18th February, Tuesday – I’m so looking forward to this Book Club Event with Qesher. I hope you can join. Book for the link here.
SHOHAM’S BANGLE is an award winning heartwarming, intergenerational children’s picture book about Middle Eastern Jewish refugees and resilience. This is the story of Operation Ezra & Nehemiah, where over 120,000 Iraqi Jews were airlifted to Israel. Once upon a time a third of Baghdad was Jewish. Today 3 Jews live in Iraq. Come discover the inspiration and Iraqi Jewish family story, history and culture behind SHOHAM’s BANGLE.
Shoham wears a golden bangle on her wrist, just like her Nana Aziza. Their bangles jingle when they cook, and glitter in the sun. When Shoham and her family must leave Iraq, they are allowed to take only one suitcase each. They may take no jewelry. Shoham has the important job of carrying Nana’s homemade pita bread, which Nana says they will eat when they get to Israel. But when they finally arrive and it is time to eat, Shoham bites into something hard inside the pita bread.
You can read more and order the book here.