SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11
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3:30 p.m.
Marc Elliot
What Makes You Tic?
11:30 a.m.
Larry Tye
Marc Elliot knows the importance of
understanding people's differences. He was born with
a rare disease that left him with virtually no intestines,
and at age 9 he developed Tourette's syndrome.
Superman: The High-Flying History
of America's Most Enduring Hero
His arms and legs bursting with unparalleled strength,
his bold, red cape flying behind him, Superman lifts a
green car over his head as astonished onlookers run
away in terror!
What Makes You Tic?
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Speaking around the country, he has shared his message
with hundreds of thousands of people on one simple
topic — tolerance. He lives in New York City and says he
loves dancing, "has a good cry about once a week and
still has dimples!'
On his first comic book cover, in June 1938, Superman
already has established himself as a man you will
never forget.
Co-sponsored by Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, Federation's Alliance for
Jewish Education's Opening the Doors Partnership Program, Federation's Youth
Professional Council, Friendship Circle
Superman is still one of the world's most beloved heroes. But few know
the real story of the Man of Steel. In Superman, best-selling author
Larry Tye tells of Jerry Siegel, a shy teenager in Cleveland, and his pal
Joe Shuster, who created Superman to be everything they dreamed
of becoming themselves: brave, handsome, admired. Then came the
publishers and the actors who helped bring Superman to life — and also
brought the complications, the money issues and a series of court battles.
5 p.m.
Joy Ladin
Through the Door of Life:
A Jewish Journey Between Genders
Superman is a story of two boys with a dream that became one of the
biggest phenomenons in American culture.
"A compelling and moving story of a person transitioning,
not only from male to female, but from a numb, suicidal
'nonexistence' to opening the door of life."
Co-sponsored by Jewish Parents Institute (JP!)
- Publishers Weekly
12:45 p.m.
Professor Jay Ladin made headlines around the world
when, after years of teaching literature at Yeshiva
University, he returned to the Orthodox Jewish campus
as Joy Ladin. With her sense of humor and open nature, Ladin's memoir
takes us on her journey as she opens the door of life.
Count Your Blessings:
What the Garden of Eden Teaches Us
About the Pursuit of Happiness
Sh'ma! Scholar-in-Residence,
Rabbi David Fohrman
Co-sponsored by Jewish Gay Network of Michigan
Is happiness a Jewish value, and is joy something
that can be pursued?
Please join us
Rabbi David Fohrman, author of The Queen You
Thought You Knew, goes to the first stories in the
Torah for answers. His intriguing discoveries give a new perspective on
religion, the pursuit of happiness and what it takes to be content.
for the 2012-2013 season at
The Berman Center for the Performing Arts!
Rabbi Fohrman lectures internationally on biblical themes and is founder
of the Aleph Beta Academy, which produced a series of interactive videos
used to teach biblical text to students throughout the world. He is the
author of The Beast that Crouches at the Door, a 2007 National Jewish Book
Award finalist, and now serves as director of the Hoffberger Institute for
Text Study.
THE SIGNATURE SERIES
Barbara Cook
Thursday, October 4
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Thursday, January 31
Co-sponsored by Sh'ma! Detroit. Learning. Together.
"Of Mice and Men" with The Acting Company
2 p.m.
Saturday, March 15
UNDERWRITTEN BY MAIDA FRANK PORTNOY
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Jeffrey Zaslow Tribute,
with Jordan Zaslow
Midori, Live in Concert
Tuesday, March 19
JEFFREY
ZAS LOW
Plus
Kids' Sundays
The Russian National Ballet
The Magic Room: A Story About
the Love We Wish for Our Daughters
Join us as we pay tribute to best-selling author and
humanitarian, Jeff Zaslow. In his last book, Zaslow uses
a reporter's research and a father's heart to tell a true
story of families and love.
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"Passing: The Play"
Encore Performances in HD
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There's an old Jewish saying:"Every time a marriage
takes place, a new world is created." Taking that to
heart, The Magic Room portrays a 78-year-old bridal shop in Michigan
where women bring their wedding dreams, and parents bring their hopes
for their daughters.
And much more!
Please visit theberman.org for information.
BERMAN CENTER
Wall Street Journal columnist and the author of four best-selling books
including The Last Lecture, the late Jeff Zaslow appeared on "Oprah,"
"60 Minutes,""Good Morning America" and "The Tonight Show."
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