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Grace is an award-winning legal journalist, victims-rights advocate and New York Times bestselling author. She headlines Oxygen’s Injustice with Nancy Grace, hosts the daily Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on SIRIUS XM and appears regularly on ABC’s 20/20 and Nightline, as well as on Daily Mail TV. She is founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com.
Mike Leven, author of Can’t Do It Yourself: How Commitment to Others Leads to Personal Prosperity Thursday, October 29, 8:00 pm Tickets for this virtual event: $11 or $36 with book (includes shipping). A limited number of signed copies are available. Presented by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater & the Simon Family JCC Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival in partnership with The National JCC Literary Consortium
Through DECEMBER 9 PLAYING IT SAFE: ‘SOCCER SHOTS’ PROGRAM STRIKES OUT AT THE SIMON FAMILY JCC. MONDAYS: Through–11/30/20: K-1st grade, 3:30-4:15 pm, 2nd - 3rd grade, 4:30- 5:15 pm. WEDNESDAYS: 10/7/20–2/9/20; 3-4 years, 3:30-4:00 pm and 4:15- 4:45 pm. With CDC guidelines in place, the soccer field is the SAFE place for Soccer Shots fall fun! Four eight-week sessions are open for the fall. Cost is $120 for members and $160 for potential members, including a jersey! Register at the JCC front desk or call 757-321-2338. For more information, contact Sarah Cooper at scooper@simonfamilyjcc.org. OCTOBER 13, TUESDAY I AM ANNE FRANK & I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. (Ordinary People Change the World Series) with author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos. For children ages 5–8. Join United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and the Simon Family JCC Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival in partnership with The National JCC Literary Consortium. In conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN journalist. Tickets for this virtual event: $6 or $23 with either book (includes shipping) or $40 with both books. A limited number of signed books are available. 6:30 pm. Contact Patty Shelanski, Arts + Ideas manager at pshelanski@ujft. org or 757-452-3184. See page 24. OCTOBER 13, 20, 27, NOVEMBER 10, 17, 24, TUESDAYs MODERN HEBREW: FROM BIBLICAL ROOTS TO EVERYDAY CONVERSATION A 6–week course at the Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. Class participants will learn the language starting with examples of how biblical root words morph into the contemporary Hebrew language. 12 pm on ZOOM. Contact Sierra Lautman, director of Jewish Innovation, slautman@ujft.org.
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ike Leven, a storied hotel executive and respected Jewish leader, served at the helm of the Days Inn, Holiday Inn, Las Vegas Sands, and other noteworthy hospitality businesses and most recently as the CEO and chairman of the Georgia Aquarium. In his new book, Can’t Do It Yourself, Leven takes the reader on a journey through his life, from growing up in a multi-generational household with Russian immigrant grandparents in a close-knit Jewish community in Boston, to an executive for some of the most noteworthy hotel chains. Each chapter ends with 11 different lessons to live by in business and life.
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OCTOBER 15, THURSDAY RED SEA SPIES with author Raffi Berg and Mossad commander Daniel Limor. Join the Jewish Community Relations Council of the UJFT, Simon Family JCC, and Community Partners to kick off its 10th ANNUAL ISRAEL TODAY SERIES. Hear from author Raffi Berg, the incredible story that inspired the film Red Sea Diving Resort, and a first-hand account of the operation that saved the lives of thousands of Ethiopian Jews from special guest Dani Limor, lead Mossad agent that created and carried out the undercover, top-secret mission. This virtual event is free and open to the community with registration. 12 pm. For more information and to register, contact Patty Shelanski, Arts + Ideas manager at pshelanski@ujft.org or 757-452-3184. See page 24. OCTOBER 15, THURSDAY THE COBBLER: HOW I DISRUPTED AN INDUSTRY, FELL FROM GRACE, AND CAME BACK STRONGER THAN EVER with author Steve Madden. In conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN journalist. Presented by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater & the Simon Family JCC Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival in partnership with The National JCC Literary Consortium. Everyone knows Steve Madden’s name and his shoes, but few are familiar with his story. Tickets for this virtual event: $11 or $36 with book (includes shipping). A limited number of signed books are available. 8 pm. Contact Patty Shelanski, Arts + Ideas manager, at pshelanski@ujft.org or 757-452-3184. See page 24. OCTOBER 16, FRIDAY OTTOLENGHI FLAVOR: A COOKBOOK , with author Yotam Ottolenghi. Presented by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater & the Simon Family JCC Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival in partnership with The National JCC Literary Consortium. The New York Times bestselling author of Plenty and Jerusalem teams up with Ottolenghi Test Kitchen’s Ixta Belfrage to reveal how flavor is created and amplified through 100+ innovative, super-delicious, plant-based recipes. Tickets for this virtual event: $45 with book (includes shipping). 12:30 pm. Contact Patty Shelanski, Arts + Ideas manager at pshelanski@ujft.org or 757-452-3184. See page 24. OCTOBER 20, TUESDAY JCRC Your Vote is Your Voice series. Join the Weinstein JCC of Richmond for a joint community discussion with Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times reporter and author of The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress, will share her perspective on how these women are making Congress essential again. Free and open to the community, via Zoom. 7:30 pm. Contact Megan Zuckerman, director, Jewish Community Relations Council at mzuckerman@ujft.org. See page 25. Send submissions for calendar to news@ujft.org. Be sure to note “calendar” in the subject. Include date, event name, sponsor, address, time, cost and phone.
