Sunday, March 14, 2027 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Beth Jacob Synagogue 7020 North Main Street Dayton, OH 45415 Merryl Goldberg Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB At the height of the Cold War in 1985, four American musicians arrived in Moscow carrying more than instruments and sheet music. Members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band were recruited for a daring intelligence mission that relied on creativity rather than spy training. Under constant KGB surveillance, saxophonist Merryl Goldberg devised an ingenious method of concealing and transporting secret information through musical notation, turning performances into acts...

Sunday, March 14, 2027 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Camp Shalom is planning a night of camp fun! $18/person. RSVP by March 10. Questions? Contact Jennifer Holman at jholman@jfgd.net.

Sunday, April 11, 2027 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Centerville Public Library Community Room 111 West Spring Valley Road Centerville, OH 45458 Annabelle Gurwitch The End of My Life Is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker When Annabelle Gurwitch is unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, she refuses to follow the script of the inspirational survivor. Instead, she becomes a self-proclaimed “cancer slacker,” meeting fear and uncertainty with humor, honesty, and irreverence. As she navigates illness, mortality, and the flaws of the healthcare system, she finds comfort in unexpected places: mythology, comedy, friendship, small pleasures, and...

Wednesday, May 12, 2027 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education 525 Versailles Drive Centerville, OH 45459