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April 2021
JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES Each month, we bring you the best and brightest in Jewish Authors & Ideas—virtually. In Conversation with Judy Blume, NYT Bestselling Author and Owner, Books & Books at The Studios of Key West Zoom Author Talk & Q & A A book purchase is required to access the stream. All books include a signed bookplate and will be shipped from Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL. From #1 New York Times bestselling author…
Happy Birthday Israel, 73! On Yom Ha׳atzmaut musicians, Asaf Roth and Noa Kashpitzky will perform from their cozy settings to share their versions of classic Israeli oldies (Adon olam, Yakinton, Artzynu haktantonet) alongside songs that have become the soundtrack of Israel throughout the years. Join Event Here Noa Kashpitzky - Vocalist/Actress Kashpitzky, kicked off her professional career with the ‘IDF ensemble’ with performances around the world. She since has propelled her art in various direction. Performing with The Haifa Symphony…
JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS VIRTUAL SERIES Each month, we bring you the best and brightest in Jewish Authors & Ideas—virtually. In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Correspondent Zoom Author Talk & Q & A Iconic Broadway performer and four-time Tony, two-time Emmy nominee Tovah Feldshuh presents Lilyville, a heartwarming and hilarious memoir exploring the mother-daughter relationship that challenged shifting socio-cultural expectations of women and shaped a magnificent career. UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH TOVAH: VIP MEET 'N GREET at 7pm…
Plagues and disease have been a human constant. Can we learn anything from the Biblical and Rabbinic responses to them? This is a somewhat humorous, yet serious, look at the Jewish mindset in the pre-biomedical world and its possible relevance to our times. Chaim Lauer is a Jewish educator and communal professional, author, and speaker, known for his programmatic creativity and teaching skills. For over 50 years he has served the Jewish Community in various professional capacities, leading Federations, Boards…
Hirschhorn Speaker and Humorist, Susan Telzer Schwartz will discuss "Old Wives Tales," superstitions and interesting practices, exploring how some are and are not logical or scientifically based. REGISTER HERE
May 2021
Virtual Book discussion followed by a conversation with author Erica Katz. Alex Vogel, a high achiever with a Harvard Law School degree, accepts a dream job at a prestigious Manhattan law firm and promises her boyfriend that the job won’t change her. But Alex is seduced by the firm's money, energy, and her cocksure male colleagues. When something happens that reveals the dark reality of the firm, Alex comes to understand the ways women like her are told—explicitly and implicitly—how…
June 2021
SAVE THE DATE To celebrate and honor two JCC MetroWest and community leaders Join us for a special tribute to Lester Bornstein for his lifelong leadership to our MetroWest Community. For more information, please contact Katy Strulson at [email protected] or 973-530-3915.
Virtual Book discussion followed by a conversation with author Jan Eliasberg. TV writer-director Eliasberg's first novel was inspired by an unnamed female physicist, mentioned in a New York Times article from the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, who actually discovered nuclear fission. In 1945, Austrian physicist Hannah Weiss works in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Research secrets are being leaked from the top-secret nuclear lab to Germany, and Hannah is suspected as a spy. But the truth isn't…
