Today we chat with a living legend, musician Peter Noone, who will be appearing at the Needham Bank Great Hall in Needham, Massachusetts on November 21. At the age of fifteen, Peter achieved international fame as Herman, lead singer of the legendary Sixties pop band Herman’s Hermits. His classic hits included: “I’m Into Something Good” “Mrs. Brown, you’ve Got A Lovely Daughter”, “I’m Henry VIII, I Am”, “Silhouettes”, “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat”, “Just A Little Bit Better”, “Wonderful World”, “There’s A Kind of Hush”, “A Must To Avoid”, “Listen People”, “The End of the World” and “Dandy”. Ultimately, Herman’s Hermits sold over sixty million recordings. In all, fourteen singles and seven albums went gold. The Hermits were twice named Cashbox’s “Entertainer of the Year”. Find out more and get tickets at www.greathallperformance.org!

Meet David Chanoff and Paula S. Apsell, co-authors of an important new book entitled, “They Fought Back: Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust.” The book tells the many untold stories of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, describing the often unrecognized dignity and courage with which Europe’s Jewish people faced the Nazi regime’s war of extinction.

When few believed fighting back was possible, many did indeed focus instead on how to face death with purpose, seeking to inflict damage on their oppressors, save what lives that they could and preserve Jewish honor.

Clea Simon is the Boston Globe-bestselling author of three nonfiction books and 30 mysteries, including The Butterfly Trap, Bad Boy Beat, World Enough and Hold Me Down. A graduate of Harvard University and former journalist, she has contributed to publications ranging from Salon.com and Harvard Magazine to Yankee and The New York Times. Clea, like so many, is also dealing with cancer and finds herself at a crossroad. Her cancer can essentially be cured if she gets a liver transplant. But the prospects for her receiving the organ are challenging. Still, this engaging, creative lady is tough and resilient as she advocates for herself and others. Learn more about the donor program that Clea is involved in at www.bidmc.org/liverdonor.