ELLEN FRANKEL The Deadly Scrolls: Book One in the Jerusalem Mysteries Monday, November 7 @ 7 PM via Zoom Cost: Free CLICK HERE to Register  What could pos­si­bly bring togeth­er Israeli politi­cians, devout young Chris­tians, ardent Zion­ists, and Islam­ic ter­ror­ists? Vir­tu­al­ly noth­ing — except this com­pelling mys­tery nov­el, set in con­tem­po­rary Jerusalem, which depicts their clash as […]

ANDREW LAWLER Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City Wednesday, November 9 @ 7 PM Livestream at The Torch Lounge, University of Dayton Kennedy Union (300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469) Cost: $6 person - free with student ID Q and A with Dr. Dorian Borbonus, Associate Professor of History  Sacred […]

DEBBY APPLEGATE Madame: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age Sunday, November 13 @ 7 PM, The Dayton Woman’s Club (225 N Ludlow St, Dayton, OH 45402) Jazz concert, followed by the author Cost: $12 Madam is the biog­ra­phy of Pol­ly Adler (1900−1962), the most infa­mous and influ­en­tial madam in Jazz Age […]

DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, CATHY BARROW IS UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO DAYTON  FOR HER SCHEDULED VISIT. THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED - WATCH FOR UPDATES!   CATHY BARROW Bagels, Schmears, and a Nice Piece of Fish Wednesday, November 16 @ 6:30 PM, The Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education (525 Versailles Drive, Centerville, Ohio […]

LIZ SHEIER Never Simple Tuesday, November 29 @ 7 PM via Zoom Cost: Free CLICK HERE to Register   Scheier’s moth­er, Judith, was a sin­gle moth­er whose devo­tion crossed the line into obses­sion, and — when in the grips of the men­tal ill­ness that plagued every day of her life — a vio­lent and abu­sive liar whose hold on real­i­ty was […]

JEN MAXFIELD More After the Break: A Reporter Returns to Ten Unforgettable News Stories Thursday, December 1 @ 7 PM at The Wright Library, 1776 Far HIlls Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45419) Cost: Free  Based on her two-decade career as a local TV news reporter in New York City, Jen Max­field takes read­ers on a dra­mat­ic ride-along with […]

TOM DUGAN Wiesenthal DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, TOM DUGAN IS UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO DAYTON  FOR HIS SCHEDULED VISIT. THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED – WATCH FOR UPDATES! Simon Wiesen­thal was a Holo­caust sur­vivor who became inter­na­tion­al­ly famous for relent­less­ly pur­su­ing and bring­ing near­ly 1,100 Nazi war crim­i­nals to jus­tice. He is best known for […]

Please join us for pizza, meet Maccabi alumni from 2022 Team Ohio, and learn more about the JCC Maccabi® experience. JCC Maccabi® 2023 Is Going to Israel and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida! In the summer 2023, 3,000 Jewish teen athletes, representing communities from across the globe, will come together to experience the magic of JCC Maccabi, the […]

Join the JCC, Jewish War Vets and Hadassah to celebrate Chanukah! There will be Chanukah songs, trivia, sharing of family stories. Kosher lunch includes fresh salad with dressing, tuna salad, egg salad, potato latkes, sour cream and applesauce, bagels, cream cheese, fresh fruit salad, donuts, coffee and tea.