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Welcome to the Florida JCCs Book & Author Series. Thursday, 1:00 PM, February 17: Uri Adoni, "The Unstoppable Startup: Mastering Israel's Secret Rules of Chutzpah “THE BOLD SECRET TO SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS” Veteran venture capitalist Uri Adoni shares the secrets to Israel’s incredible track record of success in this new guide that will help make any startup unstoppable. More than half […]
Join us for an interesting afternoon with Dr. David Weill, author his memoir, Exhale: Hope, Healing and a Life in Transplant Exhale is the riveting memoir of a top transplant doctor who rode the emotional rollercoaster of saving and losing lives—until it was time to step back and reassess his own life.
This Literary Series event is part of the JCC's Wednesday's at the JCC Special Speaker Series. Individually boxed/wrapped snacks and refreshments will be served. If you are a non-member attending this event we ask for a $10 contribution for the refreshments. The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Train to London revisits the dark early days of the […]
10, featuring Gwen Strauss, author of "The Nine." The Nine follows the true story of the author's great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris. Gwen Strauss' poems, short stories, and […]
Welcome to the Florida JCCs Book & Authors Series evening with author, Phyllis Chesler. Please join us for an evening with the author Phyllis Chester presenting on her book: Requiem for a Female Serial Killer. This psychological crime thriller takes us inside the mind of a unique female serial killer, a prostitute who murdered seven adult men—a […]
Welcome to the Florida JCCs Book & Authors Series evening with author, Phyllis Chesler. Please join us for an evening with the author Phyllis Chester presenting on her book: Requiem for a Female Serial Killer. This psychological crime thriller takes us inside the mind of a unique female serial killer, a prostitute who murdered seven adult men—a […]
Thank you for registering the Florida JCC's Book series on Thursday, April 21 at 1:00 PM, featuring Iddo Gefen, author of Jerusalem Beach: Stories. At once compassionate, philosophical, and humorous, Jerusalem Beach is a foray into the human condition in all its contradictions. Through a series of snapshots of contemporary life in Israel, Gefen reveals a world […]
Join us for a very special conversation with Marc Gellman, who, seized with grief at the loss of his beloved wife Barbara after a thirty-year battle with breast cancer, turns to telling stories. This unique memoir is much more than a tribute to a departed love. Their story shows how a cancer journey seamlessly entwines […]
Dina and Julia first meet at a surgical convention and bond over frustrations with their husbands’ demanding schedules. But geography, time, and growing families make maintaining their friendship difficult and their relationship eventually falls apart. A sweeping saga that follows generations from a shtetl in Odessa to the comforts of Scarsdale, an uprising in Glasgow […]
This Literary Series event is part of the JCC's Wednesday's at the JCC Special Speaker Series.
Over the next decade, people living to 100, 120, or even 130 years old will become increasingly common- and life past 100 may not look like what you expect. In this groundbreaking narrative, best-selling author Michael Roizen reveals how current science and technology will revolutionize our ability to live longer, younger, and better. Along with […]
Please join us for a special evening, Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 PM with Professor Henry Green of the University of Miami, author of Sephardic Voices: The Untold Story of the Expulsion of Jews from Arab Lands in conversation with Rabbi Daniel Hadar of Temple Moses. Featuring two special guests who survived the expulsion as children. […]
This Literary Series event is part of the JCC's Wednesdays at the JCC Special Speaker Series. The word shanda is defined as shame or disgrace in Yiddish. This book, Shanda tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense 20th-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove […]
The desire to be healthy is anything but new. But what we're witnessing today is completely unlike its predecessors. Wellness, in its current form, is almost an obsession for the American woman. The Gospel of Wellness examines how and why American women were led down this costly path. Part investigative report, part sociological analysis, part […]
Hundreds of international entertainers sign up to perform in Israel every year, and nearly all are besieged with calls to boycott the Jewish homeland in social and mainstream media. Behind it is the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, an anti-Jewish network masquerading as a human rights movement. Entertainment industry insider Lana Melman shares stories […]
This Literary Series event is part of the JCC's Wednesday's at the JCC Special Speaker Series. This masterful novel of psychological suspense from B.A. Shapiro, the New York Times bestselling author of The Art Forger, follows a cast of unforgettable characters whose lives intesect when a harrowing accident occurs at the Metropolis Storage Warehouse in […]
The remarkable story of ninety-nine-year-old Stella Levi whose conversations with the writer Michael Frank over the course of six years brings to life the vibrant world of Jewish Rhodes, the deportation to Auschwitz that extinguished ninety percent of her community, and the resilience and wisdom of the woman who lived to tell the tale.
Judaism calls upon us to continually improve our world. Just Human tells the story of a blind Jewish woman's journey toward building inclusion for all. Born without sight, Dr. Arielle Silverman has spent a lifetime exploring ways to foster respect and inclusion for all of us whose bodies or minds differ from the norm.
This Literary Series event is part of the JCC's Wednesday at the JCC Special Speakers Series. Lisa Barr has included all kinds of intriguing elements in this enjoyable read: Nazi-looted art, old-school journalism, fashion, deception, and romance. Protagonist Jules is a budding journalist determine to get the whole story and insure that the painting Woman […]
Kathryn Schulz’s new memoir Lost & Found, describes her parallel journeys of grieving the death of her father and building a future with the love of her life, and is like discovering a treasure trove. With exquisite writing, emotional complexity, and elegant wit, Schulz shares her story and celebrates the depths of her relationships. Throughout the book, Schulz remains centered […]
Debbie Applegate is the author of Madam, the biography of Polly Adler (1900-1962), the most infamous and influential madam on Jazz Age New York City. More than a biography, this is a colorful and unusual history of Jewish life told through the perspective of a "good Jewish girl" from a Russian shtetl who immigrated to […]
The memoir of comedian, best-selling author, screenwriter, playwright, and actress Rita Rudner. From a difficult childhood to dancing in New York at fifteen to becoming a Johnny Carson favorite to headlining in Las Vegas to motherhood, Rita wittily explains her eventful life journey. The one constant in her life has been her dogs. She explains, “Across the […]
Rochelle, a USA Today best-selling author, will talk about her latest book, "When We Let Go." A moving novel about family and forgiveness and hope and healing. She will be in conversation with Lauren Margolin, who is known as "The Good Book Fairy." Lauren will share some of her favorite Jewish book picks!
Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force by Jeffrey Weiss is the story of an assimilated American Jew and World War II veteran who in 1948 became one of the first fighter pilots in the Israeli air force. The book follows Stan's short but dazzling life and his bravery as […]
Women on the Front Lines is a full-color photography book exploring the lives of women who serve in the Israeli army's combat units. It's the first and only book offering an insiders' view, sharing an intimate glimpse of these young women's lives. The photographs are accompanied by descriptions- in the soldiers' own words.
Inspired by true events, The Enemy Beside Me is a powerful, provocative novel about two people fighting for reconciliation over unforgivable crimes of the past. Milia Gottstein is head of an organization dedicated to bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. An invitation from the head of a Holocaust conference leads to their replacing antagonism with growing intimacy, […]
Please join us for a special evening, Tuesday, October 17, 7:30 pm with Evan Neirman, the author of The Cancel Culture Curse. Evan Nierman is Founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a global strategic communications firm. Evan has advised top business executives, members of the House and Senate, foreign nations, presidential candidates, celebrities, and other […]
Please join us for a special evening at Temple Menorah to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War with author Uri Kaufman, who will present his book- 18 Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How it Created the Modern Middle East. Israeli Consul General Maor Elbaz Starinsky is a special guest […]
Best-selling author Pam Jenoff will discuss her latest book, Code Named Saphire, at our "Pre-Season" Literary Luncheon on Thursday, October 26 at 12:30 PM. Hannah Martel flees Nazi Germany and joins the Sapphire Line, a secret Belgian resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Matteo. Inspired by incredible true stories […]
Please join us for a special evening, Wednesday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. with the author of The Creative Interior Solutions. Sharing Decorating Secrets with Vicente Wolf with an introduction and Q&A led by Karen Boyer, founder of Elements in Play Fine Art Advisory The Miami Beach JCC invites you to an engaging chat with […]
Please join us for a special evening with Leil Leibovitz on Wednesday, November 8th, 7:30 PM LIEL LEIBOVITZ is the editor-at-large of Tablet magazine and the co-host of its podcast Unorthodox in conversation with Rabbi Fred Klein. How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book. Liel Leibovitz is […]
Please join us for a special evening with Leil Leibovitz on Wednesday, November 8th, 7:30 PM LIEL LEIBOVITZ is the editor-at-large of Tablet magazine and the co-host of its podcast Unorthodox in conversation with Rabbi Fred Klein. How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book. Liel Leibovitz is […]
Best selling author Armando Lucas Correa will talk about his latest book, The Night Travellers, at the JCC's Opening Season Literary Luncheon/Community Read on Wednesday, November 15 at 12:30 PM. Four generations of women, from Nazi Germany, the Cuban Revolution to modern times, a family secret and betrayal. Separated by time but united by sacrifice, four women […]
Loyalty is an emotional, action-packed epic set during the rise of the Mafia well before the events of The Godfather. This novel transports the reader to 19th-century Sicily, a dramatic and ruggedly beautiful island with a turbulent history of colonization and corruption. Giovanni is kidnapped as a young boy and grows up in a madhouse. […]
The Tail of Claybe Claybe is a happy little monkey who lives in the jungle. His favorite thing to do is to swing by his beautiful long furry tail. Claybe is just as happy as happy can be until the day he discovers people. Suddenly, Claybe's life doesn't seem as great to him as the […]
Join award winning author Elizabeth Graver who will talk about her latest book, Kantika, at the the JCC's December Literary Luncheon/Community Read on Wednesday, December 13 at 12:30 PM. A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family’s displacement across four countries, Kantika—“song” in Ladino—follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of […]
When Sarajevo-born siblings Antonia and Paul were adopted by a wealthy Midwestern family in the 1990s, a series of events with deadly consequences was set in motion. Informed by timely issues of immigration, capitalism, and justice, yet timeless in its themes of love, identity, and competing loyalties, The Dig, inspired by the Greek tragedy Antigone, […]
Honest Aging is by Dr. Roseanne M. Leipzig, a top doctor with over 35 years of experience caring for older people. It is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age. Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics, highlights how 80-year-olds differ from 60-year-olds […]
Author Gioria Diliberto will present about her latest novel, Coco at the Ritz, at the the JCC's February Literary Luncheon on Wednesday, February 14 at 12:30 PM. Though her name is synonymous with elegance and chic, the iconic Coco Chanel had a complicated dark side, and in late August 1944, as World War II drew to a […]
TESTIMONIALS FROM ISRAEL Conversation with October 7th Survivors Hear from Dean Tesler (21) and Yahli Jacobovitz (23), recount in their own words their heroic stories of survival and what they have to say to the world and the Jewish Communities. RSVP & FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jenny Mermelszteyn Director of Camping & Children/Family jenny@mbjcc.org or x210
RSVP “How many lives can you imagine yourself living?”So Hannah Larson wonders. When a close relative falls ill, Hannah and her young son, Nicky, decide to join him for the summer at Ashton Hall, a historic manor house outside Cambridge, England. Hannah gave up her academic career to raise her beloved child, who is neurodivergent […]
TICKETS The Unbelievable True Story UNSTOPPABLE In Dialogue With Ivan Wilzig & Joshua M. Greene Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend Joshua M. Greene, is a Fellow at Yale University’s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. He has been a featured speaker at the Pentagon, the […]
RSVP Award winning author Aaron Hamburger is our Literary Luncheon guest on Wednesday, April 10 at 12:30 pm. He will present about his latest novel, Hotel Cuba. Fleeing the chaos of World War I and the terror of the Soviet Revolution, practical, sensible Pearl Kahn and her lovestruck, impulsive younger sibling Frieda sail for America […]
Jonathan Freedland's superb writing fills the reader with rage, despair, and admiration for the stubborn resistance of the human spirit. It is heart-wrenching to read the story of Rudolf Vrba, who is a mere nineteen years of age, and his fellow concentration camp inmate Fred Wetzler, who is twenty-six. It is the spring of 1944, […]
The first in a series of author events in conjunction with South Florida JCC's. Saying No to Hate traces the history of American antisemitism and the Jewish community’s response. It offers us a deeper understanding of how events in America’s past have informed the meteoric rise in hatred and violence we see today. Finkelstein’s book […]
Join us for our virtual FL JCC Author Series. The Einstein Effect by Binyamin Cohoen shows all the ways, 70 years after his death, Albert Einstein’s influence is still with us today — in our systems and our culture. Interspersed between chapters on his long-lasting scientific legacy, author Benyamin Cohen (the mind behind Einstein’s Twitter account!) also tells […]
This stunning debut novel by Janna Brooke Wallack is about two siblings who grow up in 1980s Miami Beach, living off the land as they navigate the landscape created by their charismatic cult leader father. Janna Brooke Wallack’s short stories have appeared in literary publications such as Hobart, Upstreet, and American Literary Review. Her […]
Join us for our virtual FL JCC Author Series with Lihi Lapid. Lihi Lapid’s novel, On Her Own, is a story of daughters, mothers, and grandmothers. Nina, the novel’s teenage protagonist, has run away from home following an argument with her mother over a long-held dispute about Nina dating an older man. On her first night with this […]
Join us for our virtual FL JCC Author Series with Aleeza Ben Shalom. In her paradigm-shifting book, Matchmaker, Matchmaker; Find me a Love That Lasts, Aleeza Ben Shalom, dating coach and Netflix star, will guide readers through her highly original perspective on dating, revealing the surprising ways in which a person’s dating habits directly influence their […]
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