25th ANNUAL JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL

Welcome to the 25th Annual Jewish Book Festival!

Come celebrate 25 years of literary adventures with us! Twenty-five years ago we were meeting authors in our homes, with just a few attendees, but over time we expanded to meeting in synagogues and public spaces across our community, with upwards of 200 attendees. COVID brought about the biggest change: Zoom! From lemons to lemonade—not only did we not give up and shutter our Jewish Book Festival, we stepped up, and now we attract attendees and authors from all over the world! Last year we took our festival a step further by launching our popular One Book, One Community program giving book clubs and book groups from Glendale to Pasadena an opportunity to discuss the same book. And, so, we will continue to evolve and involve our whole community as we continue to bring you great authors on a wide variety of subjects.

Our Jewish Book Festival Committee is proud to present this year’s exciting lineup of authors. With the ongoing support of our partners in the Literary Circle, we invite you to celebrate the Jewish Book Festival’s 25 years of bringing the joy of reading and lifelong learning to our community.

We look forward to seeing you beginning October 22.

 

Linda Mazur
Jewish Book Festival Committee Chair

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22
11 A.M. BRUNCH | 12 P.M. PROGRAM

REBECCA CLARREN
The Cost of Free Land
Temple Sholom of Ontario
& on Zoom

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
4:00 P.M.

OMER BARTOV
The Butterfly and the Axe
Temple Ami Shalom
& on Zoom

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
7:00 P.M.

OREN KESSLER

Palestine 1936
On Zoom

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
7:00 P.M.

HELENE STAPINSKI & BONNIE SIEGLER
The American Way
Temple Beth Israel of Pomona
& on Zoom

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
7:00 P.M.

ADEENA SUSSMAN
Shabbat
Temple Beth David

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
10:00 A.M.

ALIZA SOKOLOW
This is What I Eat
Temple Beth Israel of Pomona

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
4:00 P.M.

RICHARD HUROWITZ

In the Garden of the Righteous
University of La Verne

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
10:00 A.M.

NINA SIMON
Mother-Daughter Murder Night
Altadena Town & Country Club

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19
4:00 P.M.

A.J. SIDRANSKY
Incident at San Miguel
Temple Sinai of Glendale
& on Zoom

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
7:30 P.M.

NATASHA LANCE ROGOFF
Muppets in Moscow
Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center
& on Zoom

Prior reservations required to attend in-person events.
Must RSVP to receive a Zoom invite.

Click here to view the 2023 Jewish Book Festival brochure.

2023 Jewish Book Festival Committee

Linda Mazur Chair

 

Shelley Klein | Barbara Levinson | Deborah Noble | Denise Schaefer

 Debby Singer | Andrea Tarr | Myra Weiss

 

Rebecca Russell - Program &  Community Outreach Director

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