Deborah Grayson Riegel
Oy Vey! Isn’t A Strategy
25 Solutions for Personal and Professional Success

Sunday, September 9 at 5:30 PM

Professional coach, speaker, and Jewish Week columnist, Deborah Grayson Riegel will share her wise and witty stories, practical tips, and thought provoking exercises to help you navigate the inevitable “oy veys” that pop up in work and life.
Book signing and Reception to follow.

$5 for JCC premium & community members
$8 for Fitness members & general public

92Y LIVE

This program is made possible with the support of Affiance Financial. Satellite broadcast from the YMH A on New York’s Upper East Side to the Sabes JCC with opportunities for live exchange with the speakers. All of the talks are open to the public and will take place at the Sabes JCC.

$5 for JCC Premium & Community Members
$8 JCC Fitness Members & general public

THOMAS FRIEDMAN:
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World it Invented
and How We Can Come Back

Tuesday, Oct 2, 7:00 pm

Thomas Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, analyzes current challenges we face—globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation’s chronic deficits and its pattern of energy consumption—and spells out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment. Tom Friedman, considered one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report, is the winner of three Pulitzer Prizes. He has covered monumental stories from around the globe for The New York Times since 1981.

ERIC KANDEL & ELIE WIESEL WITH DR. GAIL SALTZ:
Mind, Body and Soul

Sun, Nov 4, 6:30 pm

Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, columnist, bestselling author and television commentator, Dr. Gail Saltz talks with an assortment of special guests to explore what it means to be human, with a focus on healing, feeling, fortitude and fitness. Eric Kandel won the Nobel Prize in 2000 for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons. He is the author of the award-winning In Search of Memory, among other books. Elie Wiesel is a novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize winner. Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council from 1980 - 1986, he serves on numerous boards of trustees and advisors.

Culture Boulevard II Israeli Author Speaker Series
Presented in partnership with the Israel Center of the
Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Etgar Keret
Wednesday, November 14th at 7:00pm

Etgar Keret, considered the most popular writer among Israel`s young generation, is known for his short stories, graphic novels, and scriptwriting for film and television. He has been published in The New York Times, Le Monde, The Guardian, The Paris Review and Zoetrope. Over 40 short movies have been based on his stories, one of which won the American MTV Prize. Winner of several international awards, Keret and Shira Gefen won the Cannes Film Festival`s “Camera d`Or” Award for their movie Jellyfish*, and Best Director Award of the French Artists and Writers` Guild. His books have been published abroad in 31 languages in 35 countries.

*see Jellyfish on Sunday, November 4 at 4pm at the Sabes JCC; Attend BOTH the screening of Jellyfish and Etgar’s talk for the great deal of $16! Events separately (Film: $8/$10 and Speaker $10/$12)

Tickets $12. For more information contact Eilat Harel, Director of the Israel Center at 952-417-2321 or [email protected], or Matt Levitt, Jewish Journeys Program Manager at 952-381-3401 or [email protected].

Culture Boulevard II Israeli Author Speaker Series
Presented in partnership with the Israel Center of the
Minneapolis Jewish Federation

92Y LIVE

This program is made possible with the support of Affiance Financial. Satellite broadcast from the YMH A on New York’s Upper East Side to the Sabes JCC with opportunities for live exchange with the speakers. All of the talks are open to the public and will take place at the Sabes JCC.

$5 for JCC Premium & Community Members
$8 JCC Fitness Members & general public

SAVE THE DATE:
JOHN MEACHEM:
On Jefferson

Sunday, December 9th at 6:30 pm