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May 2019
Book review
Women’s League at Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville, will discuss “Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project” on Sunday, May 19, at 9:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to 609-896-4977.
Find out more »Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Dantowitz
Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 11:30 a.m. Study of books of Samuel and King David and his relationships. Bring a dairy lunch; beverages will be provided. RSVP to 973-994-2290 or visit tbanj.org.
Find out more »Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Dantowitz
Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, 11:30 a.m. Study of books of Samuel and King David and his relationships. Bring a dairy lunch; beverages will be provided. RSVP to 973-994-2290 or visit tbanj.org.
Find out more »June 2019
Book Club Lavish Brunch
Green Brook Country Club, North Caldwell, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Featuring best-selling authors Mark Sullivan, “Beneath a Scarlet Sky”; and Dani Shapiro, “Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love.” Kosher meals are available upon request. Contact GBCC book club chair Marlene Leen Cohen at mmlc2926@aol.com or call 800-838-3006 for tickets.
Find out more »“Tiffany and American Synagogues”
Illustrated talk by author/curator Pat Pongracz at annual meeting of Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey, 7 p.m. at Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany. Light refreshments will be served. There is a $5 suggested donation. RSVP to Linda Forgosh at 973-929-2994 or lforgosh@jfedgmw.org.
Find out more »July 2019
Beth Chaim Summer Reading
Book discussion "The Devil In Jerusalem" by Naomi Ragen. Lunch provided by Greenwood House.
Find out more »Author event
Women’s Philanthropy of Jewish Federation in Heart of NJ will present “A Palm Beach Wife” with author Susan Shapiro Barash (pen name Susannah Marren) at 6:30 p.m. at a private Tinton Falls home. Couvert is $36, which includes a signed book and light refreshments; dietary laws will be observed. Shapiro Barash is a writer of 13 nonfiction women’s issue books, as well as fiction under her pen name Susannah Marren. She teaches in the Writing Department at Marymount Manhattan College,…
Find out more »August 2019
Story-Telling Workshop for Second- and Third-Generation Holocaust Survivors
Aidekman Jewish Community Campus, Whippany, 10 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest NJ, the featured speaker is Jack Hersch, author of “Death March Escape: The Remarkable Story of a Man Who Twice Escaped the Nazi Holocaust.” To register, visit jfedgmw.org/generations or contact Jamie Carus at jcarus@jfedgmw.org or 973-929-3194.
Find out more »Beth Chaim Summer Reading Series
Book discussion of Bread Givers, by Azia Yezierska, an essential historical work with enduring relevance.Open to the community. Lunch provided by Greenwood House ($5 donation suggested). Please RSVP to JFCS at (609) 987-8100.
Find out more »Summer Reading
Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska. Set in the 1920’s, a young girl rebels against her Orthodox father’s rigidity. A kosher lunch provided.
Find out more »September 2019
Meet the author
Armando Lucas Correa, author of “The Daughter’s Tale,” will kick off the third season of the “Meet The Author” series at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Torat El, Oakhurst. Correa, an award-winning journalist, editor, and author, introduced his previous book, “The German Girl,” at an event from the series in 2017. His new book is a story exploring a hidden piece of World War II history and the lengths a mother will go to protect her children. Based on true events,…
Find out more »Desert in the Promised Land: Nature, Settlement, and the Politics of Space
"Desert in the Promised Land," a new book by Prof. Yael Zerubavel, explores the multiple meanings of the desert as both a geographic region in Israel and a symbolic landscape in Zionist and Israeli culture. Zerubavel will discuss her book, which draws on literary, artistic, and folkloric sources to examine changing views of the desert from the early twentieth century to the present, shedding light on romantic and mythical associations, settlement and security issues, and environmental concerns. Zerubavel is professor…
Find out more »Discussion with Author Rachel Barenbaum
Bookstore, Maplewood, 7:30 p.m. Barenbaum will discuss and sign her book “A Bend in the Stars,” a New York Times Summer Reading Selection, Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and Boston Globe Bestseller. Call 973-763-9500.
Find out more »Author speaks
Women’s Philanthropy at Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ will continue its Barbara Kagan Littman Book & Author Series with a program with journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of the novel, “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at The Barn, East Brunswick. Brodesser-Akner will be interviewed by journalist Jennifer Altmann. Couvert is $36, which includes signed book and light kosher refreshments. Contact Lisa Adler at lisaa@jewishheartnj.org or 732-588-1800.
Find out more »Author speaks
Women’s Philanthropy at Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ will continue its Barbara Kagan Littman Book & Author Series with a program featuring journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of the novel, “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at The Barn, East Brunswick. Brodesser-Akner will be interviewed by journalist Jennifer Altmann. Couvert is $36, which includes signed book and light kosher refreshments. Contact Lisa Adler at lisaa@jewishheartnj.org or 732-588-1800.
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