November marks Jewish Book Month and the Kick-off of one of the JCC's flagship programs, the annual Jewish Book & Culture Fair! This entertaining and educational event features an eclectic line-up of internationally renowned authors who bring global issues center stage. From history and business to spirituality, family and fiction, the broad range of topics addressed will provides literary stimulation for everyone while the in-house book store and Art Expo Boutique showcasing artists from across the country and Israel will let you simultaneously educate your mind, nourish your soul and shop until your heart’s content.
JEWISH BOOK & CULTURE FAIR 2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, November 6 • 7 pm
The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America’s Finest Hour
Andrei Cherny
For Cherny this was a personal journey as his grandparents were survivors of concentration camps. At age 21, he was the youngest White House speechwriter in American history.
Sarah’s Key
Tatiana De Rosnay
In July, 1942 in Paris, 10 year old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police. Desperate to protect her younger brother, she hides him in a cupboard with the promise to return. Sixty years later, Sarah’s story intertwines with an American journalist living in Paris who is assigned the story of the roundup. DeRosnay writes for the French Elle and lives in Paris.
It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive
Evan Handler
Beloved by millions for his role as Harry Goldenblatt on HBO’s Sex and the City, Mr. Handler will contemplate how a person can live happily with the knowledge that time is limited. Co-sponsored by Time Warner Cable of Wisconsin.
Clothing Optional
Alan Zweibel
Award-winning comedy writer Zweibel offers a hilarious and poignant collection of short pieces about life, death, nudity, the Old Testament, parenthood and New York. He has written for Saturday Night Live, Garry Shandling’s Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm and has collaborated with Billy Crystal on his Broadway Show, 700 Sundays.
Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly
Robin Preiss Glasser
An illustrator who is part of a dynamic team behind Fancy Nancy will demonstrate and instruct the art of illustration at 5:30pm and will present her book at 6:30pm. Co-sponsored by BayShore Pediatric Children’s Medical Group, Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Gan Ami Beginnings, Preschool & Kindergarten and the Harold & Terry Nash JCC Family & Parenting Center.
Sunday, November 16 • 7 pm
Breaking News
Martin Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher has covered every event of consequence in the Middle East and Africa for the past thirty years. Currently, he is NBC News Bureau Chief and correspondent in Tel Aviv and covering the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Gaza for MSNBC. Fletcher has been the gold standard of television for war correspondents. His family’s Holocaust history has framed his eloquent insights. Co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Jewish Council for Community Relations and the Edie Adelman Political Awareness Series of the Women’s Division of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
It’s A Struggle To Be A Top Banana
Dr. Gary Guten
A local surgeon’s story of a personal approach to his diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.
Thursday, November 20 • 12 noon
Heirloom Baking With The Brass Sisters
The Brass Sisters
A presentation of years of experience in cooking, collecting cookbooks combined with their interest in antiques and culinary history. Learn cooking skills as well as antiquing tips during this fun-filled afternoon.
Tefillat Nashim (Women’s Prayer Throughout the Ages)
Dr. Aliza Lavie
Learn from texts written for women and by women, some dating back to periods that have been regarded, until now, without feminine literary activity. Dr. Lavie is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Bar Ilan University, Israel. Co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Rabbis and the Israel Center- Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
