<p>mhc - thanks for mentioning the General Slocum fire. I had never heard of it. Tragic story - again illustrating the theme of a few minutes/minor details making all the difference.</p>
<p>[General</a> Slocum Fire 1904](<a href=“http://www.maggieblanck.com/Goehle/GeneralSlocum.html]General”>General Slocum Fire 1904</head>)</p>
<p>Did I miss the selection of the next book?</p>
<p>We need a show of hands - who is still interested? If we have enough people who want to continue - let’s pick a topic and solicit suggestions for the next book.</p>
<p>Do we move on to the Holocaust? Or is there another logical next topic? I think we are trying to stay roughly chronological.</p>
<p>I am interested and looking forward to others’ suggestions of a book.</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> A Tale of Love and Darkness (9780151008780): Amos Oz, Nicholas de Lange: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Tale-Love-Darkness-Amos-Oz/dp/0151008787]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Tale-Love-Darkness-Amos-Oz/dp/0151008787)</p>
<p>A wonderful autobiographical novel by one of the best Israeli writers.</p>
<p>Sounds interesting - maybe a little challenging as well. Any other opinions?</p>
<p>I’m sort of flitting about here and there these days… </p>
<p>Not terribly helpful, I know…</p>
<p>I am not interested in a Holocaust book, and it would be a hard sell for a contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict books. I do enjoy and would be interested in going backwards in time, especially any historical novels.</p>
<p>If people are interested in reading a historical novel, how about going back to the Middle Ages; perhaps this: </p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> A Journey to the End of the Millennium - A Novel of the Middle Ages (9780156011167): A. B. Yehoshua: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Journey-End-Millennium-Novel-Middle/dp/0156011166/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307894751&sr=1-4]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Journey-End-Millennium-Novel-Middle/dp/0156011166/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307894751&sr=1-4)</p>
<p>Or this:</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz (9781439118221): Michelle Cameron: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Her-Hands-Story-Ashkenaz/dp/1439118221/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307894939&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Her-Hands-Story-Ashkenaz/dp/1439118221/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307894939&sr=1-1)</p>
<p>On the whole, the reviews of the second one make it seem slightly more interesting. </p>
<p>I have both of them on my potential “want to read” list, whether as part of this group or on my own.</p>
<p>Journey to the End of the Millenium sounds great. I just ordered it for myself regardless of whether the “club” reads it.</p>
<p>I’ve never read any of the Rashi’s Daughters books also listed on the Amazon page, I tried to get one of my daughters to buy and read one, thinking I’d get it after them, but they weren’t interested. Any reviews from those who have?</p>
<p>Another book that goes back in history, way back…Genesis, is the Red Tent. It is of course fiction but it does provoke thought about our matriarchs and made me want to go back to the Tanach when I read the book a number of years ago.</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> The Red Tent: A Novel (9780312427290): Anita Diamant: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Red-Tent-Novel-Anita-Diamant/dp/0312427298/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307988733&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Red-Tent-Novel-Anita-Diamant/dp/0312427298/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307988733&sr=1-1)</p>
<p>My wife enjoyed The Red Tent when her book club read it. It is quite a step, however, from the original club premise of “Modern Jewish History”.</p>
<p>haha…good point Yabe</p>
<p>I will not be contributing to this thread any time soon, because, alas, I just don’t have time to read these days!</p>
<p>However, in perusing this thread just now, I wanted to comment on The Red Tent. I have tried reading that book so many times. I’ve picked it up, put it down over & over again…I find it to be very dry reading. People have told me to stick with it, it gets better. Is that your impression too? If so, I will try it again over the summer. Thanks.</p>
<p>chocchip: I loved it when I read it. I didn’t find it dry at all, in fact I was glued to it. If it started slow for me I don’t remember that.</p>
<p>Thanks for letting me know, Spectrum! :)</p>
<p>Maybe I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. I’ll try again after S1 leaves for college in the Fall. I’m imagining all the extra “free” time I’ll have then!</p>
<p>How about this - I think we take a break for right now. I would like to pick it up again in the not too distant future.</p>
<p>I would like to stay with the original premise and concentrate on roughly 1900-present. And I think it makes sense to proceed in chronological order. So - I am going to look for some 1920’s - 1930’s pre-World War II ideas - and I will get back to everyone in a few weeks with some suggestions. My preference is either historical fiction or a “light” non-fiction - not too dry - and of a reasonable length - no 400-page books for me - I’ll never get through them.</p>
<p>I realize everyone has different tastes and probably varying opinions on this - but trying to find common ground that would not be objectionable to anyone. I’ll report back when I have some titles in mind.</p>
<p>Hello all, I am here to ask for help with a book title/author:</p>
<p>Memoir
Takes place in Ireland (Dublin, I think)
WW2 era
A poor working-class street: one side of the street inhabited by Christians, the other inhabited by Jews
Written when the author was in his 90’s.</p>
<p>Does this ring a bell?? Thanks!</p>
<p>Mafool, I went back to this thread as I just finished reading Triangle and saw your question. I don’t know the book you are talking about but there is a site called booksleuth. It is part of Abebooks.com. I used it to find another book that I only remember little bits about. It is a very helpful site.</p>
<p>I found Triangle to be very interesting. I learned a lot about the time period that I didn’t know. I’m not Jewish but thanks for letting me barge into your book club.</p>