“Stories of Exile” Reading Groups

Welcome to the New World, by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan
Monday, March 11, 2024, 6:30 pm

Yellow background with illustration of a goat wearing glasses reading a book. Text: "Stories of Exile Reading Groups for Public Libraries 2023, A Program of the Yiddish Book Center"

Join us for a discussion of Welcome to the New World, by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan.

Advance registration is appreciated, though not required. Click here to register. Place a hold on the book, or borrow it at HPPL Express!

This program will take place at the Reformed Church of Highland Park (19 S. 2nd Ave., Highland Park).

The Yiddish Book Center‘s “Stories of Exile” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is a reading and discussion program to engage adults in thinking about experiences of displacement, migration, and diaspora. In this program, librarians organize reading groups to discuss three books of Yiddish literature in translation, and one book related to the experience of a community served by their library.

The Yiddish Book Center’s “Stories of Exile” Reading Groups for Public Libraries is made possible by a gift from Sharon Karmazin.