A Community Reads event. Readers and book clubs in and around Indianapolis will be looking forward to meeting this acclaimed journalist and author after having read her novel In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills. This sweeping family saga spans the turmoil of Atlanta during the Civil Rights Movement through the struggle for reconciliation in post- genocide Rwanda. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Haupt has been a journalist for over 25 years, writing primarily about women prompted by their own depression and grief to reach out and help others to heal.

Haupt will be in conversation with Mike Williams of The Indianapolis Public Library.

Part of the Ann Katz Festival of Books and Art.

The JCC’s 20th annual Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts is a festival spanning over three weeks featuring local, national and international authors, films and filmmakers, performing and fine artists. This year’s Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts runs October 17 through November 12, 2018.

The Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts is made possible with generous annual support from the Irwin and Ann Katz Cultural Arts and Education Endowment Fund. Major sponsors this year (as of 7/24/18) include Penrod Society, Inc., Fifth Third Bank and Cohen Garelick & Glazier. A complete list of all festival sponsors can be found on the JCC’s website and are updated regularly. Sponsorship information can be received from Lev Rothenberg, JCC Cultural Arts Director, 317-715-9223 and  lrothenberg@jccindy.org .

The JCC Indianapolis’s mission is to enrich the community by perpetuating Jewish tradition and heritage while celebrating diversity of beliefs through arts, education, health and wellness programs. JCC Indianapolis, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014, is celebrating 60 years at its 6701 Hoover Road location on the city’s northwest side and is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the United Way of Central Indiana and an affiliate member of the JCC Association of North America.