2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. l Jesse Kellerman Ari Schonbrun Miracles & Fate on 78 A 9/11 Story of Inspiration Potboiler ifiti Everyone knows someone like Arthur Pfefferkorn. He's that guy who never really"lived up to his potential." He wanted to be a writer but ended up a ho-hum college professor, now middle-aged and at the bottom of his game. On September 11, 2001, Ari Schonbrun went to his office at Cantor Fitzgerald - the Wall Street firm that occupied the top five floors of Tower One in the World Trade Center. He was on the 78th floor when the first plane hit. In the midst of smoke and chaos, Schonbrun found a co-worker who was terribly burned and needed help to walk down the stairs. JESSE KELLERMAN POTBOILER Even his love life is about as exciting as warmed-up oatmeal. Then Arthur learns that his oldest friend William de Vallee - now a bestselling author and the husband of the woman Arthur loved - has vanished. Of 662 Cantor employees in the building that day, only four survived. Ari believes that God was looking out for him; 9/11 began his rebirth. No longer focused on career and the"wrong" things, he began putting his family first, volunteering, giving back to the community and focusing on what matters most in life. Of course, Arthur is troubled...but at the same time he can't forget everything that William enjoyed that he never had. Finally, Arthur decides to reconnect with William's wife - which is about to take them to both to a surprising world of intrigue and the unexpected. Co-sponsored by Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center, JCC Arts, Culture and Education Department Mystery lovers are certain to enjoy this newest work from best-selling author (and son of two other famous mystery writers...) Jesse Kellerman. 3 p.m. Co-sponsored by Association of Jewish Libraries - Michigan Chapter Francine Hermelin Levite CenterStage presents... Closing Night, with Madeleine Albright My Haggadah: Made It Myself Entertain and engage the kids in your life with this make-it-yourself book. Built around the 15 steps of a sedar, with the basic blessings, songs and stories plus plenty of room to personalize and make it your own, this book allows you to create a Haggadah your family will cherish always. 7 p.m. My Haggadah Made It Myself e l i l Madeleine Albright Francine Hermelin Levite's career includes magazinewriting, children's software developer, graphic design. Soon before President Bill Clinton named her secretary of state, Madeleine Albright learned of her Jewish ancestry. She didn't hear the facts from her parents or family; she discovered the truth from a Washington Post reporter. The revelation, she said, left her"shocked." Co-sponsored by Federation's Jewish Family Education Project & Experience for Families (JEFF), Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center, Sarah & Irving Pitt Child Development Center, Shalom Street 3:30 p.m. Presented by Gary Graff nt TRUE STORIES BEHIND vs MOST INFAMOUS LEGENDS t.* She also provides extraordinary insight into the Czech psyche and takes on, in her typical cut-to-the-chase style, current political issues. Of the infamous 2009 "Open Letter"to President Barack Obama, in which European politicians lambasted the lack of Transatlantic ties, she writes: "We all worked to have Europe whole and free. The first President Bush said it, President Clinton said it, and I said it, over and over again. It was a theme. Co-sponsored by JCC Stephen Gottlieb Music Festival 4:30 p.m. Monni Must Living Witnesses: Triumph Over Tragedy Triumph Over Tragedy is the latest in Monni Must's global project to portray the lives of the few remaining Holocaust survivors. Featuring 250 photos by Must, a professional photographer, this gem contains pictures that are both works of art and a key to the door of a single, unforgettable story. t.t. /•■■ Albright tells of her many ancestors murdered by the Nazis and of the ones who survived: her parents, who managed to flee Czechoslovakia only to return after the war and then leave again after the Communists took over. Fifty-seven of the greatest myths from rock and country music are debunked - or proven, at last, to be true - by two of today's greatest music journalists. OW IN f1.1: MADELEINE ALBRIGHT Already famous throughout Washington as a brilliant storyteller, Albright proves herself an equally talented writer in Prague Winter, a story of Czechoslovakia, family, politics, love and loss. Gary Graff and Daniel Durchholz Rock 'n' Roll Myths This is the perfect book for anyone who ever wondered about Van Halen and those brown M&Ms... Or what KISS really stands for... Or the truth behind that dragon named Puff... Music critic Gary Graff finally brings the truth to all those music rumors from Ozzy and the bat to Mama Cass and the ham sandwich. Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War "Then, all of a sudden, we get this whiny letter while people are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan that we aren't paying enough attention to Central Europe when we had clearly done that for a very long time" tit ill! ► nlisses Always outspoken and insightful, Madeleine Albright has written a mesmerizing book filled with both political and personal revelations. Co-sponsored by Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, Israel Bonds $16 JCC members / $21 non-members Monni Must is a portrait photographer in Sylvan Lake who specializes in seniors, babies, children and families. Use your ticket for this program as a valuable coupon at our book store! $5 off of any $25 or more purchase, excluding speaker books. 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