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:

Sisters of Fortune by Esther Chehebar

Jane Austen’s com­e­dy of man­ners fol­lowed the for­tunes of the five Ben­net sis­ters in rur­al Eng­land at the turn of the nine­teenth cen­tu­ry, Chehe­bar sets hers in the gos­sipy, tight-knit Syr­i­an Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty in Brook­lyn in the ear­ly 2000s, where the three Cohen sis­ters — Nina, For­tune, and Lucy — are wrestling with momen­tous decisions.

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

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