Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland | 
pickIn 1941, 1/2 the residents of Jedwabne, Poland murdered the other 1/2. 1600 Jews (all but 7 in the town) died that day. Gross examines what happened that day using eyewitness accounts and historical documents. Extremely relevant to social issues today and a great choice for a book group that wants to tackle complicated issues. Good start for #nonfictionNovember2017
"Can we arbitrarily see from a national heritage what we like and proclaim it as patrimony to the exclusion of everything else?"
pickHorrifying what people are capable of doing to each other. Gross attempts to correct the history of what one town in Poland did to 1600 of its Jews: tortured and murdered them. Painful and necessary book.
#12DaysofBookmas #candycanes
Did somebody say candy canes?!?! I've been channeling my inner Martha Stewart to make peppermint bark as a gift for my neighbors! Packing them up now and will be playing delivery elf tomorrow! 🎁🎄🎅🏻
