Arts & Entertainment
A WORLD OF BOOKS
Special Events
A dazzling array of author appearances awaits you at this year's Book Fair.
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mmy-winning actress-come-
dienne Judy Gold and award-
winning playwright Kate Moira
Ryan embarked on a five-year journey
across the United States, interview-
ing more than 50 Jewish women of
different ages, ethnicities and occupa-
tions to create the book and play 25
Questions for a Jewish Mother. Jewish
Ensemble Theatre hosts Gold in 25
Questions Nov.13-14 as its first of two
limited engagement guest artists for
the 2010-2011 season.
"When one thinks about a Jewish
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mother, one often
resorts to the over-
bearing, histrionic,
overprotective type
- but when you think
about where that all
came from, it makes
a lot of sense." says
Gold. "We've been
kicked out of practi-
cally every place we've
ever inhabited. Don't
you think a Jewish
mother has a right and
a need to know where
her kids are and that
they are safe?" ❑
Business Breakfast
7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5 (WB)
Zachary Karabell: Supervision:
How China and America Became
One Economy and Why the World's
Prosperity Depends on It
Thanks to American help, China became a
leader in the world marketplace. How did
it happen, and what will it mean for the
future?
Tickets are required and cost $15 each
(or $25, including a copy of the book).
Reservations required by Oct. 29; go to
www.jccdet.org.
Judy Gold
JET hosts 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother with Judy Gold 8 p.m. Saturday
and 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov.13-14, in the Marion and David Handleman Hall
at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. Gold will sign books
following her performance. $45/per person. Call JET at (248) 788-2900, or
go to www.jettheatre.org .
Patron Event
`Jews Who Rock' Exhibit
7:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1 (WB)
Neil Sedaka, Waking Up Is Hard To Do
One of music's greatest entertainers has
written a book inspired by his grandchil-
dren.
JCC members: $15/nonmembers: $18.
At the door: $20. Advance tickets are
extremely limited and must be ordered by
Oct. 31; call (248) 432-5692 or go to
www.jccdet.org.
Preceded by a reception (paying patrons
only) at 6:30 p.m.
5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2 — Janice
Charach Gallery (WB)
Lynn Goldsmith, Rock and Roll (see
sidebar)
Bon Appetit Brunch
11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2 (WB)
Joan Nathan, Quiches, Kugels and
Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking
in France
Joan Nathan goes in search of French
Jewish cooking and discovers a yummy
assortment. A Bon Appetit brunch, fea-
turing food prepared from recipes in the
book, will follow the talk.
Author presentation is free and open
to the public. The brunch costs $25, and
reservations are required by Oct. 29; go to
www.jccdet.org.
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Friendship Luncheon
WISDOM: Friendship 6, Faith
Noon Wednesday, Nov. 3 (WB)
Women of diverse ethnic and religious
backgrounds write of their experiences
and friendship.
$10 includes boxed lunch (tuna or veg-
etarian). Reservations required by Oct. 29;
go to www.jccdet.org .
Book Club Night
7:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 (WB)
Avner Mandelman, The Debba
David Starkman returns to Israel when his
father is murdered, leaving a will with the
curious stipulation that a play he has writ-
ten must immediately be produced.
Author presentation is free. A dessert
reception with the author will be at 7 p.m.
and costs $18. The cost for a pre-sale copy
of the book and the dessert reception is
$25. Reservations for the reception are
required by Oct. 29; go to www.jccdet.org .
First Annual Jewish
Book Fair Teen Program
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 (WB)
Dana Reinhardt: The Things a Brother
Knows
When Boaz decides to leave his promising
life to fight in a war, his brother is aston-
ished. Then Boaz comes home, and things
become even more mysterious. A story of
choices, family and two young men. Free.
Lenore Marwil Film
Festival Event
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 (WB)
Ronald Florence: Emissary of the
Doomed: Bargaining for Lives in the
Holocaust
And
Gaylen Ross, filmmaker of Killing
Kasztner
Reszo Kasztner made a deal with
Eichmann for the lives of 1,670 Hungarian
Jews. Then he moved to Israel — where
he was murdered. The book and film con-
sider the strange life of Reszo Kasztner.
Tickets are required and cost $10 each.
Purchase in advance, www.jccdet.org , or at
the door.
Family Day at Book Fair
10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (OP)
Laurel Snyder: Baxter, The Pig Who
Wanted to Be Kosher
1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (OP)
Howard Fridson: Our Family Treasure
And
Howard Gottlieb: Joshua's Grandfather
Clock. Plus: meet local children in grades
3-6 who have written books.
.Ossify
2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (OP)
Mini Maccabi (ages 3-5) and Race with
the Books (ages 6-12). Get children mov-
ing with sports.
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (WB)
Laurel Snyder: Baxter, The Pig Who
Wanted to Be Kosher
With
Myrna Shanker: Lazar, The Good Deed
Dog
Lunch with the Authors
Noon Wednesday, Nov. 10 (WB)
Myla Goldberg: The False Friend
A gripping psychological novel of two best
friends and rivals who go into the woods
— where one vanishes.
Matthew Aaron Goodman: Hold Love
Strong: A Novel
A poignant story of a little boy, family and
dreams in a New York City housing project.
Hesh Kestin: The Iron Will of Shoeshine
Cats
A 20-year-old scholar and womanizer is
recruited to do a favor for the mob.
Tickets are $30 each. Reservations are
required by Nov. 3; www.jccdet.org .
Hadassah Lunch
11:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 (WB)
Naomi Ragen: The Tenth Song
Abigail Samuels finds herself in an unimag-
inable situation when her daughter sud-
denly runs away to a desert commune.
The cost of the lunch and presentation is
$30. To register, by Nov. 4, call Hadassah at
(248) 683-5030.
Healthy U — Health,
Healing and Well-Being
8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12 (WB)
Yoga class at Center Fitness
Free and open to the community.
10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12 (WB)
Amy Boesky: What We Have: A Family's
Inspiring Story About Love, Loss and
Survival
A memoir of painful choices and modern
science that begins with Amy Boesky's fam-
ily history of ovarian cancer.
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 (OP)
11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov 12 (WB)