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Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror by Jeffrey Goldberg, an Adas Israel congregant, is this year’s Adas Israel Reads selection. On Sunday morning November 16 at 10:00 am. David Gregory of NBC News will interview Goldberg about his book.
Prisoners was described as a "a sharply observed and beautifully written memoir” by the LA Times and named one of the best books of the year by that newspaper as well as the New York Times and Washington Post. In the numerous positive reviews of Prisoners are these words:
"Realization of the humanity of the 'other' is at the heart of … memoir …The journalist offers a bracingly clear-eyed, deeply emotional and often humorous account of his life as an American Jew in love with Israel” (Los Angeles Times),
“Goldberg takes an engagingly personal approach to the issue in his story of the quest for mutual understanding with a Palestinian activist who had been his prisoner. That turns out to be quite revelatory, for what we learn not only of Palestinians like Mr. Hijazi but of Jews like Mr. Goldberg” (New York Times).
Jeffrey Goldberg is a National Correspondent of The Atlantic. Previously he was Middle East correspondent, and Washington correspondent, for the New Yorker. He also served as a correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, and New York Magazine. He has written for the Forward, and was a columnist for The Jerusalem Post.
David Gregory is NBC News’ Chief White House Correspondent, leading the network’s coverage of the Bush presidency, reporting regularly on “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,” “Today,” and for NBC News’ 24-hour cable network MSNBC and on MSNBC.com. In addition, Gregory is the host of MSNBC’s “Race for the White House,” a fast-paced daily look at the latest election news. Read more...
Adas Israel Reads, which began in 2004, is a congregation-wide learning and community-building experience centered on a book that is chosen to inspire and challenge its readers.
Kick-off Event
November 16, 10:00 a.m.This year's Selection:
Contact
To help plan or host a discussion group, please contact Marty Blank, blankm@iel.org.
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