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tampa bay jewish book month celebration

The Tampa Jewish Community Center is celebrating National Jewish Book Month by hosting the Tampa Bay Jewish Book Month Celebration, a series of author appearances and book fairs held at several locations in the Tampa Bay area over the next two weeks.  Local events include:

Thursday, November 2, 5:00-10:00 p.m. – Tampa Bay Jewish Book Fair and Bazaar, Tampa Jewish Community Center, 13009 Community Center Drive, Tampa. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, November 2, 6:30 p.m. — Special dinner with guest speaker Tova Mirvis, author of national best-seller The Ladies Auxiliary and The Outside World. Tampa Jewish Community Center, 13009 Community Center Drive, Tampa. RSVP required; call 813-264-9000 or click here.

Now through Sunday, November 12 (excluding November 11) — Jewish Book Fair at the Tampa JCC, 13009 Community Campus Drive, Tampa.  Features a wonderful array of fiction and non-fiction books from a wide selection of authors and variety of topics, including Jewish studies, religion, philosophy, Kabbalah, children’s books, cooking, humor, and history. Book fair open during JCC business hours, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 12, 1:00-4:00 p.m. — Community discussion about Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine and the convergence of Jewish and Japanese culture. Carrollwood Barnes and Noble, 11802 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa. During the months of October and November, the entire community - schools, book clubs, families - is encouraged to read this year’s selection, Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine. Lecturer Kazuko Goodman will offer her perspectives on understanding the Holocaust through the eyes of the Japanese. The community-wide book reading program is inspired by the national One Book, One Community initiative.

Visit www.jewishtampabay.com for more info.