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 =',T u 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: 1185 Park livenue 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