So, who doesn’t really like to go shopping? Join the Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation this summer as we read about the shopping experience and the Jewish merchants who changed retail forever. Our third great read this summer is “The Joy of Costco,” by David and Susan Schwartz, a married Jew¬ish cou¬ple who take their readers on a whirl¬wind tour of Cost¬co ware¬hous¬es around the globe. The Costco concept dat¬es back to a Jew¬ish San Diego lawyer named Sol Price, who found¬ed Price Club, Costco’s pre¬de¬ces¬sor. Jim Sine¬gal, Price’s pro-tégé, and Jeff Brot¬man, a Jewish Seat¬tle retail¬er, went on to found Costco itself.
We meet simultaneously in-person at the Bethlehem Public Library and on Zoom. For more information, visit our website at https://www.bethlehemsynagogue.org/books-2025