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Sefer ve Sefel - Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel

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SEFER ve SEFEL
Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
Summer Book Group

When I first lived in Jerusalem in the 1980’s, before I knew Hebrew, my favorite place was a used English bookstore called “Sefer ve Sefel,” which is Hebrew for “Book and a Mug.”   We would pick out books, sit and get coffee and ice cream and read for hours with the other “Anglos.”     

This summer,   I am excited to launch our own Sefer vs Sefel Summer Book Groups at Temple Sinai. The discussions will be primarily in person, but you can join by ZOOM, particularly if you are out of town.


~Rabbi Edleson
This group meets 8/20 and 8/27 at 1 pm

LIONESS:  GOLDA MEIR AND THE NATION OF ISRAEL   Francine Klagsbrun
Golda Meir, Israel’s only woman prime minister and in her day, one of only two in the world, is beloved among American Jews.  However, she is quite unpopular among Israelis.   She is blamed for the near debacle of the Yom Kippur War, and for her poor treatment and handling of the Mizrachim that fled to Israel from Arab nations in the 1950s.   In the past few years, there has been a major re-evaluation of her contributions, and this biography is a key contribution to this reassessment.   As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, this monumental (over 800 pages) and insightful biography of Golda’s life and work is an excellent way to reflect on the birth and growth of Israel and on the ways the Yom Kippur shattered many assumptions Israelis had.   Golda was a powerful woman, who fought for economic justice from the time she was a young girl in Milwaukee and through her creation of Social Security, National Health Care, Women Workers’ Rights, and much more.  
Sat, November 23 2024 22 Cheshvan 5785