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  • Book Club: Playground

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    Share your thoughts on Playground by Richard Powers, an epic tale of love, friendship and humanity’s next great adventure, moderated by Nicole Yablans, an English teacher and library consultant. $20 members / $30 nonmembers

  • “An Inside Job” by Daniel Silva

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    SJJCC's Irene & Ronald Cohen Spotlight Speaker Series in partnership with Theodore's Books and Gold Coast Forum presents the New York Times bestselling author joins us two days before his new book is out! Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is back in a dazzling new tale as he races to recover a lost masterpiece […]

    $50

  • Book Club: The Paris Express

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    Share your thoughts on today’s best-selling novels, moderated by Nicole Yablans, an English teacher and library consultant. July's selection is The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue, a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. $20 members / $30 nonmembers

  • In Conversation With…Rebecca Bloom, author of “When Women Get Sick”

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    Bloom, a Great Neck native, offers much-needed insight on creating a support network, navigating insurance, communicating with doctors, and more, so you can focus on your recovery and wellness. Free for Nancy Marx Cancer Wellness Center members / $10 members / $15 nonmembers If you are an NMCWC member, please contact Joy Rubel, jrubel@sjjcc.org to […]

  • Author Breakfast: The Art Spy by Michelle Young

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    This riveting untold story shares how one woman infiltrated the Nazi leadership in Paris during World War II to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces. $65 per person

  • Partners with the Community: One of them by Kitty Zeldis

    Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY, United States

    ONE OF THEM BY KITTY ZELDIS A powerful and moving story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal that follows two young women at Vassar College in the years after World War II. $20 per person

  • Book Club: A Marriage at Sea

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    Share your thoughts on the New York Times bestseller by Sophie Elmhirst that tells the true story of Maralyn and Maurice who decide to sail around the world in 1972. All goes well until deep in the Pacific Ocean, a whale knocks a hole in their boat, sinking it, and how they fight to stay […]

  • Spotlight Speaker: Susan Lucci, Actress and Author of La Lucci

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    Susan Lucci–Daytime’s Leading Lady–joins us for an extraordinary and intimate conversation about her life, career, and her highly anticipated new memoir, La Lucci. This event is a pre–book–release appearance. Thursday, January 29 • 11am $50 members / $60 nonmembers per ticket

  • In Conversation with… Tales of Jewish Joy

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    A thought-provoking discussion featuring Sara Goodman Confino, Jacqueline Friedland, Jean Meltzer, and Jane L. Rosen, four bestselling historical and contemporary fiction authors exploring the art of writing Jewish stories, and how the literary landscape has changed since October 7th. Wine, cheese, and dessert will be served. $35 members / $45 nonmembers Register

  • Author Breakfast: Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    A reimagining of the world created by Charles Dickens, seen through the eyes of Jacob Fagin—Victorian literature’s notorious villain. $65 per person

  • Author Breakfast: Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton

    Sid Jacobson JCC 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, United States

    An unforgettable historical novel told across dual timelines, centered on the unlikely friendship between a screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock’s next star. $65 per person