JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL The Memory Monster Yishai Sarid
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel Elyssa Friedland
I Had a Brother Once: A Poem, A Memoir Adam Mansbach
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Monday, November 8 | 12 pm (online only)
he Memory Monster confronts difficult questions that are all too relevant to Israel today: How to honor the memory of horror without being consumed by it? How to process human brutality? Is force the only way to resist force? Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Yishai Sarid is the son of the late politician and journalist Yossi Sarid. After five years in the Israeli Army, graduating from the IDF’s officers’ school and serving as an intelligence officer, Sarid studied law at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has a Public Administration Master’s Degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Today, he is an attorney and arbitrator, the prize-winning author of six novels, and one of Israel’s prominent contemporary writers. As part of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Jewish Community Relations Council, Simon Family JCC, and Community Partners’ 11th Annual Israel Today Series and a Simon Family JCC Book Club pick
Monday, November 15 | 12 pm
family reunion for the ages when two clans convene for the summer at their beloved getaway in the Catskills—perfect for fans of Dirty Dancing and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel —from the acclaimed author of The Floating Feldmans. In partnership with Simon Family JCC’s Seniors Club and a Simon Family JCC Book Club pick
My Wild Garden: Notes from a Writer’s Eden Meir Shalev
Wednesday, December 8 | 7:30 pm
Had a Brother Once is an expansive and deeply thoughtful poetic reflection of loss and a raw, darkly funny, human story of trying to create a ritual of remembrance, mourning, forgiveness, and acceptance where once there was life. Adam Mansbach’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, The Believer, and The Guardian and on This American Life, The Moth, and All Things Considered. In partnership with Jewish Family Service of Tidewater and the Konikoff Center for Learning
Sunday, November 21 | 2 pm (online only)
The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow Michael Roizen Wednesday, January 19 | 12 pm
Parenting with Sanity & Joy Susan Groner Sunday, November 14 | 2 pm
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n this “perfect parenting book for parents who don’t have time to read parenting books,” Susan Groner, the founder of The Parenting Mentor, distills the best parenting wisdom into one easy-to-read book, providing simple, fun, and effective guidance. Parenting with Sanity and Joy will help parents feel more confident as they navigate one of the most important roles they will ever assume. In partnership with PJ Library and PJ Our Way
nformed by Meir Shalev’s literary sensibility, his sometime riotous humor, and his deep curiosity about the land, My Wild Garden abounds with appreciation for the joy of living, quite literally, on Earth. One of Israel’s most celebrated novelists, Shalev’s books have been translated into more than 25 languages and his honors include the National Jewish Book Award and Israel’s Brenner Prize for A Pigeon and a Boy. As part of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Jewish Community Relations Council, Simon Family JCC, and Community Partners’ 11th Annual Israel Today Series, in partnership with The Chrysler Museum of Arts Book Club
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n his third visit to Tidewater, New York Times best-selling author Michael Roizen, M.D. explains how to prepare for a longer, healthier future. Over the next decade, people living to 100, 120, or even 130 years old will become increasingly common – and life past 100 may not look like what one would expect. In this groundbreaking narrative, Roizen reveals how current science and technology will revolutionize the ability to live longer, younger, and better. In partnership with Simon Family JCC’s JFit and Hadassah Norfolk/Virginia Beach
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