. Roni describes his paintings as both intentional and spontaneous; taking the viewer’s eye into shapes, patterns and colors that produce visual pleasure at first glance. Then, in the process of translating the elements in his art into the real world, one can discover the joy of ambiguity. The use of lines in his art is intended to serve as guides, leading the viewer’s unconsciousness towards a new experience and to convey the beauty awaiting us when our vision moves past both real and imagined demarcations. In his program Roni will explore the self-invented obstacles in our lives that prevent us from becoming more creative and how hypnosis and laughter can help us to move beyond those obstacles.
This event is open to everyone and there is no fee to attend. Roni's art will remain on exhibit in the KOH Library during regular library hours and by appointment through December 2, 2011.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
KOH NEW ARRIVALS!
Books:
This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman
Maimonides as a Biblical Interpretor (Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah) by Sara Klein-Braslavy
Strictly Kosher: Popular Literature and the Condition of Contemporary Orthodoxy (Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society) by Yoel Finkelman
DVD's:
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Keeping Up With the Steins
Donated by the Sacramento Jewish Federation:
Genocide
Eagles Over Auschwitz "The Triumph of the Return"
Liberation
The Road to Jenin
One Survivor Remembers
Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century
Beautiful Music
This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman
Maimonides as a Biblical Interpretor (Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah) by Sara Klein-Braslavy
Strictly Kosher: Popular Literature and the Condition of Contemporary Orthodoxy (Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society) by Yoel Finkelman
DVD's:
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Keeping Up With the Steins
Donated by the Sacramento Jewish Federation:
Genocide
Eagles Over Auschwitz "The Triumph of the Return"
Liberation
The Road to Jenin
One Survivor Remembers
Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century
Beautiful Music
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