2012 Book Festival Brochure

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CHECK OUT OUR NEW TICKETING SYSTEM!Purchasing tickets to Book Festival events has never been easier!· Online at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival and enjoy the option of printing your

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· By phone at 678.812.4005 – now with extended phone sale hours.

· In person at our Box Office, located outside the Morris & Rae Frank Theatre on Main Street at the MJCCA – Zaban Park. Open four days a week for your convenience:

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Wednesdays 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Non-Member: $110 ($507 value) • Member: $85 ($358 value)Visit atlantajcc.org/bookfestival or call 678.812.4005 for more details.

PLEASE NOTE: Series tickets do not include the Family Reading Festival and the two lunch programs:Lisa Lillian (November 14) and Jenny Levison (November 16). These programs may be purchased separately.

B O O K F E S T I va l T I C K E T S R E S E R v E T O d aY !

The Book Festival of the MJCCA is a labor of love in which so many in our community are passionately invested. This year, we invite you to join us as we meet award-winning, critically acclaimed and bestselling authors and celebrities, engage in conversation about some of today’s most intriguing and thought-provoking topics, and discover a showcase of local talent and rising literary voices. As always, two festival favorites return: the Eva Stern Lecture and the Esther G. Levine Community Read in addition to our most popular family program now with a new name: the MJCCA Family Reading Festival featuring five wonderful children’s authors. Of course, the Book Festival of the MJCCA would not be possible without the support and generosity of our many Pacesetters, Patrons, and Sponsors. Their commitment to this event and to our community is what keeps this festival going and allows us the opportunity to expand our cultural reach each year. This festival is dedicated to all of them, to our many committed volunteers, and to you, our community, who continue to show us your enthusiastic support, year after year. At this, our 21st year, we think that you will find the most robust lineup of authors in our history—55 to be exact. Our authors come from as far as Israel and as near as Dunwoody to present their own labors of love to you. Whether you are a fan of history, mystery, memoir, or great fiction, this festival has something for you—we promise! Ina L. Enoch and Sherie B. Gumer Wendy BearmanCo-Chairs Vice-Chair

Pictured from left to right: Ina Enoch, Sherie Gumer, and Wendy Bearman

WElCOMETO THE 21ST EDITION OF THE BOOK FESTIVAL OF THE MJCCA!

• The presenters’ viewpoints and opinions are theirown and should not be attributed to those of MJCCA leadership or management.

• Allsalesarefinal.Festivalticketsandbooksalesarenon-refundable. Due to circumstances beyond our control, programs may be subject to substitution or rescheduling. Every effort will be made to replace a cancelled author. The MJCCA is not liable for non-appearance of a scheduled author. Programs are subject to change without notice.

Please call our Book Festival Hotline at 678.812.4005 or check our website at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival for schedule updates and announcements.

• InaccordancewiththeAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990, those persons needing special accommodations to participate in Book Festival programs should contact the MJCCA at 678.812.4005 no later than four days prior to the program they wish to attend.

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YOUR MITZVAH WILL MAKE ADIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY.

Our mission is to collect new and gently used children’s books (for ages infant – 13) to support shelters, hospitals, and schools throughout Atlanta.

Donation bins are located at the MJCCA’s front desk and at The Weinstein Preschool.

BOOKS MOST REQUESTED:Board Chapter Picture Educational Fantasy Folklore HistoryPLEASE NOTE: Books without front covers, with loose or missing pages, stains or water damage will not be accepted.

DO A MITZVAH: JOIN US ON PACKING DAY, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9Volunteer your time and talent to help us on Sunday, December 9 as we sort and pack the books we have

collected for the local shelters, hospitals, and schools. Books will be collected through November 30.

For more information, please contact [email protected] or 678.812.3978.

A BOOK FESTIVAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT

The Book Festival of the MJCCA is proud to partner with our local independent bookseller, A Cappella Books.

Our on-site bookstore located on Main Street at MJCCA – Zaban Park carries all of our presenting author titles in addition to a wide assortment of the year’s most exciting, must-read books.

All book sales support vital programs and services at the MJCCA.

Pick some up for yourselfbut don't forget family and friends—Chanukah is right around the corner!

Saturday November 3 7:30 pm – 10:00 pmSunday November 4 9:00 am – 9:00 pmMonday November 5 9:30 am – 10:00 pmTuesday November 6 9:30 am – 6:00 pmWednesday November 7 9:30 am – 6:00 pmThursday November 8 9:30 am – 10:00 pmFriday November 9 9:30 am – 2:00 pmSaturday November 10 6:30 pm – 10:00 pmSunday November 11 9:00 am – 10:00 pmMonday November 12 9:30 am – 10:00 pmTuesday November 13 9:30 am – 6:00 pmWednesday November 14 9:30 am – 10:00 pmThursday November 15 9:30 am – 6:00 pmFriday November 16 9:30 am – 2:00 pmSaturday November 17 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Sunday November 18 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

A Cappella Books will be selling the presenting authors’ titles only for the November 1 and 2 events. Books will available for purchase one hour before the events.

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We are pleased to feature an impressive selection of books perfect for your book club or discussion group.

These are the year’s best,most thought-provoking books

that your book club can read, discuss,and then meet the author in person!

For special opportunities, register your book club at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival or contact Bonnie Brodsky

at 678.812.3984 or [email protected].

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Maggie Anton, Rav Hisda’s Daughter

Delia Ephron, The Lion Is In

Deborah Feldman, Unorthodox

Susan Isaacs, Goldberg Variations

Kati Marton, Paris: A Love Story

Jillian Medo�, I Couldn’t Love You More

Jonathon Tropper, One Last Thing Before I Go


New York Times Bestselling Author

JAMES PATTERSON

OCTOBER 14SUNDAY • 3:00 pm

Children 18 & Under: $5Non-Member Adult: $24 / Member Adult: $17

Premier Seating: $50


R.L. STINE

OCTOBER 15MONDAY • 7:30 pm

Non-Member: $18 / Member: $13Children Aged 13–18: $5

New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine is poised to frighten the wits out of his many fans who

have now come of age with his first adult horror novel, Red Rain. Witty, creepy, and compulsively

readable, Red Rain is for those millions of now adult readers who grew up on the beloved master of the

genre, and for every fan of deviously inventive horror.

This program is primarily for adults but children 13 years and older are welcome.

In The Dark

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Book Festival of the MJCCA Prologue Events

6:30 PMSpies Among UsdR. MICHaEl BaR-ZOHaR Mossad: The Great Missions of the Israeli Secret ServiceNon-Member: $18 Member: $13

Professor Michael Bar-Zohar, author of more than 30 books, was a former member of the Knesset and an adviser to General Moshe Dayan. In Mossad, he reveals some of the more fantastic episodes in the history of Israeli intelligence operations around the world. He focuses on the operational details and personalities behind Mossad’s record of assassination, kidnapping, sabotage, and clandestine surveillance, including the assassination of Hezbollah’s Imad Mughniyeh in Damascus and the botched attack on Hamas leader Khaled Mash’al in Amman. Many of the stories are well-known, a few are more speculative, concerning highly confidential subjects such as the strikes on Iranian nuclear scientists and facilities.

8:15 PM Yerushalayim Shel ZahavSIMON SEBaG MONTEFIORE Jerusalem: A BiographyNon-Member: $18 Member: $13

From King David to the 21st century, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, Jerusalem: A Biography is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism, and coexistence. In this masterful narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore brings the holy city to life, through the people who created and destroyed it—from Herod, Cleopatra and Nero to Churchill, Rasputin and Truman.

On a 2011 appearance on NBC’s “Today” show, President

Bill Clinton named the book, Jerusalem, as his number one

pick for “Book of the Year.” The Jewish Book Council agreed and awarded it the 2011 Jewish Book

Council Book of the Year.

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Michael Bar-Zohar has won many awards, including the

French Academy award, the Ben-Gurion Prize, the

Sokolov Prize, and the Israeli Pulitzer Prize.

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12:00 PMRav Knows BestMaGGIE aNTON Rav Hisda’s Daughter: Book 1 – Apprentice Non-Member: $15 Member: $10

Maggie Anton, whose blockbuster series, Rashi’s Daughters, captured the imagination of millions of readers, is back with the first of a two-volume series titled, Rav Hisda’s Daughter. The book is based on actual Talmud texts and populated with its rabbis and their families, including Hisdadukh, the beautiful child of Talmudic sage Rav Hisda. But the world around her is full of conflict. Rome is fast becoming Christian while Rav Hisda and his colleagues struggle to establish new Jewish traditions after the destruction of Jerusalem’s Holy Temple. Against this backdrop, Hisdadukh embarks on the tortuous path to become an enchantress in the very land where the word ‘magic’ originated.

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aNdREW McCaRTHYThe Longest Way Home: One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down

Non-Member: $24 Member: $18 Premier Seating $50

With an irrepressible taste for adventure, candor, and a vivid sense of place, award-winning travel writer and actor Andrew McCarthy takes us on a deeply personal journey played out amid some of the world’s most evocative locales. In The Longest Way Home, McCarthy details how he was unable to commit to his fiancé of nearly four years, but with no clear understanding of what was holding him back, sets out to look for answers before he loses everything. On his soul-searching voyages, Andrew traces the path from his New Jersey roots, where acting saved his life—and early fame almost took it away—to his transformation into a leading travel writer.

Andrew McCarthy is an actor, director, and award-winning travel writer. McCarthy made his acting debut at 19 and has appeared in dozens of films, including

“Pretty in Pink,” “Mannequin,” “St. Elmo’s Fire,” and “Weekend at Bernies.” He is an editor-at-large with National Geographic Traveler, and has written for The New

York Times, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal. The Society of American Travel Writers named him the Travel Journalist of the Year in 2010.

Maggie Anton was born Margaret Antonofsky in

Los Angeles, California. Raised in a secular, socialist household, she reached

adulthood with little knowledge of her Jewish religion. All that changed when David

Parkhurst, who was to become her husband, entered her life, and they both discovered

Judaism as adults. That was the start of a lifetime of Jewish education,

synagogue involvement, and ritual observance.

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lYNN GaRSON, Southern VaporsSouthern Vapors chronicles Lynn Garson’s life from childhood through college, law school, marriage, children, careers, and finally, the landscape of divorce and single parenthood. There are glimpses of her early life as an heiress-in-waiting to Lovable Bras, a big white house more Tara than Tara itself, and travels on a grand scale. The descent from the dizzying heights of prosperity follows, culminating in seven days locked in a low income mental institution.

BOBBI KORNBlIT, Shelter from the Texas HeatThrough laughter and tears, Shelter from the Texas Heat tells the fictional story of a woman’s emotional journey on a road that could tragically lead to a dead end or to the highway of happiness. This is a captivating novel about holding onto secrets and the power of friendship to help release them. From funny, turned disastrous moments at a glamorous birthday party at Neiman Marcus, to the painful memories of a Holocaust survivor, Shelter from the Texas Heat takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride that even includes a stop at the Texas State Fair.

alISON GOldSTEIN lEBOvITZ Am I There Yet? In a collection of candid, hilarious essays, Chattanooga, Tennessee humor columnist and television personality Alison Lebovitz takes us on the ride of her life. Am I There Yet? chronicles her travels toward official adulthood, from her engagement, marriage, and budding career to pregnancies and parenthood. The fun is in the journey, as Lebovitz embraces life’s small, awkward moments. Lebovitz reminds us that no matter how old we get or how far we go, we never quite leave our middle-school selves.

aNdY lIPMaN, The Drive at 35: The Long Road to Beating Cystic FibrosisThis is the inspiring account of Andy Lipman’s life with cystic fibrosis—a devastating disease that affects 70,000 people worldwide—30,000 in the United States. When Lipman was born in the early seventies, life expectancy for those with CF was in the teens. In his mid-30s, he has proven to everyone, including medical professionals who told him he could not live past the age of 25, that they were wrong. In this deeply inspiring book, Lipman writes about his journey with his illness with candor and emotion, and describes in vivid detail the effects it has had on his family and loved ones.

RONda ROBINSON , Beyond Politics: Inspirational People of IsraelBeyond Politics highlights the lives of 18 different Israelis and bids us to expand our understanding of what is going on in Israel today by focusing not on current events, but on the lives of its many fascinating people—immigrants from different parts of the world and those born in Israel. This is a must-read for anyone who cares deeply about the future of Israel and the Jewish people and seeks to foster dialogue, cooperation, and shalom in the Middle East.

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NEW THIS YEAR! Southern Writers’ Showcase highlights the talents of our local authors. Please

join us for coffee and nosh while discovering emerging authors from our own backyard.

12:30 PM Bully-ProofJOHN SCHWaRTZ Oddly NormalNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent at The New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: his 13-year-old son, Joe, had attempted to commit suicide. Joe had overdosed on pills after coming out to his classmates who took the news with dismay and confusion. Angry and frustrated after discovering that Joe’s school was unable to meet their needs, they initiated their own search for services and groups that could help Joe understand that he wasn’t alone. Oddly Normal is Schwartz’s very personal attempt to address his family’s own struggles within a culture that is changing fast, but not fast enough.

2:00 PMFrom The HeartJONaTHaN TROPPER One Last Thing Before I GoNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

The bestselling author of This Is Where I Leave You returns with a heart-rending yet hilarious tale about one family’s struggle to reconnect. You don’t have to look very hard at Drew Silver to see that mistakes have been made. His fleeting fame as the drummer for a one-hit wonder rock band is nearly a decade behind him. He lives in an apartment building filled almost exclusively with divorced men and he makes a living playing in wedding bands. His ex-wife, Denise, is about to remarry and his Princeton-bound teenage daughter Casey is pregnant. So when he learns that his heart requires emergency, lifesaving surgery, Silver makes the radical decision to refuse the operation, choosing instead to use what little time he has left to repair his relationship with Casey, become a better man, and live in the moment.

2:30 - 4:30 PMCommunity Organizations’ Fair For Parents and Teens Grades 6-12Are you looking to get more involved in community service but don’t know where to start? Join TCS for an afternoon exploring a variety of community service organizations who are looking for passionate and energetic volunteers.

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In Loving MemoryJEFFREY ZaSlOW, z’l

1958–2012

This program is dedicated to longtime book festival friend and author, Jeffrey Zaslow, who was killed earlier this year in a tragic car accident. Jeff was a true friend of the book festival, having appeared at the MJCCA three times, the most recent being a week before his death. He wrote many bestselling books, most of them on inspirational themes, including The Last Lecture with Randy Pausch, Gabby: A Story of Courage of Hope, and most recently, The Magic Room. We mourn the loss of this wonderful man and gifted writer. May his memory be a blessing to his family and friends forever.

4:00 PMChartered TerritoryJOE aNd CaROl REICH Getting to Bartlett StreetNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

Joe and Carol Reich have spent the past three decades and a personal fortune to help underprivileged children access the same kind of high quality education that wealthier Americans enjoy. Yet few people even know who they are. In Getting to Bartlett Street, Joe and Carol Reich tell the true story of how they started one of the first charter schools in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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SUNdaY, NOvEMBER 4 7:30 PM

STUaRT E. EIZENSTaTThe Future of the Jews

Non-Member: $18 / Member: $13

In The Future of the Jews, Stuart Eizenstat, a senior diplomat of international reputation, surveys the major geopolitical, economic, and security challenges facing the world in general; and the Jewish world and the United States in particular. These forces include the shift of power and influence from the US and Europe to the emerging powers in Asia and Latin America; globalization and the new information age; the battle for the direction of the Muslim world; and the rise of a new anti-Semitism that seeks to delegitimize Israel as a Jewish state.

Getting to Bartlett Street comes with a gift code

for a $25 donation to an impoverished school via the website, donorschoose.org.

The Eva Stern LecturePRESENTED BY

THE GEORGE STERN FAMILY

IN LOVING MEMORY OF EVA PRAGER STERN


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12:00 PM The Next GenerationNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

FRaNCESCa SEGal The Innocents Francesca Segal’s debut novel is a smart and slyly funny tale of love, temptation, confusion, and commitment; a triumphant and beautifully executed recasting of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. Set in a small, tight-knit Jewish suburb of London, The Innocents is a contemporary novel of religious traditions, financial misdeeds, and how families struggle for happiness.

JESSE KEllERMaN PotboilerA professor with long-dead literary aspirations. His best friend, a blockbuster thriller writer, lost at sea. A secret manuscript and the answer to all his prayers…all of these things set into motion a surreal chain of events, plunging our protaganist, Arthur Pfefferkorn, into a shadowy realm of double crosses and intrigue, a world where no one can be trusted—and nothing can be taken seriously. Kellerman makes witty use of thriller clichés in this, his fifth, over-the-top, very funny novel.

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7:30 PMLife After Terror: 9/11 StoriesNon-Member: $18 Member: $13

JENNIFER GaRdNER TRUlSON Where You Left MeLUCKY—that’s how Jennifer would describe herself. After seven years, she was still madly in love with her husband, Doug, she had two beautiful children, a successful law career, an apartment in New York City, and a house in the Hamptons. Jennifer was living the dream. That was, of course, until tragedy struck on the morning of September 11, 2001, when Doug was killed in the attacks and Jennifer officially became a widow at 35. In Where You Left Me, Jennifer tells her story of grief, resilience, hope, and second chances.

EdIE lUTNICK An Unbroken BondOn September 11, 658 men and women at Cantor Fitzgerald found themselves trapped together in One World Trade Center. None would make it out alive. Among them was Edie Lutnick’s brother Gary, whom she had raised when their parents died at an early age. This is the story of the victims, the families and how they came together bonded by a tragic fate. In the aftermath of the attacks, Edie answered the call from her other brother, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, to create a fund for the firm’s families who had lost loved ones. Over the past decade, Edie and Howard have found themselves in a fight to not just give aid and comfort to the larger Cantor family, but also to honor the memory of countless victims.

aRI SCHONBRUN Miracles & Fate on 78On 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. When the first plane hit, he happened to be changing elevators on the 78th floor. In the midst of the smoke and chaos, Ari found a fellow employee who was terribly burned and begged Ari to walk her down 78 flights of stairs—which he did, saving both of their lives in the process. Of the 662 Cantor employees who reported to work in the World Trade Center that day, only four survived. Everyone else was killed. Why did they survive? Was it simply luck? Or was it something more?

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Francesca Segal and Jesse Kellerman are both

descended from book royalty: Francesca’s father is Erich Segal, author of Love Story and Oliver’s Story; and Jesse Kellerman is the

son of famed authors, Faye and Jonathan Kellerman.

A portion of the proceeds from

the sale of An Unbroken Bond goes to the Cantor Fitzgerald

Relief Fund.


10:00 aM Disaster BlasterBONNIE SCHNEIdER Extreme WeatherFree to the Community

In Extreme Weather, CNN Broadcast Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider presents us with a modern day survival guide that relates in vivid detail how to navigate the dangerous and uncertain times before, during, and after a natural disaster. The book is written with genuine insight and peppered with real-life narratives on how to prepare and plan for each variety of disaster, including weather disasters, wildfires, rip tides, tsunamis, and earthquakes.

11:15 aM The Real ThingaNN UHRY aBRaMS Formula for Fortune: How Asa Candler Discovered Coca-Cola and Turned it Into the Wealth His Children EnjoyedFree to the Community

Asa Candler rose from a rural background to reap a fortune. His windfall came from purchasing the Coca-Cola formula in 1888 and establishing the company that became a national phenomenon in less than a decade. In Formula for Fortune, author Ann Uhry Abrams narrates the life and times of Candler-from his ancestral background to the death of the last of his five children.

12:30 PMA Fresh StartKaTI MaRTON Paris: A Love StoryNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

In this remarkably honest and candid memoir, award-winning journalist and distinguished author Kati Marton narrates a romantic story of love, loss, and life after loss. Paris is at the heart of this deeply moving account. After the sudden death of her husband, Richard Holbrooke, Paris offers a chance for a fresh beginning. With intimate and nuanced portraits of Peter Jennings, the man to whom she was married for 15 years and with whom she had two children, and Holbrooke, with whom she found enduring love, Marton paints a vivid account of an adventuresome life in the stream of history.

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12:00 PM Seventies StatesmenIRa SHaPIRO The Last Great SenateNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

Ira Shapiro spent 12 years working for Senators Gaylord Nelson, Abraham Ribicoff, Thomas Eagleton, Robert Byrd, and Jay Rockefeller. The Last Great Senate is his vivid portrait of the statesmen who helped steer America during the crisis years of the late 1970s, transcending partisanship and overcoming procedural roadblocks that have all but strangled the Senate since their departure. The Last Great Senate is necessary reading for all those who wonder how the Senate used to work and what happened to the world’s greatest deliberative body.

12:00 PMChange Is In The AirNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

RaBBI RICHaRd addRESS Seekers of Meaning Rabbi Richard Address has devoted his career to helping transform synagogues into caring communities. In Seekers of Meaning, he explores how the notion of a caring community can be transformative for individuals, particularly baby boomers struggling with issues of aging and mortality. Using key texts from the Torah, Rabbi Address shows that the foundation of a happy and healthy life is the meaning we seek in it in the community of others—our family, our friends, our congregations.

avRUM GEURIN WEISS Change HappensMost of us are unsure when to try harder to bring about change in our lives and when it is best to stop trying so hard. Trying harder is the “All-American” approach. Whether it’s dating, dieting, or dealing with a job crisis, we like to believe that we can change just about anything if we are only willing to work hard enough. So how does one know when it is better to try harder or when to stop trying so hard? In Change Happens, Weiss brings together some of the most compelling contemporary psychological thinking on the process of change and shows how these insights play out and help transform the lives of real people.


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7:00 PM KRISTallNaCHT MEMORIal

Besser Holocaust Memorial GardenJoin us for a beautiful and moving ceremony at the Besser Holocaust Memorial Garden commemorating one of the most horrific nights in our history—Kristallnacht.

8:00 PM Fight For HonorMOSHE aRENS Flags Over the Warsaw GhettoNon-Member: $18 Member: $13

In this groundbreaking work, Israel’s former Minister of Defense and Ambassador to the United States, Professor Moshe Arens, recounts a true tale of daring, courage, and sacrifice of the fighters who rose against the German attempt to liquidate the Warsaw ghetto, and made a last ditch fight for the honor of the Jewish people.

12:00 PMWisdom From WivesIRIS KRaSNOW The Secret Lives of WivesNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

America’s high divorce rate is well known. But little attention has been paid to the flip side: couples who creatively manage to build marriages that are lasting longer than we ever thought possible. What’s the secret? To find out, bestselling journalist Iris Krasnow interviewed more than 200 wives; the end result is a compelling, often hilarious book of stories and advice that is a must-read for anyone who wants to get married, stay married, or stay sane while married!

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Presented by the Consulate

General of Israel to the Southeast

SaTURdaY NOvEMBER 10 8:15 PM

PETER GREENBERGThe Best Places for Everything: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to the Greatest Experiences Around the World


New York Times bestselling author, travel expert, and CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg shares more than two decades of his own extensive worldwide travel, uniquely organized by affinity, accessibility, and affordability. Whether readers are looking to embark on outdoor adventures or savor the simplest pleasures, there are hundreds of ideas here that are sure to inspire—from shark diving, train spotting, and cheesemaking to safari camping, truffle-hunting, and scenic hot-air balloon rides. Packed with fascinating facts, industry secrets, and expert advice, The Best Places for Everything is the definitive guide for thrill-seekers and armchair travelers alike.

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Pick up lunch at Goodfriend’s Grill and

join us for this very funny look at marriage!

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6:30 pmMossad: The Great Missions of the Israeli Secret Service,Dr. Michael Bar-Zohar 8:15 pmJerusalem: A Biography,Simon Sebag Montefiore

12 pmRav Hisda’s Daughter: Book 1 — Apprentice,Maggie Anton

8:15 pmThe Longest Way Home: One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down,Andrew McCarthy

10 amExtreme Weather, Bonnie Schneider

11:15 am Formula for Fortune, Ann Uhry Abrams12:30 pm Paris: A Love Story, Kati Marton 7 pm Kristallnacht Memorial8 pm Flags Over the Warsaw Ghetto, Moshe Arens

12 pmThe Secret Lives of Wives,Iris Krasnow

8:15 pmThe Best Places for Everything: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to the Greatest Experiences Around the World, Peter Greenberg

12 pm The Innocents,Francesca Segal; Potboiler, Jesse Kellerman7:30 pm Where You Left Me, Jennifer Gardner TrulsonAn Unbroken Bond, Edie LutnickMiracles & Fate on 78, Ari Schonbrun

10 am Southern Writers’ Showcase

12:30 pm Oddly Normal, John Schwartz2 pm One Last Thing Before I Go, Jonathan Tropper 2:30-4:30 pm Community Service Organizations Fair4 pm Getting to Bartlett Street, Joe & Carol Reich7:30 pm The Eva Stern Lecture: The Future of the Jews, Stuart E. Eizenstat

12 pmThe Last Great Senate,Ira Shapiro

12 pmSeekers of Meaning, Rabbi Richard AddressChange Happens, Avrum Geurin Weiss

10 amJews and Booze, Marni Davis11:15 amProphet in a Time of Priests, Janice Rothschild Blumberg12:30 pmThe Lion is In, Delia Ephron

12 pmSouper Jenny Does Salads, Jenny Levison

8 pmI’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High, Tony Danza

12 pmI Couldn’t Love You More, Jillian Medo�; Saving Ruth, Zoe Fishman

6:30 pmYou Saved Me, Too,Susan Resnick8:15 pmEsther G. Levine Community Read: The Book of Job,Rabbi Harold Kushner

10 am–1 pm FAMILY READING FESTIVAL featuring Eric Litwin and Pete the Cat

1 pm Beyond Courage, Doreen Rappaport (Cong. Etz Chaim)3 pm Quest for Justice, Richard Ja�e 6:30 pm Goldberg Variations, Susan Isaacs8:15 pm Where We Belong, Emily Gi�n

10 amThrough the Door of Life,Joy Ladin7:30 pmThe Gershwins and Me,Michael Feinstein

12 pm Unorthodox, Deborah Feldman6:30 pm Brew Ha-Ha:

The Wedding Beat,Devan Sipher; The Singles, Meredith Goldstein(Creative Loafing Atlantic Station)

7 pm Beyond Politics, Ronda Robinson (Temple Kol Emeth)

8 pm Brew Ha-Ha: Sh*tty Moms, Mary Ann Zoellner & Alicia Ybarbo; Dan Gets a Minivan, Dan Zevin(Creative Loafing Atlantic Station)

12 pmHungry Girl to the Max,Lisa Lillien 8:30 pmThe Crisis of Zionism,Peter Beinart

Experience the Book Festival the high-tech way; download the Guidebook app from the App or

Play Store and search for the “MJCCA Book Festival” guide.

YOUR MITZVAH WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY.Our mission is to collect new and gently used children’s

books (ages infant – 13) to support shelters, hospitals, and schools throughout Atlanta. Donation bins are located at

the MJCCA’s front desk and at The Weinstein Preschool. BOOKS MOST REQUESTED:

Board — Chapter — Picture — EducationalFantasy — Folklore — History

PLEASE NOTE: Books without front covers, with loose or missing pages, stains or water damage will not be accepted.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PACKING DAY ON DECEMBER 9Please contact Amy at [email protected] for more information.

RABBI BRIAN GLUSMAN IN MINI-CONCERT WITH THE SHABBAT DINOSAURIn the Morris & Rae Frank TheatreJoin us for 15-minute concerts featuring your favorite songs. Speak Up, Tommy!JAQUELINE DEMBAR GREENFor ages 4+Tommy’s classmates tease him about his Israeli accent and the way he speaks English. But his knowledge of Hebrew makes him a hero when a policeman and his dog come to visit Tommy’s school. Savvy Cyber Kids at HomeBEN HALPERTAges 5 and underIn The Savvy Cyber Kids at Home: The Family Gets A Computer, children learn to protect their online personal information, like their name and physical location, through their secret Savvy Cyber Kid identity. Through traditional early childhood teaching tools, this colorful book reinforces the message of online safety with pictures and rhyme. Lights Out ShabbatSARENE SHULIMSONAges 5 and underDuring a rare snowstorm on Shabbat eve, a little boy and his grandparents discover that there is much the family can share on this very special evening—even without electricity. The Wooden SwordANN REDISH STAMPLERAges 4+Disguised in servant’s clothes,

an Afghani shah slips out of his palace to learn more about his people. When he encounters a poor Jewish shoemaker full of faith that everything will turn out just as it should, the shah grows curious and decides to test that faith, only to find that the shoemaker’s cheerful optimism cannot be shaken.

Maccabee Meals: Food and Fun for Hanukkahwith JILL BLOOMFIELDFor all agesSample delicious Hanukkah treats and discover how to reinvent Hanukkah for your family. DINOSAUR GOES TO ISRAELFor all agesBased on the bestselling book, Dinosaur Goes to Israel, you and your family are invited to travel with us to “Israel,” where you’ll explore some of Israel's favorite and famous sites!

SHALOM BABY PRESENTSCOLOR YOUR WORLDFor Children 3 and underThe Shalom Baby room will o�er interactive activities where children will learn more about the colors in the world around them. Activities will include matching games, crafts, and musical play. THE PEACE ROOM KIDZONEThe Peace Room KidZone is exclusively for families who need a place to relax. Peace Room children will enjoy story time led by KidZone sta�, and discover a wonderful place where they can have quiet play time.

PETE THE CAT AND MR. ERICIN CONCERT

Pete the Cat and HisFour Groovy Buttons,

Story By

ERIC LITWIN10:00 amFor All Ages

Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt—the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But

when one falls o�, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps

on singing his song—after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons? Count

down with Pete and his friend, Mr. Eric, in this rocking new story about everyone’s favorite kitty!

SundayNovember 11

10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Always a magical highlight of the Book Festival of the MJCCA, this

year’s Family Reading Festival promises to be even bigger and

better than ever. Join in the fun as we bring you and your family

together with engaging authors for an interactive, educational, and

unique event!

For Children Ages6 Months & Up

Non-Member Child: $13Member Child: $10

Each Additional Child:Non-Member: $3 / Member: $2

Parents and Children6 months and under: Free

Tickets available online at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival;

via our Book Festival Hotline: 678.812.4005; or onsite at the event.

Family Reading Festival ChairsJennie Medeiros, Co-Chair

Susann Shenk, Co-ChairJodi Halpert, Vice-Chair

Alexis Solomon, Vice-Chair

The following programs will be repeated several times during the Family Reading Festival. All book programs will include a hands-on activity.

Pete the Cat created and illustrated by James Dean.


SUNdaY, NOvEMBER 11

1:00 PM Freedom FightersdOREEN RaPPaPORT Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the HolocaustCongregation Etz Chaim 1190 Indian Hills Pkwy, Marietta, GA

Free to the Community

Through 21 meticulously researched accounts —some chronicled in book form for the first time—Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven Nazi-occupied countries during World War II. In answer to the genocidal madness that was Hitler’s Holocaust, the only response they could abide was resistance, and their greatest weapons were courage, ingenuity, the will to survive, and the resolve to save others or to die trying.

3:00 PM Crime and PunishmentRICHaRd JaFFE Quest for Justice Non-Member: $15 / Member: $10

Richard Jaffe, one of the most successful defense attorneys at exonerating wrongfully sentenced death row inmates and innocent people accused of capital crimes, spotlights sensational murder cases and his extraordinary work defending accused killers who have lost all hope. As the criminal defense attorney for Eric Rudolph, the notorious Olympic Park and abortion clinic bomber, Jaffe also delves into his personal relationship with him.

6:30 PMGrandma’s GlorySUSaN ISaaCS Goldberg Variations: A NovelNon-Member: $18 / Member: $13

From the wickedly funny New York Times bestselling author Susan Isaacs comes the ultimate novel of family dysfunction. Gloria Garrison, an aging entrepreneur, invites her three grandchildren, whom she barely knows, for a weekend visit so she can choose which one will take over her company, the beauty makeover business she has grown into a multi-million dollar a year business. When Gloria sends business-class tickets to tempt the three grandkids for a visit, they couldn’t be more surprised. Stranger still is the revelation that one of them may be offered the chance to inherit Glory.

This program is at Congregation

Etz Chaim in Marietta.

Susan Isaacs is the author of 13 novels, including

Compromising Positions, Close Relations, Almost Paradise,

and As Husbands Go.

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SUNdaY NOvEMBER 11 8:15 PM

EMIlY GIFFINWhere We Belong

Non-Member: $24 Member: $18 Premier Seating $50

The author of six New York Times bestselling novels, Emily Giffin delivers an unforgettable story of two women, the families that make them who they are, and the longing, loyalty and love that binds them together.

Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door…only to find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian thought she had sealed off forever. From the moment Kirby appears on her doorstep, Marian’s perfectly constructed world—and her very identity—will be shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love affair that threaten everything that has come to define her.


MONdaY, NOvEMBER 12

12:00 PM Rising Literary VoicesNon-Member: $15 / Member: $10

JIllIaN MEdOFF I Couldn’t Love You More

Eliot Gordon would do anything for her family. A 38-year-old working mother, she lives an ordinary but fulfilling life in suburban Atlanta with her partner, Grant Delaney, and their three daughters. The two older girls are actually Eliot’s stepdaughters, a distinction she is reluctant to make as she valiantly attempts to maintain a safe, happy household. Finn Montgomery, Eliot’s long-lost first love, appears, triggering a shocking chain of events that culminates in a split-second decision that will haunt her beloved family forever. With hilarious honesty, wrenching depth, and a knockout twist, I Couldn’t Love You More illuminates the unbreakable bonds of family and reveals the lengths we’ll go to save each other, even as we can’t save ourselves.

ZOE FISHMaN Saving Ruth

Growing up in Alabama, all Ruth Wasserman wanted was to be a blond Baptist cheerleader. But as a curly-haired Jew with a rampant sweet tooth and a smart mouth, this was an impossible dream. Not helping the situation was her older brother, David—a soccer star whose good looks, smarts, and popularity reigned at school and at home. College provided an escape route and Ruth took it. When Ruth returns home to the South for the summer after her freshman year at college, a near tragedy pushes her to uncover family truths and take a good look at the woman she wants to become.

6:30 PMJCC BFFSUSaN RESNICK You Saved Me, Too


Aron Lieb approached Sue Resnick at the Birmingham Jewish Community Center fifteen years ago, and found a companion and soulmate who was steadfastly by his side for the rest of his life. You Saved Me, Too is the incredible story of how two people shared the hidden parts of themselves and created a bond that was complicated, challenging, but ultimately invaluable.

Sue was first attracted to Aron’s warmth and wit, such a contrast to his tragic past and her recent battle with postpartum depression. Soon she would be dealing with his mental illness, fighting the mainstream Jewish community for help with his care, and questioning her faith. The dramatic tension builds when Sue promises not to let Aron die alone. This book chronicles their remarkable friendship, which began with weekly coffee dates and flourished into much more. With beautiful prose, it alternates between his history, their developing friendship, and a current health crisis that may force them to part.

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Zoe Fishman lives in Marietta, GA

with her husband and new baby boy.

MONdaY NOvEMBER 12 8:15 PM

RaBBI HaROld KUSHNERThe Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person

Non-Member: $18 Member: $13

From one of our most trusted spiritual advisers comes a thoughtful, illuminating guide to that most fascinating of biblical texts, The Book of Job, and what it can teach us about living in a troubled world.

The story of Job is one of unjust things happening to a good man. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner examines the questions raised by Job’s experience: What kind of God permits such bad things to happen to good people? Why does God test loyal followers? Can a truly good God be all-powerful? The Book of Job is balm for a distressed age—and Rabbi Kushner’s most important book since When Bad Things Happen to Good People.

The Esther G. Levine Community Read

Created to honor longtime book festival volunteer Esther G. Levine, the Community Read is intended to speak to the entire community regardless

of religious affiliation, organizational mission, or political affiliation.


12:00 PM Breaking FreedEBORaH FEldMaN UnorthodoxNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

In this arresting memoir about growing up in—and ultimately escaping from—a strict Hasidic community, Deborah Feldman reveals what life is like trapped within a religious sect that values silence and suffering over individual freedoms. The Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism is as mysterious as it is intriguing to outsiders. Unorthodox sheds new light on this subculture through one woman’s harrowing tale of repression and self-discovery.

7:00 PM Israel’s Illustrious and Interesting PeopleRONda ROBINSON Beyond PoliticsFree to the Community

Temple Kol Emeth 1415 Old Canton Road, Marietta, GA 30062

Beyond Politics highlights the lives of 18 different Israelis and bids us to expand our understanding of what is going on in Israel today by focusing not on current events, but on the lives of its many fascinating people—immigrants from different parts of the world and those born in Israel. This is a must-read for anyone who cares deeply about the future of Israel and the Jewish people and seeks to foster dialogue, cooperation, and shalom in the Middle East.

TUESdaY, NOvEMBER 13

Brew Ha-HaNon-Member: $18 / Member: $13Creative Loafing — Atlantic Station321 18th Street, Suite 8150, Atlanta, GA 30363

Free parking for the first two hours! Park near the number 7 station and walk up the stairs. The entrance to Creative Loafing is between H & M and Z Gallerie.

6:30 pmBrew Ha-Ha DEVAN SIPHER, The Wedding BeatGavin Greene is a hopeless romantic. He’s also a professional one: he writes the wedding column for a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, covering spectacular parties from coast to coast. But there’s a thin line between being a hotshot reporter on assignment…and being a single guy alone on a Saturday night at someone else’s wedding. But every-thing changes on New Year’s when Gavin meets Melinda, a travel writer with enchanting dimples. A moonlit stroll across a Manhattan rooftop seals the deal. Until an Aussie with attitude swoops in and whisks her away before Gavin gets her number.

MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN, The SinglesTake an instantly recognizable social dilemma—attending a wedding alone—add a good laugh (and maybe a cry), and meet The Singles, the warm and witty debut by Boston Globe “Love Letters” columnist Meredith Goldstein.

8:00 pmBrew Ha-Ha: The Parenting Edition MARY ANN ZOELLNER & ALICIA YBARBO, Sh*tty MomSh*tty Mom is the ultimate parenting guide, written by moms who have seen it all. As hilarious as it is universal, each chapter presents a common parenting scenario with advice on how to get through it in the easiest and most e�cient way possible. With chapters such as “How to Sleep Until 9 A.M. Every Weekend” and “When Seeing an Infant Triggers a Mental Illness That Makes You Want to Have Another Baby,” this is a must-have, laugh-out-loud funny book for the sh*tty parent in all of us.

DAN ZEVIN, Dan Gets a MinivanThe least hip citizen of Brooklyn, Dan Zevin has a working wife, two small children, a mother who visits each week to “help,” and an obese Labrador mutt. In this coming-of-middle-age tale told with warmth and wit, Dan Gets a Minivan provides the one thing every parent really needs: comic relief. Whether you’re a dude, a dad, or someone who’s married to either, fasten your seat belt and prepare to crack up.

BEERCOMPLIMENTS

OF:

TUESdaY, NOvEMBER 13

This program is at Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta.

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One of O magazine’s “10 Titles to

Pick Up Now”

“Eloquent, appealing, and just emotional enough…No doubt girls all over Brooklyn are buying this book, hiding it under their mattresses, reading it after lights out—and contemplating, perhaps for the first time, their own escape.” (HuffingtonPost.com)



WEdNESdaY, NOvEMBER 14

WEdNESdaY NOvEMBER 14

12:00 PM

lISa lIllIENHungry Girl to the Max

Lunch and Author Talk Non-Member: Lunch + Ticket: $35

Member: Lunch + Ticket: $30

Hungry Girl is not a nutritionist. She’s just hungry.Lisa Lillien (a.k.a. Hungry Girl) is a New York Times

bestselling author and the creator of the Hungry Girl brand. She is the founder of hungry-girl.com,

the free daily email service that entertains and informs hungry people everywhere. Lisa is a typical woman battling the same food issues most females

struggle with every day. She considers herself a “foodologist,” not because she has some kind of fancy degree, but because she is obsessed with

food—how wonderful it is, and how much of it she can eat and still fit into her pants.

In addition to the million-plus die-hard subscribers to her daily emails, Lisa also reaches millions

more with a weekly column on WeightWatchers.com, regular

contributions to Redbook magazine, and recurring appearances on

television shows like Rachael Ray and Extra.

Join us for a lunch featuring some of Lisa’s favorite Hungry Girl

recipes. (Note: The lunch menu for this program is available

when you click on Lisa’s book cover on our website at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival.)

This program includes a kosher dairy lunch from Goodfriend’s Grill featuring some of Hungry Girl’s most popular recipes.

Join me for lunch featuring some of

my favorite recipes out of my biggest

cookbook yet!8:30 PM Zionistic ZealPETER BEINaRT The Crisis of Zionism

Presented in part by


In The Crisis of Zionism, Peter Beinart lays out in chilling detail the looming danger to Israeli democracy and the American Jewish establishment’s refusal to confront it. And he offers a fascinating, groundbreaking portrait of the two leaders at the center of the crisis: Barack Obama, America’s first “Jewish president,” a man steeped in the liberalism he learned from his many Jewish friends and mentors in Chicago; and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister who considers liberalism the Jewish people’s special curse. Beinart concludes with provocative proposals for how the relationship between American Jews and Israel must change, and with an eloquent and moving appeal for American Jews to defend the dream of a democratic Jewish state before it is too late.

10:00 aMProhibition SchmohibitionMaRNI davIS Jews and BoozeFree to the Community

At the turn of the century, American Jews and prohibitionists viewed one another with growing suspicion. Jews believed that all Americans had the right to sell and consume alcohol. In Jews and Booze, Marni Davis examines American Jews’ long and complicated relationship to alcohol during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the years of the national prohibition movement’s rise and fall. Davis offers a novel perspective on a previously unstudied area of American Jewish economic activity—the making and selling of liquor, wine, and beer—and reveals that alcohol commerce played a crucial role in Jewish immigrant acculturation and the growth of Jewish communities in the United States.

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11:15 aMThe Alphabet RabbiJaNICE ROTHSCHIld BlUMBERG Prophet in a Time of PriestsFree to the Community

Who was “Alphabet” Browne…and why is this the first time anyone has written about him? Between his arrival in the United States during post-Civil War Reconstruction and his death at the onset of the Great Depression, he grabbed headlines as a rabbi, journalist, attorney, and political activist, all in the pursuit of justice. He was widely known as an authority on the Talmud and the life of Jesus, and highly acclaimed nationally for his public lectures which one reviewer thought to be wittier than Mark Twain’s. Why, then, did his name disappear from view? Was he victim or visionary, heretic or hero? Armed with a personal interest and unrelenting curiosity, Janice Rothschild Blumberg has meticulously researched, carefully documented, and deftly articulated the life of this controversial American rabbi.

12:30 PMRoar With LaughterdElIa EPHRON The Lion is InNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

From celebrated author, playwright, and award-winning screenwriter of “You’ve Got Mail,” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” comes a novel that is as witty as it is charming.

Tracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana’s an audacious beauty and a recovering alcoholic. Rita is a holy-roller minister’s wife, desperate to escape her marriage and discover whether she actually has a mind of her own. One warm summer’s night, these three women go on the lam together. Their car breaks down on a rural highway in North Carolina and they’re forced to seek shelter in a seemingly abandoned nightclub. Here they meet Marcel, the lion, and soon, nothing is the same.


“One of the sharpest observers of human

behavior around, Ephron, with her trademark mastery of smart,

snappy dialogue, delivers a read-in-one sitting, feel-good

celebration of resiliency and hope.” (Starred Review,

Booklist 3/1/12)

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12:00 PM Souper SaladsJENNY lEvISON Souper Jenny Does Salads Non-Member Ticket + Lunch: $35 Member Ticket + Lunch: $30

Join us for a lunch of delicious salads featured in Jenny Levison’s latest cookbook while Atlanta’s very own queen of fresh fare discusses how easy it is to create these healthy and delicious salads in your own kitchen. You’ve always known that eating green could be healthy, and now, thanks to Atlanta’s own “Souper Jenny,” it’s easier than ever. With the abundance of supermarket selections of prepackaged greens, you can create a restaurant-style salad along with a fabulous dressing in your own kitchen.

Lunch is a Kosher dairy meal prepared by Goodfriend’s Grill.

(Note: The lunch menu for this program is available when you click on Jenny’s book cover on our website at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival.)

FRIdaY, NOvEMBER 16

Jenny Levison is the owner/chef of two

Atlanta restaurants: Souper Jenny and

Café Jonah.

Stop by and Enjoy a LittLE noSh!

Enjoy delicious Glatt Kosher meat and dairy items at Goodfriend’s Grill located at the end of Main Street at the MJCCA – Zaban Park across from the indoor pool. Food is available for purchase before all events except for Saturday evenings. Snacks before Saturday night events will be available.

Visit atlantajcc.org/services for a menu and hours of operation.


SUNdaY, NOvEMBER 18

Who’s The Teach?

SaTURdaY NOvEMBER 17 8:00 PM

TONY daNZaI’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High

Non-Member: $24 Member: $18 Premier Seating: $50

I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is television, screen and stage star Tony Danza’s absorbing account of a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Northeast High—Philadelphia’s largest high school with 3600 students. Featuring indelible portraits of students and teachers alike, I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had reveals just how hard it is to keep today’s technologically savvy—and often alienated—students engaged, how impressively committed most teachers are, and the outsized role counseling plays in a teacher’s day, given the psychological burdens many students carry.

10:00 aM

Being True To MyselfJOY ladIN Through the Door of Life : A Jewish Journey Between GendersNon-Member: $15 Member: $10

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 a woman—Joy Ladin. In Through the Door of Life, Joy Ladin takes readers inside her transition as she changed genders and, in the process, created a new self. Ladin’s poignant memoir takes us from the death of living as the man she knew she wasn’t, to the shattering of family and career, to the new self, relationships, and love she finds when she opens the door of life.

COMING

SOON!

welcomes


BRUCE FEILER The Secrets of Happy Families:

Surprising New Ideas to Bring More Togetherness, Less Chaos, and Greater Joy

For more information, please visit:atlantajcc.org/bookfestival

Presented by

Coming FEBRUARY 2013

“At age 59 Tony Danza inexplicably chose to become a teacher at a tough, inner-city school. The story he tells is moving, eye-opening, and

compellingly honest. Love infuses his work, and he cries a lot. Read this book and you will too.”

(Joel Klein, former New York City Schools chancellor)


SUNdaY NOvEMBER 18

7:30 PM

MICHaEl FEINSTEIN

Ambassador Of the Great American Songbook

The Gershwins and Me


Premier Seating: $50

From celebrated entertainer Michael Feinstein comes a beautifully illustrated account of the lives

and legacies of the Gershwins—told through stories of twelve of their greatest songs, several which will

be performed by the author this evening.

Michael Feinstein was just twenty years old when he got the chance of a lifetime: a job

with his hero, Ira Gershwin. During their six-year partnership, the two became

close friends. Feinstein blossomed under Gershwin’s mentorship and Gershwin was reinvigorated by the younger man’s zeal for his and his brother George’s legacy. Now, in The Gershwins and Me, Michael

Feinstein shares unforgettable stories and reminiscences from the music that defined American popular song, along

with rare Gershwin memorabilia he’s collected through the years.

A S'wonderful Musical Evening

April 25-May 5 August 8-18

October 20–28 January 19-February 3

Book by Tom Jones Music by Harvey Schmidt

Lyrics by Tom Jones Based on Les Romanesques

by Edmond Rosta

Book by Joseph Stein Music by Jerry Bock

Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by

special permission of Arnold Perl

Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty Music by Stephen Flaherty

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Co-Conceived by Eric Idle

Based on the works of Dr. Seuss

Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefeand Nell Benjamin

Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture

2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 S E A S O N

companyjatl.org Box Office: 678.812.4002

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The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta and Congregation Beth Shalom

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W I T H

Rabbi Brian Glusman and Rabbi Mark Zimmerman

IsraelMulti-Generational Family

Trip to

JUNE 11-24, 2013

CongregationBeth Shalom

Information & Applications:atlantajcc.org • 678.812.4161

Trip includes a special welcome ceremony, meaningful B’nai Mitzvah ceremony, Yad Vashem, Masada, Dead Sea, Jeep® ride through the

Golan Heights, archeological dig, and much more!

We are proud to be in the 4th year of our Community Partnership program. With the help of synagogues, day schools, and other nonprofits, we are working to engage the entire Atlanta area, and in turn, build a strong cultural community for the future. Please visit our website to see which event your community organization is supporting.

The Book Festival of the MJCCA would not be possible without the hundreds of community volunteers who lend their time, talents, and passion for books to the MJCCA. While we’d like to list everyone involved, space precludes us from doing so. Please join us in thanking our committee and sub-committee chairs, in addition to our many festival volunteers.

Ahavath Achim Synagogue

Alexander Muss High School in Israel

American Jewish Committee

Atlanta Chapter of Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

Atlanta Rabbinical Association

Congregation B’nai Torah

Congregation Dor Tamid

Congregation Etz Chaim

Congregation Or VeShalom

Georgia Commission on the Holocaust

Greater Atlanta Hadassah

Greenfield Hebrew Academy

Israel Bonds

Jewish Education Loan Fund

Jewish Family & Career Services

Jewish National Fund

Sabra Riders of Atlanta

Temple Beth Tikvah

Temple Emanu-El

Temple Kol Emeth

Temple Sinai

The ALEF Fund

The AMIT Program

The Chattahoochee Review

The Davis Academy

The Epstein School

The William Breman Jewish Home

COMMUNITY PaRTNERS

COMMITTEE CHaIRS

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT

INA L. ENOCH & SHERIE B. GUMER, CO-CHAIRS WENDY BEARMAN, VICE-CHAIR

aUTHOR HOSPITalITY Margie Stern

aUTHOR SElECTION Ellen Chalef Arthur Gumer Bea Grossman (Vice-Chair)

aUTHOR TRaNSPORTaTION Dee Kline

BOOK ClUB INSIdERS Ruth Hackner Cindy Schick

BOOKSTORE Al Finfer Alice Wertheim

BOOKSTORE MavENS Ed Feldstein Andrea Oppenheim

COMMUNITY PaRTNERS Marcy Bass Gayle Siegel Susan Tourial

CONNECTIONS Beth Arogeti Dana Barrett Esther Levine

FaMIlY REadING FESTIval Jennie Medeiros Susann Shenk Jodi Halpert (Vice-Chair) Alexis Solomon (Vice-Chair)

PaTRONS Sheryl Blechner Deborah Jacobs Julie Kleinman

PROJECT GIvE Robin Winner Sue Winner

SOCIal MEdIa Lynn Epstein

vOlUNTEERS Wendy Bearman Marcie Hirshberg Ellyse Zindler

(as of press time)


The Argo Family FundPhyllis and Eliot ArnovitzEllen Arnovitz and Michael PlaskerBeth and Joel ArogetiJane and Craig AronoffLillie and Michael AxelrodAnonymousMarlene and Abe BesserArthur M. BlankThe Blonder Family FoundationLisa and Ron BrillJanet and Steven CadranelThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Cohen/Kogon Family

Ann and Jay DavisLaura and Marshall DinermanLaura and Michael DruckerStacy and Emanuel FialkowLaraine and Lowell FineViki and Paul FreemanMariela and Richard GersteinAnonymousSherie and Arthur GumerLynne and Howard HalpernLynne and Jack HalpernThe Halpern/Oppenheimer Family Foundation

Douglas J. Hertz Family FoundationSusie and Howard HymanArlene and Lee KatzMarcus KatzAnonymousDavid KunianskyDebbie and Douglas KunianskyDiane and David LevyGail LuxenbergBilli and Bernie MarcusSherry and Harry MaziarBarbara and Ed MendelJacLynn and Bruce MorrisBarbara and Mark Murovitz

Carol and Joe RubinSusan and David SaltzJennifer and Andy ShulmanRandi and Elliot SiegelBeth and Ben SillinsLinda and Larry SmithMargie and George SternJana and Jason TesslerStacey and Brian TovinThe Van de Grift FamilyGermaine and Bruce WeinsteinVi WeinsteinLauri and Ken WinklerThe Zaban Family Foundation

PaCESETTERS OF THE MJCCa

Beth and Joel Arogeti Sheryl S. Blechner Laraine and Lowell Fine Sherie and Arthur Gumer

PaTRON OF THE aRTS

Judy and Aaron AlembikWendy and Dale BearmanLisa and Ron Brill

Ellen and Michael ChalefIna and Harold EnochViki and Paul Freeman

Stuart Harvey HillmanJulie and Daniel KleinmanLynn and Jan Saperstein

Elaine and Paul Siegel

PUBlISHER

Bettye and Harry BaerLinda and Steven CitronLaura and Marshall DinermanJudy and Ed FeldsteinFinancial Innovations, LLC - Laura K. Schilling, JD, CPA, CFP®, CSAPenny and Al FinferNancy N. Ghertner, P.C.Cathy and Alan GottliebBea and Bob Grossman

Karen and Michael HimmelsteinEleanor and David G. HochbergDeborah and Lou JacobsCarol and Arthur KatzSusanne Katz and Philip KarlickIvah and Dr. Max KuklerEsther G. Levine and Dr. Michael K. LevineArlene and Steve MarcusJacLynn and Bruce Morris

DeenaProfisandJonGoldmarkPaula and Marvin Rachelefsky Ruth RauzinBarbara and Maury RiffJoseph H. Rosen, Immigration Law GroupPeggy and Emanuel RothCarol and Joe RubinJane Schiff and Lon GratzDiane and Fred ShaftmanBetty Ann Shusterman

Lisa and Michael SiegelKaren and Warren SteinbergArlene and Morton TauberSusan and Sidney TourialUnited Capital Financial AdvisersAngie and Skip WeilandJoan and Richard WilliamsRina and Jack WolfeConnie and Robert Zerden

EdITOR

Ellen Arnovitz and Michael PlaskerCherie AvivLinda and Mark BachmannSusan BarrySheila Friedman ButlerDressler’s Jewish Funeral Care Lynn Epstein

Judy and Stan FinemanSharon and Howard FriedmanCindy and Howard GibbsLinda and Nelson GoldRuth HacknerAnna HirschSheila HoltzDee Altfater Kline

Brenda Leder Charlotte MarksDedi and Julian MohrJulie and Jeff MokotoffPam MortonJoyce and Michael NatbonyKellee and Chad Rosenberg

Cindy SchickBarbara SchneiderTessa ShabanGayle and Harris SiegelVicki SiegelRobyn and Martin TanenbaumStaci WeiningerSherri and Rob Wildstein

REadER

THaNK YOUTO ALL OF OUR DONORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

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PaTRON OPPORTUNITIESSUPPORT THE BOOK FESTIVAL: BECOME A PATRON TODAY!

PATRON OF THE ARTS $1,800• Two series tickets to all November events (reserved VIP seating for keynote events)

• Two additional tickets to a keynote of choice• Reserved parking for keynote events (with advanced reservation)

• Framed photo taken with a keynote author• Eight tickets to Patron Reception and that evening’s event

• Two reserved seats to all Page from the Book Festival events

• Private dinner with author (based on author availability)

• Meet and greet with author (TBD)• Ten autographed books• Four season tickets to Company J 2013 season

PUBLISHER $1,000• Two series tickets to all November events (reserved Patron seating for keynote events)

• Two additional tickets to a keynote of choice

• Reserved parking for keynote events (with advanced reservation)

• Four tickets to Patron Reception and that evening’s event

• Two reserved seats to one Page from the Book Festival event

• Meet and greet with author (TBD)• One autographed book• Two season tickets to Company J 2013 season

EDITOR $550• Two series tickets to all November events (reserved Patron seating for keynote events)

• Two additional tickets to a keynote of choice• Two tickets to Patron Reception and that evening’s event

• Two reserved seats to one Page from the Book Festival event

• Meet and greet with author (TBD)

READER $275• One series ticket to all November events (reserved Patron seating for keynote events)

• One ticket to Patron Reception and that evening’s event

• Meet and greet with author (TBD)

All Patrons will receive written recognition in the Book Festival Playbill as well as access to VIP signing lines. • Patron benefits expire May 31, 2013. • This year’s keynote events are as follows: Tony Danza,

Michael Feinstein, Emily Giffin, Peter Greenberg, Rabbi Harold Kushner, and Andrew McCarthy.• Patron Series Tickets, with the exception of Patron of the Arts, do not include lunch at the two lunch programs, Hungry Girl and Jenny Levison. Lunch may be purchased separately for these two events.

Yes, I would like to be a Book Festival Patron!Name(s) to be Listed on Playbill:

Address: City/State/Zip:

Phone (Day): Phone (Night/Cell):

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Patron Level: ❍ $1,800 ❍ $1,000 ❍ $550 ❍ $275 ❍ I am unable to attend, but please count on my support of $

Payment: ❍ Check ❍ VISA ❍ MasterCard ❍ AmEx Credit Card # Exp. Date:

Signature:

Send Payment To: MJCCA Book Festival, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, GA 30338 or become a Patron online at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival

BECOME A PATRON TODAY! Visit atlantajcc.org/bookfestival or send payment toMJCCA Book Festival, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, GA 30338For more information, please contact Kayce Pearce at 678.812.4147 or [email protected].


2012 SPONSORSTHANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT

Barbara and Ed Mendel

The GeorgeStern Family

The Zaban Family Foundation

IN-KIND SPONSORS

SPONSORS

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OFFICIALBOOKSELLER SPECIAL THANKS TO

CAROLYN HESSEL, MIRI POMERANTZ-DAUBER, AND JOYCE LIT.

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Documents

2012 Book Festival Brochure