Thank you for making the 2009 Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival a great success! In case you missed here, see below for the wonderful authors and programs we had!
2009 Calendar of EventsHyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival
Infertility affects 12.5% of the child-bearing age population as well as one-third of Jewish couples. Navigating the Land of IF is a helpful, steady voice of reassurance, information and reason. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the BookMonday, October 19 | The Screening RoomAdam Resurrected 7:30 pm | Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater
Adam Stein (Jeff Goldblum) is a charismatic, enigmatic patient at a remote Israeli rehabilitation outpost for Holocaust survivors. Stein veers from brilliance to eroticism, horror and madness, with flashbacks to the demoralization he endured as Commandant Klein's (Willem Dafoe) "dog" in the Stellring death camp. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Tuesday, October 20 | Barbie Business LunchRobin Gerber | Barbie and RuthNoon | Ina and Jack Kay Community Hall
Barbie and Ruth is the first biography of Ruth Handler, the visionary entrepreneur who brought Barbie to life and created one of the world's most successful toy companies. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the BookTuesday, October 20 | NextbookZoë Heller | The BelieversIn conversation with Ron Charles, Senior Editor of The Washington Post Book World7:30 pm | Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater
Set in New York City in 2002, this social satire dissects the dysfunctional family of renowned leftist lawyer Joel Litvinoff, a life-long radical who suffers a stroke in court. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Wednesday, October 21 | The Chaim Kempner Author Series Down Economy, Outstanding Art: A Panel DiscussionMorris Dickstein | Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression7:30 pm | Ina and Jack Kay Community Hall
This panel discussion will explore cultural expression during the Great Depression and ask: what can we learn from the artistic outpouring of the 1930s and the radical new order that made it possible? What's on the horizon for the arts in post-bailout America? more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Wednesday, October 21 | J-on-Demand program for 21-35 year oldsShana Liebman | Sex, Drugs and Gefilte Fish: The Heeb Storytelling Collection7:30 pm | Chief Ike's Mambo Room, 1725 Columbia Road, NWAdapted from Heeb magazine's popular storytelling series, this collection of stories ranges from sentimental to strange and vulgar to virtuous. Editor Shana Liebman and contributors Josh Swiller, Mike Albo and Ophira Eisenberg will present an evening of stories. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Thursday, October 22 | Past Imperfect: New Jewish FictionBinnie Kirshenbaum, Jonathon Keats and Norah Labiner7:30 pm | Ina and Jack Kay Community Hall
Come meet the authors of The Scenic Route, The Book of the Unknown: Tales of the Thirty-Six and German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons as we explore the best in new Jewish fiction. Moderated by Professor Sheila Jelen of University of Maryland. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Books
Saturday, October 24SLAM! An Evening of Spoken Word Poetry9:00 pm | Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court NW
Come out and show your skills at our poetry slam! Featured artist Jake Marmer will take the stage to show you how it's done before you take your turn. Please sign up in advance; e-mail litfest@washingtondcjcc.org. more info...Purchase Tickets
Sunday, October 25 Sefer Safari: A Children's Book Event10:30 am | Preschool LobbyExplore the world of books and the art of storytelling in a morning of crafts and family activities, including a bookbinding workshop, an author reading, a storytelling session and a book fair. Best for ages 3-7. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Sunday, October 25 | GLOEJoy Ladin | Transmigration Poems11:30 am | Ina and Jack Kay Community Hall
Transmigration Poems explores the journey of the self from one gender to the next, the journey of the soul in and out of flesh, the journey of a marriage into and out of love, the journey of a body from amputation to wholeness. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Sunday, October 25 | The Helen and Milton Covensky Fund | Community ReadNeal Bascomb | Hunting Eichmann7:30 pm | Ina and Jack Kay Community Hall
Based on groundbreaking new information and interviews, recently declassified documents, and meticulous research, Hunting Eichmann offers the first complete account of one of the most important, influential spy missions in history. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Monday, October 26 | The Bernard Wexler Lecture on Jewish History 2009Melvin Urofsky | Louis D. Brandeis: A Life7:30 pm | Ina and Jack Kay Community Hall
This masterful biography traces the development of Louis D. Brandeis, considered one of the greatest justices ever to sit on the Supreme Court. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Tuesday, October 27 | NextbookDara Horn | All Other Nights7:30 pm | Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater
How is tonight different from all other nights? For Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army during the Civil War, it is a question his commanders have already answered for him. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Wednesday, October 28 | The Gerald L. Bernstein Memorial LectureHoward M. Sachar | Current Israeli Myths and Realities: The Way to Peace8:00 pm | Aaron & Cecile Goldman TheaterAmerican historian and author Howard M. Sachar will address the historic and agonizing dilemma of reconciling small-state security with Great Power diplomacy. more info...Purchase Tickets Buy the Book
Contact:Margalit C. Rosenthal, Festival Assistant(202) 777-3251litfest@washingtondcjcc.org