JCCGW Lessans Family Annual Book Festivals

An Evening with Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald
Thursday, November 6, 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Price: $45

Catherine Zacks Gildenhorn
Redefining Moments: End of Life Stories for Better Living
Friday, November 7, 12:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $40

Free Children’s Program
Lesléa Newman
Here is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays
Sunday, November 9, 9:30 a.m.
Free admission, tickets required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
In Partnership with PJ Library

Dr. Elana Sztokman
The War on Women in Israel: How Religious Radicalism is Smothering the Voice of a Nation
Sunday, November 9, 1:00 p.m.
Ticket price: $12

Joshua Safran
Free Spirit: Growing Up On the Road and Off the Grid
Sunday, November 9, 5:30 p.m.
Ticket prices: $20

Dr. Joel Hoffman
The Bible's Cutting Room Floor: The Holy Scriptures Missing From Your Bible
Monday, November 10, 12:00 p.m.
Ticket prices: $12

Free Movie Night
Salinger
Produced by PBS American Masters
Monday, November 10, 7:30 p.m.
Free admission, ticket required.

Mark Lee Greenblatt
Valor: Unsung Heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front
Tuesday, November 11, 12:00 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $12, or free for US Veterans

Student Program
Debbie Levy and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song
Tuesday, November 11, 4:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $8

Laura Silver
Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food
Tuesday, November 11, 7:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $18

Sex and the Center
Iris Krasnow
Sex After…: Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes
Wednesday, November 12, 7:30 p.m.
Ticket Price: $20

Jennifer Senior
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
Thursday, November 13, 10:00 a.m.
Ticket Price: $12

Martin Goldsmith
Alex’s Wake: A Voyage of Betrayal and a Journey of Remembrance
Thursday, November 13, 12:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $12

New York Night: Shows, Schmooze and Snacks
Special Combo Pricing: come to both programs for $40
Eddie Shapiro
Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater
Thursday, November 13, 6:30 p.m.
Ticket Price: $25

*Your favorite NY themed snacks will be featured between these programs.

Allen Salkin
From Scratch: Inside the Food Network
Thursday, November 13, 8:15 p.m.
Ticket Price: $25

9th Annual Book Club Brunch
Susan Jane Gilman
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
Friday, November 14, 10:30 a.m.
Ticket Price: $40, book is included with the ticket

Breakfast and Baseball
J.B. Bernstein
Million Dollar Arm: Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game
Sunday, November 16, 10:00 a.m.
Ticket Price: $18

Mitchell Bard
Death to the Infidels: Radical Islam’s War Against the Jews
Sunday, November 16, 1:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $12

From Russia With Love…
Special Combo Pricing: come to both programs for $50
David Bezmozgis
The Betrayers
Sunday, November 16, 5:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $36, book is included with the ticket

*Join us for vodka tasting and other Russian delicacies between the Russian programs for the evening.

Lev Golinkin
A Backpack, A Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka
Sunday, November 16, 7:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $25

Special Post-Festival Event
Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat
The Future of the Jews: How Global Forces are Impacting the Jewish People, Israel, and Its Relationship with the United States
Thursday, December 18, 7:00 p.m.
Ticket price: $15