November Literary Lines (from Shofar)
A few weeks ago our library’s name officially changed to Celia Gurevitch Jewish Community Library. With this alteration (including the “Jewish Community” in our name) we would like to emphasize that the library is open to the whole community. Members of Congregation Beth Ami created and supported (and keep supporting) the library with their money, time and attention. It is owned and used by you. These same CBA members also hoped that the library would grow to be a true community resource, to be enjoyed by and benefit the whole local Jewish community. The name change reflects a step towards fulfilling this dream.
To serve the community’s needs; we would like to provide you with the kind of information and entertainment you seek. Our assessment is that new novels, movies on DVD and books related to Kabbalah and spirituality are in highest demand, as these are the items with the strongest circulation numbers. Therefore, we will strengthen these areas of our collection.
Last month I recommended some of our newer novels in this spirit. As you can see below I am recommending some of the new DVDs the library acquired. We are actively working on growing our DVD collection with a particular focus on feature films related to Jews, Judaism and Israel. Let us know which movies you would like to see in our collection and we will try our best to purchase them. Meanwhile here are some of our recent acquisitions:
- Broken Wings - (2002, 87 min, rated R)
As a family seems to fall apart after the abrupt death of husband/father, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their ‘broken wings’. - Kedma - (2002, 100 min, not rated)
In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine–only to risk arrest by British troops. - Munich - (2005, 164 min, rated R)
The world was watching in 1972 as 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the Munich Olympics. This is the story of what happened next. - Yellow Asphalt - (2001, 87 min, not rated)
Three stories set among the Bedouin of Jahalin in the hills of the Judean desert. - When Do We Eat? - (2005, 86 min, rated R)
A family’s Passover gets screwy after the patriarch unknowingly ingests a hit of Ecstasy.
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