Spring membership party
Book and Author Luncheon 2015
Community Service
Book and Author Luncheon
Join us at this year’s Annual Book and Author Luncheon
At The Sheraton Carlsbad Resort, Wednesday, May 6 at 11:30 a.m.
This year three California-based prize-winning authors will share their wit and wisdom.
Alan Russell is the bestselling author of eleven novels, from whodunits to comedy to suspense. Publisher’s Weekly calls him “one of the best writers in the mystery field today”. Russell and his works have been nominated for most of the major awards in crime fiction.
Aline Ohanesian’s great-grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, and it is her story which provided the idea for Orhan’s Inheritance. Questioning his grandfather’s will, Orhan’s investigation spans two continents and several generations, and deals with the Armenian tragedy.
Taffy Cannon is the author of fourteen mysteries, many of which have been award finalists. She wrote the ‘Booked for Travel’ mystery series under the pseudonym Emily Toll , and she has written an Academy Award-nominated short film. Her resume includes unusual jobs from carnival barker to professional feminist, and she has been a big winner on Jeopardy.
All proceeds from the luncheon will be go to the Sustaining the Mind campaign. $65, $75, or $90 to Suzie Kaplan, 6991 Batista St., San Diego 92111.
For more information, to hear the lunch choices, or to make a reservation, please contact Gayle Wise, bncfnp@aol.com or Cynthia Birnbaum, cfsbirnbaum@gmail.com.
Fall Foliage Cruise
Fall Foliage Cruise to New England and Canada
October 11 – 18, 2015 – from Boston, round-trip
Kay Weiner has provided a colorful, detailed website to help you plan your cruise.
http://2015brandeiscruise.org/
will provide information on staterooms, hotel, Boston tours, Glass Art Conference, craft workshops,
and supporting Brandeis. For all members, families, and friends.
Special tour of the Brandeis campus, including lunch in the faculty club, and a visit to the Rose museum.
In support of Sustaining the Mind, Top Travel will donate $60 to $100 to Brandeis for each person.
For more information or to book this Brandeis Cruise package call Kay Weiner 760-603 8646
Chapter of the year!
Congratulations! San Dieguito – Chapter of the Year!
Come learn, join and see why our BNC chapter is thriving. We welcome you to attend the following event on Sunday November 9th.
Special Program: Who Was Sousa Mendes?
Sunday, November 9 at 12:45 p.m. at Seacrest Village
The Jewish Book Fair
Tuesday, Nov. 11 at noon at Seacrest Village
Breakfast and Style at Chico’s
Sunday, November 23 – 9 to 11 a.m.
Who Was Sousa Mendes? November 9 – 12:45 p.m. Seacrest Village
Meet guest speaker Lee Sterling, and see the award-winning film ‘Disobedience: the Sousa Mendes Story’. Sterling’s own family and he, as a young child, were among tens of thousands saved by Sousa Mendes during the Holocaust.
This was considered to be the greatest single rescue effort by one individual during the Holocaust, and it was done by Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese Consul serving in Bordeaux, France in 1940. Despite Nazi Germany’s occupation of France and disobeying his own government’s direct orders, he and his staff prepared visas for thousands of Jews escaping Nazi controlled France.
See the film and hear Lee Sterling’s story, followed by a discussion and dessert. $15.00 (check to BNC) to Joyce Spiegel by November 1.
San Diego Jewish Book Fair November 11 – noon Seacrest Village
The Spoon from Minkowitz: A Bittersweet Roots Journey to Ancestral Lands
Award-winning travel writer Judith Fein’s newest book traces her Russian Jewish heritage to find the truth behind the shrouded story of where she came from, what the Old World was like, and what remains of the places so many of our own ancestors left behind when they came to America.
We accompany her as she treks through Ukraine’s graveyards, meets a gypsy baron and ‘the last Jew standing’, quaffs cognac with Russians, and hears the voices of her ancestors. Los Angeles Times called her book “as tense as a thriller and as tender as a love story” It is our story as well.
Those attending will receive a genealogy booklet to help them get started on their own searches. Includes lunch. Please send $18 (check made out to BNC) and stamped return envelope for your tickets to Sue Berger by Nov. 1.
Breakfast and Style at Chico’s November 23 – 9:00 a.m. Carlsbad Forum
Join us for a wonderful morning of fashion, food, and fun at Chico’s and Soma Intimates. The latest fall, holiday, and resort styles will be shown, and you can use your Chico’s Passport coupon. 10% of every purchase made will be donated to the Sustaining the Mind Campaign. Treasure hunt and prizes! Please send $23 (check to BNC) to Suzie Kaplan by Nov. 15.
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