A.W.E. (Authors on Weekday Evenings)
The Days of AWE Continue!
Keep the spirit of the High Holidays alive — expand your mind and open your heart with this dynamic weekday evening speaker series featuring some of today’s most prominent Jewish authors and thinkers.
10/22: Beth Pinsker: Join this MarketWatch columnist and financial expert and explore her book My Mother’s Money – designed to help you navigate the complex world of end-of-life financial planning for aging parents.
11/19: Jacques Berlinerblau: Examine the surprisingly high stakes and risks that comedians face in an age of social media and global digital access with the author of Can We Laugh at That? Comedy in a Conflicted Age.
1/28: Charles Scheidt: Explore a journey of discovery into a family’s hidden past during the Holocaust, with the author of Inheritance, Charles Scheidt. Appearing in person, Scheidt will be joined virtually via Zoom by Kat Rohrer, granddaughter of a Nazi officer, for a presentation and discussion.
2/11: Julie Schwartzman: Discover the true story of the biggest loansharking scheme in 1980s New York and what can go wrong when flexible ethics and ambition meet, as told in Wiseguys, Rabbis, and the FBI.
3/18: Gayle Feldman: Hear about Bennett Cerf, co-founder of the U.S. publisher Random House – the man, his company, and the group of trailblazing twentieth century Jewish publishers to which he belonged – in the book Nothing Random.
5/20: Michael Benson: Uncover the historical moment when anti-Nazi undercover organizers infiltrated West Coast Nazi cells in the years before Pearl Harbor and the involvement of Hollywood movie studio heads – as told in Hollywood vs. Nazis.
Engaging. Inspiring. Thought-Provoking. Awakening Your Jewish Soul!
Free to Attend – All are Welcome!
Create A.W.E.—Become a Series Sponsor!
Support Authors, Wisdom & Enrichment at Temple Beth Sholom and help bring inspiring voices and meaningful conversations to our community.
Series Sponsor: Receive one signed book from the author of your choice plus recognition and gratitude at each A.W.E. event
- $100 – Platinum Sponsor
Your sponsorship helps us continue creating A.W.E.—inspiration that lasts well beyond the evening.
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