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September 26, 2010 from 9:30 AM

My Father's Paradise
A Son's Search for his Family's Past
by Ariel Sabar
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography

An ancient land. A lost language. And a wayward son who never knew what he and his father shared. Until they embarked on an epic journey into their family's extraordinary past.

"Graceful and resonant . . . A personal undertaking for a son who admits he never understood his unassuming, penny-pinching immigrant father, a man who spent three decades obsessively cataloging the words of his moribund mother tongue. Sabar once looked at his father with shame, scornful of the alien who still bore scars on his back from childhood bloodlettings. This book, he writes, is a chance to make amends"
– New York Times Sunday Book Review (New York Times Book Review )

To read more about the book on Ms Sabar's website, go to http://www.arielsabar.com/book.html

Ariel Sabar will be on a conference call with us at 9:30 this morning.

Next Book Group meeting will be on Jan 9, 2011.

RSVP to patty@shirhadash.org or 358-1751 ext 7, For more information, contact Diane Goldman at bookgroup-coordinator@shirhadash.org.

Join us for fun and informative discussions! New members are always welcome!

Contact: Patty, patty@shirhadash.org
Organization: Congregation Shir Hadash
Website Link: http://www.shirhadash.org/calendar/e/01654
Location: 20 Cherry Blossom Lane
Los Gatos, CA 95032

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