COH Book Club meets on the second Wednesday evening of the month. Members lead reviews as we dive into a wide variety of books reflecting our culture and diverse interests. Titles are chosen once a year by vote. We will continue to meet on ZOOM and look forward to meeting again in person.

The link is on the COH calendar on the date of the meeting. Password is required.

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Our book choice this month is A Land Like You by Tobie Nathan. Facilitator: Sari Marmur

Part fantastical fable, part realistic history, A Land Like You draws on ethno-psychiatrist Tobie Nathan’s deep knowledge of North African folk beliefs to create a glittering tapestry in which spirit possession and religious mysticism exist side by side with sober facts about the British occupation of Egypt and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Free Officers’ Movement. Historical figures such as Gamel Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, and King Farouk mingle with Nathan’s fictional characters in this riveting and revealing tale of an Egypt caught between tradition and modernity, multiculturalism and nationalism, oppression and freedom.

Propelled forward by vivid, unforgettable characters, the layers of political, historic and mystical Egypt tumble together into a rich mosaic, encompassing a period of great change from 1918 to 1950's.

For a list of books we are reading, click here to see our brochure.

For more information, contact Sheila Dalmat cohbookclub@or-hadash.org