64th Annual Jewish Book Fair

Throughout history, there have been contributions to human civilization by Jews living in the diaspora. Guided by their faith and traditions, it was necessary

for Jews to adapt to the environs of their host societies. Resident Jews absorbed the local customs and by turn, Jewish influences became a part of the countries in which they lived. Pervasively, Jewish innovation has had an impact on science, medicine, literature and the arts. Relics of Jewish European history remain. The remem-brances continue to reach across the ocean as families try to reconstruct the lives their ancestors experienced. Monday, November 9 is Kristallnacht Remembrance Day, and authors will speak on relevant topics as diverse as the provenance of buildings commandeered by the Nazis and an ancestor’s haunting SS past.The Jewish influence on the countries in which they live is historic. The Jewish influence on the countries in which they are citizens, their increasing knowledge of and participation in political life, became 20th century phenomena. Audiences attending Opening Night of the 64th Annual Jewish Book Fair will be privileged to hear American Diplomat Dennis Ross speak on the delicate relationship between the United States and Israel.The City of Detroit is no exception when it comes to the impact the Jewish people can have on their geographic location. Members of the Detroit Jewish community, both famous and infamous, contributed to the fabric of the city during the past centuries. Jewish Detroit has produced and supported musicians, comedians, scholars and clergy, and all are topics throughout this year’s Book Fair. The 19th and 20th century architecture of Albert Kahn provided timeless buildings used by science, industry, worship, education and theatre that endure as landmarks in the Detroit area. Wayne State University has educated Jews and been endowed by Jews. This year, Wayne State University Press partners with Book Fair to feature Victoria Aarons discussing Jewish Literature in the Diaspora, which will certainly include some of your favorite authors and introduce you to many more.Patron Night at Book Fair will feature David Maraniss, author of Once in a Great City. This superbly written book is a must-read for anyone who has grown up in Metro Detroit and is an inspiration for those committed to the idea that Detroiters will live “Again in a Great City.”

Terry Hollander & Susan LutzBook Fair Chairs

MISSION STATEMENTThe Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit’s Annual Jewish Book Fair is a community-wide cultural and literary event, attracting a large and varied audience of more than 20,000 people of all ages. It is the oldest and largest Jewish book fair in the nation.

Prominent and emerging writers – from our community and all over the world – in literature, the arts, philosophy, theology, history and current events are invited to engage, educate and entertain.

BOOK STORE HOURS

Wednesday, November 4 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 5 10:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Friday, November 6 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Saturday, November 7 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 8 9:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Monday, November 9 10:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 10 10:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 11 9:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 12 9:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Friday, November 13 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Saturday, November 14 7 – 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 15 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Again in a Great City

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Wednesday, November 48 p.m. Dennis RossDoomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to ObamaAn unprecedented account of America’s changing relationship with Israel, Doomed to Succeed takes readers through every administration from Truman to Obama, offering insight into each president's attitude toward Israel and the region, the often tumultuous debates between key advisers and the events that drove the policies.$10

Sponsored by Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit

Thursday, November 5Day Underwritten by Elaine & Michael Serling

Noon Aviya Kushner LUNCH & LEARNThe Grammar of GodAviya Kushner grew up reading the Bible in the original Hebrew and debating its meaning at the dinner table. So while studying for her MFA, she was surprised to learn that she could barely recognize the text. From differences in the Ten Com-mandments to a less ambiguous reading of the Creation story, the English translation often felt like another book. In this eye-opening chronicle, Kushner illustrates how differences in translation affect our understanding of the Bible. $18 includes buffet lunch

Held in Marion & David Handleman Hall

Reservations required one week prior to event

Sponsored by SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment)

Co-sponsored by Jewish Federation’s FedEd & Melton

2 p.m. BOOK FAIR PREVIEW PANEL With Tara Hayes and Sharon SchwartzToo many great authors to pick from at the Book Fair? Don’t know which new books to purchase?

Join us as some of our favorite literary experts and book club facilitators provide insight. Hear their take and opinions, share yours and then browse and shop!Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

5 p.m. Jay Hack

HAPPY HOURHeld in the Janice Charach Gallery

6 p.m. Author presentation in The Berman Center for the Performing ArtsThe Steady Climb: A Family Journey from Mountain to MarketsLike mountain climbing, long-term investing is a journey with no shortcuts to success. But the right tools can help anyone learn to make smart decisions.

In The Steady Climb, former NEXTGen President Jay Hack, financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates and mountain-climbing guide, shares a philosophy of wealth management based on the wisdom of history’s greatest investors – a philosophy that applies to much more than investing. Learn why taking the long-term approach isn’t always easy emotionally, but the results of being slow and steady are well worth the challenges.$7 includes Happy Hour

Sponsored by NEXTGen

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Friday, November 6HEALTH AWARENESS DAYDay Underwritten by Rona Rones

10 a.m. Rebecca AlexanderNot Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and FoundBorn with a rare genetic mutation, Rebecca Alexander has been simulta-neously losing her sight and hearing since she was a child. When she was 18, a fall from a window left her body shattered. Yet Alexander refused to lose her drive, her zest for life and her sense of humor.

Now 35, with only a sliver of sight and significantly deteriorated hearing, she is a psychotherapist with two master’s degrees from Columbia University, and an athlete who teaches spin classes and competes in extreme endurance races. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery Co-sponsored by Kadima

11:30 a.m. Jessica FechtorStir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me HomeJessica Fechtor was 28, happily immersed in graduate school and her marriage and thinking about starting a family. Then she went for a run and an aneurysm burst in her brain.

Fechtor nearly died. She lost her sense of smell and the sight in her left eye, and she was forced to the sidelines of the life she loved.

Jessica's journey to recovery began in the kitchen, where she drew strength from the restorative power of cooking and baking. Written with intelligence, humor and warmth, Stir, which includes 27 recipes, is an examination of what it means to nourish and be nourished. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

1 p.m. Dr. Richard P. JacobySugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good HealthSugar Crush exposes the truth about how a diet high in sugar, processed carbohydrates and wheat compresses and damages the peripheral nerves in the body, leading to pain, numb-ness, migraines, gall bladder disease and diabetes.

In this important work, Dr. Jacoby offers a holistic approach to under-

standing the exacting toll sugar and carbs take on the body. His book is based on his clinical work and reveals how dietary changes can dramatically help regenerate nerves and rehabilitate their normal function.Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by the JCC Women’s Executive Health Club

Saturday, November 7COMEDY NIGHTDay Underwritten by Penny & Harold Blumenstein

8 p.m. Dani Klein ModisettTake My Spouse, Please: How to Keep Your Marriage Happy, Healthy, and Thriving by Following the Rules of ComedyIn love, as in comedy, timing is everything. And one bad night doesn’t mean it’s time to quit.

With her trademark humor and sharp, yet reverent tone, writer and comedian Dani Klein Modisett shares a map for navigating marriage through rough patches, bad jokes and even nights when you bomb. $10

Co-sponsored by Temple Beth El Sisterhood

Sunday, November 8Day Underwritten by Esther & Neal Zalenko

10 a.m. – Noon READ IN DETROIT Hosted by Sarah Gottlieb and moderated by Sid Simon of the Jewish Historical Society

Please join us as we pay tribute to local authors

Gabriella Burman: MichaelaTracey Cohen: Six-Word Lessons on Female Asperger SyndromeEdith Covensky: presenting Under a Silky Sky: The Symbolist Poetry of Edith Covensky, by Yair MazorG. Aimee Ergas: Michigan Women Who Made a Difference: Builders of the Detroit Jewish CommunityNancy Fishman: Eight Lessons I Learned in the Corners of the FieldJulie Hauser: When I Check on You at NightBeth Rodgers: Freshman FourteenLinda Rosenbaum: Not Exactly As Planned: A Memoir of Adoption, Secrets and Abiding LoveJudi Schram: Lights Out in the AtticMichelle Segar: No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of FitnessStephanie Steinberg: In the Name of Editorial Freedom: 125 Years at the Michigan DailyDave Usher, Berl Falbaum: Music is Forever: Dizzy Gillespie, the Jazz Legend and Me

Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan

Co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood, Hadassah Greater Detroit


significant changes in his/her response to stress. This book also includes a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience some of the methods that benefit children in the program.Held in Marion & David Handleman Hall

4 p.m. Peter ManseauOne Nation, Under Gods: A New American HistoryFrom the Pilgrims to presidents (“The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity” [John Adams] and the United States “is founded on the principles of Christianity” [FDR]), Americans often describe the United States as a country established on Christian ideals.

But what if it’s not true?

In One Nation, Under Gods, Peter Manseau offers a spellbinding look at U.S. history. His conclusion: Christians held political and economic power, but “A society is always shaped not only from the top down but the bottom up. We take for granted that other parts of culture – music, literature, art – are influenced from the margins … the same is true of belief.”

Many of those “on the margins” were Jewish, including seamen traveling with Columbus and the physician nearly murdered for supposed blasphemy.Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by David Horodoker Organization, Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center/Joan & Robert Jampel

IRWIN SHAW NIGHT6 p.m. Dan EphronKilling a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of IsraelTwenty years ago this month Israel experienced an incident that would profoundly change the landscape of the nation and have serious conse-quences for the future: The assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

In Killing a King, Dan Ephron relates the parallel stories of Rabin and his killer, Yigal Amir, over the two years leading up to the assassination. Based on new documents and inter-views with members of Amir’s family, the book provides revealing details about the murderer, a student and activist just 25 years old. It also explains how only through a prism of the assassination is it possible to understand Israel today, from the paralysis in peacemaking to the difficult relationship between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.

11 a.m. Joshua BraffThe Daddy DiariesMom, her hair a masterpiece of swirls, in a tidy apron and making a roast. Dad smoking his pipe and sitting in his favorite chair. Homework complete, the kids play a swell card game.

Wait. This is so not The Daddy Diaries.

Meet Jay and Jackie. Jay is an aspiring author who is now – ouch – Mr. Mom. His wife is starting a high-paying new job. They have a troubled 13-year-old son and a precocious daughter, and then there’s Jay’s narcissistic older brother and lunatic childhood friend.

Joshua Braff’s third novel is a funny, poignant take on contemporary fatherhood and changing marital roles. It’s also the story of one man who must tap into his own vulnerabilities to learn how to be the rock of stability his family desperately needs.Held in Marion & David Handleman Hall

1 p.m. Green Golly & her Golden FluteFAMILY PROGRAMUnlike Rapunzel, tower-trapped Green Golly is so inspired by life she can’t help but make music. She loves playing her flute and uses courage and creativity to meet whatever comes her way. This Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning performance features Barbara Siesel as Green Golly and actor-storyteller-songwriter Keith Torgan as everyone else in a touching, funny story about overcoming life’s challenges.$24

Sponsored by The Berman Center for the Performing Arts

2 p.m. Rabbi Elimelech GoldbergA Perfect God Created An Imperfect World Perfectly: 30 Life Lessons from Kids Kicking CancerPeople magazine “Hero Among Us” and Top Ten CNN Hero Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg, a clinical assistant professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine, is founder and director of Kids Kicking Cancer, which uses martial arts to help boys and girls, some as young as 2, learn how to manage the stress, fear and anxiety that accompanies their disease.

Presented by the Kids Kicking Cancer participants, the 30 lessons in this book explain how anyone can make


One set of letters stood out, yet the name was completely unfamiliar. The writer was “Valy,” Valerie Scheftel.

Who was Valy? This simple question took Wildman on a search that lasted for years and spanned continents and whose ultimate answer she could never have imagined.Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

4 p.m. Dina GoldStolen Legacy: Nazi Theft and the Quest for Justice at Krausenstrasse 17/18, BerlinA building with many windows and bearing a kind of heavy elegance, Krausenstrasse 17/18 in Berlin has a curious story to tell.

It was built in 1910 by the Wolffs, a Jewish family, and served for many years as one of the city’s most successful fur stores. In 1937, the business was forced into foreclosure by the Victoria Insurance Company and ownership transferred to the Reichsbahn, the Nazi railway that would transport millions of Jews to their deaths.

And after the war? The Victoria Insur-ance Company kept the building and remained in business there. Dina Gold is a Wolff descendant who loved her grandmother’s stories about the building that had once housed her father’s fur business. Did it belong to them still? There was no proof of owner-ship. But there was Dina. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by the Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive & the Mardigian Library

8 p.m. Rita GabisA Guest at the Shooter’s Banquet: My Grandfather’s SS Past, My Jewish Family, a Search for the TruthRita Gabis’ family background is filled with Eastern European Jews and Lithuanian Catholics, including a Catholic grandfather with whom she was very close. As a little girl, Rita was mesmerized by his stories of how he fought the Russians and their occupation of Lithuania.

Rita’s grandfather also was a man of secrets, and Rita Gabis learned that he had a very different responsibility than fighting the Russians. From 1941-1943, he was chief of the security police under the Gestapo in Svencionys near the killing fields of Poligon, where 8,000 Jews were murdered in 1941. Here was a man Gabis knew, yet did not know: an adoring grandfather and a Nazi responsible for the deaths of thousands. Gabis set out to learn the complicated truth of who her grandfather really was and what he had done. $10

Co-sponsored by C.H.A.I.M. – Children of Holocaust-Survivors in Michigan

Sunday, November 8 Continued8 p.m. Michael Bar-ZoharNo Mission Is Impossible: The Death-Defying Missions of the Israeli Special ForcesA spellbinding follow-up to the best-selling Mossad, this gripping narrative takes readers on the ground, in the air and at sea with Israel Defense Force operatives and behind closed doors with high-level tacticians and decision makers. No Mission Is Impossible chronicles the major battles, retaliation raids and commando missions that have ended with decisive victories and painful failures.

Interwoven throughout the book are compelling insights into some of Israel’s most fearless warriors including Moshe Dayan, Ariel Sharon, the Netanyahu brothers and Ehud Barak. $10

Co-sponsored by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), Israel Bonds, StandWithUs-Michigan

Monday, November 9

KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION DAYDay Underwritten by Barbara & Douglas Bloom

11 a.m. Barbara Stark-NemonEven In Darkness: A NovelBased on a true story spanning one century and three continents, Even in Darkness traces the life of Klare Kohler, a German Jew who brought passionate resilience to the Nazis’ destruction of her beloved world. This is the extraordinary saga of family, a lover, two world wars and a concentration camp, all of which shaped the unconventional life Klare built in post-war Germany.

Even in Darkness is based on 15 years of interviews, on-site investigation and letters from Europe, Israel and the United States.Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Sponsored by the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus

2 p.m. Sarah WildmanPaper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left BehindYears after her grandfather’s death, Sarah Wildman stumbled across a box of his letters in a file labeled “Correspondence: Patients A-G.”


5 p.m. Dion NissenbaumA Street Divided: Stories from Jerusalem’s Alley of GodArabs called it al Mantiqa Haram, and Jews knew it as shetach hefker. Both translate to “the forbidden area,” and it referred to the no-man’s land that, for many years, separated Israel and Jordan.

First a shepherd’s path, the “forbidden area” became Assael Street in what was once known as “East Jerusalem.” It was split by coils of barbed wire that separated the Jordanian- controlled territory from western Jerusalem, supervised by Israel. After Israel’s victory in the 1967 war, Jerusalem was reunited and the wire came down, but the emotional barriers remained.

Throughout its existence, the “forbidden area,” was home to prostitutes and priests, poets and spies. It was the setting for absurd humor (a United Nations-declared ceasefire to search for dentures), romance and a shocking, unsolved international murder.

Wall Street Journal reporter Dion Nissenbaum has written a compelling collection of stories that explore the history of a small piece of land and consider how two very different groups live – or do not live – together.Co-sponsored by Ameinu Detroit

7 p.m. Pam Jenoff

BOOK CLUB NIGHTMeet & Greet and Dessert ReceptionThe Last Summer at Chelsea BeachAdelia Montforte flees fascist Italy for America, where she is whisked away by her well-meaning aunt and uncle. Here, she falls for Charlie Connally, the eldest of the four Irish-Catholic boys next door. But all hopes for a future together are throttled by the war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home.

Grief-stricken, Addie flees first to Washington and then to war-torn London, where she finds a position at a prestigious newspaper, as well as a chance to redeem lost time, lost family and lost love. $18 for reception $28 for reception and book



Co-sponsored by Bookies Book Club

Tuesday, November 10Day Underwritten by Andi & Larry Wolfe

11 a.m. Shulem DeenAll Who Go Do Not Return: A MemoirShulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects, he knew little about the outside world – only that it was to be shunned. His marriage at 18 was arranged, and several children soon followed.

Deen’s first transgression – turning on the radio – was small, but soon he began a feverish inquiry into the tenets of his religious beliefs, until, several years later, his faith unraveled entirely. His relationship with his family at stake, he was forced into a life of deception and he began a long struggle to hold on to those he loves most: his five children. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood

2 p.m. Emily Liebert

TEA & FICTIONThose Secrets We KeepOn the surface, Sloane has the perfect life – an adoring husband, a preco-cious daughter and enough financial security to be a stay-at-home mom. Still, she can’t help but feel as though something is missing.

Hillary has a successful career and a solid marriage. The only problem is her inability to conceive – and there’s a reason for that.

As the wild-child daughter of old family money, Georgina has never had to accept responsibility for anything. So when she realizes an unexpected life change could tie her down, she does exactly what she’s always done: escape.

When the three women unite for a vacation in New York, Sloane, Hillary and Georgina quickly discover that no secret can be kept forever. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Ahm Sisterhood, Temple Israel Sisterhood

Following the author presentation and book signing, please join us for a discussion: “Fiction: Content and Craft,” with book club facilitator Tara Hayes

Originally from Montana, Tara Hayes moved east to study as a trustee scholar at Boston University. There, she earned the Daniel Dorchester English Prize and chose to defer grad school to serve domestically as a member of Teach for America and Americorps. Hayes spent the next six years in inner-city Houston, Los Angeles and the Mississippi Delta before moving to Detroit to complete her master and doctoral degrees. Locally, Hayes became the “Book Club Professor,” facilitating groups engaged in elevating textual – both literary and film – analysis and discussion.


2 p.m. Daniel M. CohenSingle Handed: The Inspiring True Story of Tibor “Teddy” Rubin - Holocaust Survivor, Korean War Hero, and Medal of Honor RecipientIn 2005, 76-year-old Tibor “Teddy” Rubin received the Medal of Honor from President George W. Bush, becoming the only Holocaust survivor to earn America’s highest military distinction. In Single Handed, Daniel M. Cohen tells the true story of this remarkable man whose life began as the son of a shoemaker in Paszto, Hungary.

Tibor was 13 when he was captured by the Nazis and sent to Mauthausen, where he was a prisoner for two years before liberation by American troops. After the war, now an orphan, Tibor immigrated to the United States. He volunteered to serve in the Korean War and single-handedly defended a hill against an onslaught of enemy soldiers, braved sniper fire to rescue a wounded comrade and commandeered a machine gun after its crew was killed. He also was captured and, as a POW, used his experience in Mauthausen to help fellow GIs survive captivity.

Meanwhile, Tibor was encountering another, and equally devastating enemy: anti-Semitism in the U.S. military.Held in the Janice Charach GallerySponsored by Jewish Family Service

6 p.m. David Maraniss

PATRON NIGHTOnce in a Great City: A Detroit StoryThe Washington Post Associate Editor David Maraniss is a Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist and bestselling author whose latest work focuses on his hometown.

It’s 1963 and Detroit is on top of the world, guided by visionaries like Walter Reuther, Berry Gordy, Gov. George Romney and Lee Iacocca. Yet already, the shadows of collapse are evident. Before the riots, before the civic corruption and neglect, before people trotted out the grab bag of infirmities (from harsh weather to competition from abroad) to explain Detroit’s collapse, one could see the signs of a city’s ruin.

Though Detroit is a very different place today, it was once threatened by its own design, Maraniss says; it was a city plagued by employment and labor challenges and a sharp division of “haves” and “have nots.” $15

Following the author talkback, Book Fair patrons are invited to a dinner reception and private book signing in Marion & David Handleman Hall

Sponsored by DeRoy Testamentary Foundation

Wednesday, November 11Day Underwritten by Beatrice (z”l) & Boris (z”l) Katz Family Foundation

10 a.m. Henry GornbeinDivorce Demystified: Everything You Need To Know Before You File for DivorceDivorce invariably comes with com-plications. Some of these, like what’s best for the children and how to manage property, are obvious. But there are many issues that most people may not even consider, or that can leave them overwhelmed.

Practicing in Michigan for more than 40 years and a leading expert in family law, attorney Henry Gornbein deconstructs the divorce process and serves it up in small, manageable steps. In addition to exploring legal, economic and psychological concerns, Gornbein discusses the random, routine and often overlooked details of ending a marriage. His goal is to help everyone understand what to expect in a divorce and learn how to avoid the drama and trauma. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

11 a.m. Hannah NordhausAmerican Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert SouthwestThe ghost made its first appearance near a fireplace at La Posada, formerly a private home and now one of Santa Fe’s most elegant hotels. Soon after- ward, vases filled with flowers began appearing in unexpected places, glasses started flying off shelves and guests reported that their blankets were ripped off in the middle of the night.

The ghost was said to be that of Julia Schuster Staab, who died in 1896 and was the wife of the home's original owner.

Almost 120 years later, Julia’s great- great-granddaughter, Hannah Nordhaus, has written the true account of her ancestor’s life, death and unsettled afterlife. Nordhaus takes readers on a fascinating journey from Julia's childhood in Germany to her years in the American West with her Jewish merchant husband, from the spas and séance rooms of the late 19th century to encounters with villains and visionaries. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by Hadassah Greater Detroit


At the same time, Adam is facing a challenge of a very different sort: he is about to meet up with other damaged souls all trying to turn their lives around. $30 includes luncheon in Marion & David Handleman Hall


Co-sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section, West Bloomfield Township Public Library

3 p.m. Jo IvesterThe Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep SouthJo Ivester was 10 years old when, in 1967, her Jewish family moved from a Boston suburb to a small, all-black town in the heart of Mississippi, where Jo’s father, Leon Kruger, would be director of a medical clinic and her mother, Aura, would be a high school English teacher. The move, Aura told her children, was going to be a great adventure.

Leon Kruger had been inspired by President Lyndon Johnson, who declared: “Unfortunately, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope – some because of their poverty, and some because of their color, and all too many because of both.”

Forty years later, Ivester’s mother, then in her 80s, began writing about her life, including her experiences in Mississippi; when she was done, she left a pile of notebooks one-foot tall. “My mother felt as if her task was complete at this point,” Ivester says. “But that was just the beginning for me.”Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by ADL, Bookstock – Supporting the Need to Read, Repair the World, Southfield Public Library

5:30 p.m. Mike WienHAPPY HOURThe Specific Edge: How Sustained Effort Wins in Business and LifeWho hasn’t given up on a dream because, “I’m just not lucky” or “I’m not talented enough” or “I don’t seem to have the magic formula”?

The Specific Edge is a blueprint that shows how anyone can become a winner. A marketing expert with Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Citibank and Deloitte, as well as a competitor in the Ironman Triathlon World Championship, Mike Wien explains how success has nothing to do with luck, but is instead a combination of concentration, discipline and endurance.

In his presentation, Wien will provide tips on how to discover your specific edge, outsmart your competitors, improve your performance and win in business and life. $7 includes Happy Hour


Sposored by JCC Fitness

Thursday, November 12Day Underwritten by Sallyjo & H. Barry Levine

10 a.m. Victoria AaronsThe New Diaspora: The Changing Landscape of American Jewish FictionRebecca Goldstein, Nathan Englander, Jonathan Safran Foer, Dara Horn, Julie Orringer and Joseph Skibell are a handful of authors shaping Jewish literature today and whose works are included is this collection of award-winning writing.

There are 36 stories and chapters from books that originated in Cuba, South Africa, Hungary, Egypt, France and Russia, as well as America. All reflect the myriad interests of and literary forms that characterize the Jewish experience.Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Sponsored by Wayne State University Press

Co-sponsored by Adat Shalom Sisterhood

Noon LUNCH WITH THE AUTHORSTalia CarnerHotel Moscow: A NovelBrooke Fielding is a 38-year-old investment manager and the daughter of Holocaust survivors whose life takes an extraordinary turn when she accepts an invitation to teach in Moscow. Brooke is excited by the opportunity to be one of the first Americans to visit Russia after the fall of communism. But as the former Soviet Union is turned into a war zone, Brooke finds herself in a terrible world where neighbors spy on neighbors and the new economy is in the hands of a few dangerous men. As a foreigner, Brooke cannot go unnoticed – and a mistake in her past may compromise her future.

Jessamyn HopeSafekeeping: A NovelAt the heart of this extraordinary new novel is a sapphire brooch forged in a medieval ghetto and carrying a perilous backstory spanning three continents and seven centuries.

In 1994, a drug addict named Adam arrives with the priceless brooch at Kibbutz Sadot Hadar in Israel. To redress a crime, he must give the heirloom to a woman his grandfather loved when, 50 years earlier, he was a refugee on this same kibbutz. But finding the mystery woman proves more complicated than expected.


Thursday, November 12 Continued

8 p.m. Anthony DavidAn Improbable Friendship: The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their 40-Year Mission to Build Under-standing Between Their PeoplesOne woman became the mother-in-law of Israel’s most notorious enemy. The other was married to Israel’s top military leader.

The two women met soon after the Six-Day War and, incredibly enough, became close friends.

Award-winning author Anthony David delivers a fast-paced, fascinating and revealing dual biography of Moshe Dayan’s widow, Ruth, who lives in Tel Aviv, and Yasser Arafat’s mother-in-law, Raymonda Tawil, of Malta. $10

Sponsored by Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit Co-sponsored by Congregation B’nai Moshe, Congregation B’nai Moshe Sisterhood, Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, Pathways to Peace Foundation, WISDOM (Women’s Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue & Outreach in Metro Detroit)

Friday, November 13Day Underwritten by Nancy & James Grosfeld

10 a.m. Max and Eli Sussman

COOKING DEMONSTRATION AND TASTINGClassic Recipes for Modern PeopleChef brothers and Huntington Woods natives Max and Eli Sussman are back with their fourth cook- book, Classic Recipes for Modern People, featuring more than 75 recipes that reimagine favorite dishes from childhood, accompa-nied by plenty of humor to spice things up along the way.

Classics Recipes includes dishes that have been reinvented, rejig-gered, reordered and recreated by the Sussmans, who believe that recipes should be easy-to-make, ever expanding and evolving, a philosophy they practice in their professional and home kitchens. Max is chef de cuisine at Roberta's, and Eli works as a line cook at Mile End Delicatessen, both in Brooklyn. $7 includes small bites tasting

Reservation required one week prior to event

Sponsored by Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy

Co-sponsored by Congregation B’nai Moshe, Congregation B’nai Moshe Sisterhood, Friends of Jewish Senior Life

1 p.m. Film: “Life as a Rumor” Israel, 2013, 123 minutes, Hebrew with English subtitles

Assi Dayan (1945-2014), was one of Israel’s leading actors and directors, a man who experienced first-hand Israel's major political and cultural challenges.

“Life as a Rumor” is a documentary about this remarkable man, the son of Gen. Moshe Dayan, who not only saw behind the scenes of Israel’s most epic events but had much to say about them in the daring films he made. Born with the country, his tumultuous life and the narrative of the nation both merge and clash with one another.

“Life as a Rumor” also is the story of the Dayan family, intergenerational struggles, founding fathers and rebellious sons.$10

Sponsored by the JCC’s Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival

Saturday, November 14

8 p.m. Steve Katz

CONCERT AND TALKBlood, Sweat, and My Rock ‘n’ Roll Years: Is Steve Katz a Rock Star?In 1970, it didn’t get any better than Blood, Sweat and Tears. The group won Best Album of the Year (beating the Beatles and Johnny Cash) and had three major hits, including “And When I Die.”

Among the band’s founders was Steve Katz, who also wrote many of the group’s songs, played guitar and sang. Katz came to BS&T after a career that included performing with the Blues Project (notably at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival) and would extend, by 1982, to producing for Lou Reed.

Katz jammed with everyone from Mose Allison to Jimi Hendrix and had affairs with famous folk singers. He managed to both be part of the music world and stay at the edge of the spotlight, allowing for an extraordinary perspective on rock music from the ‘60s to today.$18 includes concert

Sunday, November 15Day Underwritten by Rona Rones

10 a.m. Joseph SkibellMy Father's Guitar and Other Imaginary ThingsWas it a trick when Joseph Skibell’s father offered his son a beautiful guitar – then delivered a not-so- beautiful one? Could it be that the telemarketer calling at dinnertime (of course) has no interest in your money, but is instead in search of a Utopian world? Can a father really have any say-so over his daughter’s private life?


Joseph Skibell ponders these and other bewildering questions in My Father’s Guitar, a collection of stories about the little annoyances, fantasies and delusions that make us who we are. In his first work of non-fiction, the award-winning Skibell presents insightful essays that are a bit quirky, charming and disarmingly funny. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

11:30 a.m. Steven GimbelEinstein: His Space and TimesEveryone knows Einstein, the eccentric genius – the man so absentminded he forgot to wear socks and so brilliant his ideas changed the world.

Einstein also was a man of his times, politically engaged and driven by strong moral principles. An avowed pacifist, he was mistrustful of authority and outspoken on social and moral issues.

In his revealing new book, Steven Gimbel explains how Einstein saw science not only as a means for understanding the behavior of the universe but as a foundation for considering the deeper questions of life and a way for the Jewish community to gain pride and confidence. Held in the Janice Charach Gallery

Co-sponsored by Jewish Book Fair Book Club, Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit

12:30 p.m. Rabbi Arthur GreenLUNCH & LEARNJudaism’s 10 Best Ideas: A Brief Guide For Seekers Have you ever wondered, “Why be Jewish?” “Is this a legacy really worth preserving?” “Is Judaism relevant to my life?”

In his new book, the engaging Rabbi Art Green presents the ideas in Judaism that kept him loyal to the tradition. There are no lectures here; instead, Rabbi Green – named to Newsweek’s list of Top 50 Influential Rabbis in America every year since 2008 – writes with warmth and humor and uses stories to explain the beauty and relevance of religion.

Whether you’re looking to learn, refresh or simply take a new look at your own faith, this book is an indispensable guide. $18 includes buffet lunch



Sponsored by Adat Shalom Synagogue, Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies – Wayne State University, SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment)

Co-sponsored by Jewish Federation’s FedEd & Melton, Michigan Board of Rabbis

1 p.m. Todd ParrFAMILY PROGRAMTodd Parr is a fantastic children’s author just as fun and full of whimsy as the books he creates, leading to 16,000 followers giving him the thumbs-up on Facebook. If you’ve ever wondered about the density of black holes or the household uses of mac ’n’ cheese, Todd is ready to be your new guru. $7

Co-sponsored by The Berman Center for the Performing Arts, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, PJ Library, Shalom Street Museum

2 p.m. Gil TroyThe Age of Clinton: America in the 1990sIt was the best of times or the worst of times. Or perhaps a bit of both.

The 1990s were the Age of Clinton, says author Gil Troy. It was a decade of astonishing technological and cultural change that shaped and were shaped by the president. It was a decade of a leader – and his wife – who personified the country’s noble aspirations, its achievements and missed opportunities and its embarrassing excesses.

Offering an insightful look at both the Clintons and the transformative 1990s, The Age of Clinton takes readers on a wild ride from the New York of “Rent” to Beverly Hills 90210, from Oprah Winfrey to Newt Gingrich, from Bill Gates to Kurt Cobain and from Harry Potter to America’s changing relationship with Israel.


BOOK FAIR CLOSING EVENT4 p.m. Tess GerritsenPlaying With FireA gripping new thriller by New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen (famous for her Rizzoli and Isles series), Playing with Fire begins in an antiques shop in Rome, where violinist Julia Ansdell discovers a piece of music called Incendio. Full of passion, torment and chilling beauty, this mournful waltz is seemingly unknown to the world.

Back home in Boston, Julia decides to play the mysterious melody. But from the moment her bow touches the string, something strange is stirred: Whenever she hears the music, Julia’s daughter suddenly seems violently transformed.

Convinced that the hypnotic strains of Incendio are weaving a spell, Julia sets out to discover the meaning behind the score – a journey that will take her back to Germany’s darkest hour and a young Jewish man in love.

Detroit will be one of only two stops nationwide where award- winning violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou will join Tess Gerritsen on stage for a live performance of Incendio. $18


November 4-15, 2015

Wednesday, November 48 p.m. Dennis Ross ....................................... 3

Thursday, November 5Noon Aviya Kushner ..................................... 32 p.m. Book Fair Preview Panel ................... 35 p.m. Jay Hack .............................................. 3

Friday, November 610 a.m. Rebecca Alexander .......................... 411:30 a.m. Jessica Fechtor............................. 41 p.m. Dr. Richard Jacoby .............................. 4

Saturday, November 78 p.m. Dani Klein Modisett........................... 4

Sunday, November 810 a.m. Read in Detroit, Local Authors ....... 411 a.m. Joshua Braff ...................................... 51 p.m. Green Golly ......................................... 52 p.m. Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg ............... 5

Sunday, November 8 continued4 p.m. Peter Manseau ................................... 56 p.m. Dan Ephron ........................................ 58 p.m. Dr. Michael Bar-Zohar ....................... 6

Monday, November 911 a.m. Barbara Stark-Nemon ...................... 62 p.m. Sarah Wildman .................................. 64 p.m. Dina Gold ........................................... 68 p.m. Rita Gabis ........................................... 6

Tuesday, November 10 11 a.m. Shulem Deen .................................... 72 p.m. Emily Liebert ...................................... 75 p.m. Dion Nissenbaum .............................. 77 p.m. Pam Jenoff .......................................... 7

Wednesday, November 1110 a.m. Henry Gornbein ................................811 a.m. Hannah Nordhaus ............................82 p.m. Daniel M. Cohen ................................86 p.m. David Maraniss ..................................8

Thursday, November 1210 a.m. Victoria Aarons................................. 9Noon Talia Carner, Jessamyn Hope ............. 93 p.m. Jo Ivester ............................................ 95:30 p.m. Mike Wien ...................................... 98 p.m. Anthony David ..................................10

Friday, November 1310 a.m. Max & Eli Sussman .........................101 p.m. Life as a Rumor, Film ........................10

Saturday, November 148 p.m. Steve Katz .........................................10

Sunday, November 1510 a.m. Joseph Skibell .................................1011:30 a.m. Steven Gimbel ............................ 1112:30 p.m. Rabbi Arthur Green .................... 111 p.m. Todd Parr ........................................... 112 p.m. Gil Troy ............................................... 114 p.m. Tess Gerritsen ................................... 11

TICKET PRICESWednesday 11/4 8 p.m. Dennis Ross $10

Thursday 11/5 Noon Aviya Kushner $18

Thursday 11/5 5 p.m. Jay Hack $7

Saturday 11/7 8 p.m. Dani Klein Modisett $10

Sunday 11/8 1 p.m. Green Golly $24

Sunday 11/8 8 p.m. Michael Bar-Zohar $10

Monday 11/9 8 p.m. Rita Gabis $10

Tuesday 11/10 7 p.m. Pam Jenoff $18/$28

Wednesday 11/11 6 p.m. David Maraniss $15

Thursday 11/12 Noon Talia Carner, Jessamyn Hope $30

Thursday 11/12 5:30 p.m. Mike Wien $7

Thursday 11/12 8 p.m. Anthony David $10

Friday 11/13 10 a.m. Max & Eli Sussman $7

Friday 11/13 1 p.m. Life as a Rumor, Film $10

Saturday 11/14 8 p.m. Steve Katz $18

Sunday 11/15 12:30 pm Rabbi Arthur Green $18

Sunday 11/15 1 p.m. Todd Parr $7

Sunday 11/15 4 p.m. Tess Gerritsen $18

Author schedule at a glance

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PUBLISHERThe Baronette Renaissance*

Bookstock – Used Book & Media Sale

DeRoy Testamentary Foundation*

EDITORCredit Union ONE*

DAY UNDERWRITERSBarbara & Douglas Bloom*

Penny & Harold Blumenstein*

Nancy & James Grosfeld*

Beatrice (z”l) and Boris Katz (z”l) Family Foundation

Sallyjo & H. Barry Levine*

Rona Rones*

Elaine & Michael Serling*

Andi & Larry Wolfe*

Esther & Neal Zalenko*

AUTHORMaxwell Bardenstein*

Natalie & Manny Charach*

Judith & Irwin Elson*

Terry & Martin Hollander*

Sheri & David Jaffa*

Raymond & Atara Zimmerman Philanthropic Fund*

BOOK LOVERAmerican Fireplace Distributors

Leslie & Norman Bash

Beaumont Health System

Detroit Roofing Company – Lee Lutz

Finkel Whitefield Selik

Carol & Ronald Fogel*

Gary A. Goldin & Associates

Hollander, Ellison & Associates, PC

Kaplan, Katzman, Klein & Koterba, PC

Sue & Alan Jay Kaufman*

Cis Maisel Kellman & Martin Kellman*

The Kroger Company of Michigan

LoPatin & Company

Sandi & Steve Matz

Pet Nosan*

Sophie Pearlstein*

Rosenberg Family Dental

Bluma & Robert (z”l) Schechter*

Showfer Books

Tama, Budaj, Raab

Cheri & Dean Victor

BOOK FAIR AMBASSADORS (Sponsoring Organizations)

ADL

Adat Shalom Sisterhood

Adat Shalom Synagogue

Ameinu Detroit

Bookies Book Club

C.H.A.I.M – Children of Holocaust-Survivors Association in Michigan

Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, Wayne State University

Congregation Beth Ahm Sisterhood

Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood

Congregation B’nai Moshe

Congregation B’nai Moshe Sisterhood

David Horodoker Organization

Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF)

Friends of Jewish Senior Life

Hadassah Greater Detroit

Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center/Joan & Robert Jampel*

Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus

Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit

Israel Bonds

JCC’s Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival

JCC Women’s Executive Health Club

Jewish Bar Association of Michigan (JBAM)

Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Detroit

Jewish Family Service

Jewish Federation’s FedEd & Melton

Jewish Gay Network of Michigan

Jewish Historical Society of Michigan

Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit

Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit

Kadima

Michigan Board of Rabbis

National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section

NEXTGen Detroit

Pathways to Peace Foundation

PJ Library

Repair the World

SAJE (Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment)

Shalom Street Museum

Southfield Public Library

StandWithUs-Michigan

Temple Beth El Sisterhood

Temple Israel Sisterhood

Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood

The Berman Center for the Performing Arts

The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive & The Mardigian Library, University of Michigan – Dearborn

Wayne State University Press

West Bloomfield Township Public Library

WISDOM (Women’s Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue & Outreach in Metro Detroit)

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

The Book Fair is one of Metro Detroit’s premier cultural events, featuring best-selling authors in fiction and non-fiction, plus politicians, entertainers, historians,

leading chefs, Pulitzer Prize winners and talented local authors.

We would not be able to host the Book Fair without your generous support.

* Indicates Pillars of Light donors List as of September 1, 2015


PIONEER Anonymous

Madeleine & Mandell Berman

Florine Mark

VISIONARY Financial One Accounting, Inc.

PACESETTER Joan & Dr. Robert Jampel

INNOVATOR Barbara & Douglas Bloom

Natalie & Manny Charach

Jeffrey Charach

Credit Union ONE

Judith & Irwin Elson

Nancy & James Grosfeld

Andi & Larry Wolfe

CHAMPION The Baronette Renaissance

Penny & Harold Blumenstein

Henry Ford Health System

The John & Ella Imerman Foundation

Renee & Earl Ishbia

Sheri & David Jaffa

Cis Maisel Kellman & Martin Kellman

Northwest Child Rescue Women

The Ravitz Foundation

Rona Rones

Bluma & Robert (z”l) Schechter

Raymond & Atara Zimmerman Philanthropic Fund

REGENT Maxwell Bardenstein

DeRoy Testamentary Foundation

Detroit Pistons

Carol & Ronald Fogel

Terry & Martin Hollander

The Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Support Foundation

Karen & Jerald Kaufman

Shari & Alon Kaufman

Sue & Alan Jay Kaufman

Sallyjo & H. Barry Levine

Mark/Lis Family Philanthropic Fund

Pet Nosan

Sophie Pearlstein

Karen & Todd Sachse

Ellen & Ronney Schmier

Merton Segal

Elaine & Michael Serling

Sydelle Sonkin

Sally & Louis Soverinsky

Esther & Neal Zalenko

Pillars of Light

Pillars of Light donate $5,000 and more annually to Jewish Community Center programming.

For more information on becoming a Pillar of Light, please call the development department at 248.432.5418.


Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

BOOK FAIR COMMITTEE

Co-ChairsTerry Hollander

Susan Lutz

Associate ChairsLeslie Bash

Shelley Goldin

Helayne Kaplan

Jennifer LoPatin

Sandi Matz

CommitteeRuth Beitner

Leslie Black

Roz Blanck

Brenda Brook

Heidi Budaj

Julie Chaiken

Janice Cohen

Susie Feldman

Nancy Finkel

Gail Fisher

Carol Weintraub Fogel

Vera Gell

Sarah Gottlieb

Wendy Heller-Kippelman

Phyllis Kessler

Cheryl Kirsch

Lois Langberg

Addie Levine

Sallyjo Levine

Francine Menken

Maida Frank Portnoy

Elaine Robins

Rona Rones

Candy Rosen

Lauren Rosenberg

Sheri Schiff

Steve Showfer

Pam Siegfried

Lynn Silverman

Cheri Victor

Margie Winston

Judy Yunas

Linda Zlotoff

Arts, Culture & Education Department ChairCarol Weintraub Fogel

Department DirectorNoemi Herzig

Book Fair DirectorRachel Ruskin

Book Fair CoordinatorsLinda Levy

Adina Pergament

Book Fair AssistantKaren Siegel

The Berman Center for the Performing ArtsElaine (Hendricks) Smith, Director

Eric W. Maher, Technical Director

Bryan Spangler, Box Office Manager

Jessica Green, Outreach Coordinator

Neil Koivu, Master Electrician

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

PresidentBrian D. Siegel

Chair, Executive CommitteeFlorine Mark

Vice PresidentsHoward Iwrey

H. Barry Levine

Eric Lumberg

Mark Rubenfire

Nathan Upfal

Rick Zussman

TreasurerTerry Hollander

Secretary Jeremy Wolfe

Executive Committee Members at Large Michael Berger

Miriam Bergman

Carol Weintraub Fogel

Ilana Glazier

Martin Hollander

Steve Lefkowsky

Scott Small

Board of Directors Barbara Bloom

Stacy Brand

Jeffrey F. Budaj

Carrie Cohen

Suzan Curhan

Ben Falik

Stephen Feldman

Dennis Frank

Dr. Sonia Gonte

Scott Isner

Howard Katz

Alan J. Kaufman

Shari Kaufman

Allen Kessler

Susan Lutz

Jerold R. Minkin

Donna Pearlman

Michael Phillips (z”l)

Evelyn Rosen

Jared Rothberger

Bassie Shemtov

Malke Torgow

Steve Weisberg

Immediate Past PresidentFlorine Mark

Executive StaffJames Issner, CEO

Leslee Magidson, Assistant Executive Director

Larry Poupard, CFO

Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan DetroitD. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road • West Bloomfield, MI 48322www.jccdet.org

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