Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
Dates: 4/15/02,9:39 PM through 4/27/02,10:49 AM (34 postings)
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FROM: Amy Cervene <acervene@ald.lib.co.us>
REC'D: 4/15/02, 9:39 PM
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <lcolcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 4/15/02, 10:22 PM
So is The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham. And I haven't read it yet, but the same author has another book about Hasidic Jews by the title of Giving Up America.
Lisa
>>> acervene@ald.lib.co.us 04/15/02 19:33 PM >>>
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: Linda Manfre <lmanfre@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
REC'D: 4/15/02, 11:28 PM
Linda Manfre
lmanfre@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Selden, Long Island, NY
FROM: "BookBitch" <bookbitch@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 12:01 AM
Nonfiction:
Turbulent Souls by Stephen Dubner
Postville by Stephen Bloom
Miriam's Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Chosen by God by Joshua Hammer
Stacy Alesi
Southwest County Regional Library
Palm Beach County Library System
I am the BookBitch
www.bookbitch.com
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[mailto:Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Amy Cervene
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:34 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
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FROM: "Marijane Reich" <reichm@dhfs.state.wi.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 8:08 AM
So is The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham. And I haven't read it yet, but the same author has another book about Hasidic Jews by the title of Giving Up America.
Lisa
>>> acervene@ald.lib.co.us 04/15/02 19:33 PM >>>
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
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REC'D: 4/16/02, 8:29 AM
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Amy Cervene wrote:
> A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
> are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
> anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
> both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
> her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
> and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
> suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
> (when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
> continue to take suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Amy
>
>
> Amy Cervene
> Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
> Smoky Hill Public Library
> Centennial, CO
> acervene@ald.lib.co.us
>
> ......................................................................
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> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
FROM: "Carla Hutchens" <hutcheca@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 8:29 AM
> A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
> are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
> anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
> both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
> her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
> and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
> suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
> (when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
> continue to take suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Amy
>
>
> Amy Cervene
> Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
> Smoky Hill Public Library
> Centennial, CO
> acervene@ald.lib.co.us
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
FROM: Laura Pearle <lpearle@pcs-nyc.org>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 8:40 AM
Laura Pearle
Head Librarian
Gladys Brooks Library
Professional Children's School
lpearle@pcs-nyc.org
FROM: "Carla Hutchens" <hutcheca@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 8:40 AM
> A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
> are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
> anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
> both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
> her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
> and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
> suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
> (when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
> continue to take suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Amy
>
>
> Amy Cervene
> Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
> Smoky Hill Public Library
> Centennial, CO
> acervene@ald.lib.co.us
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
FROM: "ALD (LIB)" <ALD@omaha.lib.ne.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 9:02 AM
Sherry Forrest
Arts & Literature Dept.
Omaha Public Library (NE)
-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Cervene [mailto:acervene@ald.lib.co.us]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 9:34 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: "Madeline Guzman" <squeakychu@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 9:02 AM
Non-Fiction:
Rikoon, J. Sanford--Rachel Caloff's Story: Jewish Homesteader on the
Northern Plains
Madeline G
patron, Twinbrook Library
Montgomery County, Maryland
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which are written by a Jewish author or
> > are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
> > anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
> > both in fiction and non-fiction.
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FROM: "M. Wms." <mmwm@adelphia.net>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 9:23 AM
~ Molly Wms.
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daily library weblog: http://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/blog.htm
>>>>acervene@ald.lib.co.us 04/15/02 19:33 PM >>>
>>>>
> A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
> are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
> anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
> both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
> her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
> and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
> suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
> (when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
> continue to take suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Amy
>
>
> Amy Cervene
> Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
> Smoky Hill Public Library
> Centennial, CO
> acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: Viccy Kemp <Viccy.Kemp@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 9:23 AM
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From: BookBitch [mailto:bookbitch@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:53 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman
Ladies Auxiliary by Tova Mirvis
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
Azarel by Kαroly Pap
Family Orchard by Nomi Eve (personal note: I hated this book but it fits the
criteria)
Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
Four Mothers by Shifra Horn
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander (short stories)
The Family Markowitz by Allegra Goodman (short stories)
Chaim Potok - all
Naomi Ragen - all
Nonfiction:
Turbulent Souls by Stephen Dubner
Postville by Stephen Bloom
Miriam's Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Chosen by God by Joshua Hammer
Stacy Alesi
Southwest County Regional Library
Palm Beach County Library System
I am the BookBitch
www.bookbitch.com
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From: Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org
[mailto:Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Amy Cervene
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:34 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
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FROM: Kathy Mitchum <kdm@ckls.org>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 9:55 AM
At 08:33 PM 4/15/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
>are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club.=A0 She doesn't want
>anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now.=A0 She is interested
>both in fiction and non-fiction.=A0 I have come up with a few titles for
>her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
>and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
>suggestions you can give me.=A0 She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
>(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
>continue to take suggestions.
Kathy Mitchum
ILL/Ref/Rural Serv/Tech Serv, Dept. Head
Central Kansas Library System
1409 Williams
Great Bend, KS 67530
(620-792-4865) phone
(620-792-5495) fax
kdm@ckls.org
FROM: Dennis Lien <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 9:55 AM
We have a 500-page biobibliography just of American Jewish authors--so
there's no shortage of possibilities. (Our copy is a reference work
that wouldn't circulate, but it may be available elsewhere via ILL).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Author: Nadel, Ira Bruce.
Title: Jewish writers of North America : a guide to information
sources / Ira Bruce Nadel.
Published: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c1981.
Description: xix, 493 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects, Library of Congress (Use s=):
American literature--Jewish authors--Bibliography.
Canadian literature--Jewish authors--Bibliography.
Judaism in literature--Bibliography.
My own favorite is the late, wonderful Avram Davidson. The following
recent title collects his most Jewish-themed stories:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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AUTHOR: Davidson, Avram.
TITLE: Everybody has somebody in heaven : essential Jewish
tales of the spirit / Avram Davidson ; edited by Jack Dann and Grania
Davidson Davis.
PUBLISHED: New York: Devora Publishing, 2000.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: 285 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 1-930143-10-9
Here's a couple of Jewish-themed sf and fantasy anthologies:
Wandering Stars ed. Jack M. Dann (Harper & Row, 1974, hc)
Why Me? Isaac Asimov in
On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi William Tenn nv *
The Golem Avram Davidson ss F&SF Mar 55
Unto the Fourth Generation Isaac Asimov ss F&SF Apr 59
Look, You Think Youve Got Troubles Carol Carr ss Orbit 5, ed.
Damon Knight, G.P. Putnams, 1969
Goslin Day Avram Davidson ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P.
Putnams, 1970
The Dybbuk of Mazel Tov IV Robert Silverberg ss *
Trouble with Water Horace L. Gold ss Unknown Mar 39
Gather Blue Roses Pamela Sargent ss F&SF Feb 72
The Jewbird Bernard Malamud ss The Reporter Apr 11 63
Paradise Last George Alec Effinger nv *
Street of Dreams, Feet of Clay Robert Sheckley nv Galaxy Feb 68
Jachid and Jechidah Isaac Bashevis Singer ss, 1961
Im Looking for Kadak Harlan Ellison nv *
Ellisons Grammatical Guide and Glossary for Goyim Harlan
Ellison ms
Evise, the Zsouchmoid Tim Kirk il
More Wandering Stars ed. Jack M. Dann (Doubleday, 1981, hc); An Anthology
of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
Introduction: The Hebrew Source Isaac Asimov in
Tauf Aleph Phyllis Gotlieb nv *
Leviticus: In the Ark Barry N. Malzberg ss Epoch, ed. Roger
Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Berkley, 1975
Warm, Dark Places Horace L. Gold ss Unknown Oct 40
A Lamed Wufnik Mel Gilden ss F&SF Dec 75
Isaiah Barry N. Malzberg ss Fantastic Sep 73
Dress Rehearsal Harvey Jacobs ss F&SF Jul 74
Forcing the End Hugh Nissenson ss In the Reign of Peace, 1969
The Last Demon Isaac Bashevis Singer; trans. by Martha Glicklich
& Cecil Hemley ss Short Friday, 1964
The Mazel Tov Revolution Joe W. Haldeman ss Analog Sep 74
The Scrolls Woody Allen ss The New Republic
The Pagan Rabbi Cynthia Ozick nv The Hudson Review, 1966
The Celestial Orchestra Howard Schwartz ss, 1980
Camps Jack M. Dann nv F&SF May 79
Mom Harlan Ellison nv Silver Foxes Aug 76
Disciples Gardner R. Dozois ss Penthouse Dec 81
As best I remember, only one of the above stories (Camps, by Dann) is a
Holocaust story, but there are several I don't recall or haven't read.
Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu
FROM: "Gina Sheade" <gsheade@nsls.info>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 10:38 AM
Don't think these have been mentioned:
FICTION
Fanny Herself - Edna Ferber
Days of Awe - Achy Obejas
The Ghost of Bridgetown - Debra Spark
Peony - Pearl S. Buck
Snow in August - Pete Hamill
When I Lived in Modern Times - Linda Grant
He, She and It - Marge Piercy
Cry of the Peacock - Gina Barkhordar Nahai
Persian Brides - Dorit Rabinyan
Lovingkindness - Anne Richardson Roiphe
Bread Givers - Anzia Yezierska
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction - Jack
Dann (editor)
NONFICTION
Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Daughter's Journey to Reclaim the Past -
Fern Schumer Chapman
Technically I guess this is about the Holocaust, but it's a wonderful book
and it's great for discussion. The author has a website with discussion
questions and other information.
Please compile titles for the list. I lead a synagogue book club and would
also be interested in titles. Thanks.
Gina Sheade
Vernon Area Public Library
300 Olde Half Day Road
Lincolnshire, IL 60089
(847) 634-3650
FROM: "Phillipich, Luann" <Luann.Phillipich@CO.DAKOTA.MN.US>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 11:53 AM
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
FROM: "Phillipich, Luann" <Luann.Phillipich@CO.DAKOTA.MN.US>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 11:53 AM
Nonfiction: "A Little Too Close to God" (2000)by David Phillip Horovitz is
a very enlightening book about how Israelis face the uncertainties of daily
life. Certainly relevant in light of current events.
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
FROM: "Quillen, Christine" <CQUILL@camden.lib.nj.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 1:08 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Cervene [mailto:acervene@ald.lib.co.us]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:34 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: "Jean Trainor" <jean.trainor@fnsb.lib.ak.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 1:08 PM
Jean Trainor
FNSB Public Library
Fairbanks, AK
> Subject: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
>
>
> > A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
> > are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
> > anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
> > both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
> > her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
> > and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
> > suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
> > (when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
> > continue to take suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Amy
> >
> >
> > Amy Cervene
> > Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
> > Smoky Hill Public Library
> > Centennial, CO
> > acervene@ald.lib.co.us
> >
> > ......................................................................
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> >
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FROM: snoep <snoep@triad.rr.com>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 1:18 PM
tee
"Quillen, Christine" wrote:
> A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
> are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
> anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now.
The air in the small room was beginning to feel hot and close; she imagined
opening the single window and drew a modicum of consolation from that.
Smiled at the mental image of papers fluttering about like confused birds.
p298
A quote from my current read:
"Courting Susannah," by Linda Lael Miller, publ 2000.
FROM: Celeste Choate <Celeste@cmpl.org>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 1:18 PM
-Celeste Choate
Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Clinton Township, MI
celeste@cmpl.org
FROM: "Joy Tofteland" <tofteland@ankeny.k12.ia.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 2:23 PM
Des Moines Public Library has invited him for their visiting author series
and had to schedule two sessions due to public demand. The book offers many
topics for discussion. The review from Amazon mentions several.
Amazon.com
Postville, Iowa (population 1,478), seems an unlikely place to find a
sizable Jewish population, let alone an ultra-Orthodox Lubavitcher
population. It is, after all, in the heart of pork country, and the world
headquarters of the Lubavitchers is far away in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. But
when the Hygrade meat processing plant, just outside Postville, went
belly-up, threatening the town with decline, Sholom Rubashkin bought it and
turned it into a glatt kosher processing plant, complete with shochtim and a
rabbinical inspectorate. By the late 1980s, "Postville had more rabbis per
capita than any other city in the United States, perhaps the world."
The enterprise was a huge international success, with its kosher meats
exported even to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The Jewish population grew to 150,
and they were rich. The town was saved, and the people were grateful. All's
well that ends well? Not quite. The Hasidim kept to themselves, did things
their own way, and basically had no interest in integrating into Postville.
And why would they? Their laws are strict, their mission clear, their
community defined by race and religion. They are not interested in
watermelon socials or coffee klatches at the diner. Their little boys do not
swim with their little girls, are not educated together, and do not go on
play dates with goyim. Small-town Iowans, on the other hand, are very
friendly. They know each other's news, they support each other's businesses,
they wish each other Merry Christmas, they want you to feel at home. They
don't like that the new townspeople stomp up the street hunched over,
talking in a foreign language and looking straight through them when
greeted. They really don't like it when one of the newcomers drives around
town with a 10-foot candelabra strapped to his car playing music at full
volume for eight consecutive winter nights. They don't actually know about
menorahs or Hanukkah.
Into this comes secular Jew Stephen Bloom, a professor at the University of
Iowa. By the time he arrived in Postville, the town was riven along
religious lines. One of the townspeople was running for mayor on the sole
platform of annexation of the land on which the plant stood. Rubashkin was
threatening that he'd shut the plant and leave if that came to pass. Bloom
closely considers both sides, and the result is a wonderful book. It is a
fascinating tale of culture clash in the American heartland: the John Deere
cap meets the black fur hat. It is a book about identity and community and
what it means to be American. It covers all the things you aren't supposed
to talk about at the dinner table--religion, politics, and even sex. It is
full of suspense: Will the plant be annexed? Will the Jews leave? And it is
also Bloom's exploration of his own sense of belonging. --J. Riches
Joy Tofteland
Reference/ Technical Resources Librarian
Kirkendall Public Library
Ankeny, IA
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
FROM: "Jeannine Cook" <jdcook@co.douglas.or.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 5:11 PM
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Douglas County Library
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Roseburg OR 97470
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phone: (541)440-6013
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FROM: "Roberts, Julie" <roberju@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 7:49 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Cervene [SMTP:acervene@ald.lib.co.us]
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 1:38 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: "Margaret N. Waznis" <mwaznis@cts.com>
REC'D: 4/16/02, 9:28 PM
Frank Alpine, an Italian -American drifter on the run from his past, stumbles
into the orbit of struggling Brooklyn grocer Morris Bober. Seeing a
chance to atone for his sins, Frank becomes Bober's stock boy and runs the store
when the owner takes ill. But it is Bober's daughter , Helen , who
gives
Frank a real reason to turn his life around. Considered one of the
greatest Jewish novels ever written. The Assistant is a classic look at social and
racial divides of America in the early twentieth century. Filled with
riveting scenes of life on the edge, this is an enduring story of how
love and
the human spirit can triumph over any adversity.
Betty Waznis
San Diego County Library
FROM: Bsbgc@aol.com
REC'D: 4/17/02, 1:24 AM
Another title: THE LAST OF THE JUST, by Andre Schwartz-Bart.
Binnie Syril Braunstein
Romance novelist/former librarian
FROM: Jaffe <kjaffe@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
REC'D: 4/17/02, 9:46 AM
Karen Jaffe
Comsewogue Public LIbrary
Port Jefferson Station, NY
FROM: "Laura Adler" <ladler@dppl.org>
REC'D: 4/17/02, 10:07 AM
I highly recommend "Starting Out in the Evening" by Brian Morton, which
won the Koret Jewish Book Award and was nominated for other awards as
well. The story centers around Leonard Schiller, an aging Jewish
novelist who is sought out by a cocky graduate student who wants to
revive interest in his work and make a name for herself. My favorite
scene: Schiller dreaming/hallucinating that Henry James is writing a
letter of recommendation to help Schiller get into heaven. (James
believes that even if Schiller's work wasn't of the very highest
caliber, his decency, humanity, and devotion to his family and his craft
should be taken into consideration. Schiller cusses him out.) A lovely
and thought-provoking novel.
Laura Adler
Readers'Services
Des Plaines Public Library
Opinions my own.
> A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author
or
> are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't
want
> anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now.
FROM: "Warner, Deb" <dwarner@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 4/17/02, 11:10 AM
FROM: "Jamie Anderson" <jamie@ericandjamie.com>
REC'D: 4/17/02, 11:53 AM
Jamie
-----Original Message-----
From: Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org
[mailto:Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Amy Cervene
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 9:34 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Jewish book, not holocaust-related for book club
A patron wants a list of titles which are written by a Jewish author or
are about "the Jewish experience" for her book club. She doesn't want
anything Holocaust-related, at least not right now. She is interested
both in fiction and non-fiction. I have come up with a few titles for
her (the group has already read The Red Tent, The Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay, and several titles by Philip Roth), but would love to have any
suggestions you can give me. She wants a few titles by tomorrow night
(when the book club meets), but since it is an ongoing club, she'll
continue to take suggestions.
Thanks!
Amy
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: Amy Cervene <acervene@ald.lib.co.us>
REC'D: 4/23/02, 3:42 PM
Jewish fiction, not Holocaust-related, for book clubs
Non-Fiction:
Birmingham, Stephen "Our Crowd": The Great Jewish Families of New York
Birmingham, Stephen The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite
Bloom, Stephen Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
Blumenfeld, Laura Revenge: A Love Story
Chapman, Fern Schumer Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Daughter's
Journey to Reclaim the Past
Dubner, Stephen J Turbulent souls : a Catholic son's return to his
Jewish family
Erlich, Elizabeth Miriam's Kitchen
Hammer, Joshua Chosen by God
Horovitz, David Phillip A Little Too Close to God
Rinkoon, J. Sanford Rachel Caloff's Story: Jewish Homesteader on the
Northern Plains
Nadel, Ira Bruce Jewish Writers of North America: A Guide to Information
Sources
Fiction:
Abraham, Pearl Giving Up America
Abraham, Pearl The Romance Reader
Aleichem, Sholem Any works
Buck, Pearl S. Peony
Dann, Jack M. (editor) Wandering Stars and More Wandering Stars
Davidson, Avram Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven: Essential Jewish
Tales of the Spirit
Denker, Henry Horowitz and Mrs. Washington
Ducovny, Amram Coney
Eliot, George Daniel Deronda
Englander, Nathan For the Relief of Unbearable Urges
Eve, Nomi Family Orchard
Ferber, Edna Fanny Herself
Goldberg, Myla Bee Season
Goldman, Judy The Slow Way Back
Goldstein, Rebecca Mazel
Goldstein, Rebecca The Mind-Body Problem
Goodman, Allegra Kaaterskill Falls
Goodman, Allegra The Family Markowitz
Grant, Linda When I Lived in Modern Times
Grossman, David The Zigzag Kid
Halter, Marek The Book of Abraham
Halter, Marek The Children of Abraham
Hamill, Pete Snow in August
Hobson, Laura Z. Gentleman's Agreement
Horn, Shifra Four Mothers
Horn, Shifra The Fairest Among Women
Kagan, Elaine Somebody's Baby
Kahn, Sharon Don't Cry for Me Hot Pastrami
Kellerman, Faye The Ritual Bath
Kenaz, Yehoshua Returning Lost Loves
Kirshenbaum, Binnie Hester Among the Ruins
Leahy, Syrell Rogovin A Book of Ruth
Lipman, Elinor The Inn at Lake Devine
Liss, David A Conspiracy of Paper
Malamud, Bernard A New Life
Malamud, Bernard The Assistant
Mirvis, Tova The Ladies Auxiliary
Morton, Brian Starting Out in the Evening
Nahai, Gina Barkhordar Cry of the Peacock
Nahai, Gina Barkhordar Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith
Nattel, Lilian The River Midnight
Obejas, Archy Days of Awe
Pap, Karoly Azarel
Piercy, Marge He, She and It
Plain, Belva Evergreen
Potok, Chaim Old Men at Midnight
Potok, Chaim The Chosen
Prose, Francine Dybbuk: A Story Made in Heaven
Rabinyan, Dorit Persian Brides
Ragen, Naomi The Ghost of Hannah Mendes
Roiphe, Anne Richardson Lovingkindness
Schwartz-Bart, Andre The Last of the Just
Shalev, Meir The Blue Mountain
Shalev, Meir The Loves of Judith
Singer, Isaac Bashevis Any works
Spark, Debra The Ghost of Bridgetown
Stark, Richard Flashfire
Wouk, Herman Marjorie Morningstar
Yezierska, Anzia Bread Givers
*********************************
Amy Cervene
Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
Smoky Hill Public Library
Centennial, CO
acervene@ald.lib.co.us
FROM: "Carla Hutchens" <hutcheca@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 4/23/02, 4:03 PM
> Since at least 2 people asked me to post a compilation of titles, here
> it is. Thanks to everyone who sent suggestions!
>
> Jewish fiction, not Holocaust-related, for book clubs
>
>
> Non-Fiction:
>
> Birmingham, Stephen "Our Crowd": The Great Jewish Families of New York
> Birmingham, Stephen The Grandees: America's Sephardic Elite
> Bloom, Stephen Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
> Blumenfeld, Laura Revenge: A Love Story
> Chapman, Fern Schumer Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust: A Daughter's
> Journey to Reclaim the Past
> Dubner, Stephen J Turbulent souls : a Catholic son's return to his
> Jewish family
> Erlich, Elizabeth Miriam's Kitchen
> Hammer, Joshua Chosen by God
> Horovitz, David Phillip A Little Too Close to God
> Rinkoon, J. Sanford Rachel Caloff's Story: Jewish Homesteader on the
> Northern Plains
>
> Nadel, Ira Bruce Jewish Writers of North America: A Guide to Information
> Sources
>
> Fiction:
>
> Abraham, Pearl Giving Up America
> Abraham, Pearl The Romance Reader
> Aleichem, Sholem Any works
> Buck, Pearl S. Peony
> Dann, Jack M. (editor) Wandering Stars and More Wandering Stars
> Davidson, Avram Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven: Essential Jewish
> Tales of the Spirit
> Denker, Henry Horowitz and Mrs. Washington
> Ducovny, Amram Coney
> Eliot, George Daniel Deronda
> Englander, Nathan For the Relief of Unbearable Urges
> Eve, Nomi Family Orchard
> Ferber, Edna Fanny Herself
> Goldberg, Myla Bee Season
> Goldman, Judy The Slow Way Back
> Goldstein, Rebecca Mazel
> Goldstein, Rebecca The Mind-Body Problem
> Goodman, Allegra Kaaterskill Falls
> Goodman, Allegra The Family Markowitz
> Grant, Linda When I Lived in Modern Times
> Grossman, David The Zigzag Kid
> Halter, Marek The Book of Abraham
> Halter, Marek The Children of Abraham
> Hamill, Pete Snow in August
> Hobson, Laura Z. Gentleman's Agreement
> Horn, Shifra Four Mothers
> Horn, Shifra The Fairest Among Women
> Kagan, Elaine Somebody's Baby
> Kahn, Sharon Don't Cry for Me Hot Pastrami
> Kellerman, Faye The Ritual Bath
> Kenaz, Yehoshua Returning Lost Loves
> Kirshenbaum, Binnie Hester Among the Ruins
> Leahy, Syrell Rogovin A Book of Ruth
> Lipman, Elinor The Inn at Lake Devine
> Liss, David A Conspiracy of Paper
> Malamud, Bernard A New Life
> Malamud, Bernard The Assistant
> Mirvis, Tova The Ladies Auxiliary
> Morton, Brian Starting Out in the Evening
> Nahai, Gina Barkhordar Cry of the Peacock
> Nahai, Gina Barkhordar Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith
> Nattel, Lilian The River Midnight
> Obejas, Archy Days of Awe
> Pap, Karoly Azarel
> Piercy, Marge He, She and It
> Plain, Belva Evergreen
> Potok, Chaim Old Men at Midnight
> Potok, Chaim The Chosen
> Prose, Francine Dybbuk: A Story Made in Heaven
> Rabinyan, Dorit Persian Brides
> Ragen, Naomi The Ghost of Hannah Mendes
> Roiphe, Anne Richardson Lovingkindness
> Schwartz-Bart, Andre The Last of the Just
> Shalev, Meir The Blue Mountain
> Shalev, Meir The Loves of Judith
> Singer, Isaac Bashevis Any works
> Spark, Debra The Ghost of Bridgetown
> Stark, Richard Flashfire
> Wouk, Herman Marjorie Morningstar
> Yezierska, Anzia Bread Givers
>
>
> *********************************
> Amy Cervene
> Fiction Collection Librarian/Technology Trainer
> Smoky Hill Public Library
> Centennial, CO
> acervene@ald.lib.co.us
>
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FROM: "Leser, Debra" <dleser@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 4/27/02, 10:49 AM
Debbie Leser
Rolling Meadows Library
Rolling Meadows, IL
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