Book Club Series
Join us at the Mandel JCC for Book Club. Each Book Club event features a virtual appearance by author!
Schedule:
- December 3 - "Threadbare" by Jane Loeb Rubin
With an extensive healthcare background and a passion for medical, women’s, and Jewish immigrant history, Ms. Rubin began writing in 2009 after a serious cancer diagnosis. She now has a four-book deal with Level Best Books (Threadbare, In the Hands of Women-2023, and Over There-2025), following the fictional life of her great-grandmother’s family.
- January 7- "Vision" by David Tatel
With an extensive healthcare background and a passion for medical, women’s, and Jewish immigrant history, Ms. Rubin began writing in 2009 after a serious cancer diagnosis. She now has a four-book deal with Level Best Books (Threadbare, In the Hands of Women-2023, and Over There-2025), following the fictional life of her great-grandmother’s family. Judge David Tatel served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1994 to 2023. His previous three-decade career as a civil rights lawyer included private and government positions, focusing heavily on equal educational opportunity and access to justice. Judge Tatel and his wife, Edie, have four children and eight grandchildren. They live in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
- February 4 - "Family Family" by Laurie Frankel
Laurie Frankel is The New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of novels such as The Atlas of Love, Goodbye for Now, and the Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Pick This Is How It Always Is. Frankel lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, daughter, and border collie. She makes good soup.
- March 4 - "On Her Own" by Lihi Lapid
Lihi Lapid is a bestselling Israeli author, photojournalist, columnist, and actor. This is her third novel. She lives in Tel Aviv with her husband Yair Lapid, the former Prime Minister of Israel, and their two children.