LOCATION 2ND FLOOR - Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver 950 W.41st Avenue HOURS Su 10:00am-3:00pm Mo / Tu / Th 10:00am-6:00pm We 10:00am-8:00pm Fr NEW HOURS! 10:00am-12:00pm Sa closed RENEWALS & INFORMATION (604) 257-5111 ext. 248 or email: library@jccgv.bc.ca

NEW ISRAELI BOOKS & CD'S

What do you do for Yom Ha’atzmaut or right after the holiday?
Why you read some books, listen to CDs or watch DVDs from Israel.

How do you get them? Come to the Isaac Waldman Library and borrow from some of the latest and greatest titles from Israel.
These are just a few items available:

Im Yesh Gan Eden (Beaufort) is a frightening yet hypnotizing novel about the last year of Israel’s occupation of Southern Lebanon and is the basis to the recent Israeli movie “Beaufort” that won the Golden Bear Award in the last Berlin International Film Festival. This is the first novel of the brilliant 37 year old, Ron Leshem.

Another award winning is author Amos Oz. In Harvzei ha’Chayin veha’Mavet (Rhyming Life and Death), Oz portrays with irony and compassion the people that are rolling between the beads of life and death in one Tel-Aviv night of the early 1980’s.

Dorit Rabinyan’s Our Weddings portrays the frustrations of family life, expectancy, and reality versus a fairy tale picture of true love and romance. Rabinyan’s Persian Brides is also available in the Library.

Israel’s icon, Hagashash Ha’Chiver, a group of the three funniest performers, who invented a new language in the 40 last years, have recorded a series of 10 of their sketches and raps. This is only a part of their heritage, for which they have been awarded the prestigious Israel Prize. This DVD#8 and three others are available in the Library.

For an authentic voice of Israel at its best, listen to Ehud Banai Live, a triple CD of Banai’s concert tours of 2003-2005. To hear one of Israel’s greatest performing artists, borrow the latest CD of Yehudit Ravitz called Ir Ktana (A Little City). And not to be outdone, Haproyeket shel Idan Raichel (Raichel’s Project - Out of the Depths) is one of the best CD’s ever produced in Israel. Raichel is one of Israel’s most popular ethno-pop artists. For more suggestions of music CDs come up to browse through the hundreds of CDs in the Library.

Check out the catalog at www.jcclibrary.ca or call us at 604 257-5111.

NEW PROGRAMS

Writing Workshops
Meet with authors and illustrators for drop-in classes on a variety of topics: writing memoirs, fiction, poetry, books for kids and young adults, and illustrating your children’s book. Ends with a special session where participants can share their work and see the work of others. Details and schedule: www.jccgv.com, or call the library.
Sept 8, 15, 22, Nov 3, 10, 17, Dec 1
Mo 7:30pm by donation

One on One Computer Help
Meet with Clyde for assistance on email, internet searching and other computer related questions. Call to book a free 1-hour appointment.
Mo 11:00pm-3:00pm FREE w/library card

Searching the Library Catalog
and the Encyclopaedia Judaica
Find what you want! Learn to navigate with expert Lisa Stibravy, King David High School Librarian. Free sessions. Sign up by calling the Library.

Storytime on Demand
Call to arrange a free story time for 6 or more children.

ONGOING PROGRAMS

Join a Book Club
Do you love reading or discussing Jewish stories? Come and join Stevie (Pixie) Steiner to find out about a creating your own book club to share your love of reading. Call to register by Sept 8.

Books to Go
Books delivered to Louis Brier & Weinberg residents by Ophira. Call us with your requests. IWJPL library card required.
We 11:00am-1:00pm

Intergenerational Shabbat
Join L’Chaim seniors, JCC pre-schoolers & Bob in the library.
2nd Fr of the month 11:00am everyone welcome

A Taste of the Talmud
An introduction into the world of Talmud by renowned Jewish scholar Rabbi Dubrawsky. Call for dates.
Mo 12:00- 12:45pm everyone welcome

ESL Circle of Conversation
Do you want to practice speaking English? Meet people?
Join our Circle of Conversation. Led by Paulette & Ludmila.
Th 2:00- 2:45pm everyone welcome

We are excited to offer the 2007 revised and expanded 2nd edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica—an authoritative, comprehensive, serious yet accessible work for people of all walks of life. Kindly donated by Mordehai Wosk.

The 22 volume print set is on the library shelves and the full-text on-line version in now available.

Instructions for accessing the Encyclopaedia Judaica full-text online version >>
Or phone: 604 257-5111 ext 252.