Sid Jacobson JCC

Partners with the Community: One of them by Kitty Zeldis
2025-10-21 11:00 (America/New_York) | Temple Sinai, 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY, 11577, 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
2025-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, 11548, 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 alive in a tiny rubber raft. Moderated by Nicole Yablans.
$20 members / $30 nonmembers

Spotlight Speaker: Susan Lucci, Actress and Author of La Lucci
2026-01-29 11:00 | Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, 11548, 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
2026-02-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, 11548, 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
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Author Breakfast: Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein
2026-03-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, 11548, 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

Partners with the Community: Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman
2026-04-28 19:30 | Melville Jewish Center, 2600 New York Avenue, Melville, NY, 11747, United States
Two women. One war. Countless secrets. Step into Nazi-occupied Paris and uncover a true story of courage, betrayal, and redemption.

Author Breakfast: Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton
2026-05-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Sid Jacobson JCC, 300 Forest Dr, East Hills, NY, 11548, 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
