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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Establishment of a Reading Group of the 'Call'

The Library of the Jewish quarter

The Nahmanides Institute of Studies has launched the proposal of establishing a Reading Group of the Call. The aim is to promote reading and the interest in subject matters related to Jewish history and culture, while at the same time dynamising our library, specialised in Judaica. The response to this proposal has been utterly positive, and the group has already been set up with thirteen participants. During the first meeting, the reading for the first six month of the year has been decided together, as well as the activities which the Institute will offer in relation to it.

The following books were chosen:
- February: Remeis i traïcions, by Caroline Roe (Edicions 62, Barcelona, 1999)
- March: El secreto de la reina persa, by Esther Bendahan (La Esfera de los Libros, Madrid, 2009)
- April: La maledicció d'Alietzer, by Anabel Cervantes (Alisis edicions, Barcelona, 2009)
- May: L'Evangeli gris, by Vicenç Villatoro (Edicions Proa, 1982, and the new edition Proa "Per conèixer la història de Catalunya", 1999)
- June: L'Atles furtiu, by Alfred Bosch (Columna, 1998)

As to the related activities, they will be detailed each month on our website, where there will also be available a summary of the book of the month.

This activity is done in collaboration with the 'Central de Biblioteques de Girona'.