PEOPLE OF THE BOOKS; JEWISH LITERARY FESTIVAL BEGINS.Byline: - Carol Bidwell More than 30 authors will be featured in a series of events in the Valley and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. from Saturday through Nov. 22 at the second annual People of the Book, Southern California's biggest Jewish book festival. Most events - including lectures, panel discussions, a pajama party for families, cooking classes, bedtime stories for children and a program on censorship - will be held at the West Valley Jewish Community Center, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills, the festival's headquarters. The festival, which drew more than 5,000 people for its debut last year, celebrates books on Jewish subjects by all authors; its goal is to increase appreciation of Jewish literature Jewish literature: see Hebrew literature. and culture. As many as 10,000 people are expected to attend this year. ``Jews are known as the People of the Book,'' said festival director Seville Porush. ``We teach our children your education is something nobody can take away from you. But people are unaware of what is available within the framework of Jewish literature. We hope to give them a place where they can find what they can't find at little Jewish bookstores that have closed.'' In addition to speakers and discussions, a mobile bookstore featuring books that will be discussed, as well as other titles, will be available at each event. While there's a charge for many events, there's no admission charge for those who just want to come to shop for books. Featured authors will be Thomas Cahill This article is about the American academic. For the soccer coach, see Thomas Cahill (soccer). Thomas Cahill is an American scholar, and writer. He is best known for The Hinges of History series, a prospective seven-volume series in which the author recounts formative moments in (``The Gifts of the Jews''), Rich Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. (``Tough Jews''), Dr. Laura Schlessinger Laura Catherine Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947) is an American cultural and conservative commentator, best known as host of the popular Dr. Laura radio advice call-in show. The show is nationally syndicated and runs three hours a day on weekdays. (``The Ten Commandments Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical system in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. : What's in It for Me?''), and Dvorah Telushkin (``Master of Dreams: Anecdotes and Tales of Isaac Bashevis Singer''). A reception at 7 p.m. Saturday at West Valley JCC JCC Jewish Community Center JCC Jackson Community College JCC Jefferson Community College JCC Joint Consultative Committee JCC Jamestown Community College (Olean and Jamestown, New York) JCC Johnston Community College will be followed at 8 p.m. by a talk by Telushkin; admission is $15. Cohen will speak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Valley Cities Jewish Community Center, 13164 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks; cost is $6. Cahill will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at West Valley JCC; cost is $10. Schlessinger will appear with Rabbi Stewart Vogel Rabbi Stewart Vogel is a prominent Conservative rabbi serving as senior rabbi of Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills, California. Vogel is the current president of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California and active in committees of the international organization of Conservative at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Temple Aliyah aliyah (Hebrew; “ascending”) In Judaism, the honour, accorded to a worshiper, of being called up to read an assigned passage from the Torah at Sabbath morning services; or Jewish immigration to Israel. , 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills; cost is $25. In addition to authors' lectures, other events expected to be popular with attendees include: Computer hardware, software and Internet demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 at West Valley JCC; admission is free. A pajama party with storytelling for the whole family from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Hollywood-Los Feliz Jewish Community Center, 1110 Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. Ave., Los Angeles. Admission is $1 or one new or used book, to be donated to a charity. Jewish cooking classes at 1 p.m. Nov. 16 with Faye Levy at North Valley Jewish Community Center, 16601 Rinaldi St., Granada Hills, and at 7:30 p.m. Monday with Joan Nathan at Stephen S. Wise Temple, 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive, Los Angeles. The 1 p.m. class is free; there is a $6 charge for the evening class. A panel discussion on the future of Judaism at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stephen S. Wise Temple. Participants will be rabbis Edward Feinstein, Steven Carr Reuben and Elliot Dorff; Gladys Sturman will moderate. Admission is $6. A program will explore censorship at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at West Valley JCC. Admission is $1 or one new or used book. Multicultural programs in four different languages at 2 p.m. Nov. 22, at West Valley JCC; admission is free. Programs include: in Farsi, Nouri Kharrazi, ``Tattooed Arms - Punctured Souls''; in Hebrew, Zvia Ambar, relaxation techniques; in Spanish, Andrea Labinger, translator of ``Musicians and Watchmakers'' by Alicia Steimberg; in Russian, Marina Genchikmakher, poetry. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) CAHILL (2) COHEN (3) SCHLESSINGER (4) TELUSHKIN |
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