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VBS Book Club
VBS Book Club
All are welcome to join the VBS Book Club us as we begin our 33rd year exploring Jewish books.
All you need is the love of literature and the desire to discuss your ideas with a group.
We meet monthly on Tuesdays at 7:30pm at Valley Beth Shalom.
Please see our current schedule listed below.
For more information, contact Janet Scharf
EMAIL janete.scharf@gmail.com
VBS Book Club Meeting Dates 2025-26
Meeting Date |
Book Title |
Author |
September 9, 2025 | Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land | Rachel Cockerell |
October 21, 2025 | Kantikva: A Novel | Elizabeth Graver |
November 4, 2025 | The Only Daughter | A.B. Yehoshua Translated by Stuart Schoffman |
December 2, 2025 | Orchestra of Exiles: The Story of Bronislaw Huberman, the Israel Philharmonic, and the One Thousand Jews He Saved | Josh Aronson and Denise George |
January 6, 2026 | The Golem of Brooklyn: A Novel | Adam Mansbach |
February 3, 2026 | Goyhood: A Novel | Reuven Fenton |
March 10, 2026 | Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther | India Edghill |
April 14, 2026 | The Red Balcony: A Novel | Jonathan Wilson |
May 5, 2026 | The Wind Knows My Name: A Novel | Isabel Allende Translated by Frances Riddle |
June 2, 2026 | The Hebrew Teacher: Three Novellas | Maya Arad Translated by Jessica Cohen |
June 23, 2026 | Book Choosing Session for the 2026-27 Reading List |
Wed, July 23 2025
27 Tammuz 5785
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