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Brochure highlighting the 11 events and 18 authors at the 3rd Annual Collier County Jewish Book Festival in Naples, Florida, taking place from November 16, 2017 through April 9, 2018.

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3 rd Annual<br />

November 16, 2017 - April 9, 2018<br />

11 Events • 18 Authors<br />

presented by


NOV<br />

16<br />

THURSDAY<br />

DEC<br />

6<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

An Evening with Songwriter and Author<br />

Steve Dorff<br />

I Wrote That One, Too...<br />

7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Naples<br />

Sponsored by U.S. Bank,<br />

Senior Housing Solutions<br />

and Steinway Piano Gallery<br />

Stephen Tobolowsky<br />

My Adventures With God<br />

11:30 am - 2:00 pm • Hilton Naples<br />

Sponsored by Clive Daniel Home<br />

and John R. Wood Properties<br />

Enjoy a special evening<br />

of live entertainment, as Steve performs<br />

many of his greatest hits and shares the<br />

fascinating stories behind them.<br />

With more than 400 recordings and three Grammy and six Emmy Award nominations<br />

to his name, Steve Dorff is one of the most successful songwriters and composers of<br />

the last 25 years. His songs have been sung by chart-topping artists Barbra Streisand,<br />

Ringo Starr, Celine Dion, Ray Charles, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Willie<br />

Nelson, Gladys Knight, Dolly Parton and countless others. In addition to his 15 “Top<br />

10” hits,” Steve’s legendary success also extends to motion pictures, theatre and<br />

television (including the music for Growing Pains and Murder She Wrote).<br />

In his newest book, I Wrote That One, Too…, Steve chronicles his four decades<br />

behind the songs, sharing anecdotes, advice and insights into his journey. Full of<br />

heartfelt stories, hard-earned wisdom, and delightful wit, I Wrote That One, Too... is<br />

a great read not only for music lovers, but for anyone who has chased their dreams<br />

and survived the surprising but often serendipitous turns in the road.<br />

$25 in advance • $36 at the door • includes beverage<br />

and light snacks during book-signing reception<br />

This event includes<br />

a preview of all upcoming<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> events,<br />

with drawings for tickets,<br />

books and more!<br />

If you are not familiar with the name Stephen Tobolowsky, you will certainly<br />

recognize his face! The quintessential character actor, Stephen has<br />

appeared in more than 100 movies and 200 television shows, including<br />

unforgettable roles in Mississippi Burning, Groundhog Day and Glee.<br />

He is also the consummate storyteller – warm, funny and profound. My<br />

Adventures With God, Stephen’s second book, is a collection of humorous,<br />

introspective stories that tells of a boy growing up in the wilds of Texas<br />

finding and losing love, losing and finding himself – all told through the<br />

prism of the Torah and Talmud, mixed with insights from science, and refined<br />

through a child’s sense of wonder.<br />

My Adventures With God not only shines a light into the life of one of<br />

America’s most beloved actors, but also provides a structure to evaluate our<br />

own lives and relationship with God.<br />

“These are true stories from my life. Most are funny. Some are not. They’re often<br />

unbelievable, occasionally creepy. Together they tell a bigger story of how we<br />

are shaped by the invisible. Something I call divine. Something I hope becomes<br />

wisdom.” ~ Stephen Tobolowsky<br />

$54 • Lunch and copy of book included • No tickets sold after December 1<br />

Additional copies of My Adventures With God will be available for purchase, as the book makes a great Chanukah gift!


An Evening with Broadway Star<br />

Alexandra Silber<br />

After Anatevka – A Novel Inspired by<br />

“Fiddler on the Roof ”<br />

7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Naples<br />

Alexandra will blend<br />

musical stylings with spoken<br />

words from her book in a<br />

theatre-like setting.<br />

Sponsored by TheatreZone, WCA, Steinway Piano Gallery<br />

After playing the role of Tzeitel in the most recent Broadway revival of<br />

Fiddler on the Roof, and previously playing Hodel in London’s West End, Alexandra<br />

Silber has written a book about what happens after Hodel leaves the stage.<br />

The result is After Anatevka, a sweeping historical novel that continues the story<br />

that has captivated fans around the globe for decades.<br />

In a special hybrid of reading and performance – combining excerpts from the book<br />

with a curated song list – Alexandra addresses the cultural meaning of Fiddler on<br />

the Roof, her own personal connection with the show, and the process of writing<br />

her remarkable new novel. Alexandra, with her accompanist on piano, will present<br />

a fully dramatized mini piece of theatre.<br />

The Huffington Post calls Alexandra “the fastest-rising soprano in musical theatre.”<br />

In addition to the stage, she has appeared on television and film, and in concert,<br />

including at Carnegie Hall. She received a Grammy nomination for her portrayal<br />

of Maria in the recording of West Side Story with the San Francisco Symphony.<br />

$36 in advance • $45 at the door • includes beverage and light snacks<br />

during book-signing reception<br />

DEC<br />

10<br />

SUNDAY<br />

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MAR<br />

16<br />

FRIDAY<br />

APR<br />

9<br />

Alan Zweibel<br />

For This We Left Egypt?<br />

1:00 - 3:00 pm • Unitarian Universalist Congregation<br />

Sponsored by Naples <strong>Jewish</strong> Congregation<br />

Join us for an afternoon of humor as five-time Emmy Award-winner Alan<br />

Zweibel entertains us with his jokes and stories. A television writer for<br />

Saturday Night Live, Curb Your Enthusiasm and It’s Garry Shandling’s<br />

Show, his theatre credits include collaborating with Billy Crystal on the<br />

Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays.<br />

Alan has written several books, including Bunny, Bunny: Gilda Radner,<br />

A Sort of Love Story, which he wrote following Gilda’s death. His novel<br />

The Other Shulman won the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor.<br />

He is one of the co-authors of For This We Left Egypt, a parody of the<br />

Passover Haggadah, which he wrote with comedians Dave Barry and<br />

Adam Mansbach. In this somewhat irreverent book, the authors take you<br />

through the Seder, from getting rid of all the chametz in your home to<br />

a retelling of the Passover story, including wrapping up the evening by<br />

taking at least forty-five minutes to say good-bye to everyone.<br />

$15 • $20 at the door • includes reception with light food and beverages<br />

Abigail Pogrebin<br />

My <strong>Jewish</strong> Year – 18 Holidays, One Wandering Jew<br />

2:30 - 4:15 pm • Beth Tikvah<br />

Sponsored by Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah<br />

MONDAY<br />

$15 • $20 at the door<br />

Although she grew up with some basic holiday rituals, Abigail realized how<br />

little she knew about the origins, purpose and current relevance of the entire<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> calendar. She wanted to understand what had kept the oldest traditions<br />

vibrant and the more-recently-added holidays urgent. She embarked on an entire<br />

year of research, observance and writing about every ritual, fast and festival<br />

in one <strong>Jewish</strong> year. Whether you’re seeking an accessible, digestible roadmap<br />

for <strong>Jewish</strong> life or a fresh take on what you’ve been practicing for a lifetime,<br />

Abigail’s journey will leave you educated, charmed and inspired.<br />

Abigail Pogrebin is the author of Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about<br />

Being <strong>Jewish</strong>, and One and the Same, about life as a twin. Her bestselling<br />

Kindle Single, Showstopper, chronicled her teenage adventure in a rare<br />

Sondheim flop on Broadway. A former producer for 60 Minutes and Charlie<br />

Rose, she moderates her own interview series at the JCC Manhattan.<br />

The 3 rd Annual Collier County <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is presented by


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Scenes from the 2 nd Annual Collier County <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />

The 6 multi-author events with dates in green banners (on<br />

the next 7 pages) are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.<br />

Order your tickets early as several may sell out.<br />

JAN<br />

8<br />

MONDAY<br />

Two Significant (but Little-Known) Events in <strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />

1:00 - 3:30 pm • Naples Conf. Ctr.<br />

Robert Gandt • Angels in the Sky<br />

Sponsored by Dr. Barrett Ross Ginsberg,<br />

AJC West Coast Florida, Beth Tikvah and<br />

Holocaust Museum & Ed. Ctr. of SWFL<br />

Angels in the Sky is the exhilarating account of a ragtag band of volunteer<br />

airmen from around the world who fought for Israel during the War of Independence.<br />

Many, but not all, were <strong>Jewish</strong>. Knowingly violating their nations’<br />

embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel, they smuggled in<br />

Messerschmitt fighters from Czechoslovakia, painting Israeli stars over swastikas.<br />

This modern-day David-and-Goliath tale, which is based on first-person<br />

interviews and extensive archival research, is popular history at its best.<br />

Robert Gandt is a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, airline captain, and the<br />

award-winning author of sixteen books on military and aviation history. His<br />

screen credits include the CBS series Pensacola: Wings of Gold, adapted from<br />

his naval aviation thriller, Bogeys and Bandits.<br />

Bryan Mark Rigg • The Rabbi Saved by Hitler’s <strong>Jewish</strong> Soldiers<br />

When Hitler invaded Warsaw in 1939, hundreds of thousands of civilians were<br />

trapped in the besieged city. Rebbe Joseph Schneersohn, the leader of the ultra-<br />

Orthodox Lubavitcher Jews, was among them. When word of his plight went<br />

out, a group of American Jews initiated what would ultimately become one of<br />

the strangest and most miraculous rescues of World War II. The Rabbi Saved<br />

by Hitler’s Soldiers is the incredible but true story of this little-known event.<br />

Bryan Mark Rigg is the author of Hitler’s <strong>Jewish</strong> Soldiers, which won the<br />

prestigious William E. Colby Award, and Lives of Hitler’s <strong>Jewish</strong> Soldiers.<br />

Reared as a Baptist Christian, he discovered he was of <strong>Jewish</strong> descent in 1992<br />

and embraced his <strong>Jewish</strong> heritage. A graduate of Yale and Cambridge, he has<br />

served as a volunteer in the Israeli Army and an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.


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Board Meetings | Staff Retreats | Sales Summits | Training | Galas and Banquets | Fundraisers | Networking Events<br />

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<strong>Book</strong> Sales<br />

All of the <strong>Festival</strong> books are on<br />

display at the Barnes & Noble<br />

stores at the Waterside Shops<br />

and Coconut Point. <strong>Book</strong>s will<br />

also be available for purchase<br />

and signing at each author’s<br />

event. <strong>Book</strong>s make great gifts<br />

for friends and family.<br />

Pick up a free <strong>Festival</strong><br />

bookmark at Barnes & Noble<br />

or the Federation office.<br />

Honest, caring and<br />

knowledgable advice<br />

about assisted<br />

living options…<br />

at no cost to you!<br />

Personal and professional<br />

advice for you or a loved one<br />

when you need it the most<br />

Bruce B. Rosenblatt, Owner<br />

Senior Housing Expert<br />

239.595.0207<br />

www.SeniorHousingSolutions.net<br />

Proud Sponsor of the<br />

JNF is proud to sponsor<br />

the Collier County<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />

Save the date!<br />

Tree of Life Award Dinner<br />

Tuesday, March 20, 2018<br />

at TwinEagles


A Fiction-Filled Afternoon with Two Bestelling Authors<br />

1:00 - 3:30 pm • Temple Shalom<br />

Pam Jenoff • The Orphan’s Tale<br />

Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant<br />

by a Nazi soldier and forced to give up her baby. When Noa discovers a boxcar<br />

containing dozens of <strong>Jewish</strong> infants bound for a concentration camp, she<br />

snatches one of the babies and flees. Noa finds refuge with a German circus,<br />

learning the flying trapeze act. At first rivals, Noa and lead aerialist Astrid soon<br />

forge a powerful bond. As the facade that protects them becomes tenuous,<br />

Noa and Astrid decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another.<br />

Pam Jenoff is the author of The Kommandant’s Girl, an international bestseller<br />

and Quill award nominee, as well as seven other novels. Jenoff’s novels are<br />

based on her experiences working at the Pentagon and also as a diplomat for<br />

the State Department handling Holocaust issues in Poland.<br />

Gavriel Savit • Anna and the Swallow Man<br />

Kraków 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This<br />

is no place to grow up. Anna is just seven years old when the Germans take<br />

her father. She’s alone until she meets the Swallow Man: a skilled deceiver<br />

with more than a little magic up his sleeve. Like Anna’s father, he’s in danger<br />

of being taken. When he summons a swallow down to his hand to stop Anna<br />

from crying, she is spellbound and follows him into the wilderness. Over the<br />

course of their travels, the two will dodge bombs and tame soldiers.<br />

Gavriel Savit holds a BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan.<br />

An actor and singer, Gavriel has performed on three continents, from New York<br />

to Brussels to Tokyo. The Swallow Man, his first novel, won the 2016 <strong>Jewish</strong><br />

<strong>Book</strong> Council Award for Debut Fiction.<br />

The Stories Behind Two Commanding Women<br />

1:00 - 3:30 pm • Hilton Naples<br />

Leslie Bennetts • Last Girl Before Freeway<br />

Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian. She was an icon and role<br />

model to millions, and a fearless pioneer who left a strong legacy when she died<br />

in 2014. Her life was a roller coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows:<br />

the suicide of her husband, her estrangement from her daughter, her ferocious<br />

ambition and massive insecurities. Rivers’ career broke down barriers for her<br />

gender and pushed the boundaries of truth-telling for women in public life.<br />

Last Girl Before Freeway is a juicy, intimate biography of a performer whose<br />

career was borne out of a desire to make people laugh so she could feel loved.<br />

Leslie Bennetts is the author of the national bestseller The Feminine Mistake as<br />

well as a longtime Vanity Fair writer and former New York Times reporter. She<br />

was the first woman to cover a presidential campaign at The New York Times.<br />

Susan Silver • Hot Pants in Hollywood<br />

Hot Pants in Hollywood is much more than a show biz memoir. It is about reinventing<br />

yourself, finding love and creating a passionate life. From Milwaukee,<br />

with its sixties’ values and normalcy, Susan went on to fame and fortune in<br />

Hollywood. One of TV’s first female comedy writers, Susan’s credits include<br />

The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude and Newhart. Through a continual search<br />

for a productive life that included reconnecting with her <strong>Jewish</strong> roots and becoming<br />

deeply involved with Israel, she eventually found a bigger life purpose.<br />

Susan Silver, after reinventing herself in <strong>Jewish</strong> affairs, ran the Speakers<br />

Bureau for ADL, was UN Observer for the Wiesenthal Center, and is currently<br />

connected to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Susan has a radio<br />

commentary on NPR and has numerous television appearances to her credit.<br />

Sponsored by<br />

WCA and JNF<br />

Sponsored by<br />

U.S. Bank and FIDF<br />

JAN<br />

24<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

JAN<br />

29<br />

MONDAY


FEB<br />

14<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

Family, Food and Fun<br />

1:00 - 3:30 pm • Temple Shalom<br />

Sponsored by U.S. Bank<br />

and JFCS of SWFL<br />

Peter Gethers • My Mother’s Kitchen<br />

Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a spectacular feast featuring her<br />

favorite dishes. The problem is he doesn’t know how to cook. So he embarks<br />

upon an often hilarious and always touching culinary journey that will allow him<br />

to prepare the meal of his mother’s dreams. When Judy Gethers, daughter of a<br />

restaurateur – legendary New York Ratner’s – was in her 50s, she discovered a<br />

passion for cooking. She became a mentor to famous chefs, including Wolfgang<br />

Puck, and taught alongside Julia Child. Peter has written a memoir about how<br />

food and family can do much more than feed us – they can nourish our souls.<br />

Peter Gethers is an author, screenwriter, playwright, book editor, and film<br />

and television producer. His eleven previous books include The Cat Who Went<br />

to Paris, the first in a bestselling trilogy about his extraordinary cat, Norton.<br />

Annabelle Gurwitch • Wherever You Go, There They Are<br />

When Annabelle Gurwitch was a child, surrounded by a cast of epically dysfunctional<br />

relatives, she secretly prayed that it was all a terrible mistake. She<br />

longed to be part of a loving and supportive family. Gurwitch writes about the<br />

family she tried to escape and the ones she joined by accident or on purpose,<br />

including her southern ancestors, the theater tribe, and an adult summer camp<br />

for vegans. If she’s learned anything, it’s that no matter how hard you try to<br />

escape your crazy family, you just end up being part of another crazy family.<br />

Annabelle Gurwitch is the author of the three books, including New York Times<br />

bestseller I See You Made an Effort. She is a regular commentator on NPR<br />

and a former host of Dinner and a Movie on TBS. Other numerous television<br />

appearances include Boston Legal, Seinfeld and Murphy Brown.<br />

JFCS of Southwest Florida and the Naples<br />

Senior Center, the “central address for<br />

services for seniors” are proud to be among<br />

the sponsors of the <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />

Edward Anchel<br />

Chair<br />

Dr. Jaclynn Faffer<br />

President/CEO<br />

www.jfcsswfl.org


A Trio of Debut Novelists<br />

Sponsored by Beth Tikvah<br />

1:00 - 3:30 pm • Naples Conference Center<br />

Jane Healey • The Saturday Evening Girls Club<br />

For four young immigrant women living in Boston’s North End in the early<br />

1900s, escaping tradition doesn’t come easy. But at least they have one another<br />

and the Saturday Evening Girls Club, a social pottery-making group offering<br />

respite from their hectic home lives – and hope for a better future. The friends<br />

face family clashes and romantic entanglements, career struggles and cultural<br />

prejudice. But through their unfailing bond, they draw strength and the courage<br />

to transform their immigrant stories into the American lives of their dreams.<br />

The book is based on the true story of the Saturday Evening Girls Club.<br />

Jane Healey was inspired to write The Saturday Evening Girls Club after<br />

learning of the group’s history while researching an article on their namesake<br />

pottery, also known as Paul Revere Pottery.<br />

Sana Krasikov • The Patriots: A Novel<br />

When Florence Fein abandons her middle-class Brooklyn <strong>Jewish</strong> family in<br />

1934 for a steamer ship to the Soviet Union, she believes she’s seeking the<br />

secular feminist promises that the Great Depression denied so many American<br />

women. But once trapped in Stalin’s USSR, she suffers the travails of Soviet<br />

Jewry through an American’s eyes. Decades later, her son Julian – an émigré to<br />

New York – returns to Putin’s Moscow to redeem his mother’s betrayals. The<br />

Patriots explores the entangled relationship of two superpowers as it played<br />

out across three generations of one <strong>Jewish</strong>-American family.<br />

Sana Krasikov was born in Ukraine and grew up in the Republic of Georgia<br />

and the U.S. In 2017 she was named one of Granta’s Best Young American<br />

Novelists. Her collection One More Year has won numerous awards.<br />

Ellen Umansky • The Fortunate Ones<br />

Vienna, 1939. Rose’s parents secure passage for their young daughter on<br />

a kindertransport to England. After the war, grief-stricken Rose searches out a<br />

piece of her childhood: the Chaim Soutine painting her mother had cherished.<br />

In modern-day Los Angeles, Lizzie carries a burden of guilt. As a teenager,<br />

Lizzie threw a party and the Soutine painting that had provided comfort after her<br />

mother had died was stolen. The painting will bring Lizzie and Rose together,<br />

and ignite a friendship, eventually revealing secrets that hold painful truths.<br />

Ellen Umansky writing has been published in The New York Times, Slate and<br />

Playboy, as well as in the short-story anthologies Lost Tribe: <strong>Jewish</strong> Fiction<br />

from the Edge and Sleepaway: Writings on Summer Camp. She has worked in<br />

the editorial departments of the Forward, Tablet and The New Yorker.<br />

FEB<br />

26<br />

MONDAY<br />

For <strong>Festival</strong> updates, links to<br />

author websites and more,<br />

visit the official <strong>Festival</strong> website:<br />

www.<strong>Jewish</strong><strong>Book</strong><strong>Festival</strong>.org


MAR<br />

7<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

Love & Relationships<br />

1:00 - 3:30 pm • Temple Shalom<br />

Sponsored by<br />

Temple Shalom Sisterhood<br />

Renée Rosen • Windy City Blues<br />

Windy City Blues, set in 1950s and ’60s Chicago, is the riveting story of Leeba<br />

Groski, a young <strong>Jewish</strong> Polish immigrant, and Red Dupree, a black blues<br />

guitarist who left the south to play in the burgeoning Chicago music scene.<br />

Shunned by Leeba’s Orthodox <strong>Jewish</strong> family, Leeba and Red risk threats of<br />

violence in an era in American history that frowned on mixed-race couples.<br />

Renée skillfully reconstructs the racial tensions and vibrant music scene that<br />

defined Chicago during those decades as she weaves this story of forbidden<br />

romance into the history of Chess Records and the birth of the blues and rock<br />

’n’ roll in Chicago.<br />

Renée Rosen is the bestselling author of White Collar Girl, What the Lady<br />

Wants, Dollface, and the young adult novel, Every Crooked Pot.<br />

Marilyn Simon Rothstein • Lift and Separate<br />

Lift and Separate is the story of Marcy Hammer, a <strong>Jewish</strong> woman forced to<br />

restart her life after husband Harvey, the bra king, leaves her for a perkier fit.<br />

Even though she is devastated by his departure, she still has her indomitable<br />

spirit and self-respect. She has no intention of falling apart, either, even when<br />

her adult children drop a few bombshells of their own, and she discovers a secret<br />

about her new, once-in-a-lifetime best friend. Life may be full of setbacks, but<br />

by lifting herself up by her own lacy straps, Marcy finds a way to begin again.<br />

Marilyn Rothstein graduated with a journalism degree from New York University,<br />

and worked for Seventeen. When she moved to Connecticut, she launched<br />

an advertising agency, which she ran for more than 25 years. At the age of 43,<br />

she became an adult bat mitzvah, achieving her lifelong goal of chanting Torah.<br />

Bring Your Highest Expectations <br />

Bring Your Highest Expectations <br />

John R. Wood Properties<br />

John R. Wood Properties<br />

is a proud sponsor of<br />

is proud sponsor of<br />

the 3rd Annual<br />

the 3rd Annual<br />

Collier County<br />

Collier County<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>.


Venues<br />

All locations are in Naples (area code 239):<br />

Beth Tikvah: 1459 Pine Ridge Road (434-1818)<br />

Hilton Naples: 5111 Tamiami Trail N. (430-4900)<br />

Naples Conference Center: 1455 Pine Ridge Road (597-1666)<br />

Temple Shalom: 4630 Pine Ridge Road (455-3030)<br />

Unitarian Universalist Cong. of Greater Naples: 6340 Napa Woods Way (455-6553)<br />

<strong>Festival</strong> Website & Email<br />

Visit the official <strong>Festival</strong> website at www.jewishbookfestival.org for more information on<br />

the authors and their books, event updates and a printable order form. Have questions that<br />

have not been answered in this <strong>brochure</strong>? Send an email to fedstar18@gmail.com or call<br />

the Federation office at 239.263.4205.<br />

Tickets ARE Transferable<br />

Consider purchasing a Patron <strong>Festival</strong> Package. Even if you can’t make it to all 11 events,<br />

you can gift your tickets to friends, colleagues and family members. Tickets make the<br />

perfect Chanukah gift.<br />

Multi-Author Events<br />

For the events with more than one author, due to travel arrangements, the order in which<br />

they present will be decided a few days prior to their event. If you’d like to know the order,<br />

please email fedstar18@gmail.com or call the Federation office at 239.263.4205.<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />

Committee<br />

Coordinator: Ted Epstein<br />

Co-Chairs:<br />

Phil Jason, Robin Mintz, Susan Pittelman<br />

Patti Boochever<br />

Sue <strong>Book</strong>binder<br />

Steve Brazina<br />

Gina Cannon<br />

Gayle Dorio<br />

Judith Finer Freedman<br />

Susie Goldsmith<br />

Carole Greene<br />

Lenore Greenstein<br />

Lee Henson<br />

Ida Margolis<br />

Irene Pomerantz<br />

Dina Shein<br />

Iris Shur<br />

Arlene Sobol<br />

Elaine Soffer<br />

Most authors appearing at the Collier County<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> are members of<br />

the <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> Council Network.<br />

All events at the Hilton Naples include complimentary valet parking.<br />

A Global Voice for a<br />

Global Era<br />

WHO WE ARE<br />

AJC is the leading global <strong>Jewish</strong> advocacy organization, with<br />

unparalleled access to diplomats, government officials, and religious<br />

leaders. Through these relationships and our deep understanding of key<br />

issues, AJC works to impact opinion and policy at the highest levels.<br />

WHAT WE DO<br />

Dec. 8 - 10, 2017<br />

Feb. 8 - 18, 2018<br />

Jan. 11 - 21, 2018<br />

March 8 - 18, 2018<br />

TheatreZone is a professional,<br />

Equity theatre featuring performers<br />

from around the country.<br />

April 26 - May 6, 2018<br />

Legislative<br />

advocacy that<br />

bolsters our<br />

global agenda<br />

High-level<br />

diplomacy with<br />

key decisionmakers<br />

Coalitionbuilding<br />

with<br />

ethnic and<br />

religious groups<br />

Strategic<br />

communications<br />

to amplify our<br />

advocacy<br />

TOGETHER, WE HAVE THE POWER TO ACT<br />

Across the U.S. and around the world, AJC is fighting for a safer,<br />

more peaceful future for the <strong>Jewish</strong> people, Israel, and all humanity.<br />

You have the power to amplify our advocacy. Now is the time to<br />

stand up and be counted.<br />

For additional information, please contact AJC West Coast Florida<br />

Regional Director, Brian Lipton at 941.365.4955 or liptonb@ajc.org.<br />

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT<br />

theatrezone-florida.com<br />

BOX OFFICE: 239-424-9500<br />

13275 Livingston Road (on the Community<br />

School of Naples campus)<br />

AJC.org<br />

/AJCGlobal<br />

@AJCGlobal


TICKETS<br />

Patron Benefits<br />

When you become a <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Patron for just $197, you help support<br />

the <strong>Festival</strong> and receive benefits not available to other ticket buyers:<br />

<br />

Patrons get tickets to all 11 events at a savings of $38 when compared to buying<br />

individual tickets.<br />

<br />

Patrons do not have to arrive early to get good seats. Priority seating is reserved and<br />

held until five minutes before the start of each event.<br />

<br />

Patrons are invited to at least two private events with select authors. During the last<br />

<strong>Festival</strong>, there were three Patron events: Patrons attended a private luncheon with<br />

Alyson Richman and Ronald Balson, and had the opportunity to talk informally at<br />

private homes with author Kate Siegel and with author/musician Steve Katz.<br />

<br />

At this year’s luncheon event with actor Stephen Tobolowsky, the ticket price includes<br />

a copy of his book. Patrons will be the first in line to meet Stephen and get their book<br />

signed.<br />

<br />

Patrons have their own “concierge.” <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Committee member and<br />

Patron Liaison Gina Cannon will send a reminder to Patrons prior to each event.<br />

<br />

Patrons have an expedited patron “check in” area at each <strong>Festival</strong> program.<br />

<br />

Recognition in the Federation Star.


Ticket Order Form<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Ticket Order Form<br />

<strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Patron: Tickets to all 11 events<br />

A savings of $38 on event tickets. Plus these bonuses: reserved priority seating at each event,<br />

invitations to at least two private author receptions, and recognition in the Federation Star.<br />

$197 x ___ = total $_____<br />

Featured Events:<br />

Thursday, November 16 @ 7:00pm Steve Dorff (mini-concert, snacks) $25 x ___ = $_____ ($36 at the door)<br />

Wednesday, December 6 @ 11:30am Luncheon w/ Stephen Tobolowsky $54 x ___ = $_____<br />

includes copy of My Adventures With God<br />

Please indicate choice of meal: chicken salmon vegetarian<br />

Sunday, December 10 @ 7:00pm Alexandra Silber (theatrical show, snacks) $36 x ___ = $_____ ($45 at the door)<br />

Friday, March 16 @ 1:00pm Alan Zweibel $15 x ___ = $_____ ($20 at the door)<br />

Monday, April 9 @ 2:30pm Abigail Pogrebin $15 x ___ = $_____ ($20 at the door)<br />

Multi-Author Events:<br />

Monday, January 8 @ 1:00pm Robert Gandt & Bryan Mark Rigg $15 x ___ = $_____ ($20 at the door)<br />

Wednesday, January 24 @ 1:00pm Pam Jenoff & Gavriel Savit $15 x ___ = $_____ “<br />

Monday, January 29 @ 1:00pm Leslie Bennetts & Susan Silver $15 x ___ = $_____ “<br />

Wednesday, February 14 @ 1:00pm Peter Gethers & Annabelle Gurwitch $15 x ___ = $_____ “<br />

Monday, February 26 @ 1:00pm J. Healey, S. Krasikov, E. Umansky $15 x ___ = $_____ “<br />

Wednesday, March 7 @ 1:00pm Renée Rosen & Marilyn Simon Rothstein $15 x ___ = $_____ “<br />

• No physical tickets will be issued. Simply check in at each event.<br />

• You will receive an email reminder about a week prior to each event.<br />

• No refunds unless entire event (both authors for multi-author events) is canceled<br />

and not rescheduled.<br />

• If an author cancels (weather, illness, etc.) we will attempt to reschedule the author<br />

in late March or April. Your original reservation will be good for the rescheduled event.<br />

• If you cannot attend an event, you can give your seat to a friend. Call the Federation.<br />

• Open seating at all events. Patrons and Sponsors will have reserved seats.<br />

• Event payments are NOT tax deductible.<br />

• If a venue needs to be changed, ticket buyers will be notified via email.<br />

• All events will take place in Naples.<br />

3 rd Annual<br />

presented by<br />

YES! I’d love to attend the <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>!<br />

I am purchasing tickets as indicated above for a total of $_______.<br />

Check enclosed (payable to <strong>Jewish</strong> Federation of Collier County)<br />

Please charge my: MasterCard Visa American Express<br />

Card #____________________________________ Exp. ____/____ cvv#_______<br />

Name (please print): __________________________________________________<br />

Address:___________________________________________________________<br />

City: ________________________________ ST: ______ Zip: ________________<br />

Phone: ___________________ Email: ___________________________________<br />

4 ways to order your tickets:<br />

1 Mail this order form to:<br />

<strong>Jewish</strong> Federation of Collier County<br />

2500 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Ste. 2201<br />

Naples, FL 34109<br />

2<br />

In person at the Federation<br />

office. Please fill out form in advance.<br />

3<br />

Charge by phone:<br />

239.263.4205<br />

Please fill out form prior to calling.<br />

4<br />

Fax this order form<br />

with credit card info to 239.263.3813


SPONSORS<br />

A special “Thank You” to the following businesses and organizations<br />

for their generous support of the Collier County <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>!<br />

The 3 rd Annual Collier County <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> is presented by<br />

For <strong>Festival</strong> updates, links to author websites<br />

and more, visit the official <strong>Festival</strong> website:<br />

www.<strong>Jewish</strong><strong>Book</strong><strong>Festival</strong>.org

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