Henry Koor Judaica Library – Lecture Series By Tsipi Wexler
The Henry Koor Library, in addition to being a lending library for Jewish and secular books, has a Wednesday evening winter lecture series, a Holocaust Memorial Day morning lecture and an activity in June to coincide with Hebrew book week/ month. Most of our lecturers are from Netanya to showcase the talented people in our community. Until recently, Clive Leigh z”l coordinated our lectures. We miss him. This year, we began our winter lecture series in mid-November. Neil Landsman, a professor of Russian and Soviet studies, was active in campaigning to free Soviet Jewry. Although he has lectured extensively, this lecture was his first one on “Personal Reminiscences of Soviet Jewry”. Our December speaker was Tova Mordechai who spoke of her personal journey from being an evangelical minister to becoming an observant Jew. Her powerful talk was titled “The Power of the Jewish Soul”. In January, Dr. Don Silverberg spoke about Jewish and Israeli contributions to modern medicine. He also included welcome advice on how to take care of ourselves.
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Dr. Joseph Berger, psychiatrist and recent immigrant, spoke on “Why do so many Jews become psychiatrists?”. His answers with a wide review of psychiatry were fascinating. As of this writing, Arnold Kaplan’s lecture, “The Jewish Involvement in the Persian Carpet Industry”, on his professional experience in the textile industry and his extensive trips to Iran, has unfortunately been postponed. Our next scheduled lecture is at 9:45 am on Yom Hashoah, Tuesday April 21, 27 Nissan. Speaker Susan Shalev will talk about the book she authored “Of Bitter Herbs and Sweet Confections”, an inspiring story based on true events of survival, resilience and optimism in the face of adversity. (Yes, her book is in the library.) Would you like to help volunteer for the lecture series or in the library? Please drop by the library or contact us. 09-8840458 koorlib@gmail.com Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 am – noon Wednesday evening 5:30-8:00 pm Wishing everyone a happy and kosher Passover o
