Please RSVP to Julie Raskin if you plan to attend. "The title of this moving, well-crafted book refers to a tree in the backyard of a home in Ramala. The home is currently owned by Dalia, a Jewish woman whose family of Holocaust survivors emigrated from Bulgaria. But before Israel gained its independence in 1948, the house was owned by the Palestinian family of Bashir, who meets Dalia when he returns to see his family home after the Six-Day War of 1967. Journalist Tolan (Me & Hank) traces the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the parallel personal histories of Dalia and Bashir and their families--all refugees seeking a home." (Publishers Weekly). In February, BK Reads The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon; discussion led by Jessica de Koninck.