Lane Dworkin Rochester Jewish Book Festival
Upcoming Events
Mel Brooks
“Laugh-out-loud hilarious and always fascinating, from the great Mel Brooks. What else do you expect from the man who knew Jesus and dated Joan of Arc?”—Billy Crystal
At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words.
Sunday, December 12, 7:30pm on Zoom
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Join us for this six-part monthly Bestselling Author Series featuring some of the most talked-about fiction of 2021. These six bestselling authors will Zoom into Rochester to talk about their books and answer your questions. Great for book clubs!
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Save more and buy a Series Pass for $40. (Individual events are $10 each.)
Mel Brooks
Lisa Scottoline
Ruth Behar
Mark Sullivan
Jean Hanff Korelitz
Rachel Beanland
Naomi Ragen
Support the Festival
Thank you to our generous supporters for allowing us to continue bringing quality Jewish literature to the Rochester community.
About the Festival
The JCC Lane Dworkin Rochester Jewish Book Festival exists to create a showcase for Jewish authors 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 Rochester Jewish Book Festival is presented in memory of Sheldon A. Lane. His vision for the Jewish Book 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.
BOOKSELLER
Special thanks to our bookseller, Ampersand Books! Visit them at ampersandbooks.org
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Andrea Miller
FESTIVAL CO-CHAIRS
Stacey Freed
Steven Levitsky
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE
Barbara Appelbaum
Maxine Bittker
Judy Blaustein*
Ellen Comisar*
David Dworkin*
Wendy Lane Dworkin*
Beth Hornak
Emma Hornak
Caroline Korn
Sharon Kovalsky*
Sarah Krieger
Jacqui Lipschitz
Ruth Sternberg
*Past Chair
Past festival brochures coming soon!