JewishBook

Festival

2015 Toledo

NorthwestOhio

2015

2015 Jewish Book Festival CommitteeJanet Rogolsky, Book Festival Chair

Rene Rusgo, Director, Senior Services & Senior Adult CenterKim Brody, Principal, Congregation B’nai Israel

Nancy Jacobson, Principal, Or Chadash – Etz ChayimWendy Payne, Principal, Congregation Temple Shomer Emunim

Acknowledgements

Jodi BarrBonnie BerlandLynda Dolgin DudaJudi Fox

Maurine GlasserLois LevisonLynn LiberSheila Odesky

Sharon RavinLauren SachsDena Zack

The Northwest Ohio Jewish Book Festival would like to acknowledge the following for their

generous support and partnership:Wingate by Wyndham

Jewish Senior Services Supporting OrganizationJewish Federation of Greater Toledo –Campaign Funds

Toledo Jewish Community Foundation Unrestricted FundJewish Book Council Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Creative Designs by Jeanette Toledo City Paper

2015 Jewish Book Festival CommitteeJanet Rogolsky, Book Festival Chair

Rene Rusgo, Director, Senior Services & Senior Adult CenterKim Brody, Principal, Congregation B’nai Israel

Nancy Jacobson, Principal, Or Chadash – Etz ChayimWendy Payne, Principal, Congregation Temple Shomer Emunim

Acknowledgements

Jodi BarrBonnie BerlandLynda Dolgin DudaJudi Fox

Maurine GlasserLois LevisonLynn LiberSheila Odesky

Sharon RavinLauren SachsDena Zack

The Northwest Ohio Jewish Book Festival would like to acknowledge the following for their

generous support and partnership:Wingate by Wyndham

Jewish Senior Services Supporting OrganizationJewish Federation of Greater Toledo –Campaign Funds

Toledo Jewish Community Foundation Unrestricted FundJewish Book Council Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Creative Designs by Jeanette Toledo City Paper

Wednesday, November 4Paris Lamb by Marcia Fine7 p.m.Highland Meadows Golf Club7455 Erie St. $15: appetizer reception and author presentation$25: appetizer reception, author presentation and bookRegistration deadline: Friday, October 30

Come and enjoy an evening with an outstanding author who has created a well-researched novel filled with mystery and romance. When an esteemed archaeology professor dies in a suspicious car crash, Michael Saunders, a biblical archaeologist, is called back from a Paris vacation to authenticate a group of relics known as “God’s Gold.”

Are the temple artifacts authentic? How does the secret Michael’s mother revealed before her death support his interest in “God’s Gold” itself?

Through Michael, readers will travel all over the world from Paris to the Old City of Jerusalem, New York, Miami, and beyond.

Paris Lamb has been acclaimed as a robust, satisfying mystery with a captivating love story. Join Marcia Fine to learn more about this spellbinding novel.

CHAPTER • ONE

Opening Night

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Sunday, November 8Temple Congregation Shomer Emunim

Books will be for sale from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Authors will be signing books from Noon – 12:30 p.m.Families are invited to stay the entire morning!

The Miracle Mitzvah Moose by Dawn WynnePre K – 2nd grade11a.m. - Noon

The Miracle Mitzvah Moose by Dawn Wynne is a beautifully written story about a young girl named Abbey. Abbey feels out of place and out of sorts after moving to a new home in a new town far from the people and things she knows and loves; especially since it’s Hanukkah. And then she sees the moose. Through a series of events, she eventually understands that transitions give opportunity for new and rewarding experiences. Children will connect with Abbey, while parents will love the value that the book places on doing good deeds, especially during the holidays. Whatever religion and whatever the holiday, the message is universal: true joy comes from giving. And who wouldn’t love a moose?

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Mitzvahs, Friendships, & Circuses

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The Good, The Bad, and the Beagle by Catherine Lloyd Burns3rd -5th grade11 a.m. - Noon

Things never turn out the way you plan, particularly if you never stop expecting the worst to happen. That’s something that 11 year old Veronica Louise Morgan learns may not really be true in The Good, The Bad, and The Beagle. She worries about life in general and friendship in particular. Who wouldn’t with parents who are both psychiatrists! And then there’s that lemon yellow beagle she wants. Will she get it? Will her parents ever understand her? All these questions and more form the basis for a wonderful discussion about life from the viewpoint of Veronica and her parents, who may not be as clueless as they seem.

Watch Out for Flying Kids Non-fiction by Cynthia Levinson6th grade and higher11 a.m. - Noon

Could you catch someone who is flying at you after springing off a mini-trampoline? What if you speak one language and the other person speaks another?

Welcome to the world of social circus, a movement that brings kids who would normally not trust each other together to perform remarkable acts. As the kids’ relationships evolve over time, they learn how to overcome assumptions, animosity, and obstacles both physical and personal. In the words of the author, they “learn to walk the tightrope of friendship.” It turns out to be quite a walk.

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Monday, November 9FANATICUS: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan by Justine GubarJoin our tailgate party! 7 p.m. Fifth Third Field - First Base Gate next to Swamp Shop, 406 Washington St., Third Floor of Banquet FacilityParking: Free at the lots on the corner of Summit St. and Monroe St. or at the corner of Washington St. and Summit St. Street parking is free.Bus Service: Park at the Jewish Federation campus, 6465 Sylvania Ave., at 6:30 p.m. and ride the JFS Senior Adult Center bus for door to door service. Bus seating must be reserved (on a first-come basis) when event registration is made.$15: appetizer reception and author presentation$35: appetizer reception, author presentation and bookRegistration deadline: Monday, November 2

What drives devoted sports fans to do anything for their favorite team? If you’ve ever attended a sporting event, from a youth game to something in the pro ranks, four-time Emmy award-winning investigative journalist and ESPN producer, Justine Gubar, will shed light on what you have likely experienced. Gubar looks at the influence of alcohol availability, social media, fantasy league involvement, adrenaline at games and increasing ticket prices among other influences as fan behavior triggers. Hear outrageous fan anecdotes you know and plenty of others that you probably can’t believe actually exist. After Fanaticus, you will never be able to look at your games, and the people who love them, the same way.

CHAPTER • THREE

Sports Night

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Tuesday, November 10TAKE MY SPOUSE, PLEASE - How to Keep Your Marriage Happy, Healthy, and Thriving by Following the Rules of Comedy by Dani Klein Modisett7 p.m.Ice Restaurant & Bar405 Madison Ave.Parking: Free in their private lot on the corner of St. Clair and Madison. Street parking is also free.Bus Service: Park at the Jewish Federation campus, 6465 Sylvania Ave., at 6:30 pm and ride the JFS Senior Adult Center bus for door to door service. Requests for the bus must be reserved (on a first-come basis) when event registration is made.$15: appetizer reception and author presentation$25: appetizer reception, author presentation and bookRegistration deadline: Monday, November 2

Timing is everything! Have patience! In dozens of interviews of successful long-term spouses conducted by comedian Dani Klein Modisett, some well-known and others not so well-known, she discovered two very important facts: humor matters and great marriages, like great comedy, take time. “Marriage can feel as fragile as a soap bubble or as enduring as Mount Rushmore, sometimes flip-flopping within minutes.” This is not a scientific study, but it is a celebration of love and humor. Come to learn and laugh.

CHAPTER • FOUR

Comedy Night

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CHAPTER • FIVE

FinaleThursday, November 12The Mental Yentl- Stories From A Lifelong Student of Crazy by Sally Fingerett12 NoonCongregation B’nai Israel6525 Sylvania Ave.$10: luncheon and author presentation$25: luncheon, author presentation and bookRegistration deadline: Monday, November 2

What do you get when you combine one girl, one guitar, some shtick, lots of inspiration, and the ability to write lyrics and melodies? Her name is Sally Fingerett. After years of entertaining on hundreds of stages, Sally decided to compile the stories behind her inspirations. Those stories became her recently published book The Mental Yentl. Sally recalls the crazy events that inspired her most successful songs as well as her life as a musician, two-time wife, M&M addicted mother of three, and designated, care-giving Jewish daughter of a difficult manic depressive mother. Sally celebrates the insanity of the ordinary and the angst of the extraordinary through essays, stories, family-secret recipes, and song lyrics.

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Appendices

Authors

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All featured author books will be available for sale at all book festival events in collaboration

with Barnes & Noble Booksellers.

Marcia Fine inspires audiences with her wit and savvy observations. Her satirical series, particularly relating to women who do too much, gives audiences a chance to laugh at the absurdity of the tech world we live in.

As an award-winning author, she delves into the roots of family stories and searches for meaning in Jewish history. Her historical novels dealing with post-Holocaust lives and the Spanish diaspora encourage audiences take a closer look as to where their families started.

Sally Fingerett is a contemporary, award-winning songwriter and performer and a founding member of the musical comedy group, The Four Bitchin’ Babes. She has re-leased 14 CDs, written music for the theatre, television and film, and contributed songs to 15 various compilation re-cordings. She has taken her talents to more than 800 stages around the country.

Catherine Lloyd Burns is an actress and writer, living in Brooklyn. She has appeared in multiple television shows, and was a regular on Partners and LateLine.She played Caroline Miller, Malcolm’s overly earnest teacher, in Malcolm in the Middle. Burns has appeared in numerous feature films and the independent film Everything Put Together. She is the author of It Hit Me Like a Ton of Bricks, a memoir of a mother and daughter.

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Dani Klein Modisett is the comedian-turned-author and editor of the book Afterbirth…stories you won’t read in Parents magazine. Dani recently completed a web series of Scripps Entertainment called “How To Stay Married,” which she wrote, produced and hosted. These shows take on the major challenges of marriage like money, fighting, finances and sex and asks real couples how they manage them and keep smiling.

Cynthia Levinson is the author of numerous nonfiction articles and short stories for young people. She also conducts writing workshops and presentations both for children and for adults looking to write for children. Her first full-length book, We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, is a finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award. Her nonfiction articles have been published in some of the most respected children’s magazines.

Dawn Wynne is an award-winning educator with more than 15 years experience teaching students from kindergarten through high school, including special needs students, English Language Learners, and at-risk youths. She was recognized and honored with the “Teacher of the Year” award and the “Superintendent’s Award” for her teaching excellence. Wynne has appeared in many television shows including General Hospital, Renegade, and Nightman.

Justine Gubar is a four-time Emmy award-winning investigative journalist. For almost two decades, she’s worked as a television producer for ESPN, where she has covered major sporting events, including NBA, MLB and NFL playoffs, the Final Four, and the Olympics. She has covered a wide range of off-the-field issues including performance enhancing drug use, domestic violence, and homophobia in sports.

ResourcesRegistration

Registering for a Book Festival event is easy!

1. Pick the event or events YOU want to attend!

2. Register by the registration deadline listed!

3. Call the Registration Hotline at 419-724-0354 or email registration@JewishToledo.org with your payment information. Payment is due at the time of registration. VISA, MasterCard and Discover are accepted.

4. “Oy, I registered for an event and now I can’t attend!” – CALL US and let us know so we can open your spot to another community member!

To learn more about an author or an event, call René Rusgo 419-531-2119 #1 or email rene@JewishToledo.org

All programs are subject to change or cancellation without prior notification due to schedules and commitments of our authors.

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