Interest in Jewish Book Festival Kickoff event necessitates move to larger venue

By Robin Mintz, Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival Chairperson

We are thrilled by the outstanding support from the community for this season’s Jewish Book Festival. The response to the kickoff event with Mitch Album is so tremendous that we moved the event to Temple Shalom in order to accommodate everyone who wants to attend. We look forward to seeing you at Temple Shalom, 4630 Pine Ridge Rd., Naples (for this event only) as we kick off the 2023-24 Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival.

This year our lineup includes a variety of “great reads.” The very talented Carole J Greene, writer, editor and JBF committee member will be providing us with a “sneak preview” of three of the books. I know you will enjoy her review of “Kantika: A Novel” by Elizabeth Graver, who is presenting on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. Reviews of “Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler” and “The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World” by Jonathan Freedland will be in the January and February Federation Star issues, respectively.

It’s not too late to become a Jewish Book Festival patron or to purchase individual tickets if you haven’t had a chance. Please visit jewishbook festival.org or call Reneé or Michelle at 239-263-4205.