May

1 2016

'City of Abraham' by Edward Platt will be reviewed by Howard Alper.

9:30AM - 11:00AM  

Temple Israel 1301 Prince of Wales Dr
Ottawa, ON K2C 1N2
6132241802
http://templeisraelottawa.ca/

Contact Shayla Mindell
6135944556
shaylamindell@rogers.com

Books & Bagels Book Review and Discussion
Howard has been a member of Temple Israel since 1975. He is spearheading the Global Research Excellence initiative by the Governor General of Canada. He was Chair of the Government of Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council 2007-2015.

The City of Abraham is a journey through one of the world’s most divided cities – Hebron, the only place in the West Bank where Palestinians and Israelis live side by side. It begins with a hill called Tel Rumeida, the site of ancient Hebron, where the patriarch Abraham – father of the Jews and the Arabs – was supposed to have lived when he arrived in the Promised Land. Through a mixture of travel writing, reportage and interviews, Platt tells the history of the hill and the city in which it stands, and explores the mythic roots of the struggle to control the land.

A Bagel Breakfast at 9:30am is followed by the book review and discussion. Pre-registration is not required, nor is it necessary to have read the book to enjoy the session. There is no charge but a voluntary donation to cover the cost of breakfast is appreciated.

Most books are available through the Ottawa Public Library and the Greenberg Families Library at the JCC. The Malca Pass Library and the Temple Israel Library also carry some of these titles.