Carl Bernstein Talks Hillary November 17, 2007

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Bernstein will kick-off The New Jewish Book Festival: Four Seasons of Literary Excellence on Saturday, November 17 at 8:00 p.m at the Herbert Gillman Theater at the Mandell Jewish Community Center, 335 Bloomfield Avenue in West Hartford.

Carl Bernstein is best known for breaking the Watergate story for The Washington Post in the early 1970’s with Bob Woodward and setting the standard for modern investigative reporting. It was their investigations into the scandal that brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon. Mr. Bernstein’s latest book, A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, provides an insider’s look at the presidential candidate and one of the most interesting women of our time.

Tickets can be purchased by contacting Elana MacGilpin at 860.231.6327. Series subscriptions are available for $100 and include admission, reserved seating at all four events and book signings. Additional information is available at www.mandelljcc.org. Upcoming speakers include Jodi Picoult on January 31, 2008; Sheldon Patinkin and Jewsical! The Musical- a Second City Production on March 8, 2008 and Ambassador Dennis Ross on May 15, 2008.

Official Website: http://www.mandelljcc.org/