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Bookstore Hours<br />
8:30 A.M.–9:30 P.M.<br />
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7<br />
MID-MORNING AUTHOR LECTURE<br />
10:00 A.M..............Jennifer Gilmore, Golden Country: A Novel, and How to<br />
Spell Chanukah: 18 Writers on 8 Nights of Lights<br />
Jennifer Gilmore’s auspicious debut novel vividly brings to life the intertwining stories of three<br />
immigrants seeking their fortunes—a gangster turned Broadway producer, the inventor of the first<br />
2-in-1 cleaning product, and the wife of the man who invents television. With a large cast of characters<br />
who test their mettle in a bittersweet era of sorrow and success, Gilmore magnificently captures the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> immigrant experience in the Goldene medina, this golden country. Gilmore is also one of 18<br />
contributors to How to Spell Chanukah: 18 Writers on 8 Nights of Lights, a collection of nervy, irreverent,<br />
poignant and nostalgic takes on the holiday that has a special place in <strong>Jewish</strong> hearts.<br />
Jennifer Gilmore<br />
Book Signing Follows – Admission: $7.50 Member/$9.50 Non-Member • Coffee and tea will be served<br />
AUTHOR LECTURE AND LUNCH<br />
12:00 P.M. .............Alana Newhouse, A Living Lens: Photographs<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> Life from the Pages of the <strong>For</strong>ward<br />
Drawn from the never-before-seen archives of America’s premier <strong>Jewish</strong> newspaper, this photographic<br />
landscape of <strong>Jewish</strong> life in America is a visual tribute pairing essays by leading intellectuals (Leon<br />
Weiseltier, Deborah E. Lipstadt, etc.) with a kaleidoscope of images—a shtetl beauty contest, pushcart<br />
peddlers, labor rallies, matchmakers, Yiddish theater and so much more. An intro by Pete Hamill begins<br />
this provocative group portrait assembled by <strong>For</strong>ward’s arts and culture editor Alana Newhouse.<br />
Alana Newhouse<br />
Book Signing Follows – Admission: $11.50 Member/$14.50 Non-Member • Glatt Kosher Box Lunch<br />
included, Reservations Required – Rush tickets $10.50 at the door – No food served<br />
CO-SPONSORED BY BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY NATIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE, RANCHO BERNARDO AND<br />
SAN DIEGUITO CHAPTERS, NEW LIFE CLUB OF SAN DIEGO, AND THE SECOND GENERATION AFTER OF SAN DIEGO<br />
AUTHOR LECTURE, LIBRARY PROGRAM<br />
2:00 P.M. ...............Rodger Kamenetz, The History of Last Night’s Dream:<br />
Discovering the Hidden Path to the Soul<br />
The charismatic author of The Jew in the Lotus takes us on a wholly beguiling and illuminating<br />
night journey through the history of dreams and promises to forever change the way we dream.<br />
This poignant memoir of his personal quest for the experience of revelation and the immediacy of<br />
G-d’s love reads like a well-paced thriller. Kamenetz provides us a manual for living a dream of a life<br />
through our real-life dreams.<br />
Book Signing Follows – Free Admission<br />
Roger Kamenetz<br />
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY JEWISH HEALING CENTER, A PROGRAM OF JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE<br />
AUTHOR LECTURE, LIBRARY PROGRAM<br />
3:30 P.M. ...............Dov Peretz Elkins, The Wisdom of Judaism:<br />
An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud<br />
Anyone seeking a greater understanding of life and its mysteries will appreciate this guide containing<br />
everything one needs to know about how to be a mensch. Rabbi Elkins acts as navigator while we dip<br />
into the sea of Talmud, the pool of Judaism’s timeless wisdom. Exploring both spiritual concepts like<br />
love, charity, kindness and compassion and sticky issues like greed, sin and belief, Elkins invites us into<br />
the Talmud’s “conversation between generations” in an accessible yet inspiring style.<br />
Book Signing Follows – Free Admission<br />
Dov Peretz Elkins<br />
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