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Books!

The JCC’s 2018 Book Fair

Books!

has something for everyone.

Books!

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arge, a biracial Jewish comedian who overcame addiction, tells
how in Black Boychik. Joe Grimm, an editor and teacher whose
love of soda pop led to the exploration of a business and the
Jewish family that ran it in The Faygo Book. Mitch Albom, popular
local sportswriter and philanthropist, returns to fiction with The
Next Person You Meet in Heaven.
These three writers with their books — and so many more
acclaimed authors addressing exciting and relevant topics — will
fill the days of this year’s Jewish Book Fair running Nov. 3-14 at the
Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.
Especially in keeping with issues of today, Boston investigative
reporter Jenn Abelson points to reasons for the women’s movement
with the story of one woman in I Have the Right To. Cory Taylor,
veteran producer of historical documentaries, talks about the ulti-
mate in frightening political deceptions through How Hitler Was
Made: Germany and the Rise of the Perfect Nazi.
The legacy of a famous father, composer-conductor-pianist
Leonard Bernstein, is detailed through his daughter, Jamie, in
Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein. The spiritu-
ality of Albert Einstein is examined by Rabbi Naomi Levy in Einstein
and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul.
While two books and their authors, as well as a replacement
speaker, are discussed here, the entire Book Fair schedule is present-
ed in detail on our website, thejewishnews.com, and at jccdet.org.
Subjects — fiction and nonfiction for adults and children — flow
through family, business, history, science, health, food, personalities
and relationships. One session is devoted to Detroit area writers,
and another, featuring Margot Singer’s Underground Fugue, activates
book club participation and offers a light dinner.
Food from Marvin’s Bistro is available during Book Fair hours.
Listen, join in and read away! ■

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