See you 9 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018
HOSTED BY THE JEWISH BOOK FAIR—Thanks to our friend Sheri Schiff, we will be guests of the Jewish Book Fair for our final Michigan Communicators gathering of the year. PLEASE NOTE—This is a Wednesday, not our typical Friday gathering. The reason for that date is to take part in a very special program!
Website: https://bookfair.jccdet.org/ has a detailed schedule of the many free programs at this year’s Book Fair. The entire Book Fair runs November 3-14. You will be impressed by the lineup of authors appearing at this year’s Fair. The majority of events are free of charge. (NOTE: Thursday night at 8 p.m., our own Joe Grimm is presenting a program about his new book from Wayne State Press about Faygo!)
Location: Set your mapping Apps to the Jewish Community Center at Maple and Drake roads in West Bloomfield. The specific street address is 6600 West Maple Road.
WE WILL START PROMPTLY AT 9 AM! For this very special gathering, we are breaking with tradition and we will start the “Roundtable” portion of our Communicators session at 9 a.m. (Usually, we start with a tour-and-talk by our hosts.) Because we are starting at 9 a.m., we will conclude the Roundtable before 11 a.m.
WELCOME MUHAMMED AL SAMAWI
THEN, AT 11 AM—The author of the acclaimed new memoir, The Fox Hunt, is scheduled to talk about his life and his book at 11 a.m. that morning. Our group plans to move from our Roundtable to enjoy his presentation—on themes close to all of our hearts.
The book has been praised by The New York Times. Bruce Feiler, who many of us know, calls this “an urgent and timely book that reminds us of the common threads of the human experience.” The Forward calls it “a tale of incredible liberation—viscerally compelling.” Rabbi David Saperstein, who many of us know, says, “Poignant, captivating, disturbing, yet, in the end, hopeful, The Fox Hunt is a haunting and memorable book that illuminates the humanitarian tragedy of Yemen through the life of one of its refugees.”
HAVE NEWS TO SHARE?
Veterans in our network know that our gatherings begin with a walk-and-talk time with our hosts. Then, we settle in for a true “roundtable” in which everyone around the circle has an opportunity to share news about current projects, to ask for help, or to promote an idea that will interest others in our group. We also know that, on a practical level, not everyone gets to take the floor before we hit 12-Noon and our time runs out. So, make use of email—let me know if you are coming with some special news to share.
If something important arises that morning, just let me know that day. And, yes, you can email in advance to prompt my planning.
Have a colleague or friend you want to bring along? We always welcome newcomers.
Email me at [email protected] with any questions. Look forward to seeing you!
David Crumm
