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