ENTERTAINMENT
LIMES
GOODIES
Jewish Book Fair
Marks 39th Year
S. MOTOWN REVUE
A LIVE SINGING & DANCING
EXTRAVAGANZA OF THE
50's, 60's & 70's
Happy Hour 7 p.m.
Dinner 8 p.m.
Show 9 p.m.
MARK FINN
Special to The Jewish News
T
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
RESERVATIONS:
557-4800 Ext. 2242
Dinner & Theater $24
Show Only:
Adults $10
4
44.4.sTE,
CALL-FOR-TIX (313) 645-6666
DAYS HOTEL
Days Hotel/Southfield Entertainment Complex
Nine Mile between Southfield & Greenfield
■
I
31646 Northwestern Hwy., West of Middlebelt, Farmington Hills
855-4600
$2 00 OFF-
I
ANY LARGE PIZZA
or LARGE ANTIPASTO
or LARGE GREEK SALAD 1
• Coupon Must Be Presented When Ordering
• Not Good With Any Other Discounts or Coupons
JN
• Expires 11-15-90
IL.
24366
GRAND RIVER
in 7 Mile
op
a 6 Mile
3 BLOCKS WEST
OF TELEGRAPH
537-1450
I FREE BANQUET ROOM AVAILABLE
Mexican or American Cuisine
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GO
DOWNTOWN FOR
AUTHENTIC
MEXICAN FOOD!
WE COOK ONLY
WITH 100%
VEGETABLE OIL
INCLUDING OUR BEANS .
rMEXICAN SAMPLER PLATTERI
FOR TWO
$9.95
I
INCLUDES: STEAK FAJITA, 2 TACOS, CHEESE EN- i
CHILADA, EL PADRE BURRITO, TOSTADA,
GUACAMOLE DIP. RICE AND BEANS.
L
*Dine In Only • One Coupon Per Visit
With Coon • Expires Nov. 30, 1990 „IN1
Serving Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri. 11 a.m.-12 Mid.
Sat. 2 p.m.-12 Mid., Sun. 4 p.m.-10 p.m.
Restaurant
of the '90s
Quality Food, Simple
Setting, Reasonable Prices
Introducing Dinner Specials
to 6:30 Monday Thru Thursday
Entrees Ranging From $7.95-$9.95
29855 Northwestern Hwy. • Applegate Square • Southfield • 353.2757
his year marks the
39th anniversary of
the Annual Jewish
Book Fair. When any event
reaches this celebrated age,
it's important to ask just how
it has arrived with such
prestige and popularity.
"The answer is simple .. .
There is no end to the work;'
states Shirlee Sachs, who co-
chairs this year's Book Fair
with Ellen Yashinsky.
"Unlike other activities,
publishers and authors have
an unending supply of books
which they feel should be
shared with our program."
"This says a lot about the
Jewish Book Fair in Detroit,"
adds Cultural Arts Director
Adele Silver. "We have
become so popular that many
publishing houses contact us.
Under normal circumstances,
most of the leg work and in-
vestigation are done by the
groups sponsoring the fair."
This, however, should not
portray this as easy work by
any means. Last year, the
foursome of Ms. Silver, Ms.
Sachs, Ms. Yashinsky and
Joyce Sherman, the Book
Fair's vice chairman, travel-
ed (at their own expense) to
Las Vegas for the annual
publishers convention. "After
arriving, we went straight to
the convention, gathering as
many lists and information as
we felt necessary;' Ms. Sher-
man said. "We then double-
checked each other to make
sure that no book was missed.
Then the following morning,
it was back to the convention
to do more searching for ap-
propriate materials."
"Believe me," added Ms.
Yashinsky," the slot machines
and gaming tables were not
on our list of activities. There
`literally' wasn't time!"
This statement becomes
understandable when one
realizes that at the Annual
Book Fair there are between
thirty-five and forty in-
dividual categories of books,
all of which are read by
volunteers.
"There is no doubt in my
mind that the Book Fair
would not be the success that
it is without the help and sup-
port from over 150
volunteers," Ms. Silver adds.
"If you just consider the fact
that each book must contain
an element of Jewish
culture, you can understand
the enormous task we face."
The reading and catagoriz-
ing of books is not the only
task faced by the Book Fair
committee. This year, 26
authors will be scheduled to
speak about the recently
published works.
"The scheduling of authors
is a major task," Ms. Yashin-
sky explains. "I don't have to
tell you how many trips we
take to the airport!"
"Thirty-nine years ago we
started with three authors;'
Ms. Silver states. "Not only
has the number increased,
but many of the authors call
us well in advance to ask if
they can partake in the up-
coming fair." It would be
noted that because of the JCC
Book Fair's popularity many
of the authors donate their
time.
Believe it or not, one of the
biggest obstacles faced by the
committee comes after the
fair has finished. "For years,
our greatest task was the in-
ventory, stocking, shipping
and billing of the books which
were not sold;' Ms. Sachs
says. "Last year we incor-
porated the use of a computer,
T
but the job is still burden-
some."
Why, one might ask, spend
months volunteering your
time and energy with such
work? How could someone
find pleasure with this type of
job? "I know it sounds silly,
but the Book Fair has become
such an important occasion
that people start to call or
stop me and ask when it will
"We have become
so popular that
many publishing
houses contact
us. Much of the
work is done by
the groups
sponsoring us."
be, just like a famous enter-
tainer arriving or annual
holiday," Ms. Sherman says.
"The excitement multiplies
so you can't help but get
charged up!"
What's particularly satisfy-
he 39th annual Jewish Book Fair at the Maple-
Drake Jewish Community Center will offer the
following programs:
Nov. 10 — 8 p.m. Ida Nudel, author of A Hand In the
Darkness: the Autobiography of a Refusenik.
Nov. 11 — 10 a.m. Deborah Syme, author of Partners. 11 a.m.
Ruth Sidransky, author of In Silence: Growing Up Hear-
ing in a Deaf World. 1 p.m. Dan Raviv, author of Every
Spy a Prince. 2 p.m. The Oregon Puppet Theatre produc-
tion of The Return of the Golem. 3 p.m. Louis Rapoport,
author of Stalin's War Against the Jews. 8 p.m. Rabbi
Daniel Syme, author of What Happens After I Die.
Nov. 12 — 10 a.m. Vanessa Ochs, author of Words on Fire:
One Woman's Journey Into the Sacred. 1 p.m. Joan Ben-
ny, author of Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny
Story. 8:30 p.m. Ora Mendels, author of A Taste for
Treason.
Nov. 13 — 10 a.m. Lena Romanoff, author of Your People, My
People. 1 p.m. Chaim Potok, author of The Gift of Asher
Lev. 8 p.m. Joyce Staff, author of Kissing Through Glass.
Nov. 14 — 10 a.m. Esther Hautzig, author of Remember Who
You Are. 1 p.m. Gay Courter, author of Flowers in the
Blood. 4 p.m. Larry Gonick, author of The Cartoon
History of the Universe. 8 p.m. Neil Gillman, author of
Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern
Jew.
Nov. 15 — 10 a.m. James D. Besser, author of Do They Keep
Kosher on Mars? 1 p.m. Marek Halter, author of The
Children of Abraham. 8 p.m. A.F.K. Organski, author
of The $36 Billion Bargain.
Nov. 17 — 8 p.m. English/Yiddish Theatre presents a musical
revue.
Nov. 18 — 11 a.m. Joseph Albright, author of Their Promis-
ed Land? 1 p.m. Michael Bar-Zohar, author of Facing a
Cruel Mirror. 2 p.m. Shulamith Eisner, co - author of My
Jerusalem. 3 p.m. Nechama Tec, author of In the Lion's
Den. 4 p.m. Bernard Gotfryd, author of Anton the Dove
Fancier 7 p.m. Rabbi Manis Friedman, author of Doesn't
Anyone Blush Anymore?