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 last great read this summer is “Merchant Princes: An Intimate History of Jewish Families Who Built Great Department Stores,” by Leon A. Harris. This compelling history of America’s famous Jewish shopkeepers shows how the Filene, Gimbel, and Marcus families, and others, created renowned retail empires out of small pushcart beginnings. 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