Brooks is a journalist, author and lecturer. She has won many awards for her writings.


Current Works


A romantic thriller with a political twist! "Russian Dance is Jewish history like you have never read it before. First Place winner, National Federation of Press Women, 2005 for biography/history.

"The Woman who Defied Kings" is a biography of a Renaissance banker who ran an escape network; selected as a finalist in the 2003 National Jewish Book Awards

Brooks is also the coordinator/editor of "Out of Spain," a multi-media children's program in Sephardic Jewish history and culture. Click here for its dedicated website.

This book is all about raising the highly privileged child... new insights and strategies. First Place, non-fiction, National Federation of Press Women. Featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Catching up ...


Special: We were proud to be selected to appear at Google headquarters to tell the story of Gracia Nasi, our 16th century heroine from "The Woman who Defied Kings;" as part of Google's authors@google series that also included Tom Brokaw and Al Gore.

UPCOMING TALKS
(for further details or to register
call or e-mail contacts given below)

Sunday, July 19, 1 p.m.
Gomez Mill House and historic site
Marlboro, NY
Merchant Jews go East: A history of
the Jews of China.
More information call: 845-236-3126

Tuesday August 11, 3 p.m.
Mid Atlantic New Alternatives in Jewish Ed.
Pearlstone Conference Ctr, Reistertown, MD
Jews of the Caribbean:
Merchants, Pirates and Other Tales
Workshop for teachers
Website: manaje.org

Wednesday, September 2, evening
National Council of Jewish Women
Spring Valley, N.Y.
Talk on Dona Gracia Nasi

October 7, 7.30 p.m.
North Shore Synagogue
Syosset, N.Y.
Talk on Jewish Caribean pirates
More information call 526-496-3417

Sunday, October 18, all-day
Center for Jewish History,
15 W.16th St. NY. NY.
Jewish merchant life - conference
Register at: www.gomez.org

Sunday, October 25, 2 p.m.
Hadassah Book Group
Newtown Public Library,
Newtown, CT.
Discussion on "Russian Dance"

Oct 27 - Nov 17 (Tuesdays. 1.30 p.m.)
JCCs at West 76th St, New York, NY
Four session mini-course on
"Our Past: Ourselves: legacies from
the immigrant generation."
To register: Ph. 646-505-5708

Sunday, December 13, 10 a.m.
Greater Washington Coalition for
Jewish Life in Litchfield Cty
Washington, CT.
The Unexpected history of the Jews of China
Email at: GWCJL@aol.com Ph: 860 868-2434

2010

May 24-29
Elderhostel week
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center
Falls Village, CT
Jews in the Renaissance
For details call:860-824-5991

NOTE: scholar-in-residence programs and
mini courses are regularly available.
The author is also experienced at handling
TV and radio interviews and moderating
discussion groups.

SPECIAL OFFER - no charge for leading
book group discussions of her works.
See "Book Groups" page for details.

CONTACT US: andreebrooks@hotmail.com


A SAMPLING OF LECTURE TOPICS
(more details on each topic are at www.outofspain.com)

1. The origins and lesser-known history of the Jews of Russia.

2. The Incredible story of Doña Gracia Nasi: a Jewish woman interanational banker and leader.

3. The Origins of Jewish Life in Europe.

4. The Ancient Origins of Merchant Jews and their impact upon our history.

5. The Birth of Ashkenaz.

6. The Jews in the Renaissance.

7. The Strange Story of the Conversos: the first Jews in the Americas and the Caribbean. How some became Jewish pirates of the Caribbean.

8. The history of the Jewish physician.

9. How DNA studies and genealogical research is affecting our understanding of Jewish history and ourselves.

10. Magic, merchants and miracles: the 2,000-year history of the Jews of Morocco.

11. The hidden history of the Jews of China

12. ... and for teachers, school counselors, parents and grandparents: Raising the Over-Privileged Child; based upon her award-winning book/workbooks "Children of Fast Track Parents."

LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH BOOK?

Click on the individual titles (at right)
to sample a chapter or hear more about
a particular work.

What Others Say

History, romantic thriller, Jewish history
"Russian Dance: a true story of Intrigue and Passion in Stalinist Moscow"
"A gripping narrative," Publishers' Weekly "highly recommended," Library Journal
Biography, Jewish History
"The Woman who Defied Kings: the life and times of Doña Gracia Nasi"
"A delight!" Hadassah Magazine; "An assiduously researched biography," Publishers' Weekly
Sephardic, Caribbean and Mediterranean Jewish history,
"Out of Spain" (Ed.) educational program for schools
History, culture, food, music and customs of the Jews who trace their ancestry to Spain and Portugal
Contemporary Parenting
"Children of Fast Track Parents"
"An excellent child-rearing guide," New York Times; available with hands-on workbooks

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