Click here to register! We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged the system—and celebrates the women geniuses past and present who have triumphed anyway. Writer and Magazine Editor Janice Kaplan set out […]
Click here to register! Alan Zweibel started his comedy career selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups. Then one night, despite bombing on stage, he caught the attention of Lorne Michaels and became one of the first writers at Saturday Night Live, where he penned classic material for […]
What kind of legacy do you want to build? What philanthropic goals do you envision for you and your family? Join Dr. Eric Weiner, author of the book Words from the Heart: Writing an Ethical Will for a meaningful discussion about leaving the legacy you imagine. Hosted by the Jewish Foundation of Greater Dayton and […]
Geocaching at Cox Arboretum (6733 N. Springboro Pike, Dayton, OH 45449) Wear comfortable shoes suitable for hiking and dress for the weather Bring your cell phone if you have one No cost, please type in the number of attendees from your household into the form below:
Click here to register! Even those who consider themselves well-versed in Jewish history will feel surprised — even horrified — by the story told in Talia Carner’s new novel, The Third Daughter. Set in the late nineteenth century, it tells of a Jewish-run syndicate who systematically kidnapped young women from Eastern Europe for the purpose of selling them as prostitutes […]
Book: Delicious! Author: Ruth Reichl Hostess: Karen Hirsch-Katz
Click here to register! The Lost Family delves into the many lives that have been irrevocably changed by home DNA tests - a technology that represents the end of family secrets. There are the adoptees who've used the test to find their birth parents; donor-conceived adults who suddenly discover they have more than fifty siblings; […]
@ The Greene, meet in front of Books & Co. Join us for an outdoor scavenger hunt at The Greene! Team up with friends (and meet new ones) and race to be the first group to find every item on the list. An adult will accompany each group. Dress for the weather! Please type the […]
Click here to register! A vivid, page-turning, and inspiring re-imagination of the final months of World War II, and the brilliant researchers behind the first atomic bomb, Hannah’s War is an unforgettable love story about an exceptional woman, and the dangerous power of her greatest discovery. in 1945, Dr. Hannah Weiss, an Austrian-Jewish physicist, is removed from her essential […]