Book Clubs and Book Exchanges for English Speakers in Israel
Book Clubs
There are many books clubs throughout the country. They take various forms. Some read and discuss the same book. Some use the nominal fees for membership to buy books that they then make available on a rotating basis to their members. For example, in Jerusalem, The Classic Book Club of AACI meets in the Amit-AACI Library on 37 Pierre Koenig Street.
Check the local chapters of AACI and ESRA for more information.
Tel Aviv
ESRA Book Clubs
Book 'n Chat
Gill 03-602 1008
Short Story Discussion
Lucie 054-498 1342
Tel Aviv's Silent Book Club meets once a month to "read together your own book of preference over a cup of tea, coffee or glass of wine. We don't have any book assignment and the aim is to read with like-minded people and to discuss our book of interests, exchange books and give book suggestions."
Meetup.com also lists a number of book clubs in the Tel Aviv area.
Kfar Saba/Hod Hasharon
ESRA Book Club
Carole 050-439 9719
Judith 054-642 4699
Raanana
ESRA Book Club
Frances Greenberg Book Club
Linda 054-780 5290
Netanya
ESRA Book Club
Swap-a-Book
Carole 052-683 1416
Rehovot
ESRA Book Club
Rosalie 08-949 4851
There's an English language creative writers group in Haifa and one in Beersheva.
There is also a nationwide discussion group hosted on Yahoo called BooksIsrael that discusses anything having to do with books. Another discussion group is the Israeli Book Exchange.
Book Exchanges
The Janglo discussion group, an online forum for English-speakers in Jerusalem, often has notices about book swaps and sales.
There are many books clubs throughout the country. They take various forms. Some read and discuss the same book. Some use the nominal fees for membership to buy books that they then make available on a rotating basis to their members. For example, in Jerusalem, The Classic Book Club of AACI meets in the Amit-AACI Library on 37 Pierre Koenig Street.
Check the local chapters of AACI and ESRA for more information.
Tel Aviv
ESRA Book Clubs
Book 'n Chat
Gill 03-602 1008
Short Story Discussion
Lucie 054-498 1342
Tel Aviv's Silent Book Club meets once a month to "read together your own book of preference over a cup of tea, coffee or glass of wine. We don't have any book assignment and the aim is to read with like-minded people and to discuss our book of interests, exchange books and give book suggestions."
Meetup.com also lists a number of book clubs in the Tel Aviv area.
Kfar Saba/Hod Hasharon
ESRA Book Club
Carole 050-439 9719
Judith 054-642 4699
Raanana
ESRA Book Club
Frances Greenberg Book Club
Linda 054-780 5290
Netanya
ESRA Book Club
Swap-a-Book
Carole 052-683 1416
Rehovot
ESRA Book Club
Rosalie 08-949 4851
There's an English language creative writers group in Haifa and one in Beersheva.
There is also a nationwide discussion group hosted on Yahoo called BooksIsrael that discusses anything having to do with books. Another discussion group is the Israeli Book Exchange.
Book Exchanges
The Janglo discussion group, an online forum for English-speakers in Jerusalem, often has notices about book swaps and sales.
