Recommended books that can be borrowed from the Aaron Garber Library, 26500 Shaker Boulevard. Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4. Phone 216-212-4116. Ilka Gordon, On Site Director.

 The Nazi and the Psychiatrist : Hermann Goring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII by Jack El-Hai

 “In the chilling tale of Dr. Douglas Kelley, a young U.S. Army psychiatrist and his secret evaluations of Nazi leader Hermann Goring, Jack El-Hai weaves a harrowing narrative that brilliantly probes the depths of evil.” (Gilbert King, from the back cover)

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Recommended books that can be borrowed from the Aaron Garber Library, 26500 Shaker Boulevard, Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4, Phone 216-212-4116,  Ilka Gordon, On Site Director.

The Sages:  Character, Context & Creativity by Binyamin Lau (3 volume set) Koren Publishers

The Sages is the first work of prominent Jerusalem Rabbi Binyamin Lau translated into English.  The three volume set explores the lives and times of Hazal, their families, professions and much more.

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The latest book recommendations from Ilka Gordon, On Site Director, Aaron Garber Library, 26500 Shaker Boulevard. Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4. Phone 216-371-0446 ext.269

Like Dreamers : the Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation by Yossi Klein Halevi copyright 2013.

Journalist,Yossi Klein Halevi, follows the lives of seven members of the 55^th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade who reunified Jerusalem during the Six Day War.  The men’s choices in life are extremely diverse.  They range from religious Zionism to anti-Zionist terrorism. Hottest new book on the market.

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This week’s book recommendations from Ilka Gordon, On Site Director, Aaron Garber Library, 26500 Shaker Boulevard. Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4. Phone 216-371-0446 ext.269

The Kindertransport to Britain 1938/39 : New Perspectives edited by Andrea Hammel and Bea Lewkowicz.

The Kindertransport to Britain 1938/39 contains essays which provide new perspectives on the Kindertransport, which in 1938-1939 brought almost 10,000 children from Nazi controlled countries to Britain.  Some of the topics discussed are children who were forced to migrate further to Scotland, Australia and New Zealand.  Former transportees write about their experiences leaving their parents and being placed in foster homes surrounded by a new culture, language and social environment.

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This week’s book recommendations from Ilka Gordon, on site director, Aaron Garber Library.

26500 Shaker Blvd.

Summer Hours: 9am-1pm Mon. – Thurs.

Hats in the Ring by Meir Persoff

How is the Chief Rabbi of England chosen?  Meir Persoff’s fascinating book draws on unaccessed and unpublished material to describe in detail how the 7 Chief Rabbis of England have been appointed (although only six have been installed).   The story of many of the Rabbis involves intrigue, in-fighting and self-interest. Recommended for history buffs and those interested in what goes on across the pond.

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This week’s book recommendations from Ilka Gordon, Librarian, Aaron Garber Library, 26500 Shaker Boulevard

Summer Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-1.  Closed June 25, 26 & July 2-4. All are welcome to borrow books.  Phone 216-371-0446 ext. 269.

 From Where I Stand: Life Messages From the Weekly Torah Reading. by Rabbi Yossy Goldman, KTAV Publishing House, 2012.

 Rabbi Yossy, former Lubavitch emissary to South Africa, presently Rabbi of Johannesburg’s largest Jewish congregation, has written short (one or two pages) thoughts on the weekly Torah readings.  Each vignette is written in easy to comprehend language and contains a valuable message to which all readers can connect.  Recommended for all those involved in kiruv, youth organizations or those looking for a down to earth vort on the weekly parsha.

 Vision and Leadership  : Reflections on Joseph and Moses by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchick.

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This week’s book recommendations from Ilka Gordon, Librarian, Aaron Garber Library

26500 Shaker Boulevard

Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4

Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal

Mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world.

It is also the most enigmatic, shrouded in secrecy.

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This week’s book recommendations from Ilka Gordon, Librarian,  Aaron Garber Library:

Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4

Henry Ford’s War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech by Victoria Saker Woeste, copyright 2012.

“This is the story of Ford’s ownership of the Dearborn Independent, his involvement in the defamatory articles it ran, and the two Jewish lawyers, Aaron Sapiro and Louis Marshall, who each tried to stop Ford’s war.” –Provided by publisher.

When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna, copyright 2012.

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Ilka Gordon, librarian at the Aaron Garber Library has kindly volunteered to write a series of articles on the holdings and special features of this library, especially aspects that may be useful to the Orthodox community.

Aaron Garber Library ( located in the former Siegal College building), is open to the Jewish community.  We are an academic library housing over 46,000 books, CDs and periodicals in Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish and English.  We have a large collection of seforim such as several editions of the Talmud Bavli, the Yerushalmi, Mishnayot and many other seforim which will be featured in our bi-weekly library list.  Every two weeks, we will highlight five books from our collection, usually new books. We welcome you to the library, one of the Jewish community’s great resources. We hope you enjoy this new addition to the Newsletter. Please stop by and explore Cleveland’s Jewish treasure for yourself.

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