Lane Dworkin Authors + Innovators Festial
Authors + Innovators Festival November 9-23, 2025
Support Jewish authors, innovators, books of Jewish content, and the festival-year round.
You’ll find this year’s festival books and coming soon…much more! When you make a purchase through our website, the Festival benefits!
About the Festival
 The JCC Lane Dworkin Authors + Innovators Festival exists to create a showcase for Jewish authors and innovators, and/or books of Jewish content. In so doing, the festival promotes awareness, appreciation, and pride in the diversity of the Jewish people; strengthens community consciousness of Jewish identity, history, and culture; and provides a community forum to stimulate dynamic and provocative dialogue.
WITH FOND MEMORIES OF SHELDON A. LANE
The JCC Lane Dworkin Authors + Innovators Festival is presented in memory of Sheldon A. Lane. His vision for the Festival continues through the support of his loving family.
JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL
The Jewish Book Council is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1943 to promote the publishing, writing and reading of books of Jewish interest. Visit jewishbookcouncil.org for more information.
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Marni Port
FESTIVAL ADVISOR
Andrea Miller
FESTIVAL CHAIR
Elizabeth Hornak
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Barbara Appelbaum
Henra Briskin
Ellen Comisar
Nikki Druckman
David Dworkin
Wendy Dworkin
Linda Epstein
Stacey Freed
Hannah Harnest
Wendy Howitt
Caroline Korn
Sharon Kovalsky
Jacqui Lipschitz
Ron Newman
Liza Robbins Theuman
Festival Bookstore
Open November 6–21, 2024
Location: JCC Yiddish Room
Mon-Thurs
- 9-11am
- 5-7pm
- 1 hour before and after all scheduled festival events at the JCC.
Books provided by:
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