![Jodi Picoult, The Book of Two Ways: A Novel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599864598/portland/wfj5pdjxalna9sddqqvr/Picoult-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1599864598/portland/wfj5pdjxalna9sddqqvr/Picoult-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1599864598/portland/wfj5pdjxalna9sddqqvr/Picoult-square.jpg","width":533}])
In Conversation with Judy Blume
Wednesday, September 23 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $36 includes one copy of The Book of Two Ways Includes shipping.
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Upcoming Events
Check out these virtual events to help you stay connected!
September
- ORA: Art in the Time of Covid Digital Show - Art for Sale
- Virtual Israeli Dancing - Starts September 2
- Hebrew for Lunch - September 22 + 29
- Autobiography Writing Class - Starts September 23
ORA: Art in the Time of Covid Digital Show - Art for Sale
Visit the ORA: Art in the Time of Covid Digital Show
oregonjcc.org/ora-show
Online through November 30
If you are interested in purchasing any of the artwork, please contact Lenny Steinberg at lsteinberg@oregonjcc.org. Please note, artwork will not be available until the end of the show, November 30, 2020.
Virtual Israeli Dancing - Starts September 2
All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Class is held virtually and led by Allison Victor.
Next 5-week session runs in September:
Wednesdays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
7:00 pm
Cost: $10 per class. $50 for full 5-week session.
Register at: oregonjcc.org/israelidancing
Hebrew for Lunch - September 22 + 29
Autobiography Writing Class - Starts September 23
Please join us for a new Autobiography Writing Class
Wednesday mornings,
September 23, 30 and October 7, 14
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Cost: $60 for the 4-week session.
Minimum of 6 people to run course. Additional information coming soon.
Details and registration at: oregonjcc.org/autobiography
Book Fest In Your Living Room Events
Jodi Picoult: September 23
Deepak Chopra: September 30
![DEEPAK CHOPRA, Total Meditation: Practices In Living the Awakened Life]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599866253/portland/hdj9je899yrcoohvtz0a/Deepak-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1599866253/portland/hdj9je899yrcoohvtz0a/Deepak-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1599866253/portland/hdj9je899yrcoohvtz0a/Deepak-square.jpg","width":533}])
With guest host Nadia Bilchik, CNN Editorial Producer
Wednesday, September 30 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $31 includes one signed copy of book (includes shipping)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
October
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Unique Portrait - October 7
- At Home Gates of Light with Rabbi Rose - October 12 + 26
- Hebrew for Lunch - October 6, 13, 20, 27
- ORA: Art in the Time of Covid Digital Show - Art for Sale
- Rachel Barenbaum, A Bend in the Stars: October 13
- PDX Virtual Business Series - October 15
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Unique Portrait - October 7
Join Jeffrey Rosen and Dahlia Lithwick on October 7 at 2:30 pm PST (5:30 pm ET) for an incredible conversation on Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Register here for Zoom link. Read more on RBG's inspirational story with these reading list selections.
At Home Gates of Light with Rabbi Rose - October 12 + 26
Join Rabbi Joshua Rose for Gates of Light on Zoom every other week.
Every other Monday at
Oct 12, 2020 12:00 PM
Oct 26, 2020 12:00 PM
Every other Monday at
Oct 12, 2020 12:00 PM
Oct 26, 2020 12:00 PM
Make sure to register in advance below on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
Hebrew for Lunch - October 6, 13, 20, 27
ORA: Art in the Time of Covid Digital Show - Art for Sale
Visit the ORA: Art in the Time of Covid Digital Show
oregonjcc.org/ora-show
Online through November 30
If you are interested in purchasing any of the artwork, please contact Lenny Steinberg at lsteinberg@oregonjcc.org. Please note, artwork will not be available until the end of the show, November 30, 2020.
Rachel Barenbaum, A Bend in the Stars: October 13
A Bend in the Stars
with Rachel Barenbaum
Tuesday, October 13, 6:00 pm
Cost: $5
Register Now
Grounded in real history — and inspired by the solar eclipse of 1914 — A Bend in the Stars offers a heart-stopping account of modern science’s greatest race amidst the chaos of World War I, and a love story as epic as the railways crossing Russia.
Rachel’s debut novel is A Bend In The Stars. It has been named a New York Times Summer Reading Selection and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. It is also a Boston Globe Bestseller. Rachel is a prolific writer and reviewer for the LA Review of Books, the Tel Aviv Review of Books and DeadDarlings. She is an Honorary Research Associate at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and a graduate of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator. She is also the founder of Debut Spotlight and the Debut Editor at A Mighty Blaze.
PDX Virtual Business Series - October 15
How to Be Anti-Racist
Thursday, October 15, 2020
12:00 pm
Cost: Free. Suggested $18 donation.
We will be taking registration directly through Zoom.
Please click the button below to complete your free registration:
Register Here for the "How to be an Anti-Racist" event on Oct. 15
If you wish to make a donation to the MJCC, you may do so using the below form.
Karen Haberman – White Ally & Anti-racist that worked for SNCC in 1963 ATL/SNCC Staff 1964 Mississippi. Attended Historically Black College as an exchange Student and then graduated from Harvard with B.A. Magnum Cum Laude in Social Relations.
Barbara O’Hare – Black social activist working to undo racism for last 25 years through Dialogues Unlimited & Beyond Diversity. Earned B.S. from PSU and has facilitated dialogues with law firms, police officers, faith communities, school boards and community groups.
Moderated by Rabbi Benjamin Barnett, Havurah Shalom.
Book Fest In Your Living Room Events
- Eric Furda and Jacques Steinberg - October 5
- Casey Cep: October 6
- Colin Quinn - October 8
- Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos - October 13
- Steve Madden - October 15
- Yotam Ottolenghi - October 16
- Jonathan Safran Foer - October 19
- Judy Gold - October 22
- Harlan Coben - October 25
- Nancy Grace - October 27
- Mike Leven - October 29
Eric Furda and Jacques Steinberg - October 5
![Eric Furda and Jacques Steinberg, The College Conversation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599867448/portland/gmbszigvoco9zvappat8/Furda-and-steinberg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1599867448/portland/gmbszigvoco9zvappat8/Furda-and-steinberg.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1599867448/portland/gmbszigvoco9zvappat8/Furda-and-steinberg.jpg","width":533}])
A Practical Companion for Parents to Guide Their Children Along the Path to Higher Education
Monday, October 5 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $6 or $36 for one event ticket and one copy of book (includes shipping)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Casey Cep: October 6
![Casey Cep, Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600119724/portland/ke3d9tus1doelbv4hilp/CepCasey-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600119724/portland/ke3d9tus1doelbv4hilp/CepCasey-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600119724/portland/ke3d9tus1doelbv4hilp/CepCasey-square.jpg","width":533}])
Tuesday, October 6 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 or $24 for one event ticket and paperback copy of book (includes shipping)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Colin Quinn - October 8
![Colin Quinn, Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600120360/portland/bkqylnctytsx7eaflqnn/Quinn-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600120360/portland/bkqylnctytsx7eaflqnn/Quinn-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600120360/portland/bkqylnctytsx7eaflqnn/Quinn-square.jpg","width":533}])
Thursday, October 8 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (includes shipping)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos - October 13
![Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos (illustrator), I Am Anne Frank & I Am Benjamin Franklin - FOR KIDS!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600121102/portland/rxomixg799btzsu4kthe/MelzerEliopulous-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600121102/portland/rxomixg799btzsu4kthe/MelzerEliopulous-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600121102/portland/rxomixg799btzsu4kthe/MelzerEliopulous-square.jpg","width":533}])
In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist
Thursday, October 13 | 3:30 pm PST
Tickets: $6 or $23 for one virtual ticket and copy of one book or $40 for one virtual ticket and copy of both books (includes shipping) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Steve Madden - October 15
![Steve Madden, The Cobbler: How I Disrupted an Industry, Fell from Grace, and Came Back Stronger Than Ever]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600121678/portland/gpiafbklrthtgfgbfxrd/madden-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600121678/portland/gpiafbklrthtgfgbfxrd/madden-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600121678/portland/gpiafbklrthtgfgbfxrd/madden-square.jpg","width":533}])
In conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist
Thursday, October 15 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (includes shipping) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Yotam Ottolenghi - October 16
![Yotam Ottolenghi, Ottolenghi Flavor: A Cookbook]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600974081/portland/osifx110qg6drbwyjcvy/Yotam-533.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600974081/portland/osifx110qg6drbwyjcvy/Yotam-533.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600974081/portland/osifx110qg6drbwyjcvy/Yotam-533.jpg","width":533}])
With Co-Author Ixta Belfrage
In conversation with Lee Schrager, Founder, South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Friday, October 16 | 9:30 am PST
Tickets: Free for one virtual ticket or $45 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Jonathan Safran Foer - October 19
![Jonathan Safran Foer, We are the Weather Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600984109/portland/vllk9e7pyacwyqlt1cfb/Jonathan-Safran-Foer-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600984109/portland/vllk9e7pyacwyqlt1cfb/Jonathan-Safran-Foer-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600984109/portland/vllk9e7pyacwyqlt1cfb/Jonathan-Safran-Foer-square.jpg","width":533}])
Monday, October 19 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for virtual ticket or $25 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Judy Gold - October 22
![Judy Gold, Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All In Trouble]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600121964/portland/kzpjm3th1gbfnt0zvubg/JudyGold-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600121964/portland/kzpjm3th1gbfnt0zvubg/JudyGold-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600121964/portland/kzpjm3th1gbfnt0zvubg/JudyGold-square.jpg","width":533}])
In conversation with Mara Davis, Local Media Personality
Thursday, October 22 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $30 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (includes shipping) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Harlan Coben - October 25
![Harlan Coben, The Boy From the Woods]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600122576/portland/ourzwitngrdbgschwwk2/Coben-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600122576/portland/ourzwitngrdbgschwwk2/Coben-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600122576/portland/ourzwitngrdbgschwwk2/Coben-square.jpg","width":533}])
In conversation with Emily Giffin, New York Times Bestselling Author
Sunday, October 25 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $23 for one virtual ticket and paperback copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Nancy Grace - October 27
![Nancy Grace, Don’t be a Victim: Fighting Back against America’s Crime Wave]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600122873/portland/zlcurwfxq1tagmrgpvmn/NancyGrace-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600122873/portland/zlcurwfxq1tagmrgpvmn/NancyGrace-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600122873/portland/zlcurwfxq1tagmrgpvmn/NancyGrace-square.jpg","width":533}])
In conversation with John Lemley, Sirius Radio Host
Tuesday, October 27 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and one copy of book (includes shipping) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Mike Leven - October 29
![Mike Leven, Can’t Do It Yourself: How Commitment to Others Leads to Personal Prosperity]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600124133/portland/ewpajajtydwvwgu3lthp/Leven-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600124133/portland/ewpajajtydwvwgu3lthp/Leven-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600124133/portland/ewpajajtydwvwgu3lthp/Leven-square.jpg","width":533}])
Thursday, October 29 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and one copy of book (includes shipping)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
November
Myla Goldberg, Feast Your Eyes: November 16
Feast Your Eyes
with Myla Goldberg
Monday, November 16, 6:00 pm
Cost: $5
Register Now
The first novel in nearly a decade from Myla Goldberg, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Bee Season—a compelling and wholly original story about a female photographer grappling with ambition and motherhood, a balancing act familiar to women of every generation.
A daringly inventive parable of female creativity and motherhood” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Myla Goldberg, the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of Bee Season, about a female photographer grappling with ambition and motherhood — a balancing act familiar to women of every generation.
Myla Goldberg is the bestselling author of The False Friend, Wickett’s Remedy, and Bee Season which was a New York Times Notable Book, a winner of the Borders New Voices Prize, a finalist for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, and was adapted to film and widely translated.
Book Fest In Your Living Room Events
- Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy - November 8
- Joan Lunden - November 8
- Esther Safran Foer - November 9
- Rachel Beanland and Kristin Harmel - November 10
- Dale Berra - November 10
- John Grisham: November 11
- Cameron Douglas - November 11
- Jim McCloskey and Philip Lerman - November 12
- Lawrence Wright - November 14
- Raffi Berg - November 15
- Ariel Sabar - November 16
- Harry Stern and Sandra Berman - November 17
- Michael Ian Black and Cleo Stiller - November 18
- Mimi Lemay - November 20
- Rachel Bloom - November 21
- Melissa Clark - November 22
Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy - November 8
![Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy, Never Alone]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600124462/portland/h8phsiujgw3gtkusk5x0/SharanskyStieglitz-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600124462/portland/h8phsiujgw3gtkusk5x0/SharanskyStieglitz-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600124462/portland/h8phsiujgw3gtkusk5x0/SharanskyStieglitz-square.jpg","width":533}])
Sunday, November 8 | 10:00 am PST
Tickets: $6 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (includes shipping)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Joan Lunden - November 8
![Joan Lunden, Why Did I Come Into This Room? A Candid Conversation About Aging]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600124698/portland/zq1vk1avtw6u1xgjkopc/Joan-Lunden-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600124698/portland/zq1vk1avtw6u1xgjkopc/Joan-Lunden-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600124698/portland/zq1vk1avtw6u1xgjkopc/Joan-Lunden-square.jpg","width":533}])
In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist
Sunday, November 8 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one event ticket or $36 for one event ticket and copy of book (includes shipping) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Esther Safran Foer - November 9
![Esther Safran Foer, I Want You to Know We’re Still Here: A Post Holocaust Memoir]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600124944/portland/l5lkq6diwlqjddmdnyvy/EstherSafranFoer-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600124944/portland/l5lkq6diwlqjddmdnyvy/EstherSafranFoer-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600124944/portland/l5lkq6diwlqjddmdnyvy/EstherSafranFoer-square.jpg","width":533}])
In Conversation with one of her sons -- TBD
Monday, November 9 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: Free virtual ticket or one virtual ticket and one copy of book for $35 (includes shipping) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Rachel Beanland and Kristin Harmel - November 10
![Rachel Beanland, Florence Adler Swims Forever: A Novel and Kristin Harmel, Book of Last Names: A Novel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600191317/portland/tl8zjtvmbm7lpybxtydn/RachelBeanland_KristinHarmel.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600191317/portland/tl8zjtvmbm7lpybxtydn/RachelBeanland_KristinHarmel.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600191317/portland/tl8zjtvmbm7lpybxtydn/RachelBeanland_KristinHarmel.jpg","width":533}])
In Conversation with Andrea Peskind Katz
Tuesday, November 10 | 10:00 am PST
Tickets: $6 or $34 for one virtual ticket and copy of either book or $55 for one virtual ticket and copy of both books (includes shipping) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Dale Berra - November 10
![Dale Berra, My Dad, Yogi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600125708/portland/pcmybqu8xufzbijrgv6a/DaleBerrasquare.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600125708/portland/pcmybqu8xufzbijrgv6a/DaleBerrasquare.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600125708/portland/pcmybqu8xufzbijrgv6a/DaleBerrasquare.jpg","width":533}])
Tuesday, November 10 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $24 for one virtual ticket and paperback copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
John Grisham: November 11
![John Grisham, A Time for Mercy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600985139/portland/eaqvdv9tcbyzfpqesg80/JohnGrisham_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600985139/portland/eaqvdv9tcbyzfpqesg80/JohnGrisham_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600985139/portland/eaqvdv9tcbyzfpqesg80/JohnGrisham_square.jpg","width":533}])
Wednesday, November 11 | 12:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for virtual ticket or $37 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Cameron Douglas - November 11
![Cameron Douglas, Long Way Home]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600125951/portland/nszf7hgnkmzqxbtdypdx/CameronDouglas_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600125951/portland/nszf7hgnkmzqxbtdypdx/CameronDouglas_square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600125951/portland/nszf7hgnkmzqxbtdypdx/CameronDouglas_square.jpg","width":533}])
Wednesday, November 11 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $24 for one virtual ticket and paperback copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Jim McCloskey and Philip Lerman - November 12
![Jim McCloskey and Philip Lerman When the Truth is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600191292/portland/gfot53tulhjybpwhaoti/JimMcCloskeyPhilipLermanSquare.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600191292/portland/gfot53tulhjybpwhaoti/JimMcCloskeyPhilipLermanSquare.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600191292/portland/gfot53tulhjybpwhaoti/JimMcCloskeyPhilipLermanSquare.jpg","width":533}])
Thursday, November 12 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $35 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Lawrence Wright - November 14
![Lawrence Wright, The End of October: A Novel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600126367/portland/h17agupkczdswu4ckv3n/LawrenceWright-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600126367/portland/h17agupkczdswu4ckv3n/LawrenceWright-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600126367/portland/h17agupkczdswu4ckv3n/LawrenceWright-square.jpg","width":533}])
Saturday, November 14 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $35 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Raffi Berg - November 15
![Raffi Berg, Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad’s Fake Diving Resort]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600126556/portland/lrpmqtgp3ijmc8aijkjc/RaffiBergpublicitypicsquare.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600126556/portland/lrpmqtgp3ijmc8aijkjc/RaffiBergpublicitypicsquare.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600126556/portland/lrpmqtgp3ijmc8aijkjc/RaffiBergpublicitypicsquare.jpg","width":533}])
Sunday, November 15 | 12:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $35 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Ariel Sabar - November 16
![Ariel Sabar, Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man, and the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600126787/portland/n0raoy66bdt9asbog4aq/Ariel-Sabar-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600126787/portland/n0raoy66bdt9asbog4aq/Ariel-Sabar-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600126787/portland/n0raoy66bdt9asbog4aq/Ariel-Sabar-square.jpg","width":533}])
Monday, November 16 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Harry Stern and Sandra Berman - November 17
![Harry Stern, My Brothers’ Keeper: A Novel and Sandra Berman, Whitewashed]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600191264/portland/dzy7wz2fwe4er0ztzu8n/HarryStern-SandraBerman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600191264/portland/dzy7wz2fwe4er0ztzu8n/HarryStern-SandraBerman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600191264/portland/dzy7wz2fwe4er0ztzu8n/HarryStern-SandraBerman.jpg","width":533}])
Tuesday, November 17 | 10:00 am PST
Tickets: Program is FREE with advance registration.
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Michael Ian Black and Cleo Stiller - November 18
![Michael Ian Black, A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son and Cleo Stiller, Modern Manhood]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600191239/portland/au4ojflgqxzp3mze19ow/MichaelIanBlack-CleoStiller.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600191239/portland/au4ojflgqxzp3mze19ow/MichaelIanBlack-CleoStiller.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600191239/portland/au4ojflgqxzp3mze19ow/MichaelIanBlack-CleoStiller.jpg","width":533}])
Wednesday, November 18 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $32 for one virtual ticket and copy of either book (shipping included), or $50 for one virtual ticket and copy of both books
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Mimi Lemay - November 20
![Transgender Day of Remembrance: Mimi Lemay, What We Will Become]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600128030/portland/klyhaxst1vz4qfkd5zk1/MimiLemaysquare.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600128030/portland/klyhaxst1vz4qfkd5zk1/MimiLemaysquare.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600128030/portland/klyhaxst1vz4qfkd5zk1/MimiLemaysquare.jpg","width":533}])
A Mother, Son, and a Journey of Transformation
Friday, November 20 | 11:00 am PST
Tickets: Free or $35 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Rachel Bloom - November 21
![Rachel Bloom, I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600127696/portland/jrmyglsk0efo5pn44uvi/Rachel-headshot-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600127696/portland/jrmyglsk0efo5pn44uvi/Rachel-headshot-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600127696/portland/jrmyglsk0efo5pn44uvi/Rachel-headshot-square.jpg","width":533}])
Music and Multi-Media Presentation
Saturday, November 21 | 5:00 pm PST
Tickets: $11 for one virtual ticket or $36 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included) JCC Literary Consortium Event
Melissa Clark - November 22
![Melissa Clark, Kid in the Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Tips for Young Home Cooks - FOR KIDS!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600128405/portland/jm5tr68q4bgrttf1v2wt/Melissa-clark-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600128405/portland/jm5tr68q4bgrttf1v2wt/Melissa-clark-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600128405/portland/jm5tr68q4bgrttf1v2wt/Melissa-clark-square.jpg","width":533}])
Sunday, November 22 | 10:00 am PST
Tickets: Free for one virtual ticket or $30 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
December
Jonathan D. Sarna; Cosella Wayne: Or, Will and Destiny: December 7
Cosella Wayne: Or, Will and Destiny
with Jonathan D. Sarna
Monday, December 7, 5:30 pm
Cost: $5
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Published serially in the spiritualist journal Banner of Light in 1860, Cosella Wayne: Or, Will and Destiny is the first coming-of-age novel, written and published in English by an American Jewish woman, to depict Jews in the United States and transforms what we know about the history of early American Jewish literature. The novel never appeared in book form, went unmentioned in Jewish newspapers of the day, and studies of nineteenth-century American Jewish literature ignore it completely. Jonathan Sarna, who introduces the volume, discovered Cosella Wayne while pursuing research at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem. This edition is supplemented with selections from Cora Wilburn’s recently rediscovered diary, which are reprinted in the appendix. Together, these materials help to situate Cosella Wayne within the life and times of one of nineteenth-century American Jewry’s least known and yet most prolific female authors.
Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and directs its Schusterman Center for Israel Studies. He is also the chief historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History. He is author or editor of more than thirty books on American Jewish history and life including American Judaism: A History.
Book Fest In Your Living Room Events
Ina Garten: December 2
![Ina Garten, Modern Comfort Food]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600986921/portland/emopib4fjpwrkuswmd9g/HeadshotModern.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600986921/portland/emopib4fjpwrkuswmd9g/HeadshotModern.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600986921/portland/emopib4fjpwrkuswmd9g/HeadshotModern.jpg","width":533}])
In Conversation with Michael Ian Black, Comedian, Actor, and Author
Wednesday, December 2 | 4:30 pm PST
Tickets: $45 for one virtual ticket and copy of book (shipping included)
JCC Literary Consortium Event
Banner photo by Rob Pro Photo.