San Francisco Jewish BookFest 2005

Sun, Nov 6
10:30am - 5:30pm
Free

Immerse yourself in the wealth of contemporary Jewish literature. The
Second Annual San Francisco Jewish BookFest is a daylong celebration
featuring more than twenty-five authors discussing all aspects of
Jewish literature - from fiction and poetry to history and memoir.

Author Events
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Oy, the Pressure! The Modern Jewish Guide to Guilt - Bender, Ellenson
& Walker
Making the Connection: Kabbalah for Body and Soul - Weiss
Mameloshn: Yiddish Yesterday and Today - Michels & Shandler
12:30 - 1:45 PM
New Voices: 1st Fiction Panel - Hasak-Lowy & Lavigne
A Beautiful Marriage: Jewish Teachings and Zen Buddhism - Lew
Savvy Sleuths and Hard-Boiled Cops: Whodunits with a Jewish Twist -
Krich, Lakin & Simon
Black-Jewish Relations in America - Barnstone & Sundquist
2:00 - 3:15 PM
The Choices We Make: Writing for Children - A Discussion for Adults -
Sachs & Schotter
Modern Jewish Poetry: Spotlight on Zelda (1914-1984) - Falk
Exploring Jewish Identity Across America - Marshall, Oppenheimer &
Pogrebin
3:30 - 4:45 PM
Inventing (Jewish) Lives: A Conversation with Three Novelists - Bank,
Kirshenbaum & Mirvis
A Tale of Survival, A Life Reborn: The Story of Joseph Pell - Pell &
Rosenbaum
Direct from Eretz Yisrael: Contemporary Israeli Literature - Liebrecht

Venue:

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street
San Francisco
415-292-1200
http://www.jccsf.org

FROM MARIN & NORTH BAY: 101 South across Golden Gate Bridge, take
19th Avenue exit. Right on Clement. Right on 15th Avenue. Right on
California Street. FROM EAST BAY: From the Bay Bridge, take the
Fremont Street exit. Left on Pine Street. Right on Presidio. Left on
California Street. FROM THE PENINSULA: Take 280 North. Follow signs
to Golden Gate Bridge. Take 19th Avenue exit. Follow 19th Avenue
until it becomes Park Presidio. Right on California Street. BY BUS:
The following MUNI bus lines stop in front of the JCCSF: #1
California #3 Jackson #4 Sutter #43 Masonic

Additional Info:

415-292-1219
http://www.jccsf.org/content_main.aspx?catid=371