Be a part of a 2 author virtual panel featuring Elizabeth Graver, author of Kantika, and Aaron Hamburber, author of Hotel Cuba! 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 early 20th-century Istanbul. When the Cohens lose their wealth and are … Read More
Joseph Posnanski author of ‘Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments’
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Joseph Posnanski, author of Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments! Why We Love Baseball is a love letter to baseball, a fresh and heartfelt look at the game’s greatest moments and how they continue to grab at our hearts. Whether it’s Willie Mays’ over-the-shoulder catch, Babe Ruth’s … Read More
Dalia Feldheim author of ‘Lead Like a Girl: How to Survive in the Corporate Jungle’
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Dalia Feldheim, author of Lead Like a Girl: How to Survive in the Corporate Jungle! Lead Like a Girl is a holistic look at how to achieve purpose and joy at work. It is about turning the world of work into a place where empathy, intuition, passion, and resilience take … Read More
Women in history that you may never have heard of but should!
Be a part of a 3 author virtual panel in commemoration of Women’s History Month featuring Allison Gilbert, Christopher Gorham and Linda Kass as part of the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival! 1) Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became American’s Most-Read Woman is about the most-read woman in America and the highest-paid woman writer in the William Randolph Hearst … Read More
Marjorie Ingall author of ‘Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies’
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Marjorie Ingall, author of Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies! Drawing on a deep well of studies in brain science, sociology, psychology, law, and medicine, Marjorie Ingall (author of Mamaleh Knows Best, the former columnist for Tablet and the Forward) and Susan McCarthy (co-author of the international bestseller … Read More
Peter Blauner author of ‘Picture in the Sand’
Come participate in the Cleveland Jewish Book Festival and see Peter Blauner, author of Picture in the Sand! Picture in the Sand is a historical suspense novel about faith, hope, terror, and the movies. In 1954, a young movie fan named Ali Hassan gets a dream job working for Cecil B. DeMille on a film about the greatest of Jewish … Read More
Lincoln School Screening @ New Parkway Theater
Join the director of the Lincoln School Story, Andrea Torrice, for the California premier of her documentary! After the screening, Andrea will be in conversation with Waldo E. Martin, Jr., the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of American History and Citizenship at UC Berkeley, about the film! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on CET
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on CET in Cincinnati! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted … Read More
Lincoln School Screening @ the Esquire Theater
Join us a screening of our Lincoln School documentary with a panel discussion at the Esquire Theater in Cincinnati! Introductory remarks will be given by Prof. Omotayo Banjo, the documentary will be screened, and then the panel will start with Prof. Banjo moderating, and Ahmed Lavalais (Prof. of Law at the UC College of Law), Melvin Barnes (Program Office for … Read More
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Join the Contemporary Theater of Ohio at Studio 35 for the screening of a deeply moving documentary, The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar. This Academy Award-nominated film provides a firsthand look at the relationships and emotions surrounding the closure of a GM factory in Moraine, Ohio. The film sets the stage for a … Read More