An Anthology
Of Authors
The 47th annual Jewish Book Fair
feature Peres, Wasserstein and Dr. Ruth.
LONNY GOLDSMITH
StaffWriter
istorian Thomas Cahill,
Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright Wendy
Wasserstein and former
Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres
all have two things in common: All
published books this year, and all will
be coming to Detroit in November for
the 47th Annual Jewish Book Fair.
Perhaps the biggest coup comes in
the form of the tiny but mighty sexol-
ogist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who
chose Detroit as the only book fair she
will attend. Her latest book is
Grandparenthood.
"She was here in 1996 and loved it,
and she said that's why she chose us,"
said Sylvia Gotlieb, one of the event's
co-chairs. "This year was unusual
because authors have approached us
about coming." Novelist Susan Isaacs,
whose work centers on the lives of
contemporary Jews, mainly women,
was one of the authors who asked for
an invitation.
With four months to go before the
Nov. 7-15 event at the Jewish
Community Center, there are only
five openings left for speakers at the
Kahn Building in West Bloomfield
and seven at the Jimmy Prentis Morris
Building in Oak Park.
Cahill's book, The Gifts of the
Jews, traces the roots of Western phi-
losophy to the Jews; Wasserstein will
be talking about her latest play, An
American Daughter; Peres, author of
For The Future of Israel, will discuss
the peace process in the Middle
East.
Joining Cahill and Peres in the
genre of historical writing is Miriam
Weiner, a genealogist whose book
Jewish Roots in Poland explores the
archives of Poland dating back to the
1700s, including the ways and-means
of doing it oneself.
The "celebrity" opening night event
is headlined by Diane Von
Furstenberg, whose book Signature
Life discusses her career as a fashion
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Jewish Book Fair co-chairs Andi Wolfe and Sylvia Gotlieb peruse the selection for this year's fair.
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