Great Minds, Great Discussions

December 9 - 7:30 pm - Discussing The People of the Book - The Story of the Sarajevo Haggadah

Moderator - Shelley Rivkin

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, People of the Book is an intricate, ambitious novel that traces the journey of a rare illuminated Hebrew manuscript from convivencia Spain to the ruins of Sarajevo, from the Silver Age of Venice to the sunburned rock faces of northern Australia.

Inspired by the true story of a mysterious codex known as the Sarajevo Haggadah, People of the Book is a sweeping adventure through five centuries of history. From its creation in Muslim-ruled, medieval Spain, the illuminated manuscript makes a series of perilous journeys: through Inquisition-era Venice, fin-de-siecle Vienna, and the Nazi sacking of Sarajevo.

Other Evenings:

October 28 - 7:00 pm - Watching and discussing Salla Shabati

January 20 - 7:30 pm - Loss and Survival - Stories of the Holocaust

March 17 -  7:30 pm - Match Made in Heaven; American Jews, Christian Zionists and one Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance