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\u2022 Tuesday, October 6 Book Beat is pleased to co-host an evening with Arthur Myron Horwitz, <\/strong>on Tuesday, October 6 from 6:00 -8:00 PM <\/strong> at the Southfield Public Library<\/a>, 26300 Evergreen Road in Southfield MI. Mr. Horwitz will present his memoir: Dual Identities: Living in Meier\u2019s Shadow,<\/em><\/strong> in conversation with his daughter Stephanie. For more information or to reserve a copy of the book contact Book Beat at: 248.968.1190.<\/p>\n A memoir about family, memory, journalism, and the long shadow of the Holocaust.<\/strong><\/p>\n Seeking to swipe a few bucks from his mother\u2019s wallet, Arthur Myron Horwitz discovers the iconic Holocaust image of a terrified boy. \u201cWho\u2019s this?\u201d he demands to know. She insists it\u2019s her little brother Meier, murdered by the Germans. But Arthur knows it isn\u2019t, and challenges her. As punishment for his adolescent insolence, Arthur is saddled with the responsibility of living two lives \u2013 his and the one Meier never had. It\u2019s a burden that shapes Arthur\u2019s life, family and media career.<\/p>\n With warmth and candor, Dual Identities: Living in Meier\u2019s Shadow<\/em> boldly fills a void in Holocaust literature while removing filters previously inhibiting children of survivors from sharing their own, unvarnished growing-up-in-America stories. It also provides new insights on the impact of intergenerational trauma and timeless lessons for combating an alarming rise in national and global antisemitism.<\/p>\n An amazing book. Emotionally moving. Beautifully rendered. Deeply personal.<\/strong> Horwitz writes with style and good pace. He doesn\u2019t linger too long on particular points of reference but readily provides the details that are the foundation of his story. He moves steadily forward with humor, self-reflection and thoughtful insights. Arthur Horwitz and I met at Book Beat this summer when we talked about his new book. He brought in some old Book Beat press clippings from the Detroit Jewish News<\/em> that brought back pleasant memories reading about Danny Raskin’s infamous restaraunt reviews and gossip columns. Horowitz spent thirty years as publisher and executive editor at the Detroit Jewish News<\/em> helping create something like a small-town community newspaper\u2014full of characters, funny columnists, local gossip, family news, celebrations and arguments, alongside the serious events of the day. That sense of community comes through in Horwitz’s memoir as well.<\/p>\n Before he left Detroit, Horwitz helped create a non-profit status for the Detroit Jewish News<\/em> in 2008, after a fire and an economic meltdown threatened to close it for good. A lifeline to the paper was created with an endowment from the William Davidson Foundation, and now over a century of local Jewish history in 300,000 pages are preserved, along with the publisher’s personal archive at the Bentley Library at the University of Michigan and as a searchable online archive at: The William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History<\/a>.<\/p>\n The stories Horwitz tells of his life growing up in New Haven and his career in journalism are all wonderful but the real star is his mother Sala (Sally) Finkelstein Horwitz\u2014a genius of comedic timing, a philosopher, and Holocaust survivor. “Before we die, I hope you’ll make her story into a book,” the author’s father requested. In his memoir, Horwitz has perserved his mother’s memory as a three-dimensional and complex woman, and her lively presence, fate, and history are woven throughout the book with love.<\/p>\n
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\n\u2022 Southfield Public Library<\/strong><\/p>\nAbout the Book:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\u2013 Peter Salovey, President Emeritus, Yale University<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\u2013 Mike Smith, The Detroit Jewish News <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nA Personal Note:<\/h3>\n