Federation Star - January 2017

Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County, Israel and the World
Federation Star
Published by the Jewish Federation of Collier County
serving Naples, Marco Island and the surrounding communities
www.JewishNaples.org January 2017 - Tevet/Shevat 5777 Vol. 26 #5
Arts & Culture
Jewish Book Festival kicks off with six January events
By Ted Epstein, Jewish Book Festival Coordinator
The second annual Collier County cial event featuring author Steve Katz,
Jewish Book Festival heads into a major contributor to the rock scene in
a six-event month after author the 1960s and ’70s. His Blood, Sweat,
Kate Siegel and her mom, Kim Friedman,
and My Rock ’n’ Roll Years takes read-
entertained an audience of 162 at ers to the Greenwich Village folk/rock
the preview event on December 13 at scene, the ’60s most celebrated venues
the Hilton Naples.
and concerts, and behind closed doors
Jesse Itzler headlines the opening on international tours and grueling studio
event on Thursday, January 5 at 11:30
sessions. It’s the unlikely story of a
a.m. at the Hilton, sponsored by U.S. rock star as nerd, nerd as rock star, and
Bank. Jesse was the #1-rated author – a nice Jewish boy who got to sit at the
out of 200! – at the Jewish Book Council cool kids’ table and score the hot chicks.
network conference in New York City Meet the fabled founding member of
last May, attended by Jewish Book Festival
The Blues Project and Blood, Sweat &
co-chairs Robin Mintz and Susan Tears. All this and a mini-concert by the
Pittelman and me. See the sidebar for author/musician as well. This event is
more about Jesse.
also sponsored by WCA.
On Wednesday, January 11 at 1:00 The event later that evening, with
p.m., two novelists will speak at Temple author Amy Kurzweil, is sold out.
Shalom. Alyson Richman, author of Holocaust narratives are featured on
The Velvet Hours, tells a tale of Paris Monday, January 23 at 1:00 p.m. when
on the edge of the German Occupation. Beth Tikvah hosts Robert P. Watson,
A young French woman closes the door author of The Nazi Titanic, and Josh
to her late grandmother’s treasure-filled Aronson, author of Orchestra of Exiles.
apartment. This leads to the unveiling This event – which will probably sell
of an unlikely relationship in dangerous
out by mid-January – is sponsored by
times. Novelist-lawyer Ronald H. the Holocaust Museum & Education
Balson will discuss Karolina’s Twins, Center of Southwest Florida.
an unusual and suspenseful Holocaust Sports interest ties together the two
narrative tied to a present-day legal case books introduced on Monday, January
and a promise made long ago. This event 30 at 7:00 p.m. Come to Beth Tikvah to
is sponsored by WCA.
hear presentations by Gary Belsky and
On Thursday, January 19 at 2:00 Jeffrey A. Margolis. Belsky’s On the
p.m., come to the Hilton for a very spe-
Origins of Sports sets out to understand
why and how sports have become so
important to us. It gathers the original
rules, history and miscellany of the
world’s 21 most popular sports. Margolis
takes a close look at Violence in
Sports. He discusses the issues related
to manifestations of violent behavior in
sports at all levels of competition and
the effect of this violence on society in
general.
Phil Jason, Jewish Book Festival cochair,
contributed the descriptions of
several of the events in this article.
These events will sell out soon
as only a limited number of
seats are currently available.
Order your tickets today!
Monday, January 23:
Authors Josh Aronson & Robert P. Watson
Wednesday, February 8:
Authors Judy Batalion & Noa Baum
Monday, February 27: Author Ina Pinkney
Thursday, March 2: Authors Victoria
Kelly, Jennifer Brown & Martha Hall Kelly
Monday, March 13:
Authors Eric Golub & William Novak
Opening Event:
Jesse Itzler
Thursday, January 5 Luncheon
at the Hilton Naples
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