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Book Club: The Plot

| THU, DEC 26, 2024

Share your thoughts on Jean Hanff Korelitz’s New York Times bestselling thriller, The Plot, moderated by Nicole Yablans, an English teacher and library consultant. $20 members / $30 nonmembers

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Spotlight Speaker: The Joy of Costco by David and Susan Schwartz

| WED, NOV 27, 2024

Go on a whirlwind tour of Costco warehouses from around the globe with the Schwartz’s — two of the store’s biggest fans — who have visited at least one warehouse…

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Author Talks: Parenting Anxious Kids – Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage by Regine Galanti, PhD

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

While it’s normal for children of all ages to experience fears and worries, if your child’s anxiety interferes with their daily life, it’s time to seek help. This accessible, research-based…

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Author Talks: #Antisemitism – Coming of Age During the Resurgence of Hate by Samantha A. Vinokor-Meinrath

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

Join SJJCC, UJA-Federation of New York’s Rising Leaders, and Woodbury Jewish Center for a critical and timely program addressing the surge in antisemitism. Parents of children of all ages – Empower…

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In Conversation with Jean Hanff Korelitz for The Sequel

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

In a follow-up to her 2021 Tonight Show Summer Reads Pick, The Plot, Korelitz introduces readers to a new antihero, while illuminating and satirizing the world of publishing in this…

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In Conversation with Adelle Waldman for Help Wanted

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

From the author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. comes a funny and eye-opening tale of work in contemporary America, that was chosen as an Editor’s Choice by The…

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Partners with the Community: Family Declassified by Katherine Fennelly

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

Fennelly, a social scientist, delves into the rationale and consequences of family secrets by studying her Jewish-Hungarian grandfather – an immigrant who overcame a tragic childhood and rose to become…

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Partners with the Community: Lovers in Auschwitz by Keren Blankfeld

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

The true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, were separated upon liberation, and found each other again more than 70 years later.

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Partners with the Community: The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum by Margalit Fox

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

America’s first organized-crime lord was a lady — a Jewish mother named Mrs. Mandelbaum! Fox tells the unforgettable true story of a once-famous heroine whose life exemplifies America’s cherished rags-to-riches…

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Partners with the Community: Star Crossed by Heather Dune Macadam

| MON, AUG 26, 2024

The epic true story of love and resistance during World War II offers insight into the Holocaust and the lives the French people bravely led under Hitler’s regime.

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