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dations are covered by the co- moved or can no longer do the
sponsoring organizations and physical labor."
Added Ms. Wolfe, "Book Fair
sometimes the publisher.
Attracting opening night gives people an opportunity to
speaker Neil Simon was a real come to the Center for books they
coup. In February, organizers can get at almost any bookstore.
learned that the playwright's The difference is we bring in a
first book, Rewrites, was due out number of speakers and say to
in November. In his book, Mr. Si- the community, 'Come here and
mon writes of the strife he en- hang out.'
"Book Fair is like a 10-day
dured as a child and young adult
while striving to become a writer. seminar. If you want to hear a
After four months of phone speaker on Israel, for an inter-
calls and numerous rejections, it pretation of Deuteronomy or
looked as if a new opening night about politics, we have it. Sure,
speaker would have to be cho- we as Jews can and do go to Bor-
ders and Barnes and Noble at
sen.
By coincidence, however, an- any time during the year, but this
other publicist indicated Mr. Si- is an opportunity to see members
mon would be touring. In May, of the community, hear from nu-
after countless phone calls and merous authors and choose from
faxes, his appearance was se- a collection of Jewish books.
"I wouldn't be getting five cat-
cured.
Renowned sex therapist Dr. alogues a day from publishers if
Ruth Westheimer shocked even they didn't think there was a
her publicist when she agreed to market." LI
speak almost immedi-
ately after the request
was made.
Beyond securing the
speakers, sponsors and Sunday, Nov. 10
books, volunteer efforts Dr. Ruth Westheirner, author of The Val-
need to be coordinated. ue of Family, 8 p.m.
In total, more than 500
people, mostly senior Monday, Nov. 11
citizens, devote their Harold Kushner, author of How Good Do
time to previewing We Have To Be?, 8 p.m.
books, picking up au-
thors, setting up the Tuesday, Nov. 12
displays and selling Chaim Potok, author of The Gates of No-
books.
vember: Chronicles of the Slepak Family
and The Chosen, 8 p.m.
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A major change this
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tract younger volun-
teers.
"Book Fair is a time-
less event and we truly
believe it should con-
tinue," Ms. Lipsey said.
"People involved with
Book Fair want to pass
on their knowledge to
the next generation of
book lovers. Most of our
volunteers have been
doing it for years. We
do get new people, but
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