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Diving Into the Israel Experience: Mercaz Reads Israel

Posted on July 18, 2021

In the midst of the emerging pandemic and in the wake of the World Zionist Congress election campaign, MERCAZ USA launched an online book club featuring contemporary Israeli literature that provides insight into and understanding of the lives and concerns of our Israeli counterparts: MERCAZ READS ISRAEL, a partnership between MERCAZ USA, MERCAZ Canada, MERCAZ […]

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MERCAZ Reads Israel: Watch Our Book Club Discussion About “All The Rivers”

Posted on July 14, 2021

Our most recent MERCAZ READS ISRAEL book selection was All The Rivers, a novel by Dorit Rabinyan A controversial, award-winning story about the passionate but untenable affair between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man. Banned from classrooms by Israel’s Ministry of Education, this remarkable novel is a bold portrayal of the strains – and […]

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Mercaz Reads Israel Book Club Meeting: ‘If All Seas Were Ink’

Posted on December 15, 2020

Discussing ‘If All The Seas Were Ink’ with author Ilana Kurshan on September 23, 2020:

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Mercaz Reads Israel: Diving Into the Israel Experience

Posted on December 15, 2020

In the midst of the emerging pandemic and in the wake of the World Zionist Congress election campaign, MERCAZ USA launched an online book club featuring contemporary Israeli literature that provides insight into and understanding of the lives and concerns of our Israeli counterparts: MERCAZ READS ISAREL, a partnership between MERCAZ USA, MERCAZ Canada, MERCAZ […]

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An Accidental Memoirist: Mercaz Reads Israel, “If All The Seas Were Ink”

Posted on August 6, 2020

Ilana Kurshan is the author of If All the Seas Were Ink, published in 2017 by St. Martin’s Press. She has translated books of Jewish interest by Ruth Calderon, Benjamin Lau, and Micah Goodman, as well as novels, short stories, and children’s picture books. Her book Why Is This Night Different From Other Nights was […]

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MERCAZ Reads Israel: Catch Up With Our First Book & Get Ready for Our Second Meeting!

Posted on July 13, 2020

This past spring, MERCAZ USA launched our online book club, MERCAZ Reads Israel. MERCAZ Reads Israel is an opportunity for lovers of books and Israel to read literature from contemporary Israeli authors. Our goal is to select books that provide insights to, and understanding of, the lives and concerns of our Israeli counterparts. If you […]

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MERCAZ Reads Israel – ‘A Rabbi’s Daughter’ Discussion With Author Avigail Graetz

Posted on May 15, 2020

Join us for our first MERCAZ Reads Israel Book Club Meeting! Discuss our first book selection, ‘A Rabbi’s Daughter ‘ with author Avigail Graetz on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Register for our Zoom Webinar on June 2 at 1:00 p.m. EDT MERCAZ Reads Israel is an online book club featuring contemporary […]

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Mercaz Reads Israel Book Club – Inaugural Webinar: A Rabbis Daughter

Posted on April 23, 2020

Watch the inaugural webinar for the MERCAZ READS ISRAEL book club! On Wednesday, April 22, Mercaz USA launched our online book club – MERCAZ Reads Israel – featuring contemporary Israeli literature that provides insight into and understanding of the lives and concerns of our Israeli counterparts. This new, exciting initiative is a partnership between Mercaz […]

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