11

6:30 p.m.

8 p.m.

Joseph Braude
The Honored Dead: A Story of
Friendship, Murder and the Search for
Truth in the Arab World

SEARCH MR TRUTH PI THE A

JOSEPH BRAUDE

Journalist Joseph Braude, an American of
Iraqi Jewish origin, spent four months in
Morocco embedded with police in Casablanca.
Befriending an unemployed Muslim Berber
named Muhammad Bari, he investigates the
brutal murder of Bari's best friend, a migrant worker killed as he slept
in a warehouse. Following the case with Bari, Braude begins an
investigation that takes him through the gamut of Moroccan society.
Braude expertly weaves the mystery with Morocco's rich history and
culture. This is an unforgettable account of true interfaith friendship
and mutual respect.

"This lyrical and engrossing book puts a human face on this 'moderate
constructive player' in the politics of the Middle East, giving readers a
firsthand glimpse of its glittering religious, intellectual, cultural
history—and its future." - Publishers Weekly

Co-sponsored by American Jewish Committee

LENORE MARWIL JEWISH FILM
FESTIVAL AT THE JEWISH
BOOK FAIR

Adam Mendelsohn presents Jews and the Civil War: A
Reader, followed by the film, "Soldiers
in Blue and Gray"

Jonathan D. Sarna and Adam Mendelsohn
Jews and the Civil War: A Reader

At least 8,000 Jewish soldiers fought for the
Union and Confederacy during the Civil War.

A few served together in Jewish companies.
Most fought alongside Christian soldiers. Yet
even as they stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the
front lines, there were challenges.

JEWS
CIVIL

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A fascinating portrait of the experience of Jewish soldiers and
civilians from the homefront to the battle front.

"Jews and the Civil War is an invaluable one-stop compendium, an
essential and illuminating trove." - Moment Magazine

7 p.m.

FILM: Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray

Haley Tanner
Vaclav & Lena
Join us for the First Annual
Young Adult Book Club (ages 2040s)

Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of
the Civil War, this film reveals the little-
known struggles facing American Jews in
battle and on the homefront during the
nation's deadliest war.

Vaclav is an outgoing, charming, adventurous
young boy who loves magic.

Lena is quiet, troubled and unsure.

When the two meet at an ESL class in New York, it's friendship at
first sight. Lena feels safe, finally, with her new pal and his boisterous,
happy family.
Vaclav has found the dream girl who will grow up to be his
assistant, helping him perform his magic tricks. Together,
they will live a perfect fairytale.

But one day Vaclav's mother learns a secret, and Lena vanishes.
Devastated, Vaclav thinks of his friend every day. If only he could
finally learn the truth of what happened. Seven years later, he does.

Co-sponsored by Federation's Young Adult Division (YAD), IMAGINE,
Temple Israel Young Adults

Allegiances during the War Between the States deeply split the
country's Jewish community. This film exposes General Grant's
controversial decision to expel all Jews from the territory, tells of
President Lincoln's Jewish doctor who served as a spy in the South
and celebrates the five Jewish Union soldiers who received the
Congressional Medal of Honor.

*Tickets are required and cost $10 each

Co-sponsored by Center Travel, the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival

Friday, November 11

DAY UNDERWRITTEN BY ESTHER &
NEAL ZALENKO

10 a.m.

7:30 p.m.

Lucette Lagnado
The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for her Lost Youth,
From Cairo To Brooklyn

(See description 10 a.m. November 11)

CC

hen we read a story, we inhabit
it. The covers of the book are
like a roof and four walls. What is to
happen next will take place within the
four walls of the story. And this is
possible because the story's voice makes
everything its own."

- John Berger

wykrw-jccdet.org/bookfair

Lucette Lagnado
The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search
for Her Lost Youth, From Cairo
To Brooklyn

In The Arrogant Years, journalist Lucette
Lagnado, author of The Man in the White
Sharkskin Suit, begins with her mother, Edith. Born and raised in
Egypt, Edith lived in a world of dizzying color and richly scented
streets filled with powerful men and elegant women.

Lagnado then reflects on her own childhood in Brooklyn, where she
hopes to be the next Emma Peel of "The Avengers" - but instead
finds herself fighting cancer. With all these challenges, who will she
become? Lagnado turns to her mother, to the women in her
synagogue, to college coeds and finally to her own ancestors to learn.

Co-sponsored by Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women, Institute for Retired
Professionals (IRP), Temple Kol Anti Sisterhood

Books make great gifts!

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