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Spotlight - Austin Jewish Book Fair 2008



October 29—November 10, 2008
Bringing Words and Wisdom to Austin for 25 Years

Join us as we celebrate 25 years of the Austin Jewish Book Fair!
The Silver Anniversary Edition will feature author lectures and discussions, photography, politics, humor,
the annual Book Lovers' Luncheon, Civil Rights Sunday youth author events, and Texas Book Festival appearances.

25th Anniversary Gala Dinner Honoring AJBF Past Chairs

Sunday, November 2, 2008 • 6 PM
JCAA Community Hall • $75.00

Banquet, celebration, and lecture featuring

Michael Oren

Historian, Journalist, and Author of

Six Days of War
and
Power, Faith, and Fantasy: American in the Middle East 1776 to the Present
 

         Recent Press in the
Austin-American Statesman:

Sidebar: http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/books/10/27/1027jewishbook.html

Evan Handler: http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/books/10/27/1027handler.html

Literary Calendar: http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/books/10/26/1026litcal.html

           


2008 Austin Jewish Book Fair Brochure: The Silver Edition. DownloadBook Fair October 2008 from the CEO
To purchase tickets, click the ticket icon next to each event below
or call Ticket Web at 1-866-468-7621 and mention the Jewish Community Association of Austin. 

DAY

DATE

TIME

LOCATION

EVENT NAME

BUY
TICKETS

AUTHOR(S)
FEATURED

Wednesday

Oct. 29

7 PM

Lecture at The Harry Ransom Center at UT

Dessert Reception and booksigning following lecture at Hillel Foundation at UT

In cooperation with The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, The Harry Ransom Center, and Texas Hillel.

An Evening of Photography

Diaspora: Homelands in Exile

.

Frédéric Brenner

Saturday

Nov 1

8 PM

JCC Community Hall

In partnership with the Texas Book Festival.

Opening Night

It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive

.

Evan Handler
Listen to the KUT interview

Sunday Nov 2
11:30 AM and
1 PM

Texas State Capitol
15th St & Guadalupe

Jewish Book Fair at the Texas Book Festival

Jewish "Junior League": The Rise and Demise of the Fort Worth Council of Jewish Women by Hollace Ava Weiner at 11:30AM

The Glen Rock Book of the Dead by Marion Winik at 1 PM

The Fancy Nancy series and Tea for Ruby illustrated by Robin Press Glasser at 1 PM in the "Read Me a Story" Tent

 

Hollace Ava Weiner


Marion Winik


Robin Preiss Glasser

Sunday Nov 2 6 PM JCC Community Hall

25th Anniversary Banquet Honoring Past AJBF Chairs and Lecture with Michael Oren

Power, Faith and Fantasy: America and the Middle East: 1776 to the Present

Michael Oren

Monday

Nov 3

7:30 PM

JCC Community Hall

An Evening of Emerging Writers

The Pages In Between: A Holocaust Legacy of Two Families, One Home

Songs for the Butcher's Daughter

.

Erin Einhorn

Peter Manseau

Wednesday

Nov 5

7:30 AM

JCC Community Hall

Bagels with the Bureau Chief

Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World

Martin Fletcher

Wednesday Nov 5 7:30 PM JCC Community Hall

A Night of Politics

Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead

  Madeleine Kunin
Thursday Nov 6 11 AM

JCC Community Hall

In partnership with the JCAA Women's Division.

Book Lover's Luncheon

MOOSE: A Memoir of Fat Camp

The Jewish Princess Cookbook

.

Stephanie Klein

Tracey Fine and Georgie Tarn

Thursday Nov 6 7:30 PM JCC Community Hall

An Evening of Comedy

Just Say Nu: Yiddish for Every Occasion
(When English Just Won't Do)

Clothing Optional: And Other Ways to Read These Stories

 

Michael Wex

Alan Zweibel

Sunday Nov 9 10 AM JCC Community Hall A "Good" Morning

God is the Good We Do
  Michael Benedikt
Sunday Nov. 9 10 AM

JCC Community Hall

In cooperation with the Austin area Temples' Religious Schools.

Civil Rights Sunday
Kid’s Author Events

As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom and A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet
(Appropriate for K-4th grades.)

A Thousand Never Evers
(Appropriate for 5-8th grades.)

 

 

Richard Michelson

Shana Burg with her father Harvey Burg

Sunday Nov 9

6:15 PM Kristallnacht Services

7:30 PM Lecture

Kristallnacht Services in the ECP Multi-Purpose Room

Lecture in JCC Community Hall

An Evening of Hope
Rabbi Hirschfield will be leading prayers commemorating the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht before his book talk.

You Don’t Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism

  Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
Monday Nov 10 7:30 PM

Texas Hillel

In cooperation with The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, Texas Hillel, and the Israeli Consulate and in partnership with Moadon Hasefer, the Israeli Book Club.

A Night of Fiction All the Way from Israel

A Pigeon and a Boy


Meir Shalev

Book Fair Tickets

You may also call TicketWeb toll-free at (866) 468-7621 (mention event ID "Jewish Community Association of Austin").

BOOKSTORE HOURS

Open for ALL Author Appearances
Saturday 11/1 7:30–10 PM
Sunday 11/2 5:30–10 PM
Monday 11/3 3–10 PM
Tuesday 11/4 Closed
Wednesday 11/5 3–10 PM
Thursday 11/6 9 AM–1 PM & 7–10 PM
Sunday 11/9 9 AM–1 PM & 7–10 PM

LOCATIONS

JCC Community Hall

Harry Ransom Center at UT

Texas Hillel

Texas State Capitol

Dell Jewish Community Center
7300 Hart Lane

(512) 735-8000

21st and Guadalupe Streets
(512) 471-8944
Topfer Center for Jewish Life
Abe and
Annie Seibel Building
2105 San Antonio St.
(512) 476-0125

15th St & Guadalupe

Please check event listings for locations.


2008 Book Fair Volunteer Committee Members

Juli Berwald Co-chair
Cynthia Winer Co-chair
Carole Price 25th Anniversary Event Chair
Katie Abramowitz
Sara Bard
Paul Benjamin
Sarah Ben-Saadon
Lisa Raphael Bogaert
Jodi Bart
Carol Christensen
Edward Fudman
Martin Hale
Elizabeth Hendler
Justin Hyman
Sarah Moak Hyman
Denise Kleinman
Neil Krasnoff
Beth McDaniel
Cindy Pinto
Rachel Robinson
Davie Lou Solka
Melinda Young                                                    
 

Barnes & Noble Westlake
701 S. Capital of Texas Hwy

Click here to buy books. 
The JCAA gets 5% back.


Proud Partner of the 2008
25th Anniversary
Austin Jewish Book Fair

 


The PJ Library
For children 6 and under

Get a Jewish book or CD mailed to your home monthly and start building your Jewish library! This service is free for Jewish families for their first year and $18 in subsequent years.

The PJ Library is sponsorednationally by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and locally by the Jewish CommunityAssociation of Austin with the support of the Garber Family Foundation, the Clifford Zeifman Family, and Bobbi and Mort Topfer.

Call Lisa Apfelberg at (512) 735-8076 for more information about this amazing new offering for you and your children.


 Interested in becoming a Spotlight on Arts & Ideas Patron or Corporate Sponsor?
Please conatct Crystal Connally at 
crystal.connally@shalomaustin.org  or (512) 735-8098.
For details about the schedule of events, visit:
www.shalomaustin.org/spotlight.

JCAA Book Fair Staff: Lisa Apfelberg, Director of Outreach and Engagement and the Austin Jewish Book Fair
For more information, visit www.shalomaustin.org/bookfair or contact Lisa Apfelberg at (512) 735-8076 or lisa.apfelberg@shalomaustin.org.

All events take place at the Dell Jewish Community Center (7300 Hart Lane) unless otherwise noted.

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