Night

by Elie Wiesel
Meeting Date:  February , 2010
Hostess:  Stephanie

Discussion:  Once again, Stephanie greeted us with a special surprise:  her Jewish friend Irena was visiting from Calgary and would be joining us for the discussion.  Irena added some socio-historical background information on Judaism and the holocaust.
We all agreed that this was a difficult book to read.  This is Wiesel's personal experience of being captured and imprisoned in a concentration camp in Nazi Germany.  He describes in detail the horrors that he and other Jews were forced to endure.  We discussed our prior knowledge of the holocaust and we also compared some of the atrocities that continue in society today (Darfur, Rawanda, etc.).
We also had a new member, Rebecca, join the Booze & Book Club for the first time.

Ratings:
Stephanie ...............6
Dannette ................8
Stacey ....................6
Rebecca ..................8
Barb ........................7
Lynne .................abstain
Overall:  7