Join us for an in-person book discussion in the Adas Library of The Safekeep, a short, stunning novel by Yael van der Wouden. Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize,The Safekeep opens in the Netherlands in the 1960s. Readers meet Dutch siblings who were children during World War II and continue to live in the war's shadow, while being largely unaware of its impact on them.

The book provokes intriguing questions. What makes a home? Why do we become so attached to certain objects? What draws us to love one person rather than another? Why might we both love our siblings and resent them? What governmental sins are citizens complicit in? Is historical reckoning possible?

Questions? Please email Robin Jacobson at librarian@adasisrael.org