Congregation Agudas Achim’s Book Chat
Sunday, July 17, 2022, 6:15-7:15pm on Zoom
The book group continues. Come join us as we explore the Jewish world through fiction.
Our next book: Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan by Ruth Gilligan
At the start of the twentieth century, a young girl and her family emigrate from Lithuania in search of a better life in America, only to land on the Emerald Isle instead. In 1958, a mute Jewish boy locked away in a mental institution outside of Dublin forms an unlikely friendship with a man consumed by the story of the love he lost nearly two decades earlier. And in present-day London, an Irish journalist is forced to confront her conflicting notions of identity and family when her Jewish boyfriend asks her to make a true leap of faith. These three arcs, which span generations and intertwine in revelatory ways, come together to tell the haunting story of Ireland’s all-but-forgotten Jewish community. Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan explores the question of just how far we will go to understand who we really are and to feel at home in the world.
Interested? Follow these easy steps:
1. RSVP to Cathie Cruz at cathiemcruz@outlook.com
2. Read the assigned book
3. Check your email for the Zoom link to join a lively discussion about the book. (We’ll be meeting on Zoom, until further notice)
