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FICTION
NONFICTION
Wednesday, Nov. 2
6 p.m.
Jonathan Safran Foer: Here I Am
4 p.m. showing of the film
Everything is Illuminated
$12 ($10 for JCC members) includes
author presentation and film.
Based on the book by Jonathan
Safran Foer, and written and
directed by Liev Schreiber and
starring Elijah Wood, Everything is
Illuminated tells the story of a young
man in search of the woman who
saved his grandfather during the
Holocaust.
1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7
Alyson Richman: The Velvet Hours
Seventy years after its owner
closed the doors, never to return
again, a Paris apartment was opened
— and a mystery began. Marthe de
Florian was the daughter of a laun-
dress, yet her apartment was luxuri-
ous, filled with fine furniture and
art, including a portrait of Marthe
painted by Giovanni Boldini.
Alyson Richman was so intrigued
by this true story that she wrote a
novel which, like the curious apart-
ment, is filled with intrigue and
passion.
10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11
Lynda Cohen Loigman: The Two-
Family House
In the middle of a blizzard in
1947, two babies are born moments
apart to two mothers. Rose is quiet,
dutiful; Helen is busy with her four
boys. Yet the two mothers are close
— all the more so after they share
this memorable evening.
Suddenly, the friendship is over,
and no one knows why. The Two-
Family House is a story of choices,
family and forgiveness, all entwined
in a single secret.
11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11
Ayelet Tsabari: The Best Place on
Earth: Stories
The characters here are mothers
and children, soldiers, sweethearts,
best friends. They are all looking for
a place to feel at home.
Reflecting the universal desire to
belong, the stories tell of a man sur-
prised to learn that his former free-
spirited girlfriend is now observant;
a woman who visits her daughter
and is astonished to see how her
grandson is being raised; a boy who
writes poetry in a bomb shelter;
and two estranged sisters who try
to recapture the bond they had as
children.
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8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3
Louis Grumet: The Curious
Case of Kiryas Joel
$12 ($10 for JCC members)
Twenty years ago, in the
middle of the night and on the
last day of session, the New York
State Legislature made history.
With support from Republicans
and Democrats, the legislature
created a publicly funded school
district in Kiryas Joel, a small vil-
lage whose residents are almost
all Satmar Jews, marking the first
time that a governmental unit
was established for a religious
group.
Just one problem. It was illegal.
Eventually the case went to the
Supreme Court and became the
most important legal precedent
in the fight to uphold the sepa-
ration of church and state. The
Curious Case of Kiryas Joel details
the inside story of this fight for
the First Amendment.
11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6
Ari Weinzweig: Zingerman’s
Guide to Good Leading, Part 4:
A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach
to the Power of Beliefs in
Business
Zingerman’s started as small
deli in Ann Arbor and became a
nationally known icon with more
than 750 employees and $55
million in annual revenue. But
Zingerman’s is much more than
just a business. It’s also an active
part of the community, donating
10 percent of its annual income
to local organizations and non-
profits.
In his latest Guide to Good
Leading, Zingerman’s founder
Ari Weinzweig provides creative,
thoughtful and fresh ideas for
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6
Book reading with Lisa Rose, plus a Shalom Street Museum
painting project
Lisa Rose: Shmulik Paints the Town
Israeli Independence Day is coming up, and the mayor is plan-
ning a spectacular celebration. To prepare for the festivities,
he asks Shmulik to paint a mural. Shmulik agrees, but then he
can’t decide what to paint. Instead, he looks for inspiration in
the clouds, the trees and his own dreams. Meanwhile, Shmulik’s
dog Ezra takes the painting job into his own hands (or paws)