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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Adam Langer

JCC MetroWest | WED, JUL 19, 2023

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Adam Langer, “Cycloramas” The deeply moving, propulsive story of ten teenagers brought together by a high school production of The Diary of Anne Frank that will shape…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Kitty Zeldis

JCC MetroWest | TUE, JUN 13, 2023

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Kitty Zeldis, “The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights” Moving from the bustling streets of 1920s New York City to late nineteenth-century Russia and the lively quarters…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Sally Koslow

JCC MetroWest | TUE, MAY 16, 2023

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Sally Koslow, “The Real Mrs. Tobias” A funny and big-hearted story about the deeply complicated relationships between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, told through three generations of…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Shelly Sanders

JCC MetroWest | MON, APR 17, 2023

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Shelly Sanders, “Daughters of the Occupation” In 1940, the Soviets invade Latvia and occupy Riga, Miriam’s home, just as she gives birth to her son…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Jai Chakrabarti

JCC MetroWest | TUE, MAR 14, 2023

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Jai Chakrabartis, “A Play for the End of the World” New York City, 1972. Jaryk Smith, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, and Lucy Gardner,…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Alyson Richman and Shaunna J. Edwards

JCC MetroWest | WED, FEB 15, 2023

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Alyson Richman and Shaunna J. Edwards, “The Thread Collectors” An ingenious young Black woman embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Rachel Barenbaum

JCC MetroWest | TUE, JAN 17, 2023

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Rachel Barenbaum, “Atomic Anna” Artist Molly names her superhero character Atomic Anna after her birth mother.  Molly learns from her Soviet refusenik adoptive parents that…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Lynda Cohen Loigman

JCC MetroWest | TUE, DEC 13, 2022

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Lynda Cohen Loigman, “The Matchmaker’s Gift” A heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to realize their unique gift…

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JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES: Michael Oren

JCC MetroWest | WED, NOV 16, 2022

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Michael Oren, “Swann’s War” A thrilling literary fiction whodunit set on a rugged New England fishing island during WWII. With all the island’s men fighting…

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In-Person! JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Michael Oren

JCC MetroWest | SUN, OCT 23, 2022

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Michael Oren, “Swann’s War” In-person at the J! A thrilling literary fiction whodunit set on a rugged New England fishing island during WWII. With all…

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