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Temple Israel Book Fair hosts National
Jewish Book Award finalist.
Rose, who researched Ann Arbor
information through city directories,
census data and articles, did her
he first Jewish community Michigan research by long distance
from her home in v Florida. Earlier,
in Michigan will be the
she had been to Germany, where she
focus of author Emily
did some firsthand searching through
Rose when she addresses
archival materials and interviews.
guests at a program planned for the
"When I'm at the temple, I will
sixth annual Temple Israel Book
take people back to the 19th centu-
Fair, which runs Sunday-Thursday,
ry," says Rose, who will talk about
Dec. 1-5.
the establishment of the first Jewish
Rose, author of Portraits of Our
congregation in Michigan
Past: Jews of the German
and how her family's tan-
Countryside (Jewish
nery business reflected the
Publication Society;
Jewish community of the
$24.95), traced her own
time. "I also will talk
family from Bohemia to
about the larger area —
Ann Arbor as she worked
what daily life was like ,
on her book, a finalist in
and how the Jewish corn-
the 2001-02 National
munity fit into the history
Jewish Book Awards. Her
of the state."
talk will be part of the
Rose, who earned a
Sisterhood Chanukah
degree in history from
Luncheon, which begins
Wheaton College in
noon Monday, Dec. 2.
Author
Emily
Rose
Massachusetts, has trav-
"We've planned this fair
will talk about
eled the world teaching
as a way of helping our
the establishment
and doing business con-
membership build their
of the first Jewish
sulting. She spent five
home Jewish libraries,"
congregation in
summers doing research in
explains Katy Newman, a
Michigan.
Germany. Since finishing
member of the Temple
work
tracing her mother's
Israel Book Fair
side of the family, she has moved on
Committee. "Besides offering special
to her paternal relatives.
programs, we have formed an alliance
"I talk about my personal journey
with Borders to have all kinds of
and how I was able to learn about my
Jewish books available. We have
family," Rose says. "I use slides to
included fiction and nonfiction for
adults and children as well as CD and bring it all to life, and I also invite
people to use my Web site
video selections."
(www.Portraits0fOurPast.com ) as a
The event gets off to an entertain-
source of a family heritage question-
ing start with the Temple Israel
naire." ❑
Affiliates Family Chanukah Party,
which begins noon Sunday, Dec. 1,
with lunch and later features David
The Temple Israel Book Fair runs
Grover & the Big Bear Band.
Sunday-Thursday, Dec. 1-5, at
Steve Kluger, author of the base-
the temple, 5725 Walnut Lake
ball-Chemed coming-of-age novel Last
Road, West Bloomfield. Hours
Days of Summer, will address a gener-
are
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 9
al audience 7:3,S) p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-9
3, when all tickets are complimentary.
p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Children's author Mordicai
Wednesday and 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Gerstein will discuss his Judaica
Thursday. Tickets for the Emily
books with fourth- and fifth- graders
Rose luncheon are $12 for mem-
and nursery-school students attend-
bers and $16 for guests. Tickets
ing temple classes and his non-Jewish
for the Chanukah Party are $7
books with students at Detroit's
for adults and $4 for children
Bagley Elementary School, which has
over 2. (248) 661-5700.
established some joint programs with
the temple.
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