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ON THE COVER

For Your Pleasure

Books for every taste abound
at Ann Arbor's 20th anniversary
Jewish Book Festival.

Suzanne Chessler

Leslie Bash, executive director of the
Ann Arbor JCC. "The overlap includes
Ross, Behar, Samuel Kassow ( Who Will
olitics, immigration and chil- Write Our History), Judy Bart Kancigor
dren's fare enter into special
(Cooking Jewish) and Charlotte
programs planned for the
Mendelson (When We Were Bad).
20th anniversary Jewish Book Festival
"We tried to find subjects that
running Nov. 11-18 at
would appeal to many
the Jewish Community
kinds of readers, and we're
Center of Washtenaw
very glad to have Steven
County.
Lee Beeber (Heebie Jeebies
Dennis Ross, chief
at CBGB's: A Secret History
Middle East envoy dur-
of Jewish Punk). He will
ing the George H.W. Bush
talk about punk's begin-
and Bill Clinton admin-
nings in New York City and
istrations, discusses his
the Jewish personalities
new book, Statecraft: And
involved with the rock
How to Restore America's
movement."
Standing in the World, at ['MAMMON
The Ann Arbor adult
noon Tuesday, Nov. 13;
program launches with
while Andrei Markovits addresses
Stephen Fried (Husbandry: Sex, Love,
Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes
and Dirty Laundry — Inside the
America at noon Friday,
Minds of Married Men) at 7
Nov. 16.
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. Fried,
Naftali Bendavid intro-
also appearing in West
duces The Thumpin: How
Bloomfield, has written
Rahm Emanuel and the
essays about husbands for
Democratic Party Learned
the Ladies Home Journal
to Be Ruthless and Ended
and introduces a book with
the Republican Revolution
31 of his commentaries.
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Pierre Epstein tells
Haw Rabin Fananuel an
Nov. 15. Emanuel, a U.S.
the Democrats Learned
about his dad in Abraham
Be Rtahlm,s and Ended
congressman raised in
Epstein: The Forgotten
Republican Revolution
Illinois, has a Michigan
Father of Social Security
connection through fre-
during a presentation at
quent summer vacations
noon Monday, Nov. 12. The
in the state.
son, an actor who has appeared on
Immigrant Experience Day, on Nov.
Broadway and in TV's Sex and the City,
14, presents Ruth Behar outlining
offers personal stories about the social
An Island Called Home: Returning to
reformer who raised him.
Jewish Cuba and Gina Nahai sum-
Joyce Antler, author of You Never
marizing Caspian Rain, both at noon.
Call! You Never Write! A History of
Alana Newhouse talks about A Living
the Jewish Mother, is part of a Jewish
Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life at 7:30 Family Service Celebration of Jewish
p.m.
Mothers running 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Children get attention when
Sunday, Nov. 18, when there also will
Jacqueline Jules discusses Abraham's
be lunch and a musical program. A
Search for God at 11 a.m. Sunday,
local authors brunch is planned for 10
Nov. 11, and Heidi Smith Hyde covers
a.m. on the same day.
Mendel's Accordion at 4 p.m. Sunday,
The Washtenaw County JCC, 2935
Nov. 18.
Birch Hollow Drive, posts a complete
"There is little overlap among the
book fair schedule and a listing of the
authors appearing in Ann Arbor and
priced events at www.jccannarbor.org .
the writers scheduled to appear in
For more information, call (734)
West Bloomfield or Oak Park," says
971-0990. II

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Veaturing: Tony Award nominee Max Wright and Daniel Kahn

This fascinating story takes place in Vienna in the studio of a feisty old vocal
coach who searches for passion in the songs that he is teaching his
questioning American student. Memories of World War ll and untold secrets
remain to be uncovered.

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