Tucson Chapter

Volume 9, Number 2 www.TucsonBNC.org February 2010

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Book & Author Events For EveryoneThe 14th annual Book & Author Events, scheduled for Wednesday evening, February 10, and Thursday, February 11, have

been designed so there is something for everyone. When you receive your invitation, invite your friends. There is also an

invitation on page 3 of this bulletin.

Start off with the Book & Author Soirée at the magnificant Skyline Country Club home of gracious hostess Ruthann Pozez,

on Wednesday evening, February 10. The event features musical entertainment (described on page 8), cocktails, and dinner

with the authors. This is an opportunity to talk one-on-one with these exciting people.

On Thursday, February 11, attendees will enjoy book signings by our guest authors, book sales, a boutique, and Skyline

Country Club’s wonderful buffet lunch, with four authors speaking about their lives and writing experiences. Who are these

authors? Alphabetically, we have:

Joseph Finder is the author of The New York Times best-sellers Paranoia, Power Play, and Killer Instinct (named Best Novel by the International Thriller Writers). His novel, High Crimes, was made into a movie starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. His latest New York Times best-seller is Vanished. A member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers, he has written newspaper articles about espionage and interna-tional affairs.

Chris Gall’s artwork, for the past 20 years, has been seen in Time, Newsweek, People, Fortune, and The New York Times, to name just a few. As the great-grandnephew of Katharine Lee Bates, the poet who wrote “America the Beautiful,” Gall was selected to il-lustrate a new publication of the poem for Little, Brown. It was the

first picture book he illustrated and was named a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2004. Since then, he has written and illustrated Dear Fish and There’s Noth-ing to Do on Mars. His latest, Dinotrux, has been filmed by DreamWorks Animation.

Lisa See, author of many critically acclaimed international best-sellers, is probably best known for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. For this novel, she traveled to a remote area of China to research the writing invented, used, and kept a secret by women for over 1,000 years. MGM Studios has acquired the film rights. See’s other books are On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family, Flower Net, Peony in Love, and her latest best-seller, Shanghai Girls.

Steven Winn is an award-winning journalist who was a staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle for 28 years, a Wallace Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University, and a founding staff member of the Seattle Weekly. His latest book is Come Back, Como: Winning the

Heart of a Reluctant Dog.Rabbi Thomas Louchheim will return as our moderator. Raconteur, chef, and Tucson

chapter member, he has entertained us for the past six years. His sweet potato latke with caviar recipe was published in Southern Arizona Gourmet. Currently, he is working on a book about storytelling.

Proceeds raised from these events are designated for an endowed scholarship for a student from the Tucson area who has

been accepted to Brandeis University and qualifies for financial assistance. When your invitation to this year’s Book & Author

Events arrives, fill out the response card and mail it back promptly. This is another experience you shouldn’t miss. To assist,

contact chair Sheila Rothenberg, [email protected] or 230-9559.

Joseph Finder

Chris Gall

Steven Winn

Lisa See

Tucson Chapter, BNC February 2010

M e m b e r s h i p P a g eWe Wish Our Members…

The officers, board, and members of the Tucson Chapter of

BNC wish:Stuart Beckerman a speedy recoveryRita & Herb Cooper mazal tov on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandsonSoralé Fortman a speedy recoveryBarbara Herzmark a speedy recoveryJudith & Borah Jacobskind mazal tov on the engagement of a grandsonAmy & Malcolm Levin joy on the birth of a grandchildFaigee Niebow a speedy recoveryStephanie Saeks joy on the birth of a granddaughter, Hannah

If you know of anyone with a simchah or a sorrow,

contact Sunshine chair Helene Feldman, 398-9666 or

[email protected], and a card will be sent and an

acknowledgment will appear in the bulletin.

In MemoriamMember, Maurice Mordka

CondolencesTucson Chapter

sends its condolences to Robert Greene on the loss of his father; Tom

Herz on the loss of his grandson, Jonathan Herz; Gail Mordka on the

loss of her husband, Maurice; George Nadler on the loss of his mother,

Hannah; Betty & Stan Scott on the loss of their son-in-law; Caryl Starobin

on the loss of her sister; and Diane Weintraub on the loss of her daughter,

Beth Schoenfeld.

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):Susan G. Chaikin & 6342 N Calle Campeche 85750 638-8902 [email protected] Stanley Bernstein [email protected] K Cramer 14451 N Quiet Rain Dr, OV 85755 638-5898 [email protected] Hirsh [email protected] Simmons [email protected]

New MembersSince the last bulletin, the following people have joined our

chapter. Add them to your Membership Directory:Ben Golden (see Gloria Golden)Marie Turim (Fred) 4551 E Red Mesa Dr 85718 577-4812 [email protected] Weintraub 4601 E Quivira Dr 85718 577-3466(Ronald) [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.

From the Leadership CouncilWhat a full calendar our Tucson Brandeis

has! Thanks to Esme Ferrante and Sara

Wisdom for creating a very memorable

University on Wheels program. All in

attendance enjoyed meeting and chatting

with Luke Teece, our scholarship recipi-

ent. Lorraine Sparrow, from the National

Alumni Office, brought Waltham to Tucson.

Dr. Dan Perlman’s insight into ecosystems

around the world and in our own backyard

was fascinating.

It is hard to believe another year has passed since we were

busy selling books for our Annual Used Book Sale. This year’s

sale will be at the Foothills Mall from January 14 to 24. Contact

Meg Sivitz, 615-4739, to volunteer.

We will hold our annual Book & Author Event on February 10

and 11. The evening Soirée will be held at the beautiful home

of Ruthann Pozez. The Book & Author day event will be held

at Skyline Country Club with four authors who are outstanding

in their fields. This is a day not to be missed! An invitation is

on page 3 of this bulletin.

Thank you to Caryl Starobin for opening up her home for

our new and prospective member coffee. This is such a warm,

welcoming environment to learn about the chapter. After each

coffee, we comment to each other that, if we weren’t already

members, we would join Brandeis.

Our study groups are in full swing. Our menu has something

for everyone. Various Community Service Projects are available

and highlighted monthly in the Bulletin. There are many ways

to become involved in our Chapter. I look forward to seeing

you at one of those!

Terrie Sherman, Presiding Officer


& 14thAnnualBook AuthorEvents February10&11,2010BrandeisNationalCommittee,Tucsonchapter

ProceedsRaisedbytheBook&AuthorEventsWillFundanEndowedScholarshipforaStudent

FromtheTucsonAreaWhoHasBeenAcceptedtoBrandeisUniversity

andQualifiesforFinancialAssistance.

EveningSoiréeWednesday, February 10, 2010

AtthehomeofRuthannPozez5110EastOakmontDrive

6:00 p.m.

Dine with the Authors

and Enjoy a Musical Program

Complimentary Valet Parking

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Book&AuthorDayThursday, February 11, 2010

SkylineCountryClub 9:30 a.m. Book Signings by the Authors Barnes & Noble store Boutique 10:30 a.m. Program begins Noon Buffet 1:00 p.m. Program resumes

Followed by Book Signing and More Barnes & Noble Book Sales

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ßPulitzerPrize ___at$1000 $______4 tickets to Soirée, 2 tickets to Luncheon, seating with an author, listing in program, autographed books from authors

Publisher ___at $500 $______2 tickets to Soirée, 2 tickets to Luncheon, seating with an author, listing in program

Editor ___at $250 $______2 tickets to Soirée, 1 ticket to Luncheon, seating with an author

Bookmark ___AT$150 $______1 ticket to Soirée, seating with an author at Luncheon

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

Scholar ___at$65/$75 $______1 ticket to Luncheon. Member $65. Nonmember $75

EveningSoirƒeonly___at$50/$60 $______Member $50. Nonmember $60

Totalforoneorbothevents $______

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Print Name(s) _____________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________

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Please make checks payable to BNC.Return this reservation form by February 3, 2010, with check or credit card information to:Soralé Fortman, 5844 East 15th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85711.

Luncheon table seats 8-10. Please list your table companions on the reverse.All profits from Book & Author Events benefit the Tucson Endowed Scholarship Fund. Of the ticket amount, $25 for the Soirée and $40 for the Day Event are not tax-deductible.

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&For the Book & Author Events on the reverse,

Please make checks payable to BNC.

Return this reservation form by February 3, 2010,

with check or credit card information to:

Soralé Fortman, 5844 E. 15th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85711.

I wish to sit with:

From the PrezHolidays are cause for celebrating historic events.

They are times for relaxing with our families and friends.

Holidays also give us pause for contemplation. At

Thanksgiving, we give thanks for our freedom and good

fortune. Those who observe Chanukkah and Christmas

gain pleasure by remembering one another with gifts.

When we ring in the New Year, we give ourselves the

gift of renewal and rededication by resolving to achieve

something we hadn’t before.

As leaders, you should know giving is good for you!

In the process of giving back, you are helping someone

extremely valuable in your own life — and that is you. The

more articles I read about volunteerism and fund-raising,

the more I understand the feeling of self-worth and how

good it is for our own health, and how important it is for

the health of the Brandeis National Committee.

I wish you a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year. Plan

ahead for Leadership Training sessions on Wednesday

and Thursday, June 9–10. And plan to stay on for Alumni

College the following day, when Brandeis professors

will lecture on a variety of stimulating topics. Come to

campus to learn valuable leadership skills and be intel-

lectually stimulated.

Carol Kern, National President

2010 BOOK SALEFOOTHILLS MALL

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 TO SUNDAY, JANUARY 24Your opportunity to fill your library

Opening Night $10Best Selection

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

lunch meeting on Monday, February 8, from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30

P.M. at the Viscount Hotel. The speaker

will be UA astronomer and Director of

the Binocular Telescope on Mount Gra-

ham, Dr. Richard Green.

Any man in Tucson is cordially invited

to attend, join the fellowship, and share

the enjoyment of the fascinating speakers. Members are encour-

aged to bring guests.

Lunch is $20. For more information, contact Steve Seltzer,

299-3788, [email protected], Howard Schwartz, 615-2915,

[email protected], or Tom Herz, 745-5852, tghmkh@

mindspring.com.


Learned Research Journals and Book FundHappy birthday, In honor of, In memory of, Happy anniversary, Congratulations, New Baby, Best Wishes, or Speedy

Recovery: Express your thoughtfulness to someone in a special way by donating to the Book Fund, to honor, memorialize, or celebrate the milestones in life.

Book Fund donations:$5.50* Philanthropy, learning, and community (or 6 for $25)$10* All Occasion Stationery, pack of ten with a pen$10.50* Goldfarb Library at night (or 3 for $25)$18.50* Louis Dembitz Brandeis portrait card$36.50‡ Learned Research Journal $56.50‡ Learned Research Journal Folio$100‡ Special Book Collection $200.00‡ Research Journal File*Contact Book Fund co-chair, June Simmons, [email protected], 577-9836.

‡Contact Soralé Fortman, 747-3520 or [email protected] Message Recipient

Book Collection in JudaicaBrandeis Friends In memory of son-in-law, Herschel Betty & Stanley ScottBrandeis Friends Wishing you a speedy recovery Soralé Fortman

Learned Research Journal FolioBrandeis Friends In memory of Maurice Mordka Gail Mordka & FamilyBrandeis Friends In honor of granddaughter Samantha’s Bat Mitzvah Arlene & Martin ZuckermanFurman & Auerbach Families In memory of Suzanne Heller Heller & Auerbach Families

Learned Research JournalBrandeis Friends In memory of sister, Edna Goldberger, & brother, Martin Leonard KronmanBrandeis Friends In memory of grandson Bertie & Tom HerzEDF Men’s Group Thank you for your presentation Richard C. PowellEDF Men’s Group Thank you for your presentation MIchael RosenzweigSorale & Marvin Fortman & Terrie Sherman In memory of daughter, Beth Diane & Ron WeintraubHarriet & Len Kronman In memory of your grandson Bertie & Tom HerzSandy & Art Rollin In memory of your grandson The Herz FamilySandy & Art Rollin In memory of Martin Marcus The Marcus FamilyHarriet Rosenstein In memory of Herbert Mesnick Mrs. Hilda Mesnick & FamilyCaryl & Aaron Starobin In memory of grandson Bertie & Tom HerzTucson Chapter Thank you for your presentation Dr. Dan Perlman

Louis Dembitz Brandeis Portrait CardBrandeis Friends In memory of your mother and mother-in-law, Hannah Nadler George & Essie Nadler

Goldfarb Library CardMeg Sivitz In honor of the birth of your granddaughter Stephanie Saeks

Philanthropy, Learning, and Community CardDoris and Larry Chapman In memory of your daughter, Beth Schoenfeld Diane and Ron WeintraubDoris and Larry Chapman In honor of a new granddaughter, Vivian Pearl Amy and Malcolm LevinSally & Bob Gershon In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of your grandson Arlene & Marty Zuckerman

Next Board MeetingMonday, February 1, 2010

10:00 A.M.–Noon

Pima County Public Library5605 East River Road at Craycroft Road

All members are welcomeContact UsMeg Sivitz, Board Liaison ............. 615-4739, [email protected] Seltzer, Bulletin Editor ............ 299-3788, [email protected]

Research UniversityForbes Magazine just rated Brandeis

University eleventh among research uni-

versities in the United States.


Marsha Hirsh was born and grew up in Seattle, Washington.

In 1952, while attending the University of Washington, she met

and married Sid Hirsh. Fifty-seven years later, they’re still mar-

ried! After his two years of Army service, they moved to Tucson,

where Sid’s family were owners of Hirsh’s Shoes. Marsha and

Sid had three children: Leslie, Alan, and Jennifer.

As a young mother, Marsha was a Brownie leader, Girl Scout

leader, and Cub Scout den mother. She was also a board mem-

ber and volunteer for the National Council of Jewish Women,

a docent for the Tucson Museum of Art, and a volunteer at

Temple Emanu-El. Her mother-in-law, Rose Hirsh, gave her a

life membership to Brandeis. A close friend, the late Marian

Solot, and Marsha opened a children’s boutique, Grandma’s

Treasures, which they ran for 14 years. Later, Marsha managed

the dance department at Hirsh’s Shoes for five years.

The Hirsh’s oldest child, Leslie, lived in Boulder, Colorado,

and was a nurse. She and John had a son Michael, who is 21

years old. The Hirsh’s son, Alan, and his wife, Sally, have a

16-year-old son, Joey. Alan is a music educator in Winston-

Salem, North Carolina. The Hirsh’s daughter, Jennifer, is a special

needs teacher in Monterey, California. Her partner, Ed, has two

teenage children, so the Hirshes are blessed with four beautiful

grandchildren.

Beside family and friends, Marsha loves the arts, taking classes

in needle weaving, quilting, drawing, and painting. When her

daughter, Leslie, was fighting breast cancer (a battle she lost),

art became Marsha’s therapy.

Marsha’s sister-in-law, Joan Rosenbluth, and Marsha have

cochaired the Brandeis Study Group, The Art Scene, for six

years and are now planning for the 2010–2011 course. They

encourage Brandeis members to join, and even lead, a Study

Group, to meet wonderful people.

Marsha thanks Brandeis. We are grateful to have Marsha as

one of our dearest members.

Meet Your Study Group Leader

Leadership Council: OfficersVice-president Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edie MichelsonVice-president EDF Fellows Men’s Group. . . . . . . . . .Steve SeltzerVice-president Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Peskin-KaufmanVice-president Book Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meg SivitzVice-president Study Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sally GershonRecording Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy LevinCorresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith JacobskindFinancial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terrie ShermanTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlene ZuckermanQuestions? Leave a message at the Book Depot phone.Book Depot messages can be left at 747-3224.

2009-2010

Tucson Chapter CalendarUniversity on Wheels, Skyline Country Club Wednesday, January 6Used Book Sale January 14–24Board Meeting* Monday, February 1Book & Author Soirée, home of Ruthann Pozez Wednesday, February 10Book & Author Day Event, Skyline Country Club Thursday, February 11Board Meeting* Monday, March 1Book Fund Event Friday, March 12Board Meeting* Monday, April 12Donor Recognition Luncheon April TBAInstallation of Officers and Board April TBABoard Meeting–Planning Meeting* Monday, May 3

*Held at the River Road (at Craycroft) Public Library

Save the dates and mark your calendar

Tucson Chapter NewsletterBoard Liaison ......................................................Meg Sivitz

Editor ............................................................. Steve Seltzer

Copy Editors .... Beverly Fine, Bob Rothenberg, Stanley Scott

Proofreaders ........................... Soralé Fortman, Janet Seltzer

Circulation .......................................................... Fern FederTo provide articles or information for the newsletter, contact Meg

Sivitz, [email protected], or Steve Seltzer, [email protected] newsletter is published from August through April. The dead-

line is the 10th of the preceding month.


Leadership Training

Plan ahead for Leadership Training sessions on Wednes-

day and Thursday, June 9-10, at Brandeis University in

Waltham, Massachusetts. Plan to stay on for Alumni College

the following day, when Brandeis professors will lecture on

a variety of stimulating topics. Come to campus to learn

valuable leadership skills and be intellectually stimulated.

The Tucson Chapter may have limited ability to provide

some financial support. Contact our Corresponding Secre-

tary for further information: Judith Jacobskind, cowboy-

[email protected] or 749-7357.

GOT INTERNET?

WE HAVE ONLINEBULLETIN

GO TO www.Tucson BNC.org

Community Service When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.

—Talmud

It is a new year and time to focus on children. There is

a wonderful organization here called Casa de los Niños.

Casa de los Niños offers a variety of programs designed

to prevent child abuse and to care for children who have

been abused. The Crisis Shelter is a safe haven for abused,

neglected, and at-risk children under the age of 12.

You can help these children by volunteering three hours

a week. There are many jobs from which to choose, includ-

ing tutoring, reception, fund-raising, and special projects.

We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give. — Winston Churchill

Our Community Service chair requests you donate hotel

toiletries for the women’s crisis centers, contribute unused

Entertainment Book coupons for donation to Big Brothers

and Big Sisters, and make baby hats. Please bring them to

Study Groups, lunches, and meetings.

If you are unable to knit or crochet caps for infants in the

TMC premature nursery, but would like to help by donat-

ing yarn or tax-deductible cash, contact Marilyn Marcus,

[email protected] or 577-1975.

Carol Hahn, Director of Development at New Beginnings for Women and Children, accepts

toiletries and note cards donated by our members from Marilyn Marcus

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Mission Statement

Brandeis National Committee

Brandeis National Committee is dedicated to provid-

ing philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a distin-

guished liberal arts and research university founded by the

American Jewish communtraiity. Its membership is connected

to the university througBowlh fund-raising and through ac-

tivities that reflect the values on which the university

was founded: aacademic excellence, social

justice, nonsectarianism, and service

to the community.

Book Sale Benefit

Volunteer at Book Sale

Earn Donor Points

Help Your Chapter

Help Brandeis University

To work at the Annual Used Book Sale, contact

Meg Sivitz, [email protected] or 615-4739, and find out how you can help. No

heavy lifting.

Thank YouBecause of time constraints, University on Wheels cochairs

Esme Ferrante and Sara Wisdom could not thank all the work-

ers for our successful UOW event. Thank you to everyone who

helped the co-chairs with the UOW event.

Edie Michelson for her help and advice from beginning to

end and for helping with registration.

Meg Sivitz for generously sharing ideas and information.

Terrie Sherman for taking care of so many details, especially

during the last two weeks.

Steve Seltzer for his patience and help with the newsletter

and name tags.

Janet Seltzer for the beautiful way she presented the motzi.

Susan Chaiken for helping out with registration.

Marilyn Lobell and Rhoda Cohen for helping with the silent

auction.

Jean Nerenberg for helping set up the day before and her

silent auction donation.

Helen Ury for her silent auction donation.

Esme’s husband, Peter Ferrante, for all his help.

Thank you to all the attendees who contributed to the Com-

munity Food Bank.

Thank you to our guests, Professor Dan Perlman, Lorraine

Sparrow, and Luke Teece.

If anyone was inadvertently omitted, we’ll catch up in the

next newsletter. Thanks to you all.

Soirée EntertainmentWe are so fortunate to have virtuosi Rose Todaro, violin-

ist, and Harvey Wolfe, cellist, perform a musical program

at the Book & Author Soirée. The pair will feature short

works by Handel, Haydn, Beethoven, and Telemann.

Rose Todaro trained at Oberlin Conservatory and Bowl-

ing Green State University and has played for both sym-

phony orchestras and stage musicals.

Harvey Wolfe recently retired from a 37-year career

with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra after studying at

the Eastman School of Music, the Cleveland Institute of

Music, and Arizona State University. He has also worked

with symphonies and orchestras in Houston, Phoenix,

Washington, D.C., and Nashville, where he recorded with

country music legends.

This is an opportunity not to be missed. The reservation

form is on page 3.


University on Wheels Fascinates AttendeesThis year’s phenomenal University on Wheels, the chapter event featuring a professor from Brandeis University, brought

ecologist Dan Perlman to Tucson. Perlman had a wonderful presentation on the importance of ecology and the ecology in the

Sonoran Desert, our backyard. Special guests included this year’s winner of our endowed scholarship, Luke Teece ’12, who

had graduated from University High; Lorraine Sparrow, from the university’s Development Office; and Gita Bodner, conser-

vation ecologist at the Nature Conservancy in Tucson. Event co-chairs Esme Ferrante and Sara Wisdom and their committee

did an excellent job.

Sumner Milender and Luke TeeceLloyd Wisdom and Dan Perlman

Jack & Ellen Pinnas and Marianne & Stuart Taussig

Event Chair Esme Ferrante

Luke Teece

Lorraine Sparrow

Janet Seltzer reciting the motzi, with Terrie Sherman

Sara Wisdom

Dan Perlman

Terrie Sherman presenting LRJ to Dan Perlman

University on Wheels Photos


What’s New at Brandeis University in Waltham?

www.brandeis.edu/news/index.html

Save the

Date

Book and Author EventsFebruary 10 and 11, 2010

Contact Sheila Rothenberg, 232-9559 or [email protected]

Book Fund EventFriday, March 12, 2010

Donor LuncheonThursday, April 19, 2007

Contact Rosealie Siegel, 615-6227 or [email protected]

Tucson ChapterBrandeis National Committee5844 East 15th StreetTucson, Arizona 85711-4508

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$600,000 Challenge GrantBrandeis University announced the award of a highly competi-

tive $600,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment

for the Humanities (NEH) for innovative programming in the

new Mandel Center for the Humanities. Through fund-raising,

Brandeis will match the NEH grant threefold, a total of $2.4

million, to support interdisciplinary programs and scholarship

in the humanities and social sciences.

The award comes less than one year after the university began

construction on the Mandel Center for the Humanities, a vision-

ary initiative to preserve and strengthen humanistic inquiry, a

critical, yet embattled, area in higher education.

Through its programming, teaching, and research scholarship,

the Mandel Center will integrate interdisciplinary work across

the humanities and the humanistic social sciences. “Brandeis

University’s application was quite strong,” said Stephen Ross,

director of the challenge grant program at NEH. In this quarterly

grant cycle, of 113 challenge-grant applications nationally, only

20 were granted, he said.

Catch-22 at BrandeisThis month marks the ten-year an-

niversary of author Joseph Heller’s

death. Brandeis University’s Robert D.

Farber University Archive and Special

Collections Department has the original

manuscript for his first, and best-known,

novel, Catch-22.

Heller donated the original manu-

script for Catch-22 to the university in

1964, shortly after the book was pub-

lished in 1961. At the time, Catch-22

was ground-breaking for its novel take on war, and the book’s

tone continues to connect with readers today.

Catch-22 never came close to making The New York Times best-seller list, and at first lived precariously as a word-of-mouth

“cult” novel. But as the military intervention in Vietnam gained

momentum, that disaster helped to spawn a counterculture,

and the novel became a phenomenal popular success.

SCRIPT FOR SELLING ADS FOR THE BOOK & AUTHOR PROGRAM

When you approach a merchant or vendor to sell an ad, here is a sample script of what you can say:

Hello, my name is __________ . May I please speak to the manager?

I am one of over 500 members of the Tucson Chapter of the Brandeis National Commit-tee, a non-alumni support group for Brandeis University, a nonsectarian university located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Through our efforts, we raise money to support the university’s librar-ies and an endowed scholarship for a Tucson-area student who has been accepted to Brandeis University and is eligible for financial aid.

Our major annual fund-raising event is the Book & Author evening gala and luncheon, where we are treated to noted authors discussing their latest works. This year, the Tucson Chapter of Brandeis National Committee is raising money toward an endowed scholarship for a student from the Tucson area who has been accepted to Brandeis University and qualifies for financial assistance.

Our event in February 2010 will feature a printed program for which we are now selling ads. The tax-deductible fees (a donation for individuals, a business expense for businesses) are as follows: $750 for an inside or back cover; a full-page advertisement is $500; half a page is $250; a quarter-page is $125; an eighth-page or business-card-sized ad is $65; a single-line ad is $36; a “Family Treasure” is $10 per name.

Here is a sample of what the ads will look like. In addition, your name and organization or com-pany will appear in our Chapter bulletin, which will be sent to all of our almost 500 members.

All ads must be camera-ready (scannable), or in PDF, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF format. They will be printed in black and white (and gray).

Note: All monies and ads are to be collected by January 31, 2010, prior to submitting the ad to Sandra Rollin, 6661 N. Finisterra Dr., Tucson, Arizona 85750.

Tucson Chapter2010

To Our Supporter:

I am one of almost 500 members of the Tucson Chapter of Brandeis National Committee, a non-alumni support group for Brandeis University, a non-sectarian university located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Through our efforts, we raise money to support the university’s libraries and an endowed scholarship for a Tucson area student who has been accepted to Brandeis University and is eligible for financial aid.

Our major annual fund-raising event is the Book & Author evening gala and luncheon, where we are treated to noted authors discussing their latest works. This year, the Tucson Chapter of Brandeis National Committee is raising money toward an endowed scholarship for a student from the Tucson area who has been accepted to Brandeis University and qualifies for financial assis-tance.

Our event in February 2010 will feature a printed program for which we are now selling ads. The tax-deductible fees (a donation for individuals, a business expense for businesses) are as follows: $750 for an inside or back cover; a full-page advertisement elsewhere in the program is $500; half a page is $250; a quarter-page is $125; an eighth-page or business-card-sized ad is $65; a single-line is $36; and a “Family Treasure” is $10 per name.

Your name and organization or company will appear in our Chapter bulletin, which will be sent to all of our almost 500 members.

All ads must be camera-ready (scannable), or in PDF, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF format. They will be printed in black and white (and gray).

Payment must be made by January 31, 2010. Make checks out to BNC.

My name is _____________________ and I can be reached at ________________.

The Leadership Council of BNC’s Tucson Chapter, and Sandra Rollin, Ad Journal Chair, wish to express the chapter’s sincere appreciation for your support.

Tucson Chapter2010

Date: / / .

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Buyer Contact Person _ ___________________________________________________________

Business Name (if applicable) ______________________________________________________

Address _ ______________________________________________________________________

Phone _______________ Fax __________________ E-mail______________________________

Size of ad(s) or tribute purchased (circle)

Cover $750 Full-page $500 Half-page $250 Quarter-page $125

Eighth-page $65 Line $36 Family Treasures $10/name

Submit text for ad on a separate piece of paper.

Signature of Buyer _______________________________________________________________

Make check out to BNC. Check #_________ Amount_________.

The Tucson Chapter of Brandeis National Committee thanks you for your support.

DO NOT STAPLE, CLIP, OR FOLD AD COPY

If you are an individual, the full amount is tax-deductible as a donation.If you are a business, the full amount is tax-deductible as an advertising expense.

If there are any further questions, contact Sandy Rollin, 299-1400.

Full-page 7�˝ x 10˝

Half-page 7�˝ x 5˝

Quarter-page 5˝ x 3w˝

Eighth-page 2�˝ x 3w˝

Tucson Chapter

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