Volume 15, Number 3: March 2016

TucsonChapter

Volume 15, Number 3 www.TucsonBNC.org March 2016

20th Book & AuthorDinner, March 9

Luncheon, March 10RSVP form page 4

Author Book Sales and Signings

BoutiquesSilent Auction

Tess Gerritsen David O. Stewart

Arlene WeintraubLesley Poling-Kempes

Tucson Chapter, BNC March 2016 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

Membership Directory (changes underlined):Joseph Braziller [email protected] Esmond [email protected] L Lassar [email protected] Miller [email protected] F & Robert Rosenblum 5136 N Louis River Way, 85718Sara Shifrin 345 S Third Avenue, 85701 344-7873 [email protected] Lilien Stenger

15315 N Escalante Way, Prescott Joan Wallick [email protected]

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

Davya & Stan Cohen Congrats on your daughter’s marriageSue Keller Heal well soonMarsha & Bob Rosenblum Mazal tov on your grandson’s Bar Mitzvah

If 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.

We Wish Our Members…

New MembersSince the last bulletin, the following people have joined

our chapter:Pamela J Shaw 6255 N Via Jaspeada, 85718 617-593-8300 [email protected] T Wennar 4800 N Paseo Sonoyta, 85750 (Judith H Herbert) 240-599-6073 [email protected]

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

Life is an adventure, a journey, and a mystery, and it shapes our family history. Our 20th Book & Author Events at Skyline Country Club promise to encompass all of these. Make sure you plan to attend these special events. The Western Chic-themed dinner for Wednesday evening will be a delightful t ime of good

eats and lots of fun. Thursday is a day of wonder. Boutiques await. The Silent Auction will excite. Our authors will inform and entertain. Skyline Country Club has always lived up to our expectations in providing an excellent buffet and venue for our event.

All funds raised from this event will go to “Sustaining the Mind,” in support of scholarships and research on neurodegenerative diseases. Bring a friend and make a difference the BNC way. Help solve the mysteries of the mind and its functions.

See you there.Lynn Cramer, Presiding Officer

President’s Corner

Our annual spring event this year will be a High Tea at Skyline Country Club on Wednesday, April 6, at 2:00 p.m.

Our guest speaker will be the well-known pediatrician, author, and columnist Dr. Marilyn Heins. Her column is carried regularly on Sundays in the Arizona Daily Star. She will be speaking on “The Joy of Aging,” of interest to all men and women.

Be sure to the reserve the date and plan to bring a guest or two. The full reservation form will be in the next bulletin.


Welcome to our special anniversary Book & Author Events. This year promises to surpass even our past functions. Sheila Rothenberg has again chosen superb authors to stimulate you. The Wednesday night event will be a Western Chic-themed dinner. Plan to wear your fancy cowboy and cowgirl duds. Thursday will feature opportunities to meet the authors (see below) and have them autograph their books, plus fashion boutiques and a fabulous silent auction.

For you, your friends, and your neighbors, the Book & Author Events are not to be missed. All these happenings provide you with an opportunity to connect with Brandeis’ students and faculty by supporting them philanthropically. You can also become a sommelier to support the Dinner with the Authors and buy an ad in our Program Ad Book. Your participation is what it’s all about! An invitation with RSVP form is on page 4. Be sure to sign up now.

Tess Gerritsen, as a practicing physician, began a writing career with romance novels, but found her true niche with Harvest, a medical thriller. That was followed by The Surgeon and 10 more books that have teamed Boston Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles, who are featured on the TNT television drama bearing their names.

Lesley Poling-Kempes’ latest book, Ladies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women and Their Adventures in the American Southwest, tells the remarkable stories of women who a century ago loved and lived upon the same landscape the author calls home.

David O. Stewart, a lawyer who has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, has written award-winning biographies of the Founding Fathers, the latest being Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America. Most recently, Stewart has turned to historical fiction with The Lincoln Deception and The Wilson Deception.

Arlene Weintraub is an award-winning journalist and author with 20 years experience writing about health care, pharmaceuticals, and technology. Her first book, Selling the Fountain of Youth, is an exposé of the anti-aging industry. Her latest is Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures.

Warren Bodow, our Moderator, retired in 2005 as president of New York City radio stations WQXR and WQEW, moved to Tucson, and became an active Brandeis member. Since then, he has written four plays, three of which have been staged in NYC and beyond.

The 20th Annual Book & Author Events


TUCSON CHAPTERBrandeis National Committee

Announces Its 20th Annual

Book & AuthorFund-raiser for

Science for LifeM A RCH 9 A ND M A RCH 10, 2016

Dinner with the AuthorsSkyline Country Club

WedneSday, MarCh 9, 2016,6:00 p.M.

liMited Seating

popular WeStern entertainer Joe barr

WeStern ChiC attire enCouraged

Book & Author DaySkyline Country Club

thurSday, MarCh 10, 2016,

9:30 a.M. book SaleS & author Signing

on Site: MoStly bookS

artiSan boutique

Silent auCtion

10:30 a.M. prograM beginS

noon buffet lunCh

deSSert bar

book SaleS/Signing and boutique Continue

1:00 p.M. prograM reSuMeS

2:30 p.M. prograM ConCludeS

authorS and artiSanS reMain

for further inforMation, ContaCt

Sheila RothenbeRg, [email protected] oR 232-9559.

net proCeedS froM the dinner and lunCheon Will benefit SuStaining the Mind, a bnC fund Supporting reSearCh and

SCholarShipS for neurodegenerative diSeaSe at brandeiS univerSity.

Pulitzer Prize ___at $1000 $ ______4 tickets to Dinner, 4 tickets to Luncheon, seating with an author, listing in program, and autographed books from all authors

Publisher ___at $500 $ ______2 tickets to Dinner, 2 tickets to Luncheon, seating with an author, listing in program, and autographed books from two authors

Editor ___at $400 $ ______2 tickets to Dinner, 2 tickets to Luncheon, seating with an author at both

Scribe ___AT $175 $ ______1 ticket to Dinner, 1 ticket to Luncheon, seating with an author at Lunch

Author ___AT $125 $ ______1 ticket to Luncheon, seating with an author

Evening Soirée only ___at $75/$85 $ ______Member $75. Non-member $85

Luncheon ___at $70/$80 $ ______1 ticket to Luncheon. Member $70. Non-member $80

Total for one or both events $ ______

MasterCard/Visa/AmEx _______________________________________

Expiration Date _______________________________________________

Signature _____________________________________________________

Print Name(s) _________________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________________

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Phone/E-mail _________________________________________________

Please make checks payable to BNC. Return this reservation form by March 2, 2016, with check or credit card information to:Soralé Fortman, 6300 E. Speedway Blvd. #1321, Tucson, Arizona 85710.

Dinner table seats 8. Luncheon table seats 10. Please print your list of table companions on a piece of paper with this order form.

Of the ticket amount, $32.50 for the Dinner and $40 for the Luncheon are not tax-deductible. Seating is limited.


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

university 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.

If this bulletin’s information about Brandeis isn’t enough for you, be sure to visit brandeis.edu/bnc to find out about Brandeis University and watch videos to learn more about our amazing BNC scholarship students. These are exciting

times to be a BNC member.Cordially,Barb Sander, National President

From the Prez

Social Justice/

Community ServiceThe Tucson chapter gives back to our community.Marilyn Lobell, our Community Service Chairman,

reminds 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], 615-0877, or Arlene Gray, [email protected] , 229-0006.

Nobody can help everybody, but everybody can help somebody!

Buy from Amazon, Earn Money for Brandeis

• Go to www.tucsonbnc.org. • Click on the GO button.• Buy anything from Amazon.• The Tucson Chapter will benefit from all your Amazon purchases made this way.

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

lunch meeting on Monday, March 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Viscount Hotel.

The speaker will be from the Regional Transit Authority speaking on planning transportation for the future in Pima County.

Anyone in Tucson is cordially invited to attend, join the fellowship, and enjoy the fascinating 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. For more information, contact Steve Seltzer, [email protected], 299-3788; Howard Schwartz, [email protected], 615-2915; or Tom Herz, [email protected], 745-5852.


If you are ever in the mood for ethnic lunches with interesting Brandeis members, consider our “Ethnic Lunch” Study Group. Explore ethnic restaurants, learn their histories, sample a variety of cuisines, and meet one of the leaders, Marcia Winick.

Marcia was born and grew up in the Bronx, New York, and is a graduate of Walton High School and New York University. She was a mathematics major and began a career in computer programming when that field was in its infancy.

While playing bridge in the Catskills, Marcia met her future husband, Irving. They were paired as bridge partners. She bid one no trump, he bid six no trump, and they made it!

Marcia and Irv married in 1963 and moved to Tucson for the weather with eight-year-old son Jon and 11-year-old daughter Pam in 1977. Marcia worked for Tucson Electric for a time and then for the University of Arizona. Now, Jon is a financial planner in California and Pam is a physical therapist in Philadelphia and has two children. Marcia is a dog lover, having Keeshonds for over thirty years.

Brandeis is perfect for Marcia. She is a book lover, enjoying the “Mystery Book Club,” and credits Sorkey Fortman for great leadership. She is also a great fan of our Book & Author events. Marcia has given helpful advice to Meg Sivitz regarding our book business. She also attends Rabbi Cohon’s sefer book club.

As a valuable Brandeis volunteer for at least ten years, Marcia has volunteered at the Brandeis Book Sale and worked with The National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, Friends of the Library, and the Reid Park Zoo.

She loves to travel and has souvenirs and memories form Kenya, Peru, Thailand, the Panama Canal, and Costa Rica.

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

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

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

Meet Your Study Group Leader

2016Tucson Chapter Calendar

Book Sale @ Foothills Mall Thurs.–Mon., February 11–15Board Meeting* Monday, March 7Book & Author Western Chic Dinner Wednesday, March 9Book & Author Luncheon Thursday, March 10Board Meeting* Monday, April 4Spring High Tea and Installation Wednesday, April 6Board and Planning Meeting* Monday, May 2Study Group Guide Late July

*All are welcome to our open Board Meetings.

Save the dates and mark your calendar

OfficersLeadership Team Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn CramerVPs of the Book Business . . . . . . .Rachel Barker & Meg SivitzVPs of Membership . . . . . . . . . . . Terri Freed & Marilyn LobellVice-president of Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phyllis FasslerVice-president of Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve SeltzerRecording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lois BodinFinancial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Jane KoppelCorresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davya CohenTreasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arlene ZuckermanAdvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine LisbergQuestions? Leave a message at the Book Depot phone, 747-3224, or e-mail us at [email protected].

Keeshond breed

This year’s Book & Author Events will raise money for research and scholarships in neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinsonism, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease), macular degeneration, and autism spectrum disorder.

Support this worthwhile project! Come to the Book & Author Events.

CORRECTIONInadvertently omitted from Membership Directory:Sybil Lampert5051 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., #223Tucson, AZ 85750308-5880 33-68 21st St., #[email protected] Astoria, NY 11106


Socialization and Chinese food kept the crowd busy on the evening of December 24.


On January 7, the Tucson Chapter had a very successful University on Wheels event featuring Brandeis University Professor and Chairman of

the American Studies Program Thomas “Tom” Doherty speaking on “Jews, Nazis, and Hollywood Cinema, 1933 to 1939.”

Professor Doherty talked about the economic considerations, religious worries, and federal security considerations that led to the various movie studios’ decisions about their filming facilities in Germany, film sales to Germany, and the lack of any anti-Nazi content until the outbreak of World War II. His discussion was so intriguing to the large audience that, when the question-and-answer period came, some people preferred he go on with his lecture, but he took questions anyway.


We will have an end of year partyfor Book Depot workers who have logged

a few dozen hours or more.Let us celebrate you in style

at a festive and delicious event.Join in the fun surrounded by

thousands of titles.Lend a hand in support of our scholarship.

Let’s Party

Brandeis Is a MagnetThe Brandeis National Committee pulls in people

interested in socializing, learning, supporting our community, and financially assisting the students and faculty of Brandeis University.

Have your friends and neighbors join this amazing group and discover all the ways we help our members. Contact Terri Freed, [email protected], 300-6152, or Marilyn Lobell, [email protected], 615-0877, to hear about the benefits of membership.

Become a Sommelier,

Support Book & Author

You can support the Book & Author Events by making a tax-deductible donation of only $10 per person to be listed in the Book & Author Program-Ad Book as a sommelier. You will have contributed to underwriting the bar at the Wednesday Evening Western Chic dinner.

Be a philanthropist and send your check made out to BNC to Steve Seltzer, 5001 E. Calle Guebabi, Tucson, AZ 85718.

For the 2015–16 year, your Brandeis Chapter will have a Leadership Council with rotating presidential leaders, all supervised by past-president Lynn Cramer. The gavel will pass at the end of one board meeting to the end of the next meeting or two. This year’s final presidential leader is:

February through April: Lynn Cramer.Feel free to contact any officer with your questions

or your suggestions. The officer will then transmit the information to the current presidential leader.

WORK AT THE BOOK DEPOT:SUPPORT OUR TUCSON ENDOWED

SCHOLARSHIP


Next Board MeetingMonday, March 7, 2016

10:00 a.m. to noonMartha Cooper Library

1377 North Catalina AvenueAll members are encouraged to come

to this open meeting.

Donor Message RecipientSpecial Book Collection

Brandeis Friends Sincere condolences on your loss Natalie Smith

Learned Research Journal FolioBrandeis Friends Best wishes for a speedy recovery Harvey Wolfe

Learned Research JournalBrandeis Friends In memory of your husband Jerry Smith Natalie Smith

Philanthropy, Learning, and Community CardKaren Loeb In memory of your sister Lois BodinKaren Loeb In memory of your husband Natalie SmithLois Bodin & Herb Meshel In celebration of the marriage of your daughter Davya & Stan CohenLois Bodin & Herb Meshel In memory of your grandson, Micah Eddington Mr. & Mrs. Scott KrassnerSusan & Jeffrey Picklin Deepest sympathy on the loss of your husband Ricky Judy Opper

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 Shelly Abell (contact information 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 409-2346.

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

Contact the ChapterBook Depot Phone (leave a message) ... 520-747-3224Chapter Web site ........................... www.TucsonBNC.orgChapter e-mail .................... [email protected]

SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS TO BRANDEISSend donations to Arlene Zuckerman,

5448 N. Paseo Sonoyta, Tucson, AZ 85750


Tucson Chapter Calendar March 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

1 Foreign

Film

2

10 Artisan

Bread

12 Contemp.

Fiction

12 Men’s

Book Club

3

12 Sit ’n’

Stitch

4

1‘Warhorses’

5

6

5 Nostalgia

Trip

7

10 Board

Meeting

1:00 History

of Jewish

Immigration

1 Guided

Bridge

8

1:30

Meditation

9

10 Page

Turners

10

1 Gotta

Have Art

11

1‘Warhorses’

12

5:30 Single

Women’s

Circle

13

10 Books &

Bagels

14

11:30 EDF

1 Guided

Bridge

15

10:30 Jewish

Art/Artists

7 Fabulous

Flicks 1

& 2

TBD Cinema

for Singles

16

11:30

Mystery

Books

12:30 Lady

Boomers

17

1:30 Borscht

Belt

18 19

20 21

1 Guided

Bridge

22 23

12 Ethnic

Lunch

24 25 26

27 28

1 Guided

Bridge

29 30 31

1:30 Gift

of Spider

Woman

Daylight Savings Starts, March 13; St. Patrick’s Day, March 17; Purim, March 24; Easter, March

27.

We Will Now Charge for Printed BulletinsThe board has decided that, starting with our new fiscal year, July 1, 2016, we will charge $15 per year to receive

the printed version of the bulletin. Slowly increasing postage fees and rapidly increasing printing costs are the reason for this charge. If you get the bulletin through e-mail notification, there is no fee.

the Book Depot or can be mailed for $1 per copy.We have been among the few chapters left who were not charging for the mailed bulletin. We are sorry for the

change, but will now be able to contribute more to the students and faculty of Brandeis University.


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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered words of praise at Brandeis University in January for the school’s namesake, telling more than 2,500 people that longtime Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis had “an ability to combine a dedication to judicial restraint with a readiness to defend civil rights and liberties.”

Ginsburg delivered her remarks at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center during a panel discussion titled “Louis D. Brandeis, the Supreme Court and American Democracy.” It was part

of the school’s semester-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Brandeis’ nomination to the high court in 1916.The first Jewish Supreme Court justice, Brandeis served on the court for 23 years.Ginsburg, revered on the left as a progressive hero and reviled by many conservatives as an activist judge, said

Brandeis, a well-known public-interest lawyer before his tenure on the bench, “was quite explicit about the need to control corporations.”

She praised his rigorous, fact-based approach to drafting briefs as a lawyer while always remaining cognizant of the real-world implications of the law.

Brandeis served on the high court from June 1916 to February 1939. He died in 1941 at the age of 84. His notable opinions include his 1928 dissent in Olmstead v. United States, which dealt with early wiretapping technology, and one the year before in Whitney v. California, which held that fear of serious injury alone could not justify the suppression of free speech and assembly.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lauds School’s Namesake

2016 CALENDAR

MARCH 10Book & Author

Luncheon

APRIL 6Spring High Tea and

Installation

MARCH 9Book & Author

Western Chic Dinner

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