OCTOBER 12

RUTH WISSE in collaboration with

the Jewish Public Library

"Free as a Jew":  A Personal Memoir

Ruth Wisse is the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddush Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University emeritus.

OCTOBER 19

DAVID MAKOVSKY in conversation

with MATTI FRIEDMAN

“The Cohesion of Israeli Society at a Time of Extreme Internal Stress”

David Makovsky is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Matti Friedman, author of three books, is a journalist and contributor to the New York Times Op-Ed section.

OCTOBER 26

DAVID FRUM in conversation with JANICE STEIN

“American Democracy: A Health Report”

David Frum is a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush and is currently a senior editor at The Atlantic. Janice Stein is the Founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

NOVEMBER 2

PHILIPPE SANDS in conversation

with CANTOR GIDEON ZELERMYER

“The Ratline: The Exalted Life and the Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive”

Philippe Sands, an international lawyer residing in London, has been President of English PEN since 2018. He is the author of “East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity”.

NOVEMBER 9

MAX GROSS

“The Lost Shtetl”

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award

Max Gross is a former staff writer for the New York Post and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Commercial Observer.