Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC

Washington Jewish Literary Festival: Local Authors Fair
Edlavitch DCJCC

Literary Festival 2017: Local Authors Fair

WASHINGTON JEWISH LITERARY FESTIVAL

LOCAL AUTHORS FAIR: UNEXPECTED JOURNEYS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 7:30 PM-9:30 PM

Join us for a moderated discussion celebrating the diverse and vital community of writers living and working in the greater Washington, DC area as well as a reflection upon this year’s festival theme, “Unexpected Journeys.”

We’ll present a curated selection of fiction and non-fiction, and our eight writers will reflect upon the festival theme “Unexpected Journeys”. Audience members will have a chance to ask questions to individual writers as well as hear from the group collectively.

FEATURED LOCAL AUTHORS INCLUDE:

Moderator Leslie Maitland (author, Crossing the Borders of Time)

• Robert H. Gillette, Escape to Virginia: From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm
• Carolivia Herron, Peacesong DC
• 
Peter Lovenheim, In the Neighborhood: The Search for Community on an American Street, One Sleepover at a Time
• Elizabeth Poliner, As Close to Us as Breathing
• Jennifer Robins, The New Yiddish Kitchen: Gluten-Free and Paleo Kosher Recipes for the Holidays and Every Day
• Marlene Trestman, Fair Labor Lawyer: The Remarkable Life of Bessie Margolin
Benjamin Shalva, Ambition Addiction: How to Go Slow, Give Thanks and Discover Joy Within

• Paula Shoyer, The New Passover Menu


bookmarkTICKETS: FREE!
Please RSVP below to reserve your seat.


Date:
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Address:
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

We're sorry, the deadline for registering for this event has passed.

 


Related Links

»

Friends & Family DISCOUNT Selected Shorts 03/19/2017

»

GROUP PRICE: Noa Baum, Solo Show and Book Talk 03/14/2017

»

WJLF Parenting Panel: 20% OFF TICKETS 03/16/2017

»

WJLF: Maya Benton: Roman Vishniac Rediscovered 25% off 03/19/2017

»

WJLF: Selected Shorts 25% discount 03/19/2017

»

WJLF: Unpacking Parenthood 25% off 03/16/2017

»

Washington Jewish Literary Festival: Maya Benton: Roman Vishniac Rediscovered 03/19/2017

»

Washington Jewish Literary Festival: Noa Baum, Solo Show and Book Talk 25% OFF 04/27/2017

»

Washington Jewish Literary Festival: Selected Shorts 03/19/2017

»

Washington Jewish Literary Festival: Unpacking Parenthood: Memoir, Mindfulness, and Managing the Meltdowns 03/16/2017

f