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Join us for a lively discussion of Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari. Naomi Brenner, Associate Professor at OSU’s Melton Center for Jewish Studies, will lead the conversation.
Join us for a lively discussion of Songs for the Brokenhearted, a gorgeous, gripping novel by Ayelet Tsabari. Naomi Brenner, Associate Professor at OSU’s Melton Center for Jewish Studies, will lead the conversation. Don’t miss this chance to explore the novel before Tsabari’s author talk at the Melton Center on Thursday, October 23rd!
1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in search of a better life. In an overcrowded immigrant camp in Rosh Ha'ayin, Yaqub, a shy young man, happens upon Saida, a beautiful girl singing by the river. In the midst of chaos and uncertainty, they fall in love. 1995. Thirty-something Zohara, Saida's daughter, has been living in New York City-she hasn't looked back since leaving home, rarely in touch with her mother or sister, Lizzie, and missing out on her nephew Yoni's childhood. But when Lizzie calls to tell her their mother has died, she gets on a plane to Israel with no return ticket. Soon Zohara finds herself on an unexpected path that leads to shocking truths about her family-including dangers that lurk for impressionable young men and secrets that force her to question everything she thought she knew about her parents, her heritage, and her own future.
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Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
The library is located at 2411 East Main Street, at the intersection of East Main Street and Cassady Avenue. Parking is available in our parking lot on Euclaire Avenue and in front of the library on Main Street. Main Street is a No Parking Tow Zone from 4:00-6:00 p.m. weekdays.