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New books in our library
Did you know the Tri-Valley Cultural Jews has a small lending library? We have books for adults and children, fiction and non-fiction. All members have borrowing privileges. Here are the newest three books that have been donated.
The Power of Positive Nonsense by Leo Rosten. A hilarious exposé of urban legends and mistaken common knowledge.
Him With his Foot in his Mouth and Other Stories by Saul Bellow.
I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children’s Drawing and Poems from Terezín Concentration Camp 1942-1944, a heartbreaking collection of the work from the over 15,000 children who passed through the model camp.
Targeting Terrorists – Sponsored by TVCJ
InterfaithFamily.com
InterfaithFamily.com is devoted to families of different backgrounds who make Jewish choices of any kind. It features interesting articles and links to lots of resources. You can subscribe to the newsletter or just find the online community at InterfaithFamily.com
Third Annual Jew West Conference
Do you sometimes feel like you’re practically the only Jew you know who is not at least nominally religious but who still wants to be part of the Jewish community? You are not alone! Come meet dozens more just like you at the third annual JewWest conference for Secular/Humanistic/Cultural Jews. A fun Labor Day weekend in Seattle. Check it out at http://jew-west-2011.org/
New blog post on Jew(ish)
This post is called “Tikkun Olam and Tattoos”. To read it, click here.
Coming up in the Jewish community:
Contra Costa Jewish Book Festival (Nov. 5-11, Nov. 13, Nov. 16) and the East Bay Jewish Film Festival (March 10-18, 2012).
100 Voices: A Journey Home
This is the closing night film of this year’s San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. For more information about this amazing film, please click here.
July Newsletter now available to read online
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Upcoming events updated
Please click here, or on Upcoming Events in the header bar above, for information about all of this month’s planned activities.