Crossing Cairo Kindle
In Crossing Cairo, Rabbi Ruth Sohn has written an exceptional family
portrait of the experience of living in Egypt with her husband and
children. Would it be possible to cross the boundaries of language,
culture and religion to form real friendships and find a home among
Egyptians? As she navigates new routines of daily life to make friends,
find an Arabic teacher, and get to know the mysterious veiled woman that
came with the rental of their apartment, Sohn takes us on a remarkable
journey as she encounters the many faces of Cairo. In the Epilogue she
returns to Cairo after the fall of Mubarak to find a newly exuberant
and infectious patriotism and hope. Throughout this probing
contemplation of self and other in a world that is foreign and in many
ways inimical to her own as an American Jew, Sohn shows how even the
seemingly mundane events of daily life can yield unexpected discoveries.
"With remarkable evenhandedness and...openness, Sohn has written a
provocative and mesmerizing book of extraordinary passion and insight. I
could not put it down!" Rabbi David Ellenson, President Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion
The Privilege of Aging -- Kindle
In The Privilege of Aging Patricia Shapiro (M.S.W.) opens a
window for us into the lives of women from 75 to 102 years old and
explores their successes and challenges, longevity and vitality. Each
woman has lived a different path of life, and their examples show us
that the resources for successful aging are within us. Anthropologist
Doris Francis says that we need "to seize the challenges
and honors of growing old."
"Patricia Gottlieb Shapiro introduces us to
ordinary women who model growth, resiliency, creativity and vibrancy in
later life. These women are our guides; they beckon all of us to age
fearlessly." Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, M.A., M.S.W., B.C.C. Author of
Jewish Visions for Aging Director, Growing Older: Wisdom + Spirit Beyond
Midlife
