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fter 48 years in Detroit, it's
not easy to characterize each
Jewish Book Fair. But the
latest chapter of the nation's
oldest and largest such event, officially
running Nov. 6-14, is generating spe-
cial excitement because of its venue,
say current co-chairs Carrie Kushner
and Sylvia Gotlib. This year's Jewish
Book Fair will inaugurate the newly
renovated and expanded Marion and
David Handleman Hall and
Auditorium within the D. Dan &
Betty Kahn Building of the Jewish
Community Center in West
Bloomfield.
"I think part of what's new, differ-
ent and wonderful [this year] is the
Center itself I think the fact that we
get to initiate Handleman Hall and
the beginning of the reconstruction of
the Center is perfection," Kushner
says.
This is especially noteworthy, she
says, "because the Jewish Book Fair is
the only event that brings the entire
community together, and because the
Jewish Community Center gets to
start showing itself off for it — coinci-
dence, but a wonderful one."
Indeed, the Book Fair is renowned
for its ability to attract local and
national sponsors and audiences from
all parts of the area's Jewish and liter-
ary communities. Authors also will
speak at the Jimmy Prentis Morris
Building of the Jewish Community
Center in Oak Park.
"It is a totally community event,"
Gotlib says. "You know, there's not
very many events that you have, from
secular Jews to Orthodox Jews, from
political organizations to Yiddish
groups — the full community really
participating." Kushner adds that this
year they've done a particularly good
job of featuring authors who reflect
the diversity in the fair's following.
"We get good speakers most years,"
she says, but this year, we really have
appealed to absolutely everybody. From
somebody speaking in Hebrew to an
Orthodox rabbi to Eddie Fisher. You
name it, we've got it covered this year."
Does this represent a dramatic shift
or improvement from fairs past? Not
really, Kushner says. Part of the tradi-
tion, she explains, is gradual adjust-
ment; like a sturdy tree, the fair
changes and grows a little at a time, all
the time firmly rooted.
Helping things run smoothly from
year to year is a corps of volunteers.
They number about 250 this year.
Even before this event is over, plan-
ning will begin for next year. But for
now, Kushner still is thinking in the
present.
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