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The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2019 - Page 4 Sue^ Sue Aittauen. On the Same Page: Chapter 2 - Promised Land by Martin Fietcher WeTl be in for a real treat on Snnday, March 24 when Mar tin Fletcher joins the Center for Jewish Edncation to speak abont his new book Promised Land: A Novel of Israel. The accolades go on and on abont the anthor and his new book, the first in a plarmed trilogy, and the hype is spot on for this well written, riveting book of historical fiction. “Martin Fletcher, who headed np NBC TV’s Tel Aviv News Bnrean, knows his territory and it shows on every page. Promised Land is a great sweeping epic. remiiuscent of Leon Uris’ Exo dus', a moving story of trinmph and tragedy, new love and histor ic hate, expertly told by a cast of nirforgettable characters. Fletch er’s writing is snperb and rises to the level of importance that this story demands and deserves. His torical novels don’t get mnch bet ter than Promised Land."" -Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling anthor Promised Land is the sweep ing saga of two brothers and the woman they love, a devastating love triangle set against the tn- mnltnons fonnding of Israel. The story begins when fonrteen-year- old Peter is sent west to America to escape the growing horror of Nazi Germany. Bnt his yonng- er brother Arte and their entire family are sent east to the death camps. The brothers rennite in the nascent Jewish state, where Arte becomes a bnsinessman and one of the richest men in Israel while Peter becomes a top Mossad agent heading some of Israel’s most vital espionage operations. One brother bnilds Israel, the oth er protects it. Bnt they also fall in love with the same woman. Over the next two decades, as their new homeland faces extraordinary ob stacles that conld destroy it, the brothers’ intrignes and jealonsies threaten to tear their new lives apart. Promised Land is at once the gripping tale of a straggling family and an epic abont a strag gling nation. (Amazon) A Wonderful Opportunity for Your Book Club.... Promised Land offers book clnbs the opportnnity for lively discnssions based on the complex issnes raised in the book. Visit www.jewishcharlotte.org/CJE to download the discnssion qnes- tions to enhance yonr reading ex perience. Mark yonr calendars today, and come as a gronp to the March 24 event to be held in the Sam Lemer Center for Cnltnral Arts at Shalom Park. There is no charge for this event and everyone is welcome to join ns. Additionally, the CJE Book Clnb will discnss Promised Land at om next meeting on Wednes day, March 20 at 10:30 AM. For more iirformation, contact sneb. littaner@jewishcharlotte.org. ^ Check out what’s happening this nnonth at the CJE ? CJE CALENDAR: MARCH 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday The Center for Jewish Education (CJE) enhances community engagement, promotes lifelong Jewish learning, and creates pathways to Jewish identity. LiBRARY HOURS: Monday - Thursday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm; Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; and Sunday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm ' PJ Library Baby Storytime 11:00 AM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 3 4 5 6 Once Upon a Storytime 1:15 PM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 7 8 PJ Library Baby Storytime 11:00 AM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 10 11 12 13 Once Upon a Storytime 1:15 PM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 14 15 PJ Library Baby Storytime 11:00 AM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 17 On The Same Page: Chapter II Martin Fletcher 7:00 PM Sam Lerner Center 18 19 “ CJE Book Club 10:30 am -12:00 pm Once Upon a Storytime 1:15 PM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 21 22 PJ Library Baby Storytime 11:00 AM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 24 25 26 27 Once Upon a Storytime 1:15 PM Levine-Sklut Judaic Library 28 SATURDAY, MARCH 30 PJ LiBRARY HOLLYWOOD HAVDALAH 4:00 PM ITEMPLE BETH EL PJ Our Way, The Next Chapter of PJ Library Welcomes a National Leadership Team Member from Chariotte Ben Spiegler, 10, has been chosen by the Harold Grinspoon Fonndation (HGF) in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, to join the new national PJ Onr Way Leadership Team. As part of a Harold Grinspoon Fonndation iiutiative to create kid-driven local programming for tweens, Ben and nine other team members from across America will participate in monthly lead ership traiiungs, explore what in terests excite them, and learn how to translate their enthnsiasm into action. The six-month program gives team members opportnnities to r u. 1 ii m Jewish Federation Inspiration OF GREATER CHARLOTTE Innovation i Center for Jewish ^ / Education I Imagination Adult Learning ON THE SAME PAGE: CHAPTER II March 24,2019 | 7:00 ■ 9:00 pm Featuring MARTIN FLETCHER Bf Author of PROMISED LAND: A NOVEL OF ISRAEL Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts Register at www.jewishcharlotte.org/CJE l>KO\l ISf I) LAM) JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL wwvf.iewi&hbixAcouiiCh.oi. For more information, contact, Debby Block, OE Program Coordinator 704.944.6780/debbyblock@jewishcharlotte.org Ben Spiegler form friendships with kids from a variety of different Jewish commnnities. Dnring this time together, they will learn skills snch as visioiung, goal setting, marketing and program plaiming. Team Leadership kids will also be paired np with local PJ Library profession's to achieve a goal of creating a program that can be nsed as a model for tween en gagement. “Charlotte is so prond to be selected as one of only ten commnnities across the USA to be part of the PJ Onr Way na tional leadership team initiative,” says Debby Block, program coor dinator for the Center for Jewish Edncation. “A big mazel tov to Ben Spiegler who is om PJ Onr Way tween leader representa tive.” “1 am excited to join the team so that 1 can help bring new PJOW programming to kids my age,” says Ben. “1 like hearing what other cities are plaiming and hope that we can plan something fun here in Charlotte.” Ben’s mother, Karen Spiegler, adds, “1 am excited that Ben wanted to join the PJOW Leadership Team (Continued on page 7)
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