Highlights of This Year's Jewish Book Festival
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Washtenaw Jewish News Presort Standard In this issue… c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor U.S. Postage PAID 2939 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Maimonindes Sukkarnival Environmentalist Permit No. 85 Symposium Photo Raymond to Focus on Album DeYoung Head Trauma Page 4 Page 13 Page 23 November 2012 Cheshvan/Kislev 5773 Volume XXXVII: Number 3 FREE Hasidic superstar Highlights of this year's Jewish Book Festival Matisyahu to Halye Aisner, special to the WJN he Jewish Community Center of Greater This free event will featured authors include Bar- cost for this entertaining event is $5 per person. perform at EMU Ann Arbor’s 25th annual Jewish Book bara Cain, Andrei S. Markovits, Geri Markel, Irene On Friday, November 16, at noon, Aviva Festival will include several programs Miller, Mitchell Rycus, Ivan Sherick, Ken Wasch- Kleinbaum and Aric Mutchnick will lead a cook- Martin Shichtman, special to the WJN T during the two-week event featuring authors berger and Marina von Neumann Whitman. ing demonstration featuring recipes from their n Thursday, November 8, music super- from across the nation and Ann Arbor’s own Also on November 11 a family program with book, Fusion by Nadia. A Quilting of Flavors from star, Matisyahu will perform at Eastern backyard. This year will feature seven Iraq, Israel and America. This event OMichigan University’s Pease Audito- Lunch with the Author events, where will also include lunch with the au- rium. The concert is sponsored by Hillel at EMU, participants will be able to dine with thors. The cost for the event is $10 University of Michigan Hillel, and the Blind Pig. the day’s featured author prior to the in advance or $15 at the door. Touring in support of his most recent record- program. Lunch with the Author The festival will close with a ing, Spark Seeker, Matisyahu insists that, “While events begin at noon and are $10 in bagels and lox brunch, featuring it’s true that at one point it would’ve been pretty advance or $15 at the door for the cost David Javerbaum, author of The accurate to describe me as Hasidic reggae, for of lunch. The author’s discussions be- Last Testament. David Javerbaum gin 12:30 p.m. and are free and open is an 11-time Emmy winner as to the community. a former head writer and execu- As part of the festival, the Frankel tive producer of The Daily Show Center for Judaic Studies will host with Jon Stewart. He won a 2010 a Scholars Night on Thursday, No- November 11 November 16 November 18 Grammy and recently he wrote vember 8, at 7 p.m. Authors Deborah the opening numbers for both the Aviva Kleinbaum Dash Moore, Zvi Gitelman, Har- Larry Tye Aric Mutchnick David Javerbaum 2011 Tony Awards and the 2011 vey Goldberg, Joshua Miller, Ranen Emmy Awards. The cost for this Omer-Sherman and Lisa Silverman will all par- Larry Tye, author of Superman: The High-Flying event is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. ticipate and discuss their latest books. This event History of America’s Most Enduring Hero will begin For more information or to RSVP to any of is free and open to the community. at 3 p.m.. Children are invited to dress up as their these events, contact the JCC at 971-0990. n A community favorite, Local Authors Brunch, favorite superhero, take a picture with Superman will take place Sunday, November 11, at 9 a.m. and enjoy a Superman ice-cream sundae. The MORE ON PAGE 8 Matisyahu Jeffrey Baden appointed new JCC executive director most of my career my music has been a blend, a Nancy Margolis, special to the WJN mixture.” Matisyahu’s early work drew its inspi- he Board of Directors of the Jewish Baden and his at the Cincinnati JCC supervising all youth ration from such divergent sources as Bob Mar- Community Center of Greater Ann wife, Rabbi Ilana and family programs. ley, Phish, God Street Wine and Rabbi Shlomo TArbor has announced the appoint- Baden, moved to In- Baden graduated from the University Carlebach. Spark Seeker, however, represents an ment of Jeffrey Baden as the new executive di- dianapolis, Indiana, of Cincinnati, received a certificate of Jew- extraordinary musical and lyrical leap forward, rector of the JCC. Baden will begin his job in in 1999 where he be- ish Studies from the Florence Melton Mini- brilliantly fusing ancient traditional sounds Ann Arbor on November 11. came the director of School, and also studied early childhood with futuristic electro beats, rapping with sing- Baden has more than 20 years of experience Adult Services and education at Indiana University. He has served ing, songs of the spirit with songs of the body. with Jewish Community Centers. He recently Early Childhood on Cincinnati’s United Way Emergency Food Matisyahu notes, “the Spark Seeker digs for served as the executive director of the Meyerson Education for the and Shelter committee, the Cincinnati Jew- truth and meaning and is willing to let go of JCC in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he managed a Indianapolis JCC. ish Educators Council and the Indianapolis everything to find it. He’s honest and authentic $7 million budget and an 80 person staff. He developed a new Jewish Educators Council. In addition, Baden with himself and lives life from the inside out. Harriet Bakalar, president of the JCC, said, Jeff Baden adult services de- says, “I am an avid music lover and play the He creates music from the depths and doesn’t “We are quite excited to have such an experi- partment offering guitar, piano and drums. I am also a magi- worry about what category it or he fits into.” enced JCC professional as our next executive congregate meals, entertainment, trips, singles cian.” Baden and his wife, a Reform rabbi, Recorded in Los Angeles and in Israel, Spark director. Jeff will bring new ideas and energy events and holiday celebrations. He also super- have two children, ages 11 and 7. Seeker, brings together such musicians as Zohar to our community.” vised the year-round childcare and preschool Baden was selected after a national search Fresco, Daniel Zamir, Ravid Kahalani and rap- Baden was the director of planning and program of 150 children. headed by Robin Axelrod and Seth Penchansky. per Shyne to produce an album that is vibrant allocations for the Jewish Federation of His early career began as the director of the Their search committee conducted exhaustive and complex, thrilling and thought provoking. Greater Cincinnati, where he oversaw the JCC’s Camp Livingston in Cincinnati running interviews of more than 10 candidates from a Showtime is at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at agency’s planning processes identifying the the camp and overseeing a 680 acre campsite. field of 40 provided by the Jewish Community http://www.emutix.com/ n needs of the community. Baden then was promoted to program director Center Association. n I Seniors/Women 2935 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 November SPICE* of Life voice: 734/971-1800 fax: 734/971-1801 *Social, Physical, Intellectual, Cultural, and Educational Programs for Adults e-mail: [email protected] Jessica Webb, special to the WJN www.washtenawjewishnews.org Tuesdays 11 a.m.: Energy Exercise with Maria Faquhar. $4 per session. Noon: Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person. Editor and Publisher 1 p.m.: Mah-jongg and sewing. Susan Kravitz Ayer Thursdays Calendar Editor 10 a.m.: Energy Exercise with Maria Faquhar. $4 per session. Claire Sandler 11 a.m.: Current Events with Heather Dombey. A discussion of this week’s news. Bring in Advertising Manager items of interest for group discussion. Gordon White Noon: Homemade Dairy Lunch Buffet. $3 per person. 1 p.m.: Thursday Special Events and Presentations (See below for details). Design and Layout Dennis Platte Special events and presentations Staff Writer Thursday, November 11 Mary Bilyeu, Sandor Slomovits, Rochel Urist Noon: Join in for a homemade dairy lunch buffet. 12:30 p.m.: Birthday celebration for all with November Birthdays. Bring family and friends Contributing Writers for lunch and birthday cake. Halye Aisner, Rabbi Lisa Delson, Rabbi Robert 1 p.m.: Marylen Oberman, a local clinical psychologist, will present on “Journaling for your Dobrusin, Diane Fenske, Eileen Freed, Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, Ruth Ellen Gruber, Cindy Legacy.” Klein, Kimberly Kunoff, Carol Lessure, Cnaan Thursday, November 8 Liphshiz, Nancy Margolis, Diego Melamed, 12:30 p.m.: A registered nurse from Care Response will provide free blood pressure Cantor Annie Rose, Jennifer Rosenberg, Ben checks. Sales, Mae Sander, Martin Shichtman, Naftoli Book Festival presenter Lydia Rosner will speak about her book, The Russian Writer’s Silberberg, Elliot Sorkin, Jonathan Trobe, Jessica 1 p.m.: Webb, Arie Weiss Daughter. Thursday, November 15 The Washtenaw Jewish News is published monthly, with the exception of January and 1 p.m.: Book Festival presenter Anne Marie O’Conner will speak about her book, Lady in July. It is registered as a Non-profit Michi- Gold. gan Corporation. Opinions expressed in this Thursday, November 22 publication do not necessarily reflect those No events scheduled due to Thanksgiving. of its editors or staff Thursday, November 29 1 p.m.: Ellen Schulmeister and Diana Neering from the Shelter Association of Washtenaw Coun- Member of ty will speak about the background, sponsors and people who benefit from their organization. American Jewish Press Association Macintosh Assistance from Nicholas de Paul Learn to be more productive and efficient Ann Arbor's Neighborhood Mae Sander, special to the WJN MAC/hanic he Jewish Women’s Circle of Washtenaw County (JWC) will meet November 5, at 7:15 p.m., to hear a presenta- Ttion by Geraldine Markel, announced Esther Goldstein, Reasonable rates iPhone JWC organizer.