WJC Book Cafe

The Hendel Library proudly offers a year of literary delights for you to explore new Jewish titles through the Jewish Book Council. Pop-in to one, any or all book club-like experiences. Each conversation is paired with thematic edible delicacies! Open to all WJC readers!

This session will focus on:

Melting Point by Rachel Cockerell

On June 7, 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamt, but to Texas. They are led by Rachel Cockerell’s great-grandfather, David Jochelmann. This is the beginning of the Galveston Plan, a forgotten moment in American history when ten thousand Jews fled to Texas in the lead-up to World War I. Cockerell weaves together diaries, letters, newspaper articles and interviews to create a new form of non-fiction.

For each session, please RSVP to librarian@wjcenter.org

Spoiler alert: you don’t have to read the book to enjoy attending!