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Next up for the Jewish Book Festival
By Robin Mintz, Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival Chairperson
In case you missed our opening event in December, we were thrilled to host author Adam Nimoy, son of Leonard Nimoy (aka Star Trek’s Spock). He shared some of his experiences growing up from his book “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy” (sponsored exclusively by Ginsberg Eye Ophthalmology). More than 350 people enjoyed his presentation along with the Q&A session led by Rabbi Adam Miller
February events
February offers events featuring two more exciting authors. On Thursday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m., New York Times best-selling author Jean Hanff Korelitz will regale us with the thrill and suspense of her book, “The Sequel.” See the accompanying book review by committee member Carole Greene for some of the juicy details (on page 2A).
February events also include June Hersh, who writes cookbooks with a charitable flavor. On Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m., we will hear about “Food, Hope and Resilience: Authentic Recipes and Remarkable Stories from Holocaust Survivors.” Proceeds from this book will support the Rescued Recipes initiative at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
In March
One of our three events in March is extra meaningful. In celebration of our 10th Book Festival year, we are hosting Talia Carner, author of “The Boy with the Star Tattoo,” on March 10 at 3:30 p.m. Carner was the very first author at our very first book festival event in 2016 when she presented “Hotel Moscow.” Join us as we toast to the success of the Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival.
March also brings us Daniel Schulman, author of “The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America,” on March 21 at 1 p.m. On March 27 at 10:30 a.m., we will hear from Lauren Grodstein, author of “We Must Not Think of Ourselves” (a 2024 Read with Jenna pick).
All author presentations will be held at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. Prior to each event, a one-week reminder email will go out to all ticket holders, so please pay attention to the email and please reply to let Reneé Bialek know if you are not able to attend. To purchase individual tickets at $25 each or to become a patron, visit jewishbookfestival.org or call Reneé at 239-263-4205.
