Andrée Aelion Brooks


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


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
May 4
Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills
Shoah event: Roots of Anti-Semitism
Forest Hills, NY

May 7
Book group discussion of
"Russian Dance,"
Fairfield, CT

May 15 - June 19 (weekly mini-course)
Untold Stories of Jewish History
The Jewish Community Center of
Manhattan, New York City.

June 1-8
Week of Jewish history for
Elderhostel, Falls Village, CT

June 17
The Cradle of Jewish Life in Europe:
how Ashkenaz was born, MetroWest JCC,
Whippany, N.J.

July 27
Gomez Mill House
Marlboro, N.Y.
Talk on Dona Gracia Nasi
as a Renaissance woman banker.

August 1-3
Participation in the annual
conference of anousim in El Paso, TX.

August 10-12
Two workshops at the Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education, Burlington, VT. The first will discuss the returning conversos and the other will explore the foods of the Sephardim.

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

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

2. The Incredible story of Doña Gracia Nasi (as well as a lecture, there is now a one-act play available - details upon request).

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.

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. ... 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

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
Contemporary Parenting
"Children of Fast Track Parents"
"An excellent child-rearing guide," New York Times; available with hands-on workbooks
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
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

Click here for the "Out of Spain" website
(and to order books from that website)
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