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Around 60 million Americans suffer from insomnia each year. On today's Please Explain, find out what causes insomnia...and what you can do to get some sleep. Also: celebrating the life and work of Peter Jennings. We hear the history of Arabs and Jews in the ancient port city of Jaffa. And a look at the new play Masked. Guest host Julie Burstein sits in today for Leonard.
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Peter Jennings: A Reporter’s Life
Peter Jennings was hired by ABC to anchor the evening news when he was just 26 years old. His widow Kayce Freed Jennings and former colleague Lynn Sherr have co-edited a new book called Peter Jennings: A Reporter’s Life.
Event:
Kayce Freed Jennings and Lynn Sherr will be taking part in a discussion
Tuesday, December 11 at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble
1972 Broadway, at 66th Street
Peter Jennings: A Reporter’s Life is available for purchase at amazon.com
Hear Leonard's interview with Peter Jennings from September 2002
Arabs and Jews in Jaffa
Journalist Adam LeBor looks into the intimate history of Arabs and Jews in the ancient port city of Jaffa. His book is City of Oranges.
Events: Adam LeBor will be speaking
Friday, November 9 at 6pm
Temple Israel
112 East 75th Street
Adam LeBor will be speaking with Isaiah Sheffer
There will also be a staged reading
As part of the Other Israel Film Festival
Saturday, November 10 at 5pm
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (At 95th Street)
For more information and tickets, visit the Symphony Space website.
City of Oranges is available for purchase at amazon.com
Masked: Three Palestinian Brothers
The new off-Broadway play Masked is about three Palestinian brothers. It’s the first play written by an Israeli playwright about the Intifada. Actors Arrian Moayed, Darud Heidami, and Sanjit de Silva star.
Please Explain: Insomnia
Can’t sleep? Find out why on today’s Please Explain…and whether there’s anything you can do about it, from drinking warm milk to popping sleeping pills. Dr. Ana Krieger is the Director of the NYU Sleep Disorders Center. Dr. Carl Bazil is Director of Neurological Division at the Columbia University Comprehensive Sleep Center.
Weigh in: We want to hear about your cures for sleeplessness. What works for you when you can't sleep?
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