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star being targeted by an anti-Semitic
cult.
During the attack, the fan is
wounded, and she must undergo a
lengthy recuperation. As she recovers,
a romantic relationship develops
between fan and singer, and the
woman must decide whether to give
up her husband and children for this
new relationship.
"Finishing this book was an impor-
tant goal for me," says Richman, who
lives in Oak Park and is retired from
personnel work. "I wanted my father
to see what I have done. He survived
Buchenwald."
Richman, who has completed five
volumes of poetry and lyrics as well
as three children's stories and two
adult novels, keeps her heritage in
mind as she takes on new projects.
"It took
me less than
a year to
write this
book,"
Richman
says. "It
took me
nine years
to get it
published."
Mel
Foster of
Huntington
Woods is
introducing
his first published novel, Shaking
Hands with Lefkowitz (Zumaya;
$15). The book, a fantasy-mystery,
probes the death of-a man who
comes upon his own body in the

street.
Dubin (How To Plan an Elegant
"The book involves solving a mur-
Second Wedding).
der from 'the other side,'" Foster
Also, Elliot Feldman (Sitting Shiva);
says. "It becomes an examination of
Joe Kort 0 Smart Things Gay Men
one person's life."
Can Do To Improve Their Lives); Iacob
Foster, who worked as a creative
Lascu (Two Lives in Two Worlds);
director of an advertis-
Sylvia Lee (Desserts: A
ing agency, left his job
Delicious Learning,
SHAKIN G HANDS Baking 6- Eating
two years ago to devote
WITH LE FKOIVITZ Experience); Robert
his time to writing proj-
ects. He continues to
Levin and Steven Weiss
take on assignments as
(About Face); Joan
the voice for audio
Littman and Rabbi
books.
Kerry Olitzky (Making a
"I make my characters
Successful Interfaith
Jewish because I'm
Marriage).
Jewish," Foster says.
Plus,Mark A. Messier
"When I was working
(Zeyde and the Hidden
full time, I would get up
Mine); Jode Millman
early to write about
(Seats New York); Dr.
them."
Bill Nagler and
While Foster has
Gabrielle Nagler ( The
moved on to work on another mys-
Diet Doctor's Wife's Cookbook);
tery with a more earthly plot, he
William Rolnick, (Legends of the
attributes the development of his
Fall: Revelations of Particle Secrets);
first book to the influence of reli-
Dr. Gene Rontal (A Lethal Dose);
gious studies.
Allen Rosenfeld (Charley Burley: The
"I've been interested in murder
Life and Hard Times of an
mysteries for a long time," Foster
Uncrowned Champion); Steven Segall
says. "The next one starts with a
( Understanding the Exodus: and
body found in a hotel room."
Other Mysteries of Jewish History);
and Ken Wachsberger ( Transforming

Other Titles

Other authors on hand for the local
roots segment of the fair include
Stephen Bertman (Climbing

Olympus: What You Can Learn From
Greek Myth and Wisdom, Handbook
to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia);
Annabel Cohen and Jill Sklar (Eating
for Acid Reflux); Julie Weingarden

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Echoes of Detrolts Jewish Commumtles:
A History from 1760 to the Present:
Author Irwin J. Cohen takes
metro Detroiters on a walk
clown memory lane, from the
first Jewish settlers to the pres-
ent day. Cohen speaks 11
a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the
JCC in West Bloomfield; free.

year an
expe#c6A,
cycle events, holid ays,

illness and
healing, and
conversion.
Darvick
speaks
12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9, at the
JCC in West
Bloomfield; free.

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world. Rabbi Wine speaks
2 p.m, Sunday, Nov. 9, at
the JCC in West
Bloomfield, free; and 3
p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at
the JCC in Oak Park,
free.

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