Jewish Book Council
FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY Register at weinsteinjcc . org
Jason Bell
Cracking the Nazi Code Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday , November 4 at 12:30 PM | In-person event with VIRTUAL speaker
The thrilling true story of Dr . Winthrop Bell ( a . k . a . Agent A12 ), the earliest enemy of the Nazis and the first MI6 spy to crack Hitler ’ s deadliest secret code : the framework of the Final Solution .
Fighting an epic intelligence war from Eastern Europe and Russia to France , Canada and finally , Washington D . C ., Agent A12 was a real-life 007 , waging a single-handed struggle against fascists bent on destroying the Western world .
Philip Eil
Prescription for Pain : How a Once Promising Doctor Became the “ Pill Mill Killer ” Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Monday , November 11 at 12:30 PM | In-person event with VIRTUAL speaker
After learning that his father ’ s former classmate , Dr . Paul Volkman , the infamous “ Pill Mill Killer ,” was sentenced to four consecutive life terms for his leading role in the country ’ s deadly opioid epidemic , journalist Phil Eil plunged into an investigation of the sensational case .
The result is his debut novel , Prescription for Pain : How A Once Promising Doctor Became the “ Pill Mill Killer ,” which offers an intimate exploration into the life and mindset of one of the nation ’ s most prolific opioid prescribers .
Richard Campbell
Gettin ’ Kinda Itchie : The Groups That Made the Mommas & The Papas Co-hosted by Jewish Woman ’ s Club
Book Signing to Follow
Monday , November 12 at 11:00 AM
Before soundtracking the Summer of Love as The Mamas & The Papas , musicians John Phillips , Michelle Phillips , Cass Elliot , and Denny Doherty honed their talents in groups like The Smoothies , The Journeymen , the Halifax Three , The Big 3 and The Mugwumps .
In Gettin ’ Kinda Itchie , local author , Richard Campbell , traces the circuitous lives of these groups and individuals from 1957 until 1965 – featuring secret marriages , hilarious hijinks and FBI investigations – as they each contributed to the sound , styles and persona that set the foundation of American folk rock .
“ Richard Campbell meticulously reconstructs the puzzle of how The Mamas & The Papas were made , and he gets it exactly right .” – Michelle Phillips , Original Member , The Mamas & The Papas
Contact Shari Menlowe-Barck , Adult Programming Director , at 804-545-8611 or sbarck @ weinsteinjcc . org for more information . Weinstein JCC • 2024 Fall Activity Guide 37