Michael Bolton Lynn Sherr R.L. Stine Nathan Englander

34 th Annual ST. LOUIS

Rachelle Bergstein Len Berman Dr. Ruth JEWISH BOOK

Peter Yarrow FESTIVAL Presented by

School of Adult and Online Education

Michael Tucker Carrie Fisher & Jill Eikenberry November 4 – 15, 2012 PLUS: Additional Literary Events Through April 2013 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! (314) 442-3299 Charge by phone For a complete list of authors & events, and to order tickets online: stljewishbookfestival.org

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | STAENBERG FAMILY COMPLEX | I.E. MILLSTONE CAMPUS | 2 MILLSTONE CAMPUS DRIVE | ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63146

LARGEST Jewish Book Festival in the United States! A Tradition of Excellence. . . The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is a program of the J (Jewish Community Center). Monies raised from the Festival’s literary events go to J scholarships for special needs and cultural arts programming for all ages. The J is one of the largest United Way partner agencies serving St. Louis, regardless of race or religion; and a subsidiary agency of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.

CAN’T BE HERE? YOU CAN STILL GET AN SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE IN PARKING AREAS AUTOGRAPHED BOOK! Buses run, in a continuous loop, through the JCC Books may be purchased in advance and will parking lots for 30 minutes prior to each program’s be signed for you by the author at the time of start and for 30 minutes after each program. Buses the program. To arrange for signed purchases, stop to pick up and discharge passengers at the please call 314-442-3299. front doors of both Staenberg Family Campus build- ings (A&E and Fitness). FREE PARKING available in the Upper & BABYSITTING SERVICE AVAILABLE North auxiliary lots. Please enter through Arts Daytime & Evenings*! $8 per child for two hrs & Education Building for all Festival programs. Reservations REQUIRED 48 hrs in advance Call 314-442-3168 for reservations or more info *(Opening Night & Select other evenings)

VISIT AUTHOR’S ALLEY… THE FESTIVAL’S BOOKSTORE Festival books available for purchase at a Located in the Arts & Education Building Beit Midrash….just across from the discount prior to start of the Festival! For Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts & Banquet Center. The perfect place titles and prices, please call 314-442-3299 or visit to pick up books you’ll want to have autographed by our authors! the website at stljewishbookfestival.org B O Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 H O OPENING NIGHT NO MORNING PROGRAM 9:00am – 3:00pm 9:00am – 3:00pm 9:00am – 12:00pm 9:00am – 3:00pm CLOSED 6:00pm – 9:00pm 12:00pm – 3:00pm NO EVENING PROGRAM 6:30pm – 9:00pm NO AFTERNOON PROGRAM NO EVENING PROGRAM

K 6:30pm – 9:00pm Evening Program O S At Neiman Marcus U 11 12 13 14 15 R T Bookstore will be closed weekdays CLOSED NO MORNING PROGRAM 9:00am – 3:00pm NO MORNING PROGRAM NO MORNING PROGRAM from 3:00-6:30pm and during author O 12:00pm – 3:00pm 6:30pm – 9:00pm 12:00pm – 3:00pm 11:00am – 3:00pm presentations. Authors’ books will be S sold at off campus events and 6:30pm – 9:00pm 6:30pm – 9:00pm 6:00pm – 9:00pm R winter/spring events. E November Please Note: All sales final. Festival tickets and book sales are non-refundable/non-exchangeable. Due to circumstances beyond our control, programs may be subject to substitution or rescheduling. Every effort will be made to replace a cancelled author. The JCC will not be liable for non-appearance of any scheduled author. Please check the Festival Hotline at 314-442-3299 or the Festival’s Website at stljewishbookfestival.org for announcements of any schedule changes.

Follow the Festival on Twitter: Follow the Festival on Pinterest: Find us on Facebook: www.twitter.com/StLJewishBkFest http://pinterest.com/stlouisjbf/ www.facebook.com/saintlouisjewishbookfestival An Evening with CARRIE FISHER AWARD WINNING ACTRESS, SCREENWRITER, AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR In a LIVE, on-stage interview with KMOX NewsTalk Radio’s Charles Brennan The daughter of Hollywood’s golden couple, Eddie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher made her feature film debut opposite Warren Beatty in the 1975 hit Shampoo, and became a cultural icon when she portrayed Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her movie career includes roles in countless films, including: The Blues Brothers, Hannah and Her Sisters, and When Harry Met Sally. Fisher’s first book, Postcards from the Edge, leapt onto The New York Times’ bestseller list, and netted her the Los Angeles Pen Award for Best First Novel. Four more bestsellers have followed: Delusions of Grandma, Surrender the Pink, The Best Awful, and Wishful Drinking, which spawned her sold-out, one- woman, Broadway show by the same name. Following the show’s close in 2011, Wishful Drinking was made into an Emmy-nominated documentary by HBO. Her latest book, Shockaholic, is a seriously funny, acerbic & revealing memoir. Writing with tremendous wit, and a tremendous amount of self-deprecation, Fisher shares many stories, including tales of dinner with Senators Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy, and her friendship with Michael Jackson. Fisher turned Postcards into a screenplay for the hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep, and is currently adapting The Best Awful for Lifetime and Sony Television. Her writing has also appeared in Details, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Vogue, and many other major publica- tions. On television, Fisher’s credits range from “Laverne and Shirley” to “Sex and the City,” with an Emmy nomination most recently for her appearance on the popular NBC comedy, “30 Rock.” Carrie Fisher’s dry wit and candid manner have endeared her to audiences. Her experiences with addic- 34th Annual tion and bipolar disorder—and her willingness to speak honestly and openly about them—have made KEYNOTE PRESENTATION her a respected advocate for these communities. She has appeared on the California Senate floor, urging state legislators to increase government funding for medication for people living with mental health issues. For her continued courage and commitment to fighting mental illness and associated stigmas, Fisher has ADMISSION $36 – FREE with received accolades, recognition and dozens of awards. Series & Series PLUS Tickets

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER The 2012 Festival is presented by Maryville SUNDAY, STAENBERG FAMILY COMPLEX University School of Adult & Online Education; November 4 at 7:00pm Robert L. Edison Gymnasium and supported by more than 55 Community I.E. Millstone Campus Organizations; in addition to local corporate 2 Millstone Campus Drive and individual sponsors. Thank You!

Sponsors enjoy private receptions accompanying three of our fabulous Festival events…meet speakers, take photos, and enjoy festive fare at each one!

Join Us On Opening Night, Sunday November 4th… Following the Keynote Presentation for a dessert reception featuring luscious treats, fabulous sweets, gourmet coffee bar, picture-taking, music and guest of honor Carrie Fisher! Reception to take place, beginning at approximately 8:15pm, in the Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, JCC Arts & Education Building.

Join us Sunday, November 11th from 4:00 to 6:00pm… PRIOR to the Concert Event for a dairy, supper buffet, plus musical entertainment! Reception to take place at the Marriott West Maryville – Blue Fire Grille Restaurant, 660 Maryville Centre Drive, St. Louis, 63141

Join us on Closing Night of the Festival, Thursday, November 15th ………Following the presentation by Grammy award-winning singer Michael Bolton for a wine and cheese reception featuring guest of honor Michael Bolton. Mix, mingle, sip, sample, take pictures and enjoy! Reception to take place, beginning at approximately 8:30pm, in the Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts Center, JCC Arts & Education Building

Guest Tickets: Sponsors have the opportunity to purchase Guest Tickets for $175 apiece. Each Guest Ticket includes: one ticket to each Sponsor Reception; and one ticket to each of the accompanying Festival events on those evenings (Keynote Presentation by Carrie Fisher; Concert Event; & Michael Bolton). Series Tickets are not included. Receptions are not open to the public. Find us on Facebook: Please consider becoming a Festival Sponsor to enjoy a host of wonderful benefits! For more information on sponsorship opportunities with www.facebook.com/saintlouisjewishbookfestival the Festival, please call Marcia Evers Levy at 314-442-3152 ST. LOUIS JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL “A COMMUNITY BEST SELLER” Winter 2012 Literary Events

Sunday November 18 | 7:00pm AN EVENING with the BALLET Featuring the Saint Louis Ballet (at Maryville University Auditorium) ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets

Monday December 3 | 7:30pm Monday December 10 | 7:30pm Dyan Cannon Michael Tucker & Jill Eikenberry DEAR CARY: My Life with Cary Grant AFTER ANNIE Sponsored by Joseph & Geraldine Burstein; Sponsored by Diane & Paul Gallant Cherie & Nir Regev/Regev Group ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets But wait, there’s MORE! Coming in 2013

Sunday January 13, 2013 | 2:00 – 4:00pm Thursday February 28, 2013 | 7:30pm FREE TO BE…YOU & ME: A Parenting Workshop Franklin Foer & Marc Tracy on Bullying, Building Self-Confidence & Breaking JEWISH JOCKS: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame Down Stereotypes Sponsored by Lois & Arthur Guller Lori Rotskoff ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets WHEN WE WERE FREE TO BE Alison Goldstein Lebovitz ARE WE THERE YET?: A Journey through Marriage, Motherhood & Miles of Minutiae Tuesday March 5, 2013 | 7:30pm Bruce Feiler In Partnership with the Anti-Defamation League. Anti-Bullying & Self-Esteem Building activities for THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES kids led by ADL….. Plus…..FREE musical perfor- Sponsored by Ann S. Lux mance of numbers from FREE TO BE, YOU & ME ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets presented by the JCC’s Youth Theatre. Sponsored by Stacy & Greg Siwak ADMISSION $25 family group: 2 adults/ 2 children….Or $10 per person– FREE with Wednesday April 10, 2013 | 7:30pm Series PLUS Tickets Eishes Chayil HUSH Inaugural Rebbetzin Rifkin Memorial Lecture Thursday January 17, 2013 | 7:00pm COMMUNITY Martin Luther King EVENT Presented by: Nishmah, St. Louis Jewish Book Festival & Jewish Council Against Family Violence Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: (A portion of the proceeds from each ticket will go Continuing the Search for Civil Rights toward the Rebbetzin Rifkin Memorial Lecture Fund) & Social Justice Sponsored by Goldstein & Pressman, P.C. Featuring Rabbi Ben Kamin, author of ROOM 306 and NOTHING LIKE SUNSHINE in discussion with ADMISSION $8 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets Ron Himes, Founder & Producing Director of the Saint Louis Black Repertory Company. Thursday April 25, 2013 | Featuring a Special Presentation recognizing the accomplishments 7:30pm and forthcoming retirement of James Buford, President & CEO, Urban John Boyne League of Metropolitan St. Louis, for his role in the building and pro- THE HOUSE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE moting of African-American/Jewish relations. Co-sponsored by the Sponsored by Thom Kuhn & Dianne O’Connell Jewish Community Relations Council’s Michael & Barbara Newmark ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets Institute for Human Relations. ADMISSION $8 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets ALL included on the Series PLUS Ticket! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

NO MORNING PROGRAM 10:30am 1:00pm MISSOURI’S OWN PROGRAM Moderator: Michael Kahn, award-winning author & trial attorney Giuliano Hazan (The Brickhouse Law Group) HAZAN FAMILY FAVORITES: Beloved Sunday November 18 | 7:00pm AN EVENING with the BALLET Italian Recipes Ellen Abramson Featuring the Saint Louis Ballet (at Maryville University Auditorium) LIVE TO DANCE Son of the “Godmother of Italian Cooking in ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series PLUS Tickets America,” James Beard & Julia Child Award A champion for early recognition of Winner Marcella Hazan; and author of four female cardiac risk factors and heart cookbooks, Hazan splits time between his disease in women, Abramson shares her cooking school in Verona, Italy, contribut- frightening, personal story of cardiac arrest, ing to Cooking Light Magazine, and guest along with important information and tips appearances on the TODAY Show….and for preventing heart disease through simple sharing delicious recipes & family stories of Shabbat dinners at lifestyle changes. Nonna Giulia’s with the Festival audience! Recipe sampling. Marc Elliot Sponsored by Lee Bohm; Harvey Kornblum Foundation WHAT MAKES YOU TIC?

ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets Named both College Speaker and Diversity Speaker of 2011 by College Activities Magazine, Elliot travels the world sharing his 7:30pm message of tolerance and calls for under- standing diversity. The St. Louis native Peter Yarrow openly, humorously, and with warmth, IT’S RAINING, IT’S POURING reveals the challenges faced, when born Come sing along when Grammy-winning with a rare intestinal disease and diagnosed singer/songwriter; human rights award with Tourette Syndrome at age 5. winner; and founder of the anti-bullying Chuck Korr awareness program for children, Operation MORE THAN JUST A GAME: Soccer vs. Respect, Yarrow returns to the Festival for Apartheid…The Most Important Soccer an evening of stories and song, and his Story Ever Told latest, best-selling, children’s book. Professor Emeritus of UMSL and a Fellow Sponsored by Staenberg Family Foundation/Michael & Carol of the Royal Historical Society, Korr reveals Staenberg; Ann & Alan Spector the amazing story of a group of diverse ADMISSION $18 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets political prisoners who bravely banded together to form a pro-level soccer league,

serving as an impassioned symbol of resistance against apartheid,

at the prison Nelson Mandela was incarcerated in for more than 18 years, South Africa’s Robben Island Prison, a place of beatings, torture & back-breaking labor.

Please arrive promptly Sponsored by William Elliot/Morgan Stanley Wealth to guarantee seating. Management; Heartland Bank; Ultra-Color Corporation Reserved Sponsor seating will ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets be held until 10 minutes before program start time. Visit stljewishbookfestival.org www.twitter.com/stlouisjbf www.facebook.com/saintlouisjewishbookfestival Sound and lighting design for the St. Louis Jewish or call the Festival Hotline at 314-442-3299 Book Festival created and produced by Exclusive for updated information on Festival author events Events, Inc. www.exclusiveeventsinc.com year-round. 1:00pm 1:00pm

FICTION PANEL MEMOIR PANEL Moderator: Ellen Futterman, Editor, St. Louis Jewish Light Moderator: Dr. J.L. Kemp, Associate Professor of Psychology, McKendree University Susan Isaacs THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS Eve Keller TWO RINGS: A Story of Love and War The award-winning author of Compromising Positions and Shining Through, returns with Fordham University Professor Keller shares another gem! Sassy and smart, Isaacs’ new the moving memoir of Holocaust survivor novel features the Goldberg clan: nasty Millie Werber, a teenage girl in love and tycoon grandmother, disconnected grand- struggling to survive the ghetto, slave labor children, and a host of family turmoil that is and Auschwitz, while cherishing a brief, alternately hilarious, moving and full of faith. passionate love, during the darkest days of WWII. Francesca Segal THE INNOCENTS Leslie Maitland CROSSING THE BORDERS OF TIME: On the 150th anniversary of Edith A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Wharton’s birthday, Segal’s debut novel Reclaimed re-imagines The Age of Innocence for contemporary times. The daughter of A German Jewish girl is torn from the author Erich Segal, columnist for The Catholic Frenchman she loves and pressed Observer, and writer for Vogue and Tatler, on board the last refugee ship departing deftly creates a memorable book, filled with France in 1942, beginning a moving tale humor, passion, and the challenges of Jewish family expectations of history, adventure, a world at war, and in a London community. a daughter’s search for love that crossed the borders of time. Award-winning Former NY Times investigative reporter and nation- Sponsored by Lois C. Levin al correspondent, Maitland shares her family’s story. ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets Susan Resnick YOU SAVED ME, TOO: What a Holocaust NO EVENING PROGRAM, ELECTION NIGHT - PLEASE VOTE Survivor Taught Me About Living, Dying, Loving, Fighting, and Swearing in Yiddish WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 A chance meeting at a Jewish Community 10:30am Center created a bond between Resnick, A.J. Jacobs a professor of writing at Brown University, DROP DEAD HEALTHY and Holocaust survivor Aron Lieb. Resnick’s memoir chronicles a powerful friendship and He’s Back! We learned with him in his sharing of souls that offers a new way to discuss the Holocaust, NY Times best-seller, The Know-It All; and a reminder to honor survivors and keep memories alive. and experienced enlightenment with him in The Year of Living Biblically. Now join Sponsored by Nancy & Al Siwak; Todd Siwak & Jacobs’ hilarious, epic and well-researched Gianna Jacobson quest to become the healthiest man in the ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets world. Editor-at-Large of Esquire magazine, and NPR contributor, Jacobs shares important findings on healthy living and nutrition, along with his outrageously funny tales of the “caveman workout,” pole dancing and “chewdaism.” FESTIVAL SERIES & SERIES PLUS TICKETS Sponsored by Maxine & Steven Mirowitz AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets • JCC Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur The Festival is a proud • JCC Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield member of the American • Left Bank Books, 399 North Euclid • Left Bank Books, 321 N. Tenth St. Booksellers Association (ABA) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 7:30pm 10:30am COMMUNITY KRISTALLNACHT PROGRAM Michael Bar-Zohar

Caroline Stoessinger MOSSAD: The Greatest Missions of the A CENTURY OF WISDOM: Lessons Israeli Secret Service from the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the World’s Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor A gripping account of the agency widely recognized as the world’s most skilled A concert pianist and producer of the intelligence service, with vivid detail of televised dedication of the Schindler violin missions and heroic agents, from one at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, of Israel’s leading experts on espionage. Stoessinger shares the inspiring story of Through intensive research and inside 108-year old survivor Sommer. As eye- interviews with Israeli leaders and Mossad operatives, former witness to both the horrors of WWII and the joyous birth of the Knesset member Bar-Zohar reveals the truth behind the capture Jewish State, Sommer, a pianist herself, continues to play every of Eichmann; the legendary rescue of Ethiopian Jews; and the day and celebrate her determination to find goodness in life. destruction of the Syrian nuclear facility; while also exploring the SPECIAL GUESTS recent mysterious explosions in Iranian nuclear & military facilities. Noemi Karpati Neidorff & Dr. Robert E. Lefton Sponsored by Bender, Weltman, Thomas, Perry & Co., P.C.; Gloria & Sanford Spitzer WALKING IN THE SHADOW OF TYRANNY ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets Alicia Karpati survived the Nazi devastation of her native Hungary; the communist revolution and Russian soldiers storming their NO AFTERNOON PROGRAM home; attempted escapes; emigration to Austria and America; and starting her business all over again, all while maintaining optimism and the determination to make a good life with her family. SPECIAL EVENT 6:00pm Activities at Neiman Marcus Plaza Frontenac 7:00pm Presentation Musical performance & presentation Rachelle Bergstein Sponsored by Kitty & Hanford Gross; WOMEN FROM THE ANKLE DOWN: The Kent & Deborah Hirschfelder Story of Shoes and How They Define Us

ADMISSION $10 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets Walk this way for a fun, fashionable evening! From ruby red slippers, white go-go boots, platforms and Birkenstocks, to Manolo Blahniks & Jimmy Choo’s, Want to read the book BEFORE Bergstein entertains with history, tidbits and you hear the author? Featured a fascinating look at the social history of women as seen through the history of our shoes. Fashion, refresh- books available for purchase in ments and prizes!

advance at a discount! BUY NOW… Please bring a gently worn pair of shoes to donate meet the author for an autograph Sponsored by Jennifer & Jonathan Deutsch; Betty Moulton; at the Festival! Nancy & Jerry Raskas Call 314-442-3299 or check the ADMISSION $20 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets website for the book order form stljewishbookfestival.org “Highlighted as one of Missouri’s top literary events & activities BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! at the 2011 and 2012 Library of BOOK SIGNINGS FOLLOW Congress National Book Festival in ALL AUTHOR EVENTS Washington, D.C.” FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12

NO MORNING PROGRAM R. L. Stine Day Adult & Children’s 1:00pm Presentations Anne-Marie O’Connor The New York Times bestselling author THE LADY IN GOLD: The Extraordinary of the Goosebumps and Fear Street Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, series—and the brand new adult thriller Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer RED RAIN— will be featured in two exciting SPECIAL GUEST: Lisa Easton Silverberg, Festival presentations. Docent, St. Louis Art Museum Few works of art stolen by the Nazis have 10:30am had the impact on the art world, soci- GOOSEBUMPS ety and history, as Klimt’s 1907 portrait. Former foreign correspondent for Reuters, and current writer for One on one with R.L. Stine! Witty, creepy, and compulsively The Washington Post, O’Connor beautifully reveals the tantalizing readable, he has defined horror for a generation of young tale of art, history, relationships, and the famous masterpiece at readers – ages 7 to 13 the center. TICKETS $10… 50% OFF for Students! FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets Sponsored by Fox Family Foundation; Merle & Richard Linkemer

1:00pm ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets RED RAIN Stine’s first thriller for adults! So scary we had to schedule dur- 7:30pm THE BIG JEWISH COMMUNITY READ ing daylight! Live, on-stage interview with Heather Brewer, local NY Times best-selling author of The Slayer Chronicles and The Nathan Englander Chronicles of Vladimir Tod WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets ABOUT ANNE FRANK

Both programs sponsored by Jerry & Rosalie Brasch In a LIVE, on-stage interview with Ezra Glinter, Deputy Arts Editor, The Jewish SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Daily Forward Award-winning author of For the Relief 7:00pm CONCERT EVENT of Unbearable Urges and The Ministry of Special Cases returns with an inspiring and Beethoven, Bach & The Beatles thought-provoking collection of short stories. Englander tackles A magical, musical evening featuring St. Louis Symphony provocative and challenging issues in each, some haunting; some Concertmaster David Halen, musicians from the Symphony, humorous; some daring; all “Beautiful, courageous and deeply and Beatles Band Flaming Pie engrossing.”

The Festival’s Concert Sponsored by Dr. Ira & Judith Gall; Betty & Paul Mendelson Event joins the Daniel Pearl ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets Foundation’s World Music Days “Harmony for Humanity”, in using the power of music to lift people above the differences that set them apart; and reaf- PURCHASE AUTHOR BOOKS firming the ideals of tolerance, IN ADVANCE & SAVE 10% friendship and humanity. Order 3 or more of our featured authors’ books in advance (Washington University’s 560 Music Center on Trinity Place in the Delmar Loop - formerly Shaare Emeth) and save 10% on your purchase. Books will be held for you in the Festival Bookstore. No waiting in line to pay during Sponsored by Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.; Marlyn & Alyn the Festival. Check the Festival Website for titles and prices. Essman; Gloria K. Feldman & Family, In Loving Memory of Charge your order by phone on the Festival Hotline (314-442- Rubin Feldman; Myrtle & Bernard Kornblum’s Changing World 3299) or stop by the Box Office Window at the JCC’s Arts & Fund; Ken & Nancy Kranzberg; Alan & Sue Wallach Education Building in Creve Coeur to order in person.

ADMISSION $20 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets Orders must be received by November 2nd to receive discount. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 10:30am NO MORNING PROGRAM David Misch FUNNY: The Book 1:00pm

Start your morning with laughter and every- Jesse Kellerman thing you always wanted to know about POTBOILER comedy! Misch, a screenwriter (Saturday A snappy, suspenseful satire from the inter- Night Live, Duckman, Police Squad!) and nationally best-selling author. Kellerman blogger for The Huffington Post, takes takes readers on an “over the top thrill ride” the stage to share “The History of Ha!,” leaving us shaking with mirth and shivering including jokes; comedy in movies, theater in suspense. and on TV; and some Woody Allen, Ben Stiller and The Marx

Brothers sprinkled on top. Sponsored by Terry & Rick Bernstein; Pulaski Bank Sponsored by Don Soffer ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets

7:30pm MOM’S NIGHT OUT 1:00pm Alicia Ybarbo & Mary Ann Zoellner Lynn Sherr SH*TTY MOM: The Parenting Guide SWIM: Why We Love the Water for the Rest of Us

The award-winning broadcast journalist In a LIVE, on-stage interview with Diane invites us to jump in and explore the Kline & Cary Goldwasser, writers of the wonderful, whimsical, wet world of St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s QuirkOut! Crazy swimming. Sherr reveals history, facts Things Women Do to Stay Sane column and tidbits, including: health benefits; An irreverent, outrageous, laugh-out-loud the scoop on presidential skinny dipping; funny book for any mother…or parent! best swim gear; swimming in the movies; Emmy award-winning producers Ybarbo & Zoellner (The View, swimmers in the Olympics; and whether TODAY Show, Larry King Live) are bringing an evening of “much- or not giraffes can swim. needed comic relief about raising kids in our crazy culture.” Sponsored by Terry & Harvey Hieken Laughs, relaxation & prizes!

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7:30pm Len Berman GREATEST MOMENTS IN SPORTS: Upsets and Underdogs GROUP TICKET RATES AVAILABLE: Award-winning sportscaster Berman, rallies sports fans with his latest collection for more information of memorable sports moments, guaranteed Please call the Festival Hotline at 314-442-3299 to raise a cheer and remind us anything is possible. Surprises!

Sponsored by Howard Lesser; Berger Memorial Chapel- Richard & Linda STUDENT DISCOUNTS Stein & Emily Stein MacDonald; Brown Smith Wallace, LLC; The Festival offers a 50% discount on Eidelman & Traub DDS, Inc.; Barry & Myra Sherman/Albarre Jewelry; David & Marsha Soshnik individual ticket prices for students Must show a valid student I.D. ADMISSION $18 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets when purchasing tickets.

(Not applied to Series or Series PLUS Tickets) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 2012 CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

NO MORNING PROGRAM ACLU of Eastern Missouri National Council of Jewish The American Israel Public Women - St. Louis Section LUNCH & LEARN with DR RUTH Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Ready Readers 12:00pm Luncheon A La Carte Book Club The Round Table 1:00pm Presentation American Jewish Committee, Saul Brodsky Jewish Dr. Ruth Westheimer St. Louis Community Library DR. RUTH’S GUIDE for the ALZHEIMER’S American Jewish Congress, Saul Mirowitz Jewish CAREGIVER: How to Care For Your Loved St. Louis Region Community School One Without Getting Overwhelmed Auxiliary, Jewish Center for Aged Shaare Emeth Sisterhood Anti-Defamation League Shaare Zedek Sisterhood Strategies, tips and tactics to create the Missouri/ Southern Illinois most stress-free and positive environment Shaving Israel Barnes-Jewish Hospital Auxiliary possible for both you and your loved one, from America’s most- Shir Hadash B’nai Amoona Sisterhood Reconstructionst Community trusted name in relationship therapy. Dr. Ruth turns the focus on caregivers, offering help, support and encouragement to an over- B’nai B’rith St. Louis Missouri St. Louis County Library Foundation burdened and growing population. B’nai El Sisterhood Book Babes St. Louis Jewish Light Sponsored by Cooperative Home Care; St. Luke’s Hospital; St. Louis Rabbinical Association Lucy Lopata Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel Women’s League Temple Israel ADMISSION – $26 Luncheon, book & presentation Central Agency for The Repertory Theatre of $18 Presentation only Jewish Education (CAJE) St. Louis

SERIES & SERIES PLUS TICKET HOLDERS: FREE – Presentation only Central Reform Congregation Traditional Congregation (Lunch & Book NOT included) ElderLink St. Louis United Hebrew Congregation- Women of Reform Judaism RESERVATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM Gateway Voice of Midlife and Older Women Wednesday Morning Hadassah - St. Louis Chapter Serious Book Group Cardozo Society of Jewish 7:30pm Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, In Memory Federation of St. Louis Michael Bolton of Gloria M. Goldstein Maimonides Society of Jewish THE SOUL OF IT ALL: My Life, My Music International Institute of St. Louis Federation of St. Louis Montefiore Society of Jewish The Grammy award-winning singer/song- J Associates Federation of St. Louis writer, with more than 53 million CDs and Jewish Community Camp Sabra albums sold, shares his personal journey of Relations Council 40 years in the music industry; from strug- Jewish Council Against JCC Hazon CSA /Community Shared Agriculture gling songwriter to hit artist and humani- Family Violence tarian, including: working with Streisand, Jewish Women International JCC Youth Programs Ray Charles & Lady Gaga; going viral with J-PAT JCC Adult Services & Kitchen J Department Saturday Night Live videos; and advocating on the international Lights of Jewish Special Needs scene for at-risk women & children. Society JCC Gesher Music Festival Miriam Foundation JCC Sports, Recreation & Sponsored by Eileen Schneider Edelman; Regina Shapiro Aquatics Department NA’AMAT USA - ADMISSION $18 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets St. Louis Council JCC Helene Mirowitz Center of Jewish Community Life - National Alliance on Mental Family Center Illness - NAMI St. Louis JCC Early Childhood Center “One of the highlights of our local literary community’s year!” – St. Louis Writer’s Guild

Lost or Stolen Series & Series PLUS Tickets? The Jewish Community Center is fully Please call the Festival Office at accessible. A limited number of Assisted 314-442-3175 in advance of the presentation you Listening Devices are available for wish to attend. Identification will be required. use free of charge. A Special Thank You to our Sponsors for their Generous and Continued Support!

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LITERARY CHAIR

Bender, Weltman, In Loving Memory of Thom Kuhn & Dianne O’Connell The Rubin Family Foundation Thomas, Perry & Co., P.C. Rubin Feldman by Lois C. Levin Regina Shapiro Gloria K. Feldman & Family Berger Memorial Chapel/ Merle & Richard Linkemer Barry & Myra Sherman/ Richard & Linda Stein & Diane & Paul Gallant Lucy Lopata Albarre Jewelry Emily Stein MacDonald Goldstein & Pressman, P.C. Ann S. Lux Nancy & Al Siwak Terry & Rick Bernstein Lois & Arthur Guller Betty & Paul Mendelson Stacy & Greg Siwak Lee Bohm Heartland Bank Maxine & Steven Mirowitz Todd Siwak & Brown Smith Wallace, LLC Terry & Harvey Hieken Gianna Jacobson Betty Moulton Jennifer & Jonathan Deutsch Kent & Deborah Hirschfelder Don Soffer Sima & Michael Oberlander Eileen Schneider Edelman Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. David & Marsha Soshnik Pulaski Bank Eidelman & Traub DDS, Inc. Harvey Kornblum Foundation Ann & Alan Spector Nancy & Jerry Raskas William Elliot/Morgan Stanley Myrtle & Bernard Kornblum’s Gloria & Sanford Spitzer Wealth Management Cherie & Nir Regev/ Changing World Fund Ultra-Color Corporation Alyn & Marlyn Essman Regev Group Ken & Nancy Kranzberg Alan & Sue Wallach PAGETURNER

Anonymous Dr. Bruce Frank & Enid Linda K. Kusmer/Total Interior Scott Shafman/ Rita & Ed Balk Weisberg-Frank Designs, Inc. Cornerstone Mortgage Ron & Leslie Becker Diane Fredman, in memory of Marilyn Lipman Harold & Ruth Sher Yetra Goldberg B’nai B’rith St. Louis Harriet Lipnick Ruth & Alvin Siteman Missouri Lodge Dr. & Mrs. William Friedman Louis Myers Edward & Judy Spielberg Brentmoor Retirement Cynthia Kagan Frohlichstein Rosalind & Sanford Neuman Frank J. Spielberg & Betty J. Kagan Community Lenore & Edwin Pepper & Linda Freeman Carolyn & Chuck Furfine Edie & Harvey Brown JoAnn Raskas St. Louis Kabbalah Centre GL Group Book Store Nonie Cohen & Family Norman & Michele Roth/ Jeff & Debbie Dalin Gail & Louis Glaser Rindskopf-Roth Chapel St. Louis SignWorks Alan, Michelle, Emma, Stella, Andy & Mary Goldberg Dr. Robert & Donna Rothenberg Dotty & Arnold Tepper Jason & Lauren Davis Ed & Dorette Goldberg Betsy Rubenstein Unique Travel Adventures/ The Delmar Gardens Family Keith & Cindi Guller & Randy Garland Bud & Betty Rosenbaum Gail & Charles Eisenkramer Rochelle Kraines Harris RubinBrown LLP Jane & John Weiss The Jewish Federation of So. Il., Ron & Gerry Heller Ed & Nancy Schapiro Rochelle Weiss & Stephen Loeb S.E. MO & W. KY Phyllis Hyken & Jerry Nuell Eileen & Larry Schechter Dr. Alvin & Ray Wenneker Gail & Hershey Feldstein Margaret & Martin Israel Judi Scissors Jim White & Cindy Payant Irene Z. Fowle Debra & Stephen Jonas Julian & Helen Seeherman Elaine Zemelman & Mimi Fiszel Irene Fox & Floyd Emert

The St. Louis Jewish The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival has become the largest Jewish Book Festival is a proud book festival in the United States, receiving local & national recognition for member of the Jewish Book its year-round offerings of talented, best-selling, award-winning authors and Fair Network coordinated by entertainers, thanks in very large part to the generosity of our sponsors…. the Jewish Book Council. Thank you for your support! Our sincere appreciation for sponsorships received after the printing of this brochure. Every effort has been made to list each donor accurately and as requested.

2012 ST. LOUIS JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE BOARD

Festival Co-Chairs: COMMITTEE Co-Sponsoring Orgs Admission Hosting Staff: Kitty Gross CHAIRPEOPLE & Series Tickets: Chairs: Marcia Evers Levy Ann Spector Marcia Lyons Valerie Shapiro Festival Director Bookstore Inventory Dottie Beaman Mimi Fiszel Vice Chairs & Reconciliation: Leslie Becker Zelda Sparks Sponsors & Series: Louise Levine Mimi Fiszel Community Circulation: Director, Roswell & Wilma Eileen Schneider Edelman Marilyn Lipman Dale Steinberg Myra Rosenthal Messing Cultural Arts & Judi Scissors Dani Medintz Ray Wenneker Education Department Sponsor Receptions: Vice Chairs Bookstore: Bookstore Volunteers: Irene Fowle Food Preparation: Tara Santiago Marilyn Brown Reva Davis Betsy Rubenstein Myrna Hershman Box Office Mgr., Louise Levine Eunice Reichman Emily Stein MacDonald Myra Rosenthal Cultural Arts Carolyn Schechter Vice Chairs Special Leslie Waldbaum Concert Event: P. R . /Media Relations: Programs: Jill Alexander Gail Eisenkramer Bookstore Design, Set- Eileen Schechter Debra Jonas up & Breakdown: Jane Roodman Weiss Judy Berger Vice Chairs Nonie Cohen Missouri’s Own Communication & Steph Cohen Program: Outreach: Phyllis Siegel Hillary Friedman  All author presentations, unless otherwise noted, Denny Greenberg Cynthia K. Frohlichstein take place at the Staenberg Family Complex Jewish Phyllis Traub Target Audience Marsha Soshnik Community Center in Creve Coeur (#2 Millstone Campus Outreach: Gloria Spitzer Vice Chair Resources Judy Barnett Drive, near the corner of Lindbergh and Schuetz). & Special Funding: Amy Bennett Social Media: Regina Shapiro Ellie Grossman-Cohen Jody Feldman Tickets may be purchased by calling 314-442-3299 or search by author or program Data Review: Hospitality: Special Event: name online at www.brownpapertickets.com Edie Feman Gail Feldstein Stephanie Gross Buy your tickets early! Margaret Israel Julie Schack Winter/Spring Literary Events Ticket OrderForm ST. LOUISJEWISH Pleaseadd$2.00 handlingfeetoeachmail-inorder (ALLauthorsareincludedonSeries PLUSTicket) JohnBoyne EishesChayil BruceFeiler FranklinFoer&MarcTracy CommunityM.L.KingEvent FreeToBeParentingWorkshop MichaelTucker&JillEikenberry DyanCannon EveningwiththeBallet MichaelBolton Dr.RuthWestheimer JesseKellerman LenBerman LynnSherr DavidMisch Anne-MarieO’Connor ConcertEvent R.L.StineAdultProgram atNeimanMarcus MichaelBar–Zohar &NoemiKarpatiNeidorff CommunityKristallnacht: LeslieMaitland&SusanResnick A.J.Jacobs &FrancescaSegal MarcElliot&ChuckKorr PeterYarrow CarrieFisher

Big JewishCommunityRead Giuliano Hazan Lunch, BookandPresentation Presentation Only Alicia Ybarbo&MaryAnnZoellner Mom’s NightOut Nathan Englander Beethoven, Bach&TheBeatles R.L. StineChildren’sProgram Special Event: Memoir Panel: Fiction Panel: Missouri’s Own: Keynote EVENT

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­ - Come For The Festival ...STAY 2012 and sample everything the J has to offer! Calling all Festival Series and Series It’s Easy To Participate! Join Us! PLUS Ticket holders: • Pick up a copy of WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE In addition to great authors…..LOOK TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK by best-selling author what else is waiting for you at the J Nathan Englander during the 2012 St. Louis Jewish Book • The book is now on sale at the JCC-Staenberg Family Festival: Complex Arts & Education Building (#2 Millstone • Savings on membership! Campus Drive in Creve Coeur), and will also be • Discounted massages! available for purchase at all READ events • Free passes to use the facilities! • Join your friends, neighbors, and fellow Jewish • Free land & water group exercise classes! community members in reading the book! • Free yoga, spin & mat Pilates classes! • Free access to world class cardio • Join us for community discussions! equipment! • Come meet and hear Nathan Englander at the Festival! • Free use of indoor pools & tracks!

Reading the book not required for attendance at events • Free use of lockers & towel service! AND so much more! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 | 7:30-9:00pm Bring your Festival Series or Series PLUS Ticket to the Front Desk of the Staenberg PANEL DISCUSSION ON TOPICS FROM WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN Family Complex in Creve Coeur, and receive WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK a FREE guest pass good for use at BOTH Featuring: Rabbis Randy Fleisher & Justin Kerber, and the Staenberg AND Fox buildings! The pass Professors Nancy Berg & Howard Schwartz. will give you access for 11 days (November 4 through 15) to ALL the wonderful benefits Moderated by Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman available with a standard J membership. Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library, Jewish Federation Kopolow Building, PLUS….join the J during the 2012 Festival #12 Millstone Campus Drive and we’ll waive your enrollment fee – a FREE Event, RSVP requested to (314) 442-3270 or [email protected] savings of almost $200! Restrictions apply- call 314-442-3124 for more information. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 | 7:30pm Find your center at the J…during the 2012 MEET THE AUTHOR! St. Louis Jewish Book Festival….and SAVE! Author Nathan Englander in a LIVE, on-stage interview with Ezra Glinter, Deputy Arts Editor from the national newspaper, The Jewish Daily Forward Presentation, Audience Q&A, Book-Signing

JCC Staenberg Family Complex #2 Millstone Campus Drive ADMISSION $15 – FREE with Series & Series PLUS Tickets

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 | 11:00am

Literary discussion of book, for readers & book clubs Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Ladue Crossing, 8871 Ladue Road (at I-170), 63124 FREE and open to the public

The BIG Jewish Community READ is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center’s St. Louis Jewish Book Festival; Saul Brodsky Jewish Community Library; Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE); and St. Louis Rabbinical Association to promote literacy, community and education.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: stljewishbookfestival.org | brodskylibrary.org | cajestl.org

Check the Festival website To view Festival photos online or purchase photographic memories from stljewishbookfestival.org for updated the 2012 Festival, contact official Festival photographer Joel Marion at www.joelmarionphoto.com or call Joel Marion Photography at 636-861-2400.­ information on author events year-round!