During the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival, Irene Shaland will introduce her latest book “Shaland’s Jewish Travel Guide to Malta and Corsica.”
Date/time of event: Sunday February 6th 2022, 11:00 AM EST
Event Host: Mandel JCC Cleveland
JCC Website:
https://clevelandjewishbookfestival.eventive.org/schedule/local-author-day-61ae481e9fed72004ce7db95
Location of event: Free Virtual Event. Please click the link below to join the event:
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Introducing Irene Shaland’s Book:
Book Review by Corinne J. Brown, author and HaLapid Editor. Reprinted with permission from the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies and the HaLapid magazine
“Shaland’s Jewish Travel Guide to Malta and Corsica: A Trusted Travel Companion for the Jewish History Explorer”
by Irene Shaland
Link to book: https://amzn.to/3uJRTeQ
Irene Shaland never ceases to amaze with her commitment to Jewish history and travel and her expertise in writing about it. Her latest release is a handbook for discovery and adventure: a reason in and of itself to book a flight to the islands of Corsica and Malta. Drawn to the roads-less-traveled, Irene and her husband Alex, her official photographer, do all the necessary homework, from researching ancient history to the latest advice on where to go and what to see that matters.
This easy-to carry book is loaded with 186 photos and 12 maps. It takes you back in time to a period 3000 years ago when the Israelites first came to Malta. Fun facts to remember about Corsica include the earthshaking proclamation that, in 1763, Corsica was the first country to proclaim equality for its Jews.
As always, Irene’s’ command of the English language and easy writing style compels the reader to enjoy these travel books whether you make the trip or not. Just one more part of the amazing story of the global Jewish Diaspora, the history of these two far-off places in the Mediterranean helps close the gap between who we are today and where the Jewish people have been. This reader can hardly wait to see where she takes us next.
Link to book: https://amzn.to/3uJRTeQ