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Jason Bell
Cracking the Nazi Code
Monday , November 4 at 12:30 PM | VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM
The thrilling true story of Dr . Winthrop Bell ( a . k . a . Agent A12 ), the earliest enemy of the Nazis and the first M16 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 ”
Monday , November 11 at 12:30 PM VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM
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 Mamas & The Papas Tuesday , 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 various . 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 .
Joel Chasnoff
Israel 201 Monday , November 18 at 12:30 PM
In Israel 201 , Joel and co-author Benji Lovitt pull back the curtain to show you a more comprehensive portrait of Israeli society , beyond the typical “ 101 ” basics . From Jerusalem ’ s cat conundrum to the Israeli Olympic team ’ s obsession with “ barefoot sports ,” this is the Israel you need to know , behind the headlines .
Asaf Elia-Shalev
Israel ’ s Black Panthers-The Radicals Who Punctured A Nation ’ s Founding Myth
Monday , November 25 at 12:30 PM
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Co-hosted by Jewish Woman ’ s Club
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Co-hosted by 5400 Club
Israel ’ s Black Panthers tells the story of the young and impoverished Moroccan Israeli Jews who challenged their country ’ s political status quo and rebelled against the ethnic hierarchy of Israeli life in the 1970s . Inspired by the American group of the same name , the Black Panthers mounted protests and a yearslong political campaign for the rights of Mizrahim , or Jews of Middle Eastern ancestry . They managed to rattle the country ’ s establishment and change the course of Israel ’ s history through the mass mobilization of a Jewish underclass .