In conversation with Shelley Sackett, member of the Boston Theater Critics Association, freelance journalist, divorce mediator, and former editor of Jewish Journal.Carole King’s extraordinary career has defined American popular music for more than half a century. Born in New York City in 1942, Carole shaped the soundtrack of 1960s teen culture with such iconic songs as […]
In conversation with Talya Sokoll.In this thrilling paranormal romance debut steeped in folklore—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever.Clara loves rules. Rules are what have kept her and […]
In conversation with Cat Mazur-Jefferies.The streets of New York in 1920 are most certainly not paved with gold, as Minnie Soffer learns when she arrives at Ellis Island. Her father, who left Ukraine when Minnie was a toddler, is a stranger. She sleeps on a mattress on the kitchen floor. She understands nothing at school. […]
Spotlighting the years during WWII when Henri Matisse and his family defiantly refused to evacuate Nazi-occupied France, this groundbreaking book illuminates the previously untold history of their passionate roles in the Resistance and the prodigious, revolutionary work the artist produced in the face of fascism, violence, and hate. Drawing on intimate letters and a multitude […]
If we listen to commentators, a pattern quickly emerges: the more liberal the speaker, the more likely they are to attack Israel. Worse, many liberals say things about Israel that are patently false. After the October 7 Hamas attack, Barack Obama said that Israel had “unclean hands” because of the “unbearable occupation”. The trouble was, […]
Join us for an evening with Alice Hoffman, NYT Best-Selling author of more than 30 works of fiction, including the popular novel, Practical Magic!In conversation with Talya Sokoll, school librarian, author of educational guides for YA and Middle Grade books, and mikveh guide.Based on extensive research and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in […]
Celebrate literacy at a free family-friendly Shabbat celebration! Best friends Charley Chipmunk and Seymour Squirrel are planning their Hanukkah celebration. “I’ll fry the latkes, and you bring the menorah and the candles,” Seymour suggests. But when Hanukkah arrives, Charley can’t remember what he is supposed to bring. He knows it started with the letter C. […]
