Rabbi Elyse It Goldstein
1 p.m.
Author of:
ReUisions: Seeing Torah
Through a Feminist Lens
Creating her own translation of the ancient
text, Rabbi Goldstein uncovers the Torah's
female spirit in Re Visions. She is the director of KOLLEL, a Center for
Liberal Jewish Learning in Toronto, Canada.
Co-Sponsored by: Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah
Goldy Rosenberg
JP111 Building
1 p.m.
Wednesday, Ilouember 10, 1999
Day underwritten by: Bea 6 Boris Katz, Dr. 6 Mrs. Mischa Sachs
Belva Plain & Anne Roiphe are co-sponsored by: Brandeis University
National Women's Committee, Congregation Beth Shalom
Sisterhood, Congregation B'nai David Sisterhood, Jewish
Community Center Women's Health Club, Jewish Home & Aging
Services, NA'AMAT, National Council of Jewish Women. Temple Kol
Ami Sisterhood, Women's American ORT -Michigan Region
If you are a member of one of these organizations, you are invited to a
luncheon at 11:45 a.m. Lunch is $10 per person, please contact your
organization.
Belua Plain
Fortune's Hand
Clouds of Glory
What does it take to bring the joy of being
Jewish to a community long denied its her-
itage? Plenty of grit, agony and determina-
tion, according to teacher Goldy
Rosenberg. She is writing a self-help book for at-risk teenagers for
whom she coordinates programs.
Co-Sponsored by: Yeshiva Beth Yehudah
Joshua leuine
Dishonesty and greed nearly leads to the
ruin and destruction of a family in Belva
Plain's new novel. Ms. Plain's trademarks are
mesmerizing storytelling and a keen eye for
human detail. She has written 15 novels and has over 25 million books
in print.
Dune Roiphe
6:30 p.m.
The Rise and Fall of the
House of Barneys
Levine's fascinating book is a family saga, a
business blockbuster and a riveting,
detailed, behind-the-scenes account of
how a second-hand store founded on pluck and chutzpah grew
into a glittering international retail empire.
Co-Sponsored by: Detroit Auxiliary of Alpha Omega, Tam O'Shanter
Country Club
8 p.m.
Author of
For the Relief of
Unbearable Urges
Nathan Englander's tales—moral fables of
pathos and hilarity—reflect human nature
through the lens of Orthodox Judaism.
Co-Sponsored by: Adat Shalom Adult Study Commission, Adat
Shalom Men's Club, Adat Shalom Sisterhood, Congregation B'nai
Moshe, Temple Beth El Sisterhood, Young Adult Division of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Rabbi Use It Goldstein
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ReUisions: Seeing Torah Through
a Feminist Lens
8 p.m.
See Tuesday, November 9, 1 p.m. for description
Co-Sponsored by: Agency for Jewish Education-Life Long Learning
& Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood
1 p.m.
Author of:
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Author of
Dathan Englander
10 a.m.
Author of:
Author of
Roiphe gives a stunningly candid expose of
her dysfunctional loveless family in her cur-
rent book. She is the acclaimed author of
four works of non-fiction and seven novels.
She is a columnist for the New York Observer and the Jerusalem
Report.
Ben G. frank
JP111 Building
1 p.m.
Editor of:
fi Travel Guide to Jewish
Russia and Ukraine
In Frank's third book, he guides visitors to syn-
agogues, monuments and schools in cities
including: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev,
Odessa and even Kishinev in Moldova. He is a graduate of the
University of Pittsburg and has a masters from Columbia University.
Co-Sponsored by: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and
the Jewish Community Center's Travel Department
Dr. Michael Simon, M.D., P.H.D .
6 p.m.
Director of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Cancer
Genetic Counseling Service, he will speak on cancer genetics and
the relationship between heredity and cancer.
Hilda Raz
6:30 p.m.
Editor of:
Living on the Margins
Through essays, personal narratives and
poems, 18 women writers discuss their
experiences with breast cancer-their own
or that of people close to them. Ms. Raz is
editor-in-chief of the literary journal Prairie Schooner, professor of
English at the University of Nebraska and author of essays and two
collections of poems.
Co-Sponsored by: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute