literary arts
Book Club: The Plot
Alyson Goodman | THU, DEC 26, 2024Share 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
read more arts + culture, literary artsSpotlight Speaker: The Joy of Costco by David and Susan Schwartz
Alyson Goodman | WED, NOV 27, 2024Go 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…
read more adults, arts + culture, literary arts, seniorsAuthor Talks: Parenting Anxious Kids – Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage by Regine Galanti, PhD
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024While 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…
read more arts + culture, literary artsAuthor Talks: #Antisemitism – Coming of Age During the Resurgence of Hate by Samantha A. Vinokor-Meinrath
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024Join 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…
read more arts + culture, center for israel, jewish life + learning, literary artsIn Conversation with Jean Hanff Korelitz for The Sequel
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024In 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…
read more arts + culture, literary artsIn Conversation with Adelle Waldman for Help Wanted
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024From 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…
read more arts + culture, literary artsPartners with the Community: Family Declassified by Katherine Fennelly
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024Fennelly, 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…
read more arts + culture, literary arts, partners with the communityPartners with the Community: Lovers in Auschwitz by Keren Blankfeld
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024The 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.
read more arts + culture, literary arts, partners with the communityPartners with the Community: The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum by Margalit Fox
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024America’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…
read more arts + culture, literary arts, partners with the communityPartners with the Community: Star Crossed by Heather Dune Macadam
Alyson Goodman | MON, AUG 26, 2024The 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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