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Rabbi Norman Mussman Cultural Arts Department
meet the author jewish book series
“With the support of the Miami-Dade County
Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural
Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor
and Board of County Commissioners.”
MEET THE AUTHOR Jewish Book Series
A five-part Series featuring Jewish authors or authors who have written books of Jewish interest, who are on national
tour to discuss their most recent writings. After each presentation, there will be a question and answer period,
followed by a book signing - light refreshments will be served and books will be available for purchase.
MEET THE AUTHOR seeks to capture aspects of contemporary Jewish life, history, culture, and religion while
stimulating interest in reading books of Jewish interest. The Series, sponsored by the MAR-JCC and Aventura Turnberry
Jewish Center, Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, Jewish Community Services, and Temple Sinai, and is open to the
pubic at no charge. The views expressed by the authors solely represent their own and are not reflective of the
opinions or views of the MAR-JCC or Sponsoring Organizations. The remaining three programs of the Series are:
Monday, January, 7 pm at the Micahel-Ann Russell JCC
Maggie Anton - Rav Hisda’s Daughter: A Novel of Love, the Talmud, and Sorcery
Award-winning author of Rashi’s Daughters, Maggie Anton, will discuss her first book in her
new series, introducing us to Rav Hisda’s daugher. This new series takes place in third
centruy Babylonia as the Talmud is being created.
Wednesday, January 23, 7 pm, at Temple Sinai
LESLIE MAITLAND - CROSSING THE BORDERS OF TIME
On a pier in Marseille, in 1942, an 18 year old German Jewish girl - pried from the arms
of the Frenchman she yearned to marry - boarded one of the last ships to escape the
country. Five years later, living in America, 23 year old Janine married a dynamic
American man but never forgot the words of the young Frenchman who had captured
her heart, "I give you my vow that whatever the time we must wait, you will be my wife.
Never forget, never doubt." But it was her daughter, former New York Times investigative
reporter, Leslie Maitland, who eventually determined to find him, and the story
culminates in the daring fulfillment of a vow of love made 50 years earlier.
Monday, March 18, 7 pm at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus
MAURICE D. HARRIS - MOSES: A Stranger Among Us
With Passover approaching, Rabbi Maurice Harris, brings the holiday's main character to
life as he looks beyond familiar popular portrayals of Moses by interweaving traditional
religious interpretations, academic Bible scholarship, psychological and sociological
analysis, feminist readings, and more. Combining a deep respect for the Biblical text with
a willingness to question received tradition, Harris reveals a complex Moses whose life
story gives us important tools for better understanding issues like religious fundamentalism,
intermarriage, identity confusion, and civil disobedience, among others.
Made possible by the MAR-JCC’s Steven J. Kravitz Adult Jewish Education Fund and by Sponsoring Organizations
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Aventura Turnberry
Jewish Center
meet the author book series