40th Annual Jewish Book & Arts Fair Brochure

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RUBY ANNIVERSARY

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ARTS FAIR

U N D E R W R I T T E N BY T H E E L E A N O R A N D F R A N K F R E E D FO U N DAT I O N S U P P O R T E D BY T H E E R J C C PAT R O N S O F T H E A R T S EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 5601 S. Braeswood

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Michael Feinstein, 2012 Opening Night Speaker

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2 0 1 2 J e w i s h B o o k & A rt s Fa i r St e e r i n g C o m m i tt e e CHAIR Gloria Bluestone Bookstore Volunteer Managers

Buy a Book & Arts Fair Series Pass Receive Guaranteed Reserved Seating for Opening Night with Michael Feinstein and the David Broza concert on Nov. 10 PLUS Admission to all Programs

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11, 2012

40 TH ANNUAL

Bookstore Set Up/Strike

Film

Michelle Renfrow Emily Caulfield Patron Campaign

Bunny Radoff

Program Committee Chairs

Janice Berg Maxine Goodman

Inside the Author’s Studio

Steven Abbott Rachel Eichenbaum

Set Design

Shayna Finn

Local Literati

Volunteer Recruiter

Beverly Robinson

Sam Stolbun

Assistant Executive Director

Arts & Culture Assistant

Marilyn Hassid

erjcchouston.org

Program Coordinators

Brittany Barsky Amy Goldman Rahmani

In person

Visit the ERJCC Information Desk or the Box Office 30 minutes prior to the start of a program

President

Joel Dinkin

Jewish Living & Learning Committee

Bookstore Manager

Assistant Executive Director

Executive Vice President

Judy Weil

Barbara Lindenberg

Dance Director

Program Coordinator

Maxine Silberstein

Nomi Barancik

Carol Emery

Jonathan Fass

Assistant Director

Rabbi Samantha Safran Bodner

Brochure Design by Bettina Stap and Jason Wheeler

COMMUNI T Y PA RT NERS ADL AIPAC American Jewish Committee Bertha Alyce Center Bureau of Jewish Education/Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Business and Professional Women’s Breakfast Club B & P Breakfast Club Connections Congregation Beth El Congregation Beth Israel Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood Congregation Beth Yeshurun 100 Jewish Men Congregation Beth Yeshurun Sisterhood Congregation Brith Shalom Sisterhood Congregation Emanu El – Houston Sisterhood

By phone

713.551.7255 Unless otherwise specified, Jewish Book & Arts Fair programs take place at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Joe Weingarten Building, Milton Levit Family Campus, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX 77096

Thanks to Our Corporate Sponsors

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Hoffer Furniture

Oliver Lapin Family Day

Gerald Blumenthal

Arts & Culture Steering Committee

Online

The Jewish Herald-Voice

Barbara Bronstein Diane Lee

Hosts

Susan Altschuler David Askanase Phyllis Berman Joyce Gilbert Ellen Grabois Shirley Warshaw

e v e ly n r u b e n s t e i n J e w i s h C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r Barbara Winthrop Rose

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Hollis Hendrickson

$50 ERJCC Member/$70 Public $10 Discount for Seniors $3 Discount for Seniors on Single Tickets Full Time Students: Free Admission with Student ID

Community Partners

Louise Kershman Ann Glazier Beulah Maltz Claire Noll Sheila Sack Carol Sternberg Beverly Sufian

CO-CHAIR Joe Epstein

Congregation Or Ami Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest ERJCC West Houston Hebrew Speakers Professional Organization Holocaust Museum Houston Houston Chapter Hadassah National Council of Jewish Women Greater Houston Section Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Temple Beth Torah Temple Sinai United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston West Houston Lodge of B’nai B’rith Yiddish Vinkel

4 EASY WAYS TO SEE MICHAEL FEINSTEIN OPENING NIGHT

1. Become a Patron of the Arts for premier reserved SEATS 2. Buy a Book & Arts Fair Series Pass for guaranteed reserved seats 3. Attend Opening Night FREE – limited seating – first come/first served 4. Stream it online at houstonjewishlive.com

as of print deadline

Sunday, October 28

2:00 PM

7:30 PM

Film

OPENING NIGHT

Nicky’s Family Directed by Matej Minác Czech Republic/Slovakia | 2011 96 min. | English | Documentary Audience Choice Award, 2012 Houston Jewish Film Festival

Michael Feinstein The Gershwins and Me

This is Slovak filmmaker Matej Miná c’s third film telling of Sir Nicholas Winton’s remarkable efforts to rescue 669 Czech and Slovak children in 1939 from Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia. Winton did not speak of his feat until his wife discovered the scrapbook documenting his deeds 50 years later. When Minác learned about Winton, he made it his mission to keep the story alive. This gripping documentary highlights the stories of what happened to the rescued children and the impact Winton’s feat has had in inspiring others who choose to help heal the planet. They are the “final heroes of Winton’s legacy” who at 103, has lived to witness the powerful and poignant impact of his accomplishments.

A Personal history in twelve songs

Photo Credit: Gilles Toucas

From the “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” the celebrated entertainer Michael Feinstein introduces his newly published book, The Gershwins and Me. Told through the stories of twelve of the Gershwin’s greatest songs, Feinstein explores the origin and significance of each tune. During his six-year mentorship with Ira Gershwin, Feinstein researched, catalogued and preserved the unpublished sheet music and rare recordings of the Gershwin’s. He skillfully blends the moving narrative of his own life with the Gershwins and his contribution to their enduring legacy as icons of American music. The accompanying CD brims with Feinstein’s soulful recordings. A five-time Grammy nominee, recipient of three honorary doctorate degrees, a host on PBS and NPR, Feinstein is considered the leading expert on classic American popular music. “Frisky affectionate, lushly illustrated, deeply informed and profoundly respectful.” —Kirkus Review

Free to Series Pass Holders • $8 ERJCC Member • $10 Public

4:30 PM Helen Nash

Helen Nash’s New Kosher Cuisine: Healthy, Simple & Stylish Helen Nash’s two previous cookbooks—Kosher Cuisine and Helen Nash’s Kosher Kitchen—are perennial standouts in the field of Jewish cooking, praised by well-known chefs, foodies and food writers, (including the late, great critic Craig Claiborne). Nash, a longtime culinary instructor and lecturer in New York, has a new collection of innovative, exotic kosher recipes. Its subtitle, Healthy, Simple & Stylish says it all: the 200-plus dishes featured all share an elegance of simplicity, using few high-quality ingredients with a minimum of steps. This is a cookbook for “the Google and Twitter crowd.” “…Think artfully tossed salads with classic touches… clever presentations…upscale yet entirely accessible dishes….” —Hadassah Magazine

IN HONOR OF MARILYN HASSID Underwritten by Janet and Elton Lipnick ERJCC Patrons of the Arts guaranteed premier reserved seats Series Pass Holders guaranteed reserved seats FREE – Limited seating – First come/first served

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Ticket Information Below

Steinway Piano provided by Forshey Piano, Houston’s only authorized Steinway dealer since 1978

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Watch the programs we are streaming online UPCOMING PROGRAMS 4 th Annual Rice University Jewish Studies Program Lecture Series Reading Between the Lines in Modern Jewish Literature

OCTOBER 3, 17, 24 AT 8:00 PM

40th Annual Jewish Book & Arts Fair

STREAMING LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Watch Michael Feinstein discuss some of the Gershwin’s greatest tunes.

The ERJCC proudly presents ERJCClive

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 7:30 PM Author Presentation

a free live streaming service open to the community that allows you to watch select programs LIVE on your computer screen or mobile device. It even has archived viewing on-demand, so you can attend the program in-person and then go home and watch it again. Join thousands from around the globe to watch our world-class programming online.

See Matti Friedman disclose human drama filled with betrayals, conspiracies and surprise plot twists.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 8:00 PM Author Presentation

To check out our upcoming live streaming programs, visit houstonjewishlive.com

Watch Stuart Eizenstat illuminate current global trends in geo-political thinking.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 4:30 PM Author Presentation

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Tuesday, October 30

6:15 PM

6:15 PM Leslie Maitland

Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile and Love Reclaimed Shirley and Bill Morgan Family Holocaust Memorial Program

This is a true story of Leslie Maitland’s mother’s life as a young Jewish woman during WWII and her family’s narrow escape from Hitler’s Europe. Skillfully blending the facts of the time with the personal love story between Maitland’s mother and a young Frenchman, this compelling narrative reads like a work of fiction.

Maitland spent a decade researching, traveling to each location, scrutinizing archives, and tracking down those involved in this remarkable history. An award-winning reporter and national correspondent for The New York Times, Maitland specializes in legal affairs and investigative reporting and is a regular guest on NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show.

Meet recently published Houston authors at a reception in the Bookstore and get a chance to hear first-hand about their books. Join us to celebrate Houston authors Madelyn Kamen, Harriet Ottenstein, Dr. Jason Powers, Joy Preble, Dr. Ed Reitman, Jeff Ricken, Cary Robinson, Bernard Shapiro, Cheryl Michal Simani and Sophia Orlovsky Williams.

Free

As of print deadline

8:00 PM

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

8:00 PM

Simon Sebag Montefiore Jerusalem The Biography

Wendy Mogel

Drawing on new archives, his own family papers, and a lifetime’s study, Simon Sebag Montefiore writes in dazzling narrative of Jerusalem’s many incarnations, bringing every epoch and character blazingly to life. The 2011 winner of the Jewish Book of the Year Award, Jerusalem is told chronologically through 3,000 years of wars, love affairs and revelations of the men and women – kings, empresses, prophets, poets, saints, conquerors and whores – who created, destroyed, chronicled and believed in Jerusalem.

Adopting a strikingly apolitical tone, Montefiore steers a clear path through the religious animosities and political intrigues of how Jerusalem became Jerusalem, the only city that exists twice — in heaven and on earth.

The Blessing of a Skinned Knee The Blessings of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers Internationally acclaimed clinical psychologist and parenting expert, Dr. Wendy Mogel first appeared at the Jewish Book & Arts Fair in 2001 speaking on her bestselling book, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee. Publisher’s Weekly gave it a starred review calling it “impassioned, lyrical and eminently practical.” In her engaging follow-up book, The Blessings of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers, Mogel compares the teen years to the journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. In her long-overdue return to the Fair, Mogel will illustrate the hidden blessings of raising children from the very young through the teen years, showing parents how to navigate the rough waters of parenting, while adding a measure of joy and humor to the voyage.

Patron Sponsors: Paula and Irving Pozmantier Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

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Monday, October 29

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Free to Series Pass Holders * $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

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Wednesday, October 31

6:15 PM

8:00 PM

Deborah Feldman

Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

Unbroken Spirit: A Heroic Story of Faith, Courage and Survival

Deborah Feldman’s memoir invites us into the homes and mindsets of the Satmar people, a deeply religious sect of Chasidic Judaism in Brooklyn, N.Y. She provides a window into a world not many of us know about or can fathom. Her story is at once wholesome and warm and arrestingly lonely, shocking and disturbing. Feldman is reflective, engaging us by saying exactly how she feels. In eloquent and stirring prose she tells a tale of repression and self-discovery.

Currently, she is working on a follow-up memoir, which finds her embarking on independence as a single woman and mother, finding a new kind of Jewish life for herself and her son.

Born in Riga, Latvia, in 1947, Yosef Mendelevich was a leader of the Russian Jewish revival in the 1960’s. Arrested in 1970 for attempting to hijack a Russian airplane to escape, he served eleven years in the Soviet gulag for his Jewish activism, which continued in prison. Upon his release in 1981, he immigrated to Israel. “Yosef Mendelevich is a true hero of one of the most successful human rights struggles in history: the rescue of Soviet refuseniks…from an antisemitic captivity… This remarkable memoir must be read by all who love freedom and cherish the right to practice their religion.” —Alan Dershowitz

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

December marks the 25th anniversary of the culminating moment of the Soviet Jewry Movement: the March on Washington on the eve of the first Gorbachev/Reagan summit. The Annual Jewish Book & Arts Fair salutes this momentous time and the epic struggle for freedom.

great savings! Purchase a Jewish Book & Arts Fair Series Pass for only ERJCC Member Public --- ­Admission to all programs

$50

$70

Guaranteed Reserved Seating for Opening Night with Michael Feinstein and the David Broza concert on Nov. 10, PLUS admission to all programs

Patron Sponsors: Sheila and Gordon Sack

38 Authors 2 Concerts 5 Films

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

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BOOKSTORE HOURS

Save money on programs

sunday – thursday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

$10 Discount for Seniors $3 Discount for Seniors on single tickets Full Time Students: Free Admission with Student ID

Saturday: 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Read. Drink. Enjoy!

Online

Grab a bite before or after a program

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Open daily until 8:00 PM except for Fridays and Saturdays

in person Visit the ERJCC Information Desk or the Box Office 30 minutes prior to the start of a program by phone

Email nosher@erjcchouston.org or call 713.729.3200, ext. 3232 to pre-order your meal and it will be ready for you!

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Thursday, November 1 Rachelle Bergstein

Women From the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us

6:15 PM Francesca Segal

The Innocents Marilyn Hassid Emerging Author

What is it about a pair of shoes that so enchants women of all ages, demographics, political affiliations and style tribes? Combing social history, fashion, record, and pop-culture celebration, Bergstein unlaces the history of women’s obsession with shoes. Featuring interviews with designers, historians, and cultural experts, and a cast of real life characters from Marilyn Monroe to Jane Fonda, Bergstein writes a lively, compelling look at the evolution of modern women and the fashion that reflects—and has shaped—their changing lives. An editor and writer, Bergstein left Vassar College with a degree in English Literature, a Phi Beta Kappa key and “a fling who is now her husband.”

Francesca Segal’s refreshing first novel, The Innocents, portrays modern-day Jewish life with both wit and empathy, effortlessly guiding us through a contemporary cultural milieu whose social rules, both spoken and unspoken, are just as claustrophobic as those of 19th-century New York.

A reworking of Edith Wharton’s iconic 1920 novel, The Age of Innocence, Segal lifts the story from its original setting and gracefully sets it down in a 21st-century Jewish London suburb. “A moving, funny, richly drawn story of a young man’s attempts to find out who he wants to be when there are so many others who know best. Full of real pleasures and unexpected wisdom, this book sweeps you along.” —Esther Freud, author of Love Falls and Lucky Break

Private Event: Business and Professional Women’s Breakfast Club/B & P Breakfast Club Connections, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston.

Call 713.729.7000 for information.

Patron Sponsors: Marilyn Hassid and Marc A. Gessner Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

ALTERNATE LOCATION

8:00 PM

Yehuda Kurtzer, Ph.D.

Naomi Wolf

Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past

Vagina: A New Biography

Melton Lunch and Learn At Merfish Teen Center • 9000 S. Rice Blvd.

Yehuda Kurtzer, President of The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and Fellow of the iEngage Project, is an accomplished lecturer and thinker on major challenges facing contemporary Jewish life. He served as the inaugural Chair of Jewish Communal Innovation at Brandeis University and earned his doctorate from Harvard in Jewish Studies. In Shuva, Kurtzer offers a roadmap for revitalizing the connection between the Jewish people and their past emphasizing biblical narrative as the core of being Jewish, regardless of historical accuracy. The book’s subtitle, The Future of the Jewish Past, advances Kurtzer’s premise: to look at the historymemory dynamic as the way toward the Jewish future; Kurtzer’s preference: “investing in the humanity in our stories (memory) which echo in our souls.”

From Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth, comes a dramatic new book, a radical reframe of how we think about, talk about and understand the vagina - and consequently, how we understand women. Heralded by Publishers Weekly as one of the best science books of the year, Wolf sheds new light on the intricate connections between a woman’s experience of her vagina and her sense of self. A co-founder of the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership and the American Freedom Campaign, Wolf is a writer whose conviction and keen intelligence have propelled her works to the tops of bestseller lists, and firmly into the realms of modern classics. “…Exhilarating and groundbreaking, provocative and engaging, positive and inspiring.”

Optional lunch at 12:00 Noon. $10 prepaid with reservations by Oct. 29 R.S.V.P. to Nomi Barancik 713.729.3200 ext 3288

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

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12:30 PM

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PRIVATE EVENT

Photo Credit: Noah Kalina

7:30 AM

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4:30 PM

8:00 PM

Anne-Marie O’Connor

Film

The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer

Directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk SimonUSA | 2010 | 40 min. | English/Hebrew | Documentary Academy Award Winner for Short Documentary Subject, 2011 Former Principal Karen Tal in attendance

An exceptional chronicle of a Jewish family’s courageous effort to avenge one of the crimes committed against them.

Following the trail of a single painting, Anne-Marie O’Connor details the heirs’ fight to restore their property, bringing to light the shameful story of art confiscated from Jewish collections by the Nazis in Austria and tenaciously held on to by the postwar Austrian state. The fate of this painting, and other pilfered objects of art, raises questions of what future generations will learn about the artists and the original owners of the art works. “… A lusciously detailed story of Klimt’s most famous painting, detailing the relationship between the artist, the subject, their heirs and those who coveted the masterpiece….” — Kirkus Review

Strangers No More

Donna Frankoff Memorial Lecture Presented in cooperation with The Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest

In the heart of Tel Aviv there is an exceptional school where children from 48 different countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. Many of the students arrive at the Bialik-Rogozin School after fleeing poverty, political adversity and genocide. The film follows several students’ struggle to acclimate to life in a new land while slowly opening up to share their stories of hardship and tragedy. A moving account of how compassion, dedication, goodwill and enormous patience can help change the lives of children from utter despair to a world of possibilities. Here, no child is a stranger. Reception follows screening.

Patron Sponsors: Susan and David Morris

Mitzi Shure and Jerry Wische

Free to Series Pass Holders • $8 ERJCC Member • $10 Public

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

Sunday, November 4

7:30 PM

2:00 PM

Gail Hareven

Film

On the Crazed Experience of Translating Shakespeare’s Sonnets

Portrait of Wally Directed by Andrew Shea Austria/USA | 2012 | 90 min. | English | Feature Documentary

As one of Israel’s finest writers and columnists, Gail Hareven writes widely on politics and feminist issues for Israeli and English publications, teaches feminist theory, conducts writing workshops and lectures on a variety of socio-cultural topics. She is a prolific author of novels, short stories, nonfiction, children’s books and successfully staged plays. In a collaborative project, Hareven translated Shakespeare’s Sonnets into Modern Hebrew. “…I fell in love with the text in a way that was like being possessed by a dybbuk (demon)…it’s as if an alien force completely takes over your brain,” she says, and suggests Shakespeare and the biblical Song of Songs are the cultural basis upon which humanity learned to love.

In 1997, the discovery of Egon Schiele’s Portrait of Wally, on the walls of the Museum of Modern Art, triggered a historic court case. In 1939, Nazis seized the beloved Shiele painting of Austrian art collector Lea Bondi. This fascinating and intricate story tells about the intolerance, disrespect and lack of cooperation that impounded the Schiele painting until 2010, 71 years after its theft, and brought the story of Nazi art loot into the open, forcing museums in Europe and the U.S. to search their own collections for suspect objects. The 13-year war over “Wally” was more than a dispute over property stolen from Jews during the Holocaust. It was a battle over history and memory.

Free to Series Pass Holders • $8 ERJCC Member • $10 Public Buy a ticket to Anne-Marie O’Connor’s program at 4:30 PM and receive free admission to this film.

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Saturday, November 3

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

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Sunday, November 4 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM

OLIVER FAMILYLAPIN DAY

*Adult programming continues throughout the day

Concert, Authors, Stories, Songs, Crafts & Cooking 9:30 – 10:20 AM

1:30 – 3:30 PM

Ages 2 – 6

2nd – 5th grades

PJ Library Story Time

Building Blocks– Masada

Barbara Loeser free

Stephen W. Schwartz free

12:00 – 1:00 PM 2nd – 5th grades

Get Cooking! with Mama Doni and Recipe Rachel Hands on Cooking Demo Rachel Harkham and Doni Zasloff Thomas free

Shop the Bookstore for children’s books, books for teens, cookbooks, Judaics and more. Start your Hanukkah shopping early!

4:00 – 5:30 PM K – 5th grades

Mama Doni Band Concert, Book and CD Signing

Individual Tickets: $8 ERJCC Member • $12 Public Family of 5 or more: $6 ERJCC Member • $9 Public

All events take place at ERJCC Houston Oliver Lapin Family Day is endowed in loving 5601 S. Braeswood memory of Oliver Lapin by his family All family events are FREE and open to the public, exception ofFair the| Mama Band concert.

For concert tickets call 713.551.7255 9with 2012the Jewish Book & Arts Advance Doni ticket purchases online at erjcchouston.org or visit erjcchouston.org/bookfair

The Mama Doni Band concert is underwritten by the Barbara and Mark Paull Families and the Goldye M. and Samuel W. Spain Children’s Performing Arts Fund Become an ERJCC Patron of the Arts at erjcchouston.org

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OLIVER FAMILYLAPIN DAY

Sunday, November 4 1:30 – 3:30 PM • 2nd – 5th grades Building Blocks – Masada

9:30 – 10:20 AM • Ages 2 – 6 PJ Library Story Time

Stephen W. Schwartz

The PJ Library Story Time is coming to Book Fair! Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s Community Education Coordinator, Barbara Loeser, as she engages kids with stories, songs and craft. The PJ Library® program in Houston is a gift from the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston and generous local donors in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

As part of the Building Blocks Workshops, Jewish History Construction Series, Architect Stephen W. Schwartz has developed an exciting way to teach history in a fun and memorable way. The two-hour activity will have over 100 kids and parents working on the 400 square foot Masada, using over 50,000 LEGO® building blocks! This impressive team work family program will end with an engaging lesson about the structure they helped build together.

Free

Free

12:00 – 1:00 PM 2nd – 5th grades Get Cooking! with Mama Doni and Recipe Rachel

4:00 – 5:30 PM • K – 5th grades Mama Doni Band Concert, Book and CD Signing

Hands on Cooking Demo Rachel Harkham and Doni Zasloff Thomas

The Mama Doni Band and Recipe Rachel are cooking up a MUSICAL STORM for a rockin’ family concert! Featuring yummy free samples from Mama Doni & Recipe Rachel’s new book, Get Cooking! along with music from the CD included in the book. This family event highlights songs for the upcoming holiday season and beyond. Come prepared to groove to a Turkey in the Straw hoedown for Thanksgiving, celebrate Chanukah with songs like “Latke Man” and “A Land Called Sufganiyot,” look ahead to Purim and boogie to the Hamantaschen Dance, and of course join the famous Challah Day conga line! Hip young kids and their even hipper parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are all encouraged to get up and dance at this spirited Jewish rock concert.

From Rosh Hashanah to Thanksgiving, Hanukkah to Fourth of July, the Jewish American calendar is overflowing with chances to celebrate, savor good food, and get down and party with family and friends.

Recipe Rachel and Mami Doni, authors of Get Cooking!

A Jewish American Family Cookbook & Rockin’ Mama Doni Celebration, take readers through a year of holidays with fun, “menschy” activities for every season and recipes that give American cuisine a Jewish twist, such as “Sweet Potato Knish” for Thanksgiving and “Judah Mac ‘n’ Cheese Squares,” “Fill-Inthe-Blank Latkes” and “KFC: Kosher Fried Chicken” for Hanukkah.

Underwritten by the Barbara and Mark Paull Families and the Goldye M. and Samuel W. Spain Children’s Performing Arts Fund

Free

Individual Tickets: $8 ERJCC Member • $12 Public Family of 5 or more: $6 ERJCC Member • $9 Public

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ARTS FAIR

40th Annual

Sunday, November 4 Advance Ticket Purchase Recommended online: erjcchouston.org

October 28 – November 11

7:30 PM

IN PERSON: Visit the ERJCC Information Desk or come to the box office 30 minutes prior to the start of a program.

6:30 PM

Inside the Author’s Studio

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Exclusively for ages 21–Thirty Something IDs Checked at the Door!

Justin Halpern I Suck At Girls

T SD, U CU T UTRIEO, N E D U C|A TA I OD NU L | T AS D U L|T S S|ESNEINO I OR RS S | | K IK DS L YA M | IH L LLNT ES A R T S , C U L T U R EA,RE CLA I D&SF A&M IF LEYA L T|H &HWEEA HS & W E L L N E S S

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Justin Halpern is a bestselling author and TV/ writer producer whose first book, Sh*t My Dad Says, a collection of essays about growing up with his unapologetically honest father, became a #1 New York Times bestseller. Soon after Sh*t My Dad Says began to take off, comic writer Halpern decided to propose to his then girlfriend. But before doing so, he asked his dad’s advice, which was very simple (and surprisingly clean): “Just take a day to think about it.” This book is that day. Crossing the warmth of The Wonder Years with the candor and observational humor of David Sedaris, this follow-up to the hottest comedy debut of last year is a hilarious, toe-curling true book about life, and love.

ADULT FALL CLASSES 2012 Influences in Politics

Explore Islam

Tuesdays October 16, 23, 30, November 6 10:00—11:00 AM

Tuesdays October 16, 23, 30, November 6 11:30 AM—12:30 PM

Around Your Table: Family, Friendship & Food

The Alley – Context and Subtext

Wednesdays October 17, 24, 31, November 7 10:00—11:00 AM

Wednesdays October 17, 24, 31, November 7 11:30 AM—12:30 PM

$28 ERJCC Member / $39 Public For information call Morgan Steinberg 713.729.3200 ext.3244.

Save the Dates Winter Symposium February 2013 • Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 and Wednesdays, February 6, 13, 20, 27

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Reception in the Bookstore

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Monday, November 5

Tuesday, November 6

10:00 AM

6:15 PM David Misch

Alicia Oltuski

Funny: The Book Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Comedy

Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life At Congregation Beth Yeshurun 4525 Beechnut

David Misch has been writing and producing comedy for more than 35 years. His credits include Mork and Mindy, Police Squad, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Saturday Night Live, and Duckman. He is an author, playwright, songwriter, blogger and recovered stand-up comic. Now, he’s written the definitive book on the art and history of humor. Funny, the Book, is an entertaining look at the art of comedy, from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings, with diversions into the worlds of movies, television, theater, jokes and stand-up comedy including the author’s personal reminiscences.

With dramatic insight, Oltuski tells of her family’s diamond-paved move from Communist Siberia to a Displaced Persons Camp in post World War II Germany, to New York’s diamond district, exploring connections between Jews and the industry, the gem and its lore and the exotic denizens of this secluded world. Entertaining and illuminating, Precious Objects offers an insider’s look at the history, business, and society behind one of the world’s most coveted natural resources; an intriguing backstage pass to an extraordinary and timeless show.

Oltuski’s writings can be found in various magazines and on NPR. “Like a diamond’s prism…radiates adventure, mystery, comedy, science, and more…This book on diamonds is a prize.” —The Examiner

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

8:00 PM

7:00 PM

Matti Friedman

Michael Bar–Zohar

The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

The Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service Yes, we know it’s election night, but what better way to take a break before the results start rolling in than to join a Houston Jewish Book & Arts Fair favorite, Michael Bar–Zohar, for his fourth Book Fair appearance. Bar–Zohar is a writer, legislator, soldier, academician, globetrotting reporter, one of Israel’s leading experts on espionage, and a charismatic public speaker. In The Mossad, Bar-Zohar with Nissim Mishal, reveals the dangerous missions that have shaped Israel and the world.

In riveting detail, the authors focus on the operational details and personalities behind the Mossad’s record of assassination, kidnapping, sabotage, and clandestine surveillance. This gripping, white-knuckle read discloses “…Israel’s hidden force is as formidable as its recognized physical strength.” —Shimon Peres. Author of numerous novels and non-fiction, Bar-Zohar was a Knesset member, the official biographer of David Ben-Gurion and Shimon Peres, friends with Ariel Sharon and Yitzhak Rabin.

He fought in four wars, yet remains a determined supporter of peace.

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Theba and Buster Feldman

Zahava Haenosh

Amira and Alexander Reiter

Expecting to write a heartening story about the rescue of the legendary “Crown of Aleppo,” Matti Friedman instead discovered human drama filled with betrayals, conspiracies and surprise plot twists. An unintentional thriller, this is the story of a book that was once a community’s greatest pride, ruined by the humans entrusted with its care. Friedman is a magnificent and thoughtful storyteller, shifting between time and place with facility, bringing the story of the Codex to life and weaving it skillfully with the present and recent past.

Friedman is an international reporter and blogger who currently writes for the Times of Israel. This is his first book. “A superb work of investigative journalism that reads like a detective thriller.” —The Wall Street Journal Underwritten by The Maurice Amado Foundation Patron Sponsors: Kimberly and Adam Siegel Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

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Wednesday, November 7

6:15 PM

8:00 PM

Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior

Amazing Chesed: Living a Grace-Filled Judaism

Leonard Mlodinow

ALTERNATE LOCATION

Rabbi Rami Shapiro At Congregation Or Ami • 3443 Wilcrest Drive

Leonard Mlodinow is a prolific author, scientist, philosopher, professor, screenplay writer, and software developer who has collaborated with luminaries Steven Hawkins and Deepak Chopra, Stephen Spielberg and Robin Williams. In his new book, Subliminal, Mlodinow gives us an “enlightening” — Booklist, startling and eye-opening examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world, and how we misperceive our relationships with family, friends, and business associates, misunderstand the reasons for our investment decisions and misremember important events. His trademark wit begins with the book cover. Tilt the book and transparent lettering beckons, “Hey There.

Yes: You, Sexy. Buy This Book Now. You Know You Want It.”

Ask almost any Jew whether grace is a central concept in Judaism and chances are, the answer will be no. But accordingly to Rabbi Rami Shapiro, award-winning author, poet, essayist and educator whose liturgical writings are used in prayer services throughout North America, grace—God’s love freely given—IS central to Judaism and living Jewishly. Drawing from ancient and contemporary, traditional and non-traditional Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Shapiro reclaims the idea of grace in Judaism. Ordained at Hebrew Union College– Jewish Institute of Religion and with Ph.D. and D.D. degrees, he is recognized as one of the most creative figures in contemporary American Judaism.

Free to Series Pass Holders • $10 ERJCC Member • $15 Public

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$30 includes the book and reserved seating (advanced purchase only)

6:30 PM

8:00 PM

Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy

PRIVATE EVENT

Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame

Ari Schonbrun

Jewish Jocks covers the most influential Jews in sports – athletes, coaches, broadcasters, team owners, trainers and even statisticians (in the finite universe of Jewish jocks, they count!) A timeless collection of biographical musings, sociological riffs about assimilation, first-person reflections, it is, above all, great writing on some of the most influential and unexpected pioneers in the world of sports by some of today’s most celebrated writers. Franklin Foer is The New Republic’s Editor-at-Large and a Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation. He is the author of How Soccer Explains the World. Marc Tracy is a staff writer at Tablet Magazine, where he edits the daily blog, The Scroll.

Miracles & Fate on 78 Ari Schonbrun can tell you exactly where he was at 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001 when his life changed forever. On that day, his employer, the Cantor Fitzgerald Company, had 663 workers in Tower One. All but five of the employees died; four were injured and one walked out without a scratch — Ari Schonbrun. Ever since, he has been grappling with the events that shook his life, the nation, and the whole world. His memoir, Miracles & Fate on 78, is his testament of dramatic lessons learned as to what truly matters most in life.

Patron Sponsors: Vicky and Michael Richker

PRIVATE EVENT: 100 Jewish Men at Congregation Beth Yeshurun

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Thursday, November 8

Friday, November 9

6:15 PM

1:00 PM

Larry Smith

Film

Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort

Six-Word Memoirs on Jewish Life Over thousands of years, millions of words have been written about the Jewish soul. The most precise distillation of our people’s essence may have finally arrived.

Six Word Memoirs on Jewish Life is a collection of 360 nanoessays on “the wild, weird and wonderfully complex world of Judaism today,” states editor Larry Smith, founder of the online SmithMag and SmithTeens, This is the latest in a series of popular six-word-memoir collections on work, love and adolescence; and the first in which Smith tackles the faith of his fathers.

His six-word memoir project can be found in classrooms, boardrooms, hospitals, congregations, speed-dating sessions, and at live six-word “slams” across the world. Everyone has a story. What’s yours?

Directed by Caroline Laskow, Ian Rosenberg | USA 2012 | 73 min. | English | Documentary

Kutsher’s Country Club is the last surviving Jewish resort in the Catskills, and in its heyday was one of the legendary “Borscht Belt” hotels. The resorts were a Jewish vacation paradise with a significant influence on entertainment, stand-up comedy and sports. In this enjoyable documentary, watch Wilt Chamberlain playing ball and working as a bellhop at Kutsher’s, laugh with Freddie Roman as his classic routine still brings down the house, see ice skating instructor extraordinaire Celia Duffy hop up on the Zambon, and marvel at the abundance of hearty kosher feasts. “Kutsher’s is inexorably tied to all of American pop culture…which people wouldn’t necessarily think of as Jewish or as rising from the Catskills…This is what we think is so fascinating.” —Ian Rosenberg, co-producer.

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8:00 PM

Shabbat Zahav Shabbat Lunch for active seniors RSVP by Nov. 7 • 713.729.3200 ext. 3244 $5 ERJCC Member • $7 Public (includes the film)

Howard Pollack

Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World A composer and lyricist of enormous innovation and influence, Marc Blitzstein remains one of the most versatile and fascinating figures in the history of American music, his creative output running the gamut from film scores and Broadway operas to art songs and chamber pieces. Best known for his “Three Penny Opera” and “Mack the Knife,” Blitzstein constantly pushed the boundaries of convention in both his work and his life. Award-winning music historian and University of Houston Moores Professor of Music, Howard Pollack’s new biography covers Blitzstein’s life from his childhood in Philadelphia to his violent death in Martinique at age 58. Beautifully written, drawing on interviews with friends and family of the composer, and new archival sources, Pollack presents the most complete biography of this quintessentially American artist.

Auditory equipment available for hearing impaired If you need assistance in hearing clearly, equipment is available to enhance your ability to hear the program.

Just ask at the Box Office when you arrive and it will be provided for you with courtesy and sensitivity.

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Saturday, November 10

Sunday, November 11

7:30 PM

11:00 AM

ALTERNATE LOCATION

Andrew Erlich

David Broza

The Long Shadows: The Story of Jake Erlich

Maurice Amado Foundation Music Residency and Concert Presented in cooperation with Miller Outdoor Theatre At Miller Outdoor Theatre • 6000 Hermann Park Drive

Psychologist, author and nationally known speaker, Dr. Andrew Erlich tells the remarkable life of his beloved uncle, Jake Erlich (Jack Earle), one of the world’s tallest men. Encompassing the years 19061940, we travel through the immigrant experience in turn-of-the-century Texas, silent films, circus life, the modern art movement, the Great Depression and the domestic anti-Semitism prior to World War II. As an artist, poet, silent film star, circus performer, and at an astonishing 8 foot 6 inches, Jake’s life depicts the universal story of the challenge to overcome adversity, the power of self-acceptance, the danger of stereotypes and the healing which comes from self-expression through the creative arts. “… a uniquely courageous soul who proved to be a giant in more ways than one.” —Diana Serra Cary, author/film historian, former child star.

One of Israel’s greatest contemporary musicians, superstar David Broza is a dynamic and vibrant performer in the singer/song-write/troubadour tradition.

Energetic and charismatic, he blends musical styles from the three countries in which he was raised: Israel, Spain, and England. With his acoustic guitar, he imparts a unique fusion of flamenco-flavored rhythm and percussion, whirlwind finger picking, and signature rock and roll sound. For 20 years, his Sunrise at Masada concerts have been sell-outs and aired on PBS. Broza is dedicated to humanitarian causes and committed to peace. His signature song, “Yihyeh Tov,” has become the anthem of the peace movement. “Broza’s sound and stage presence goes beyond any fashion. To hear Broza’s music is to be moved. To see Broza in concert is to be mesmerized.” — New York Post Underwritten by The Maurice Amado Foundation Patron Sponsors: Elena and Joel Dinkin Patrons of the Arts and Series Pass Holders, call 713-551-7255 for assigned seat tickets under the covered pavilion.

Patron Sponsors: Barbara and Ben Rosenberg

For a $20 tax-deductable donation to ERJCC, receive one assigned seat ticket under the covered pavilion. Visit erjcchouston.org/music or call 713-551-7255.

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Sunday, November 11

2:00 PM

7:30 PM CLOSING NIGHT

Film

Bar Mitzvah Directed by Henry Lynn USA | 1935 | 75 min. | B&W | Yiddish with English subtitles

Jeffrey Toobin

A fascinating piece of cultural time travel, Bar Mitzvah gives audiences a sense for what an afternoon was like in the great Yiddish theater of yesteryear. The only surviving film of Yiddish theater superstar Boris Thomashefsky, this musical melodrama is a masterwork of shund—popular lowbrow theatrical fare that was the bread and butter of the Yiddish theater. It’s a kitschy romp hinging on the old chestnut about a shipwreck victim returning to find her husband remarried (to a golddigging vamp). The National Center for Jewish Film has recently discovered and restored the film with new subtitles and translations. The Village Voice insists, “If ‘Jewish Film,’ and Jewish culture at large, are about legacy, then this is required viewing, an immersion in the remembrance of the forefathers.”

The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court In his anticipated new book, The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin asserts, “The battle between a conservative court and a liberal president will be one of the central behind-thescenes dramas of the Obama years.” This is his sequel to the acclaimed The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. Mr. Toobin is a high-profile senior analyst for CNN and staff writer for The New Yorker, as well as an esteemed expert on politics, media and the law. He is the pioneer of “legal journalism,” fostering understanding of our legal system. With unparalleled journalistic skill, Mr. Toobin has provided analysis on some of the most provocative and important events of our time.

Free to Series Pass Holders • $8 ERJCC Member • $10 Public This film has been provided and restored with new English subtitles by The National Center for Jewish Film.

4:30 PM Stuart Eizenstat

The Future of the Jews: How Global Forces are Impacting the Jewish People, Israel, and its Relationship with the United States

Interviewing Mr. Toobin on stage will be Samuel Norich, Executive Director and Publisher of The Forward and The Forverts since 1997. He is the former Executive Director of YIVO, the Institute for Jewish Research (1980-1992) and the author of What Will Bind Us Now: A Report on the Institutional Ties Between Israel and American Jewry. He appears courtesy of The Forward.

In his new book, The Future of the Jews, Stuart Eizenstat provides a provocative analysis of current global trends in geo-political thinking, technology, and demographics with an eye to how they will affect Israel and Israeli-U.S. relations. The recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees for his long, rich career in public service Ambassador Eizenstat has held key policy making positions in the Carter and Clinton administrations. His achievements are a remarkable reflection of advocacy for human rights and the welfare of Jews. Everyone concerned about the future of Jews and the United States’ role in a world confronting unprecedented simultaneous, cataclysmic changes will find this book a necessary read. “…a brilliant, insightful and illuminating analysis of global trends…a deeply reasoned …work…” —Henry A. Kissinger

Underwritten by Marian and Gaby Braun & Taryn and Dan Braun Patron Sponsors: Susan and Jack Lapin in honor of Gloria Bluestone

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Lorraine and Sid Brown

Ann and Stephen Kaufman

Patron Sponsors: Maida and Paul Asofsky

Eve and Bobby Lapin

Patti and Dan Steiner

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Watch this series streamed live at houstonjewishlive.com LE NEW A WHO TASTE

4TH Annual Rice University Jewish Studies Program Lecture Series READING BETWEEN THE LINES IN MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE

HOOL MINI-SC MELTON

October 3, 17, 24 AT 8:00 PM

CURIOUS ABOUT THE MELTON MINI-SCHOOL?

Three Views of Philip Roth: Portnoy’s Complaint, The Ghost Writer, and The Plot Against America Lecture offered by Dr. Terrence Doody • Wednesday, October 3 • 8:00 PM

Interested in either our Core Curriculum or our Scholars Courses? Find out if the program is right for you. Join us for a Taste of Melton at one of the following sample classes:

Neither Here Nor There: Gender in Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literature Lecture offered by Dr. Melissa Weininger • Wednesday, October 17 • 8:00 PM

Thursday, October 4 • 7:00 PM Thursday, October 11 • 9:30 AM

Biographies of Moses in German Exile Literature Lecture offered by Dr. Klaus Weissenberger • Wednesday, October 24 • 8:00 PM

For the first time Melton Scholars Courses will be open to everyone without the prerequisite of completing the core courses. In addition, participants have the opportunity to register for a single scholar’s course. We hope that this will enable more people to join our program and jumpstart their Jewish Journey. All sample classes to take place at the ERJCC. living

This series is free to Patrons of the Arts who select this as one of their benefits. $10 Member/$15 Public (per lecture) • $25 Member/$36 Public (series pass) These lectures will be held at the ERJCC.

Foundations of Jewish Family Living

This series is made possible by the Maurice Amado Foundation.

A New Program for Parents of Young Children jewish travel

What are the Jewish Values you want your child to know?

Foundations of Jewish Family Living is a new learning opportunity for parents that provides a thought-provoking encounter with the core values of Judaism.

At a time in a family’s life when a child is experiencing his or her own Jewish education, this rich learning experience provides you with the learning, the language, and the confidence to be a teacher to your own children and support Jewish learning at home.

Cuba, A Jewish Mission Nov 5-13, 2012 • Dec 3-11, 2012 • Jan 14-22, 2013 $3049* per person double occupancy single supplement add $475 Cuba, a Caribbean gem, is a cultural oasis of warm, generous people.

Be inspired by Cuba’s soulful art, musical rhythms and vibrant dance.

Join us on this extraordinary mission to Cuba and bring support and aid to the Cuban Jewish community. Includes round trip airfare from Miami/Havana.

The program is sponsored by the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center and will be facilitated by Rabbi Adrienne Scott of Congregation Beth Israel.

Israel @ 64: Understanding Our Land and Our People Nov 25-Dec 9, 2012 $3799* per person double occupancy single supplement add $1100

Foundations of Jewish Family Living was developed by the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, a Project of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in cooperation with the PJ Library and Shalom Sesame.

It’s an Israel trip like no other; the chance to experience Israel together with Israelis. Encounter and explore its richness and complexity. Includes round trip airfare Chicago/Tel Aviv.

Morocco, A Jewish Heritage Tour The program is generously underwritten in our community by Saranne and Livingston Kosberg.

Oct 21-Nov 2, 2012 $3499* per person double occupancy single supplement add $1015

Hazon’s Community Supported Agriculture Program at the ERJCC

Experience our travels of Jewish Morocco as we visit the Imperial cities of Casablanca, Fez, Rabat and Marrakech. Includes airfare from New York.

Locally grown, organic, and very fresh vegetables. The fall season enrollment is now underway, with the first delivery scheduled for October 18. The season will go for 12 weeks with breaks for Thanksgiving and winter break.

Based on past performance you can expect tomatoes, squash, turnips, sweet potatoes, cabbage (standard and Chinese), radishes, and an assortment of greens (kale, collards, chard). Of course, what we get depends on all of the elements that go into growing veggies in Texas! The season cost is $384 for the 12 weeks. And if a full share is too much for you, find a friend and split a share! There is also an ERJCC fee of $23 for members and $33 for public.

Blue Danube Discovery: A Jewish Heritage Cruise Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2012 Prices starting at $3620* per person double occupancy This exclusive Jewish Heritage Cruise includes 2 nights hotel in Budapest plus a 7 night cruise onboard the Ama Waterways AmaDolce. Sail to Slovakia, Vienna, Melk, Linz, Passau, Regenburg and arrive in Budapest for a 3 night hotel stay. *plus airline taxes

For information on all programs contact Nomi Barancik at 713.729.3200 ext. 3288 or nbarancik@erjcchouston.org.

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Mysticism & Meditation in the World of the Talmud of the Land of Israel

Mechon Hadar Houston 2012 – 2013

Webinar Lectures at the ERJCC OCTOBER 15 — JANUARY 15, 2012

Lecture by Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, PhD Thursday, December 13 • 7:30 PM • FREE • at the ERJCC

Shabbat: Creating A Meaningful Atmosphere with Ancient Ritual Laws Monday, October 15 • 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM

The sages of the land of Israel created a Talmud, as did the sages in Babylonia. Their Talmud had a whole different Judaism than the one that we have today. We’ll look at this ancient mysticism which we still have in our prayer books and explore options for worship that are rare.

Rabbi Abrams’ book will be available for purchase.

Kashrut: Toward Sensible, Meaningful, Contemporary Jewish Food Choices Monday, November 26 • 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM

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For more information contact Nomi Barancik at 713.729.3200 ext. 3288 or nbarancik@erjcchouston.org

Inclusion: The Halakhic Case for Egalitarianism Monday, December 10 • 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM What is a Jew? Monday, January 14 • 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM

$15 per lecture • $100 series pass (includes lectures in February)

with Storyteller Jordan Hill

Center for Jewish Living and Learning

Special Hanukkah Kids Nite Out Saturday, December 8 • 6:30 – 10:30 PM • grades K – 5 Join your friends at the ERJCC for the first night of Hanukkah! We will celebrate the holiday and havdalla with the amazing Jordan Hill.

Kids Nite Out will also feature sports on the basketball courts, arts and crafts, a special Hanukkah goodie, movies, and much more!

Advanced registration required by Dec 7 at 4:00 PM.

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E X A LTAT I O N O F P R AY E R Sept 6 – Oct 19, 2012

$20 for one/$30 for two For more information contact Claire Adams – cadams@erjcchouston.org

This exhibit includes the work of more than 20 artists, and is composed primarily of paintings, etchings, photographs and lithographs. The 30 images are of Jews, both men and women, at prayer or at study, contemplating the words of Torah. The work is from the permanent collection of Hebrew Union College Museum.

Hip Hip Hooray – Hanukkah with PJ (library)

Sunday, December 9 • 10:00 AM at the ERJCC • ages infant – 5 Join us for a hoppin’ boppin’ good time as we chant, move and play along with the talented Jordan Hill. Hanukkah crafts and snacks after the program.

H A R I S S A , H O N E Y & H Y S S O P Oct 24 – Nov 30, 2012

FREE

An Exhibition of Israeli photographer Nelli Sheffer Israeli photographer Nelli Sheffer captures and contextualizes the beautiful food of Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco in this exhibit. Sheffer, who specializes in culinary photography and cookbook illustrations, has published two books on international food with art publisher Harry N. Abrams and contributed to more than 70 others.

Hanukkah Hunt!

Sunday, December 9 • 2:00 PM at the ERJCC • ages 6 – 11 We are seeking serious and curious Hanukkah adventurers to participate in and advance a Hanukkah tale with fun challenges and surprises along the trail!

Needed: As many brave, smart and creative Maccabis as we can gather! $8 per child

D O YO U S E E W H AT I S E E ? Dec 2, 2012 – Jan 4, 2013 Artist: Kathryn Rabinow

Balloon Blast

Meet the Artist Opening Reception Sunday, December 2 4:00 PM Works available for purchase

Christmas Day Children’s Performance Tuesday, December 25 • 10:00 AM We are s t r e t c h i n g the boundaries of family fun! Who can resist balloons? Inviting all ages to share the morning with us as we experience the super energetic Katie Balloons and her colorful show. A short balloon sculpting tutorial will be included. Don’t miss out on your very own “balloon power ring” to be given out at the performance. Stay after the show for egg rolls (available for purchase) and the PIXAR movie UP.

dance Israeli Folkdancing Instructor: Dee Jacobson, Dance Coordinator: Shira Moses Tuesdays • 7:30 - 10:00 PM $4 ERJCC Member / $6 Public (drop-in) • $32 ERJCC Member / $48 Public (series pass)

$8 Member & Patron • Family Max $30 $10 Public • Family Max $35

These open dance sessions include instruction and review of classics along with today’s most popular Israeli folk dances, including couples and line dances. Requests are honored. No need to pre-register, just come and pay at the door. Children are welcome.

For information on all programs contact Nomi Barancik at 713.729.3200 ext. 3288 or nbarancik@erjcchouston.org.

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Gallery Hours Monday – Thursday • 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday & Sunday • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 28

MONDAY OCTOBER 29

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

OCTOBER 30

OCTOBER 31

10:00 AM Bookstore opens

2:00 PM Film Nicky’s Family 4:30 PM Helen Nash Helen Nash’s New Kosher Cuisine: Healthy, Simple, & Stylish 7:30 PM OPENING NIGHT free event Michael Feinstein The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in 12 Songs

NOVEMBER 4 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Oliver Lapin Family Day 2:00 PM Film Portrait of Wally 4:30 PM Anne-Marie O’Connor The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of the Gustav Klimt Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 7:30 PM Gail Hareven On the Crazed Experience of Translating Shakespeare’s Sonnets 7:30 PM Justin Halpern I Suck at Girls Inside the Author’s Studio for 21 – 35 yr olds (private)

NOVEMBER 11 11:00 AM Andrew Erlich The Long Shadows: The Story of Jake Erlich 2:00 PM Film Bar Mitzvah 4:30 PM Stuart Eizenstat The Future of the Jews: How Global Forces are Impacting the Jewish People, Israel, & Its Relationship with the US 7:30 PM CLOSING NIGHT Jeffrey Toobin The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court

6:15 PM Local literati

6:15 PM Leslie Maitland Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed free event

8:00 PM Simon Sebag Montefiore Jerusalem The Biography

NOVEMBER 5

6:15 PM David Misch Funny: The Book Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Comedy

8:00 PM Matti Friedman The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

8:00 PM Dr. Wendy Mogel The Blessing of a Skinned Knee

6:15 PM Deborah Feldman Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots 8:00 PM Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich Unbroken Spirit: A Heroic Story of Faith, Courage and Survival

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NOVEMBER 7

at Congregation Beth Yeshurun 4525 Beechnut St.

NOVEMBER 1

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SATURDAY

NOVEMBER 2

NOVEMBER 3

7:30 AM Rachelle Bergstein Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us (private)

The Blessings of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers

10:00 AM Alicia Oltuski Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family and a Way of Life

THURSDAY

6:15 PM Leonard Mlodinow Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior 6:30 PM Ari Schonbrun Miracles & Fate on 78: A 9/11 Story of Inspiration (private) 8:00 PM Frankin Foer & Marc Tracy Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame

7:00 PM Michael Bar-Zohar Mossad: The Greatest Missions 8:00 PM Rabbi Rami Shapiro of the Israeli Secret Service Amazing Chesed Living a Grace- Filled Judaism at Congregation Or Ami 3443 Wilcrest Dr.

12:30 PM Yehuda Kurtzer Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past (Melton Lunch and Learn)

8:00 PM Film Strangers No More With Karen Tal

6:15 PM Francesca Segal The Innocents 8:00 PM Naomi Wolf Vagina: A New Biography

NOVEMBER 8 6:15 PM Larry Smith Six-Word Memoirs on Jewish Life 8:00 PM Dr. Howard Pollack Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World

NOVEMBER 9

NOVEMBER 10

1:00 PM Film Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort

7:30 PM DAVID BROZA Concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Sun., Oct. 21 4:00 PM Nathan Englander Community Read What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Stories

40th Annual Jewish Book & Arts Fair Bookstore Hours Sunday to Thursday 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Saturday 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

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Sunday, October 21 AUTHOR TALK AND BOOK SIGNING 3:30 PM Reception 4:00 PM Author Presentation Location: ERJCC (5601 S. Braeswood) Price: Free to Patrons of the Arts and Series Pass Holders $10 ERJCC Member / $15 Public Tickets: erjcchouston.org/BookFair *Purchase book in advance at ERJCC for free entry

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oin the conversation on the book everyone’s talking about! Nathan Englander’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank is a

collection of short stories that is sure to captivate just about anyone. Whether you are in a book club, part of an organization or a fellow book lover, make this year’s Community Read your October choice!

BOOKS ON SALE NOW! Purchase your book at the ERJCC and receive FREE entry to the Nathan Englander event.

ADDED BONUS: With Community Read participation (book or author program purchase), receive a FREE ticket to Francesca Segal (The Innocents) appearing Thursday, Nov. 1 at 6:15 PM. If purchasing the book, receive a discounted rate of $18.

Don’t miss the LOCAL LITERATI: Writer’s Workshop Panel October 21 @ 2:30 PM (preceding Community Read event) Meet a panel of experts on the written form of short story, editing and publishing.

The panel will consist of Aaron Howard, Jewish Herald Voice Book Editor & Critic, Marsha Friedman, CEO of EMSI, a public relations company which promotes authors through radio and television and Gerald Blumenthal Ph.D., author of The Brass Compass (now being made into a full length movie) who will give a first time author’s perspective on publishing & promoting.

BUY A BOOK & ARTS FAIR SERIES PASS: Receive guaranteed reserved seating for Opening Night with Michael Feinstein and the David Broza concert Sat. Nov. 10th PLUS admission to all programs. For more information visit erjcchouston.org/BookFair

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Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston 5601 S. Braeswood Houston, Texas 77096-3907 713.729.3200 • erjcchouston.org

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