Join us for an in person discussion with comedian Judy Gold and author Grace Kessler Overbeke. First Lady of Laughs tells the story of Jean Carroll, the first Jewish woman to become a star in the field we now call stand-up comedy. Though rarely mentioned among the pantheon of early stand-up comics such as Henny […]
Julie Salamon (New York Times bestselling author) sits down with writer David Denby to discuss his latest book, Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer. David Denby is the New York Times bestselling author of Great Books. His other books include American Sucker and Lit Up. He was a film critic for New York magazine and The New Yorker, where he is now a staff […]
Julie Salamon (New York Times bestselling author and journalist ) sits down with author Rachel Cockerell. Rachel’s recent book Melting Point is centered around the Galveston Movement, a long-forgotten project that brought 10,000 Russian Jews to Texas pre-WWI – led by her great-grandfather David Jochelmann. The book is constructed entirely of primary sources, one flowing into […]
