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Volume 14, Number 2 www.TucsonBNC.org February 2015

Daniel James Brown is the author of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which spent a year on the New York Times Best Sellers list follow-ing its publication in June 2013 and currently is near the top of its softcover list. The book was named Best Nonfiction Book of the Year for 2014 by the American Booksellers Association and took first place in the Washington State Awards for General Nonfiction.

The novelist grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended the University of California at Berkeley. He taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford before becoming a technical writer and editor, first in Silicon Valley and later at Microsoft. He now writes narrative nonfiction books full time.

He states his primary interest as a writer is in bringing compel-ling historical events to life as vividly and accurately as he can. His

two previous titles were The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride and Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894.

In speaking about the latter book, Booklist’s starred review called it “Riveting, moving, white-knuckle reading to rank with classic accounts of the ‘perfect storm,’ Krakatoa, and other storied calamities.”

Daniel Brown lives in the country outside of Seattle, Washington, with his wife, two daugh-ters, and an assortment of cats, dogs, chickens, and honeybees. When he is not writing, he is likely to be birding, gardening, fly-fishing, reading American history, or chasing bears away from the beehives.

He will be joined by authors Laura Lippman, David Morrell, and Jillian Cantor (see the biographies on page 5).

SAVE THE DATE, MARCH 12, 2015, FOR THE FABULOUS 19TH ANNUAL BOOK & AUTHOR LUNCHEON

AT SKYLINE COUNTRY CLUB

Boys in the Boat Author Completes B&A Quartet

Brandeis Book Bonanza at Foothills MallPreview, Thursday, February 12, 5 to 9 p.m.; general sale February 13 to 22, 2015

Help Sell Our Books at South Mall Near Barnes & Noble.Sign-up Sheet Enclosed (page 13 in the Online Bulletin).

We Are Counting on Your Support.

Tucson Chapter, BNC February 2015 Page 2

M e m b e r s h i p P a g e

D i r e c t o r y C h a n g e sPlease make the following corrections in your Member-

ship Directory (changes underlined):Davya & Stanley Cohen 797-5598, D © 904-2960Deanna Evenchik 7301 N Cathedral Rock Rd 85718Edith Zinman 6300 E Speedway Blvd #1190 85710 207-5174 [email protected]

New MembersSince the last bulletin, the following people have joined

our chapter. Add them to your Membership Directory:Sandra Bolze 1062 E Boulder Pass, OV 85755 270-1402 (Joseph) [email protected] Rosenblum 5675 Camino Esplandora #4120, 85718 529-7477, 805-660-4427 [email protected]. Robert D PO Box 30190 85751 299-3087 Schweizer [email protected] Shifrin 7358 E Calle de la Eternidad 344-7875 85715 [email protected]

New members are the life of our chapter. When you see new members at a Tucson Chapter event or Study Group, welcome them warmly.

The officers, board, and members of the Tucson Chapter of BNC wish:

Sandy Levkowitz A speedy recoveryCharlotte Toppel Congratulations on your granddaughter’s bat mitzvahIf you know of anyone with a simchah or a sorrow, contact

Sunshine chair Charlotte Hegwer, [email protected] or 529-8484. A card will be sent and an acknowledgment will appear in the bulletin.

President’s Corner We Wish Our Members…Among the fantastic programs that we

have in our chapter is the Book Depot with books on line and, of course, the annual Book Sale. The funds from these entities all go to a scholarship endowment fund for support of a Tucson-area student who has been accepted by Brandeis University. This year, the book sale will be at the Foothills Mall during the month of February. Please

support this project by either working at the sale or buying books for yourself or loved ones.

Seasons come and go. People pass through our lives. Events help to shape us and mold us into the person we have become. So often, we look at life from the outside in instead of the inside out. We color our moods and our personalities as often as we color our fingers and toes and sometimes our hair. We want to see black and white and not shades of gray or other hues of the color spectrum.

We are so fortunate to live in America where we have so many options. Here in Tucson, you can go to the symphony, the opera, the movies, the theatre, dance, and, of course, out to dinner. What would our lives be like if we were not able to eat out with our friends or have coffee or tea at the local cafe?

We read, do crafts, volunteer, and educate ourselves to our ever-changing surroundings. Time is precious. It passes whether we like it or not. It is not too late to become involved in one of the best non-profits in the country, the Brandeis National Committee (BNC).

Membership is one thing. If you become actively in-volved in our many projects, programs, and Study Groups, your lives will be enriched. Not everything in life needs to be entertaining. Volunteer at our Book Depot. Help with the Book Sale. Collect items for homeless children who live on the streets of Tucson. Bring books for children whose moth-ers are in prison. Attend the luncheons and enjoy catching up with each other’s lives. Most of all attend the Book & Author Events. The authors are outstanding and their books are captivating. Bring your spouse and a friend. Introduce them to what is special about the BNC. Whether or not you are able to attend the events, sell ads for the Ad Book.

This is probably the last year for our campaign, “Sustain-ing the Mind.” Our minds are trapped within our bodies waiting to be nourished and cared for. Many times our bodies outlast our minds. How many untold stories will

never be shared because a mind has been struck by one of many diseases. A child does not speak. A parent does not know us. The world around us spins, but we are caught off balance and cannot express our thoughts. “Sustaining the Mind” supports basic research in neurodegenerative diseases, which have or will affect us, our families, or our friends.

Help us make a difference.Lynn Cramer, President Continued on the bottom of the next column

President coninued from last column


Book Fund EventOn Monday, February 16, at 10:00 a.m., we will feature our Book Fund event, a discussion of Housekeeping: A Novel,

by Marilynne Robinson, to be held at Villa Hermosa. This was the book read by this year’s incoming freshman class, with a discussion of the book by the author with the frosh present. The event and the following question-and-answer period were filmed, and we have the video to watch and then discuss. Jean Nerenberg has been our leader for this event for many years, and it is fortunate for us that she returns this year after a one-year absence.

The price is both a bargain and a fund-raiser for the libraries at Brandeis University. For purchase of a minimum $10 Book Fund card or journal in the preceding month, you will have the opportunity to attend. Seating is limited, so make your reservation early.

Book Fund EventMonday, February 16, 2015, 1 :00 p.m.

at Vil la Hermosa(Southwest Corner of Speedway & Wilmot) .

Marilynne Robinson’sHousekeeping: A Novel .

See Ms Robinson Discuss the Book withBrandeis Freshmen and

We Will Also Discuss the Book.Admission Price Is At Least a $10

Book Fund Purchase.

Space is limited.I will attend and have purchased at least $10 of Book Fund cards or journals since January 16.

Name _________________________________________________ E-mail______________________________________

Mail this to form to Shelly Abell, 3635 E. Marble Peak Pl., Tucson, AZ 85718 by February 11.

The book may be purchased at Mostly Books, 6208 E. Speedway Blvd., in Monterrey Village at the southwest corner of Speedway and Wilmot.


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Community Service/ Social Justice

The Tucson chapter gives back to our community.Marilyn Lobell, our Community Service Chairman, re-

minds us of the organizations we are supporting this year:The Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse is in need

of hotel toiletries and personal-care items. They also need NEW socks and underwear for children, teens, and women.

Youth On Their Own (YOTO) is an organization that supports high school graduation of homeless youth by providing financial assistance, basic human needs, and guidance. They always need teen hygiene products and school supplies.

Books From Mom is a program that gives new and gently used children’s books to women in prison so they can read to their visiting offspring.

Brandeis is always looking for new ways to help our community. If you have a way to help or wish to make a donation, contact Marilyn Lobell, [email protected] or 615-0877.

Nobody can help everybody, but everybody can help somebody!

EDF Fellows MeetingOur men’s group, the EDF Fellows, will hold its next

lunch meeting on Monday, February 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Viscount Hotel.

The speaker will be a spokes-man from the SunLink streetcar, speaking on its impact on Tucson and the U of A.

Anyone in Tucson is cordially invited to attend, join the fellowship, and enjoy the fasci-nating speakers. Members are encouraged to bring guests. Women are invited. For a reservation, contact Steve Seltzer by Thursday morning before the meeting.

Lunch is $22. To make a reservation, contact Steve Selt-zer, 299-3788, [email protected].

You Missed UOW?The University on Wheels (UOW)

on January 8 was spectacular! lf you didn’t hear Melissa Kozinski-Collins speak, you missed hearing one of the top biology teachers at Brandeis University explain to a group of lay-men the details of protein structure, protein aggregation, and how many neurodegenerative disease may be related to abnormalities in protein

three-dimensional formation in a manner that made it clear to our group of laypeople, without talking down to the crowd.

K-C, as her students call her, was an amazing speaker, with vitality, energy, excitement, and a dash of reality. A fascinating question-and-answer period followed her talk.

The UOW program has always had great speakers. Do not miss this event again!

See UOW photographs on page 6. page 6


Again this year, Sheila Rothenberg, who finds our wonderful authors, has selected another fascinating group of writers for the March 2015 Book & Author Events on Wednesday evening, March 11, for the Soi-rée, and Thursday, March 12, for the Luncheon. In addition to Daniel James Brown (see page 1), the trio of authors below will make for another exciting B & A experience. If you haven’t done it yet, reserve the dates. You will receive an invitation in the mail shortly.

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Jillian Cantor is the author of award-winning novels for teens and adults, including, most prominently, the critically acclaimed Margot: A Novel. The book was a Library Reads pick for September, 2013, and was featured in O the Oprah Magazine, People, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Time, among many others.

Everyone who has read The Diary of Anne Frank knows that Anne and her sister Margot died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. However, what if Margot didn’t die? What if she survived and emigrated to America?

Ms Cantor posits this alternative scenario with a modern eye for symptoms of trauma and survivor’s guilt, poignantly examining how Margot must cope when Anne’s diary is published. You will not want to miss hearing the author talk about the fictional life and happy ending she created, one that was so cruelly denied to the real Margot.

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Laura Lippman, “one of the best novelists around, period,” according to the Washington Post, while working full-time as a newspaper reporter for 20 years, including 12 at The [Baltimore] Sun, began writing novels and published seven books about “accidental” private detective Tess Monaghan before leaving daily journalism in 2001.

Between her Monaghan books and her New York Times bestselling stand-alone novels, she has been awarded the Edgar, Anthony, Agatha, Shamus, Nero Wolfe, Gumshoe, and Barry Awards and nominated for the Hammett and Macavity, as she has greatly expanded the boundaries of mystery fiction and psychological suspense. Lippman’s latest work, Hush

Hush, will launch February 24, 2015, and will be available for sale and autographing at the March 12 B&A luncheon at Skyline Country Club.

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David Morrell was a professor of English at the University of Iowa when he penned First Blood, a ground-breaking novel about a returned Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who comes into conflict with a small-town police chief and fights his own version of the Vietnam War. The book earned Morrell the title of “Father of Modern Action Novels,” made Rambo, the book’s hero, a household name, and led to four box office-hit movies starring Sylvester Stallone.

Morrell continued to teach while simultaneously writing other novels, many of them international bestsellers, including the classic spy trilogy, The Brotherhood of the Rose, The Fraternity of the Stone, and The League of Night and Fog. In 1986, wearying of two professions, Morrell gave up academia in order to write full time. The author of 30 works of fiction and nonfiction, Morrell is an Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity nominee as well as a three-time recipient of the distinguished Bram Stoker Award. International Thriller Writers has honored him with its prestigious career-achievement Thriller Master Award.

Book & Author Amazing Writers


Brandeis Annual Used Book SaleThursday, February 12 (Lincoln’s birthday), Is the

Book Lovers Presale (5 to 9 p.m., $10 Donation), Then Friday, February 13, Through Sunday, February 22

(Washington’s birthday)Foothills Mall

During Mall HoursHelpers Wanted.

See Insert in this Bulletin (Page 13 in the Online Version)

Photos From Our Amazing UOW

Buffet, with Donna Richman in front

The crowd, with Vida Barron and Joyce Braziller in front

Chapter presidentLynn Cramer

Shelly Abell introduces the speaker The speaker, Melissa

Ksozinki-CollinsThe speaker with her presentation


Tucson Chapter NewsletterEditor-in-chief ..................................................Steve SeltzerBoard Liaison ....................................................... Meg SivitzAssociate Editor ........................................ Bob RothenbergProofreaders ........................Soralé Fortman, Janet SeltzerCirculation .............................................................Fern Feder

To provide articles or information for the newsletter, con-tact Meg Sivitz, [email protected], or Steve Seltzer, [email protected].

The newsletter is published from August through May. The deadline is the 10th of the preceding month.

OfficersPresident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn CramerVice-president Book Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meg SivitzVice-president Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve SeltzerVice-president Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natalie SmithRecording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois BodinFinancial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Betty Jane KoppelCorresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davya CohenTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlene ZuckermanAdvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Lisberg

Questions? Leave a message at the Book Depot phone, 747-3224 or e-mail us at @gmail.com.

Meet Our New Scholarship Student

2015Tucson Chapter Calendar

New Member Event Sunday, January 18Board Meeting* Monday, February 2Used Book Sale Preview Thursday, February 12Used Book Sale February 13 to 22Book Fund Event Monday, February 16Board Meeting* Monday, March 2Book & Author Soirée Wednesday, March 11Book & Author Luncheon Thursday, March 12 Board Meeting* Monday, April 6Board Meeting & Planning Meeting* Monday, May 4

*Come to our open Board Meetings, usually at the Dusenberry River Road Library.

Save the dates and mark your calendar

Paulina Kuzmin ’17 is the recipient of the Tucson Chapter Endowed Scholarship for a Tucson-area student accepted to Brandeis University, made possible by the time, energy, and earnings of the Book Depot staff working the online book business and the proceeds from the Brandeis Book Sale at the Foothills Mall. Paulina wrote the following to us:

Dear Members of the BNC Tucson Chapter,I would like to sincerely thank you for supporting my

college education via the BNC Tucson Chapter Endowed Scholarship. There are no words for the immense gratitude I have, because this scholarship has given me the opportu-nity to attend an amazing school and pursue my passions.

I was born and raised in Tucson and mostly grew up in a split household. School, when I was young, was a safe place, and a love for learning blossomed from the circum-stances that were around. I attended Catalina Foothills High School, where I had Ms Mandel for an English teacher in the 10th and 12th grades. She was a Brandeis alum and a huge inspiration for the reason why I applied [to Brandeis]. She focused a lot of time talking about social justice and the importance of being aware of the events occurring in society. I traveled alone, for the first time, across country to visit Brandeis my senior year. Though I was scared and bewildered, the Brandeis community made me feel in-stantly at home. I knew that Brandeis would continue my passion for learning.

I am currently studying neuroscience and biology. I hope to attend medical school and specialize in pediat-rics. Brandeis’ science classes have been challenging, but rewarding. I’m amazed every day about the new informa-tion we discuss on campus.

Again, I’m so thankful for this scholarship, because it truly has allowed me to expand my world and change myself in such a diverse environment.

I hope that I will be able to meet all of you in person one day. Take care,

Paulina Kuzmin

Save the DateBook & Author Events

Wednesday and ThursdayMarch 11 and 12, 2015


Lettuce Help You:Aid Your Education Through Study Groups;

Support Scholarships for Students Through Book Sales;and Fund Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases

Through Our Sustaining the Mind Project.Donate to Brandeis!

For the low price of $10 per member, you can become a “Sommelier,” a per-son who supports the bar at the Book & Author Soirée. Your name will be listed prominently in the Program-Ad Journal of the Book & Author Luncheon.

Please send your check made out to BNC for $10 per person (please print each person’s name in block capitals) to Steve Seltzer, 5001 E. Calle Guebabi, Tucson 85718.

Become a SommelierThe December EDF meeting had

an amazing speaker, Mark Lytle of the Green Valley Fire District. He was on the metro-Tucson fire-fighter trip to Israel. Mark, Scott Laird, also on the trip, and Patty

Vallance, who set up and found funding for the trip, also spoke and answered questions.

December EDF

Mission StatementBrandeis National Committee

Brandeis National Committee is dedicated to providing

philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a distinguished

liberal arts and research university founded by the American

Jewish community. Its membership is connected to the uni-

versity through fund-raising and through activities that reflect

the values on which the university was founded: academic

excellence, social justice, nonsectarianism, and service to

the community.

Did you know that donating items to the 1st-Rate•2nd-Hand thrift store can help raise funds for the Tucson Chapter? When you donate at the west-side door of the store, ask them how you can

support Brandeis. They are located at 5851 East Speedway Boulevard, on the north side of Speedway between Cray-

croft and Wilmot.


“You’ve Gotta Have Art” Study GroupOn Thursday, December 18, the “You’ve Gotta Have Art” Study Group had an excellent lunch at Agustin’s Kitchen

and had a fun time at Ben’s Bells. The group was given a tour and learned about the mission of Ben’s Bells, which is to inspire, educate, and motivate people to realize the impact of intentional kindness and empower individuals to act according to that awareness, thereby strengthening ourselves, our relationships and our communities. The group especially enjoyed making kindness buttons.

Kathy Cohen

Location Change: New & Prospective Member CoffeeOur next new and prospective member coffee will be held at the home of Lynn Cramer,

6382 N. Camino Miraval (near Skyline and Orange Grove Roads) on Sunday, January 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the various programs your Tucson Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee offers and how you can help your chapter assist the students and faculty of Brandeis University.

If you have joined in the past year or if you know of a prospective new member, contact Lynn Cramer, [email protected] or 989-3107, so that we can have a wonderful event.

Contact Lynn for directions to her home.

Ruth Friedman, Fran Caspe, Phyllis Fassler, Terri Freed,

and Roni Bader-Tables

Rosealie Siegel, Nancy Apsell, and Lisa Grabell

Lisa Grabell, Maxine Goldstein, and Evelyn Shaw

Lois Bodin and Lynn Cramer

Donna Richman, Judy Norris, and Helen Sbar Marilyn Jaskiewicz and Esther Goldberg

Ruth Friedman, Shelly Abell, Fran Pakenham, and Patrice Brown


Contact the BulletinSteve Seltzer, Editor ............... 299-3788, [email protected] Sivitz, Assistant Editor 615-4739, [email protected]

Contact the ChapterBook Depot Phone (leave a message) ...520-747-3224Chapter Web site ............................www.TucsonBNC.orgChapter e-mail ................................ [email protected] Facebook site ....... http://www.facebook.com/pages/BNCTucson/115524478528080

Next Board MeetingMonday, February 2, 2015

10:00 a.m. to noonMartha Cooper Library

1377 N. Catalina Ave., between Pima and Speedway, one block east of Columbus.

All members are encouraged to come to this open meeting.

Donor Message RecipientSpecial Book Collection

Brandeis Friends Congratulations on your marriage Edie Michelson & Sumner MilenderBrandeis Friends Mazal tov on your marriage Edie Michelson & Sumner Milender

Learned Research Journal FolioBrandeis Friends Best wishes on your recent marriage Edie Michelson & Sumner Milender

Learned Research JournalJean & Jordan Nerenberg Best wishes on your marriage Edie Michelson & Sumner MilenderJanet & Steve Seltzer Congratulations on your marriage Edie Michelson & Sumner MilenderLucy Kraft & Werner Uhrig In honor of your special birthday Stanley Cohen

Philanthropy, Learning, and Community CardMarilyn Lobell In honor of your granddaughter’s bat mitzvah Charlotte Toppel

Express Your ThoughtfulnessWith a Book Fund Card or Journal Donation

Sending a Brandeis tribute card or a Learned Research Journal (LRJ) is a quick, meaningful, and philanthropic way to express support, congratulations, get-well wishes, sympathy, and appreciation. No more running to the store to find an appropriate card — just contact one of the names below. The recipient is acknowledged in the bulletin so others can learn about the simchah or sorrow and respond. Show you care — send a Brandeis card or LRJ.Book Fund donations: $5.50 Philanthropy, learning, and community (or six for $25) $10.50 Goldfarb Library at night (or three for $25) $14.00 Brandeis art cards (set of four different covers) $18.50 Louis Dembitz Brandeis portrait card $25.50 Sustaining the Mind Tribute Card $36.50 Learned Research Journal $56.50 Learned Research Journal Folio $100.00 Special Book Collection $500.00 Major Book CollectionContact Book Fund chair Shelly Abell, [email protected], or 299-0057.

To make a donation, contact Book Fund chair Shelly Abell, [email protected], 299-0057 or 409-2346.


Tucson Chapter Calendar February 2015Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 210:00 Board

Meeting1:00 Guid-

ed Bridge1:30 Medi-

tation

310:00 Mo-

saic Work-shop

1:00 For-eign Film

4Noon Men’s

Book Club1:00 Con-

temp. Fic-tion

2:00 OthelloTu Beshvat

51:00 Guided

Mah Jongg

610:00 SW

Native Amer. Culture

1:00 BMW1:00 Begin-

ning Mah Jongg

75:30 Single

Women’s Circle

810:00 Books

& Bagels 1,2

9Noon EDF

107:00 Cur-

rent Public Policy

1110:00 Page

Turners2:00 Othello

121:00 You

Gotta Have Art

1:00 Guided Mah Jongg

1310:00 SW

Native Amer. Culture

1:00 BMW

14Valentine’s

Day

15 161:00 Guid-

ed Bridge1:00 Book

Fund EventPresidents’

Day

177:00 Fabu-

lous Flicks 1 & 2

1811:30 Mys-

tery BooksNoon Eth-

nic Lunch12:30 Lady

Boomers1:00 Jewelry

Making2:00 Othello

191:00 Guided

Mah Jongg

201:00 BMW

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22 23 21 2510:00 Tour-

ist in Your Town

2:00 Othello

261:00 Guided

Mah Jongg

1:30 “The Play’s the Thing”

271:00 BMW

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Tu Beshvat, Wednesday, February 4; Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14; Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 16.

Volunteer to Work the Book Sale.Use insert in this bulletin

(page 13 in the online version)

Book Sale

Book Sale

Book Sale


MARCH 11Book & Author Soirée

FEBRUARY 16Book Fund Event

MARCH 12Book & Author Luncheon

2015 CALENDAR

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College Factual has ranked Brandeis as one of the top 10 schools in which to earn an economics degree in the United States.

Brandeis earned the ninth spot in a national survey con-ducted by College Factual that looked at overall academic quality of economics undergraduate programs. College Factual is an Internet site that uses outcomes-based data to guide students through the college selection process.

The Web-based college information source recognized Brandeis for providing a broad range of courses — includ-ing international economics and finance, macroeconomics, monetary economics, and labor economics — that prepare students to pursue a variety of careers following gradua-tion. It also cited the average early-career and mid-career salaries of its graduates.

Brandeis Economics #9 SpotDuring the last century, the celebration of Hanukkah in

the United States has transformed from a minor festival into one of American Jews’ most widely observed holidays, according to Jonathan Sarna ’75, MA’75, the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis and chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History.

Hanukkah has moved from being a very minor Jew-ish festival scarcely mentioned in most American Jewish sources to being one of the most popular and widely observed holidays on the American Jewish calendar. The driver behind this was that Christmas became increasingly central in 19th-century America, the day for giving gifts to children, eventually becoming a national holiday. As a result of all that, Hanukkah was infused with a vast new energy in the hope that it might compete with Christmas or at least allow Jewish children to see that they are as fortunate as their Christian neighbors.

Americanization of Hanukkah

What’s New at Brandeis University?

Book Sale VolunteersSign Up Now!

The sale benefits the Endowed Scholarship for a Tucson-area Student to Brandeis to be held at the Foothills Mall (Ina Road at La Cholla Boulevard)

Thursday, February 12, through Sunday, February 22, 2015Please sign up to work for as many shifts as possible during the SET UP and SALE. Also indicate any spouses, friends, or acquaintances who will accompany you.CIRCLE THE TIMES BELOW. Fold this sheet, stamp it, and return the entire sheet as

soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, February 3, 2015, toMeg Sivitz, 6361 E. Valle di Cadore, Tucson 85750

You can reach her at [email protected] or 615-4739 for more information.You will be contacted a few days in advance to confirm your choice.

Name ___________________________________________________________________

+ I will help to unpack books for the sale on Tuesday, February 10.

I prefer to be contacted by E-mail ___________________ Phone _________________Set Up:

Tuesday, Feb. 10 11:30-4:00 (select a 2-hour shift)Wednesday, Feb. 11 10–1:00

Opening Night: Thursday, Feb. 12 4:30–9:00Book Sale:

Friday, Feb. 13 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Saturday, Feb. 14 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Sunday, Feb. 15 11–2:00 2–6:00Monday, Feb. 16 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Tuesday, Feb. 17 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Wednesday, Feb. 18 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Thursday, Feb. 19 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Friday, Feb. 20 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Saturday, Feb. 21 10–2:00 2–6:00 6–9:00Sunday, Feb. 22 11–2:00 2–6:00

Clean Up:Monday, Feb. 23 10–1:00

Thanks for your help. No heavy lifting. Join this worthwhile endeavor.

We need you to help unpack.

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