Jewish Book Festival brochure

3 rd Annual
November 16, 2017 - April 9, 2018
11 Events • 18 Authors
presented by

NOV
16
THURSDAY
DEC
6
WEDNESDAY
An Evening with Songwriter and Author
Steve Dorff
I Wrote That One, Too...
7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Naples
Sponsored by U.S. Bank,
Senior Housing Solutions
and Steinway Piano Gallery
Stephen Tobolowsky
My Adventures With God
11:30 am - 2:00 pm • Hilton Naples
Sponsored by Clive Daniel Home
and John R. Wood Properties
Enjoy a special evening
of live entertainment, as Steve performs
many of his greatest hits and shares the
fascinating stories behind them.
With more than 400 recordings and three Grammy and six Emmy Award nominations
to his name, Steve Dorff is one of the most successful songwriters and composers of
the last 25 years. His songs have been sung by chart-topping artists Barbra Streisand,
Ringo Starr, Celine Dion, Ray Charles, Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson, Willie
Nelson, Gladys Knight, Dolly Parton and countless others. In addition to his 15 “Top
10” hits,” Steve’s legendary success also extends to motion pictures, theatre and
television (including the music for Growing Pains and Murder She Wrote).
In his newest book, I Wrote That One, Too…, Steve chronicles his four decades
behind the songs, sharing anecdotes, advice and insights into his journey. Full of
heartfelt stories, hard-earned wisdom, and delightful wit, I Wrote That One, Too... is
a great read not only for music lovers, but for anyone who has chased their dreams
and survived the surprising but often serendipitous turns in the road.
$25 in advance • $36 at the door • includes beverage
and light snacks during book-signing reception
This event includes
a preview of all upcoming
Jewish Book Festival events,
with drawings for tickets,
books and more!
If you are not familiar with the name Stephen Tobolowsky, you will certainly
recognize his face! The quintessential character actor, Stephen has
appeared in more than 100 movies and 200 television shows, including
unforgettable roles in Mississippi Burning, Groundhog Day and Glee.
He is also the consummate storyteller – warm, funny and profound. My
Adventures With God, Stephen’s second book, is a collection of humorous,
introspective stories that tells of a boy growing up in the wilds of Texas
finding and losing love, losing and finding himself – all told through the
prism of the Torah and Talmud, mixed with insights from science, and refined
through a child’s sense of wonder.
My Adventures With God not only shines a light into the life of one of
America’s most beloved actors, but also provides a structure to evaluate our
own lives and relationship with God.
“These are true stories from my life. Most are funny. Some are not. They’re often
unbelievable, occasionally creepy. Together they tell a bigger story of how we
are shaped by the invisible. Something I call divine. Something I hope becomes
wisdom.” ~ Stephen Tobolowsky
$54 • Lunch and copy of book included • No tickets sold after December 1
Additional copies of My Adventures With God will be available for purchase, as the book makes a great Chanukah gift!

An Evening with Broadway Star
Alexandra Silber
After Anatevka – A Novel Inspired by
“Fiddler on the Roof ”
7:00 - 9:00 pm • Hilton Naples
Alexandra will blend
musical stylings with spoken
words from her book in a
theatre-like setting.
Sponsored by TheatreZone, WCA, Steinway Piano Gallery
After playing the role of Tzeitel in the most recent Broadway revival of
Fiddler on the Roof, and previously playing Hodel in London’s West End, Alexandra
Silber has written a book about what happens after Hodel leaves the stage.
The result is After Anatevka, a sweeping historical novel that continues the story
that has captivated fans around the globe for decades.
In a special hybrid of reading and performance – combining excerpts from the book
with a curated song list – Alexandra addresses the cultural meaning of Fiddler on
the Roof, her own personal connection with the show, and the process of writing
her remarkable new novel. Alexandra, with her accompanist on piano, will present
a fully dramatized mini piece of theatre.
The Huffington Post calls Alexandra “the fastest-rising soprano in musical theatre.”
In addition to the stage, she has appeared on television and film, and in concert,
including at Carnegie Hall. She received a Grammy nomination for her portrayal
of Maria in the recording of West Side Story with the San Francisco Symphony.
$36 in advance • $45 at the door • includes beverage and light snacks
during book-signing reception
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10
SUNDAY
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MAR
16
FRIDAY
APR
9
Alan Zweibel
For This We Left Egypt?
1:00 - 3:00 pm • Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Sponsored by Naples Jewish Congregation
Join us for an afternoon of humor as five-time Emmy Award-winner Alan
Zweibel entertains us with his jokes and stories. A television writer for
Saturday Night Live, Curb Your Enthusiasm and It’s Garry Shandling’s
Show, his theatre credits include collaborating with Billy Crystal on the
Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays.
Alan has written several books, including Bunny, Bunny: Gilda Radner,
A Sort of Love Story, which he wrote following Gilda’s death. His novel
The Other Shulman won the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor.
He is one of the co-authors of For This We Left Egypt, a parody of the
Passover Haggadah, which he wrote with comedians Dave Barry and
Adam Mansbach. In this somewhat irreverent book, the authors take you
through the Seder, from getting rid of all the chametz in your home to
a retelling of the Passover story, including wrapping up the evening by
taking at least forty-five minutes to say good-bye to everyone.
$15 • $20 at the door • includes reception with light food and beverages
Abigail Pogrebin
My Jewish Year – 18 Holidays, One Wandering Jew
2:30 - 4:15 pm • Beth Tikvah
Sponsored by Collier/Lee Chapter of Hadassah
MONDAY
$15 • $20 at the door
Although she grew up with some basic holiday rituals, Abigail realized how
little she knew about the origins, purpose and current relevance of the entire
Jewish calendar. She wanted to understand what had kept the oldest traditions
vibrant and the more-recently-added holidays urgent. She embarked on an entire
year of research, observance and writing about every ritual, fast and festival
in one Jewish year. Whether you’re seeking an accessible, digestible roadmap
for Jewish life or a fresh take on what you’ve been practicing for a lifetime,
Abigail’s journey will leave you educated, charmed and inspired.
Abigail Pogrebin is the author of Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about
Being Jewish, and One and the Same, about life as a twin. Her bestselling
Kindle Single, Showstopper, chronicled her teenage adventure in a rare
Sondheim flop on Broadway. A former producer for 60 Minutes and Charlie
Rose, she moderates her own interview series at the JCC Manhattan.
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Scenes from the 2 nd Annual Collier County Jewish Book Festival
The 6 multi-author events with dates in green banners (on
the next 7 pages) are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
Order your tickets early as several may sell out.
JAN
8
MONDAY
Two Significant (but Little-Known) Events in Jewish History
1:00 - 3:30 pm • Naples Conf. Ctr.
Robert Gandt • Angels in the Sky
Sponsored by Dr. Barrett Ross Ginsberg,
AJC West Coast Florida, Beth Tikvah and
Holocaust Museum & Ed. Ctr. of SWFL
Angels in the Sky is the exhilarating account of a ragtag band of volunteer
airmen from around the world who fought for Israel during the War of Independence.
Many, but not all, were Jewish. Knowingly violating their nations’
embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel, they smuggled in
Messerschmitt fighters from Czechoslovakia, painting Israeli stars over swastikas.
This modern-day David-and-Goliath tale, which is based on first-person
interviews and extensive archival research, is popular history at its best.
Robert Gandt is a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, airline captain, and the
award-winning author of sixteen books on military and aviation history. His
screen credits include the CBS series Pensacola: Wings of Gold, adapted from
his naval aviation thriller, Bogeys and Bandits.
Bryan Mark Rigg • The Rabbi Saved by Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers
When Hitler invaded Warsaw in 1939, hundreds of thousands of civilians were
trapped in the besieged city. Rebbe Joseph Schneersohn, the leader of the ultra-
Orthodox Lubavitcher Jews, was among them. When word of his plight went
out, a group of American Jews initiated what would ultimately become one of
the strangest and most miraculous rescues of World War II. The Rabbi Saved
by Hitler’s Soldiers is the incredible but true story of this little-known event.
Bryan Mark Rigg is the author of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers, which won the
prestigious William E. Colby Award, and Lives of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers.
Reared as a Baptist Christian, he discovered he was of Jewish descent in 1992
and embraced his Jewish heritage. A graduate of Yale and Cambridge, he has
served as a volunteer in the Israeli Army and an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Book Sales
All of the Festival books are on
display at the Barnes & Noble
stores at the Waterside Shops
and Coconut Point. Books will
also be available for purchase
and signing at each author’s
event. Books make great gifts
for friends and family.
Pick up a free Festival
bookmark at Barnes & Noble
or the Federation office.
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Save the date!
Tree of Life Award Dinner
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
at TwinEagles

A Fiction-Filled Afternoon with Two Bestelling Authors
1:00 - 3:30 pm • Temple Shalom
Pam Jenoff • The Orphan’s Tale
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant
by a Nazi soldier and forced to give up her baby. When Noa discovers a boxcar
containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she
snatches one of the babies and flees. Noa finds refuge with a German circus,
learning the flying trapeze act. At first rivals, Noa and lead aerialist Astrid soon
forge a powerful bond. As the facade that protects them becomes tenuous,
Noa and Astrid decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another.
Pam Jenoff is the author of The Kommandant’s Girl, an international bestseller
and Quill award nominee, as well as seven other novels. Jenoff’s novels are
based on her experiences working at the Pentagon and also as a diplomat for
the State Department handling Holocaust issues in Poland.
Gavriel Savit • Anna and the Swallow Man
Kraków 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This
is no place to grow up. Anna is just seven years old when the Germans take
her father. She’s alone until she meets the Swallow Man: a skilled deceiver
with more than a little magic up his sleeve. Like Anna’s father, he’s in danger
of being taken. When he summons a swallow down to his hand to stop Anna
from crying, she is spellbound and follows him into the wilderness. Over the
course of their travels, the two will dodge bombs and tame soldiers.
Gavriel Savit holds a BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan.
An actor and singer, Gavriel has performed on three continents, from New York
to Brussels to Tokyo. The Swallow Man, his first novel, won the 2016 Jewish
Book Council Award for Debut Fiction.
The Stories Behind Two Commanding Women
1:00 - 3:30 pm • Hilton Naples
Leslie Bennetts • Last Girl Before Freeway
Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian. She was an icon and role
model to millions, and a fearless pioneer who left a strong legacy when she died
in 2014. Her life was a roller coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows:
the suicide of her husband, her estrangement from her daughter, her ferocious
ambition and massive insecurities. Rivers’ career broke down barriers for her
gender and pushed the boundaries of truth-telling for women in public life.
Last Girl Before Freeway is a juicy, intimate biography of a performer whose
career was borne out of a desire to make people laugh so she could feel loved.
Leslie Bennetts is the author of the national bestseller The Feminine Mistake as
well as a longtime Vanity Fair writer and former New York Times reporter. She
was the first woman to cover a presidential campaign at The New York Times.
Susan Silver • Hot Pants in Hollywood
Hot Pants in Hollywood is much more than a show biz memoir. It is about reinventing
yourself, finding love and creating a passionate life. From Milwaukee,
with its sixties’ values and normalcy, Susan went on to fame and fortune in
Hollywood. One of TV’s first female comedy writers, Susan’s credits include
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude and Newhart. Through a continual search
for a productive life that included reconnecting with her Jewish roots and becoming
deeply involved with Israel, she eventually found a bigger life purpose.
Susan Silver, after reinventing herself in Jewish affairs, ran the Speakers
Bureau for ADL, was UN Observer for the Wiesenthal Center, and is currently
connected to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Susan has a radio
commentary on NPR and has numerous television appearances to her credit.
Sponsored by
WCA and JNF
Sponsored by
U.S. Bank and FIDF
JAN
24
WEDNESDAY
JAN
29
MONDAY

FEB
14
WEDNESDAY
Family, Food and Fun
1:00 - 3:30 pm • Temple Shalom
Sponsored by U.S. Bank
and JFCS of SWFL
Peter Gethers • My Mother’s Kitchen
Peter Gethers wants to give his aging mother a spectacular feast featuring her
favorite dishes. The problem is he doesn’t know how to cook. So he embarks
upon an often hilarious and always touching culinary journey that will allow him
to prepare the meal of his mother’s dreams. When Judy Gethers, daughter of a
restaurateur – legendary New York Ratner’s – was in her 50s, she discovered a
passion for cooking. She became a mentor to famous chefs, including Wolfgang
Puck, and taught alongside Julia Child. Peter has written a memoir about how
food and family can do much more than feed us – they can nourish our souls.
Peter Gethers is an author, screenwriter, playwright, book editor, and film
and television producer. His eleven previous books include The Cat Who Went
to Paris, the first in a bestselling trilogy about his extraordinary cat, Norton.
Annabelle Gurwitch • Wherever You Go, There They Are
When Annabelle Gurwitch was a child, surrounded by a cast of epically dysfunctional
relatives, she secretly prayed that it was all a terrible mistake. She
longed to be part of a loving and supportive family. Gurwitch writes about the
family she tried to escape and the ones she joined by accident or on purpose,
including her southern ancestors, the theater tribe, and an adult summer camp
for vegans. If she’s learned anything, it’s that no matter how hard you try to
escape your crazy family, you just end up being part of another crazy family.
Annabelle Gurwitch is the author of the three books, including New York Times
bestseller I See You Made an Effort. She is a regular commentator on NPR
and a former host of Dinner and a Movie on TBS. Other numerous television
appearances include Boston Legal, Seinfeld and Murphy Brown.
JFCS of Southwest Florida and the Naples
Senior Center, the “central address for
services for seniors” are proud to be among
the sponsors of the Jewish Book Festival.
Edward Anchel
Chair
Dr. Jaclynn Faffer
President/CEO
www.jfcsswfl.org

A Trio of Debut Novelists
Sponsored by Beth Tikvah
1:00 - 3:30 pm • Naples Conference Center
Jane Healey • The Saturday Evening Girls Club
For four young immigrant women living in Boston’s North End in the early
1900s, escaping tradition doesn’t come easy. But at least they have one another
and the Saturday Evening Girls Club, a social pottery-making group offering
respite from their hectic home lives – and hope for a better future. The friends
face family clashes and romantic entanglements, career struggles and cultural
prejudice. But through their unfailing bond, they draw strength and the courage
to transform their immigrant stories into the American lives of their dreams.
The book is based on the true story of the Saturday Evening Girls Club.
Jane Healey was inspired to write The Saturday Evening Girls Club after
learning of the group’s history while researching an article on their namesake
pottery, also known as Paul Revere Pottery.
Sana Krasikov • The Patriots: A Novel
When Florence Fein abandons her middle-class Brooklyn Jewish family in
1934 for a steamer ship to the Soviet Union, she believes she’s seeking the
secular feminist promises that the Great Depression denied so many American
women. But once trapped in Stalin’s USSR, she suffers the travails of Soviet
Jewry through an American’s eyes. Decades later, her son Julian – an émigré to
New York – returns to Putin’s Moscow to redeem his mother’s betrayals. The
Patriots explores the entangled relationship of two superpowers as it played
out across three generations of one Jewish-American family.
Sana Krasikov was born in Ukraine and grew up in the Republic of Georgia
and the U.S. In 2017 she was named one of Granta’s Best Young American
Novelists. Her collection One More Year has won numerous awards.
Ellen Umansky • The Fortunate Ones
Vienna, 1939. Rose’s parents secure passage for their young daughter on
a kindertransport to England. After the war, grief-stricken Rose searches out a
piece of her childhood: the Chaim Soutine painting her mother had cherished.
In modern-day Los Angeles, Lizzie carries a burden of guilt. As a teenager,
Lizzie threw a party and the Soutine painting that had provided comfort after her
mother had died was stolen. The painting will bring Lizzie and Rose together,
and ignite a friendship, eventually revealing secrets that hold painful truths.
Ellen Umansky writing has been published in The New York Times, Slate and
Playboy, as well as in the short-story anthologies Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction
from the Edge and Sleepaway: Writings on Summer Camp. She has worked in
the editorial departments of the Forward, Tablet and The New Yorker.
FEB
26
MONDAY
For Festival updates, links to
author websites and more,
visit the official Festival website:
www.JewishBookFestival.org

MAR
7
WEDNESDAY
Love & Relationships
1:00 - 3:30 pm • Temple Shalom
Sponsored by
Temple Shalom Sisterhood
Renée Rosen • Windy City Blues
Windy City Blues, set in 1950s and ’60s Chicago, is the riveting story of Leeba
Groski, a young Jewish Polish immigrant, and Red Dupree, a black blues
guitarist who left the south to play in the burgeoning Chicago music scene.
Shunned by Leeba’s Orthodox Jewish family, Leeba and Red risk threats of
violence in an era in American history that frowned on mixed-race couples.
Renée skillfully reconstructs the racial tensions and vibrant music scene that
defined Chicago during those decades as she weaves this story of forbidden
romance into the history of Chess Records and the birth of the blues and rock
’n’ roll in Chicago.
Renée Rosen is the bestselling author of White Collar Girl, What the Lady
Wants, Dollface, and the young adult novel, Every Crooked Pot.
Marilyn Simon Rothstein • Lift and Separate
Lift and Separate is the story of Marcy Hammer, a Jewish woman forced to
restart her life after husband Harvey, the bra king, leaves her for a perkier fit.
Even though she is devastated by his departure, she still has her indomitable
spirit and self-respect. She has no intention of falling apart, either, even when
her adult children drop a few bombshells of their own, and she discovers a secret
about her new, once-in-a-lifetime best friend. Life may be full of setbacks, but
by lifting herself up by her own lacy straps, Marcy finds a way to begin again.
Marilyn Rothstein graduated with a journalism degree from New York University,
and worked for Seventeen. When she moved to Connecticut, she launched
an advertising agency, which she ran for more than 25 years. At the age of 43,
she became an adult bat mitzvah, achieving her lifelong goal of chanting Torah.
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Collier County
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Jewish Book Festival.
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Venues
All locations are in Naples (area code 239):
Beth Tikvah: 1459 Pine Ridge Road (434-1818)
Hilton Naples: 5111 Tamiami Trail N. (430-4900)
Naples Conference Center: 1455 Pine Ridge Road (597-1666)
Temple Shalom: 4630 Pine Ridge Road (455-3030)
Unitarian Universalist Cong. of Greater Naples: 6340 Napa Woods Way (455-6553)
Festival Website & Email
Visit the official Festival website at www.jewishbookfestival.org for more information on
the authors and their books, event updates and a printable order form. Have questions that
have not been answered in this brochure? Send an email to fedstar18@gmail.com or call
the Federation office at 239.263.4205.
Tickets ARE Transferable
Consider purchasing a Patron Festival Package. Even if you can’t make it to all 11 events,
you can gift your tickets to friends, colleagues and family members. Tickets make the
perfect Chanukah gift.
Multi-Author Events
For the events with more than one author, due to travel arrangements, the order in which
they present will be decided a few days prior to their event. If you’d like to know the order,
please email fedstar18@gmail.com or call the Federation office at 239.263.4205.
Jewish Book Festival
Committee
Coordinator: Ted Epstein
Co-Chairs:
Phil Jason, Robin Mintz, Susan Pittelman
Patti Boochever
Sue Bookbinder
Steve Brazina
Gina Cannon
Gayle Dorio
Judith Finer Freedman
Susie Goldsmith
Carole Greene
Lenore Greenstein
Lee Henson
Ida Margolis
Irene Pomerantz
Dina Shein
Iris Shur
Arlene Sobol
Elaine Soffer
Most authors appearing at the Collier County
Jewish Book Festival are members of
the Jewish Book Council Network.
All events at the Hilton Naples include complimentary valet parking.
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WHO WE ARE
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unparalleled access to diplomats, government officials, and religious
leaders. Through these relationships and our deep understanding of key
issues, AJC works to impact opinion and policy at the highest levels.
WHAT WE DO
Dec. 8 - 10, 2017
Feb. 8 - 18, 2018
Jan. 11 - 21, 2018
March 8 - 18, 2018
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Across the U.S. and around the world, AJC is fighting for a safer,
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You have the power to amplify our advocacy. Now is the time to
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TICKETS
Patron Benefits
When you become a Book Festival Patron for just $197, you help support
the Festival and receive benefits not available to other ticket buyers:
Patrons get tickets to all 11 events at a savings of $38 when compared to buying
individual tickets.
Patrons do not have to arrive early to get good seats. Priority seating is reserved and
held until five minutes before the start of each event.
Patrons are invited to at least two private events with select authors. During the last
Festival, there were three Patron events: Patrons attended a private luncheon with
Alyson Richman and Ronald Balson, and had the opportunity to talk informally at
private homes with author Kate Siegel and with author/musician Steve Katz.
At this year’s luncheon event with actor Stephen Tobolowsky, the ticket price includes
a copy of his book. Patrons will be the first in line to meet Stephen and get their book
signed.
Patrons have their own “concierge.” Jewish Book Festival Committee member and
Patron Liaison Gina Cannon will send a reminder to Patrons prior to each event.
Patrons have an expedited patron “check in” area at each Festival program.
Recognition in the Federation Star.

Ticket Order Form
Jewish Book Festival Ticket Order Form
Book Festival Patron: Tickets to all 11 events
A savings of $38 on event tickets. Plus these bonuses: reserved priority seating at each event,
invitations to at least two private author receptions, and recognition in the Federation Star.
$197 x ___ = total $_____
Featured Events:
Thursday, November 16 @ 7:00pm Steve Dorff (mini-concert, snacks) $25 x ___ = $_____ ($36 at the door)
Wednesday, December 6 @ 11:30am Luncheon w/ Stephen Tobolowsky $54 x ___ = $_____
includes copy of My Adventures With God
Please indicate choice of meal: chicken salmon vegetarian
Sunday, December 10 @ 7:00pm Alexandra Silber (theatrical show, snacks) $36 x ___ = $_____ ($45 at the door)
Friday, March 16 @ 1:00pm Alan Zweibel $15 x ___ = $_____ ($20 at the door)
Monday, April 9 @ 2:30pm Abigail Pogrebin $15 x ___ = $_____ ($20 at the door)
Multi-Author Events:
Monday, January 8 @ 1:00pm Robert Gandt & Bryan Mark Rigg $15 x ___ = $_____ ($20 at the door)
Wednesday, January 24 @ 1:00pm Pam Jenoff & Gavriel Savit $15 x ___ = $_____ “
Monday, January 29 @ 1:00pm Leslie Bennetts & Susan Silver $15 x ___ = $_____ “
Wednesday, February 14 @ 1:00pm Peter Gethers & Annabelle Gurwitch $15 x ___ = $_____ “
Monday, February 26 @ 1:00pm J. Healey, S. Krasikov, E. Umansky $15 x ___ = $_____ “
Wednesday, March 7 @ 1:00pm Renée Rosen & Marilyn Simon Rothstein $15 x ___ = $_____ “
• No physical tickets will be issued. Simply check in at each event.
• You will receive an email reminder about a week prior to each event.
• No refunds unless entire event (both authors for multi-author events) is canceled
and not rescheduled.
• If an author cancels (weather, illness, etc.) we will attempt to reschedule the author
in late March or April. Your original reservation will be good for the rescheduled event.
• If you cannot attend an event, you can give your seat to a friend. Call the Federation.
• Open seating at all events. Patrons and Sponsors will have reserved seats.
• Event payments are NOT tax deductible.
• If a venue needs to be changed, ticket buyers will be notified via email.
• All events will take place in Naples.
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SPONSORS
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for their generous support of the Collier County Jewish Book Festival!
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For Festival updates, links to author websites
and more, visit the official Festival website:
www.JewishBookFestival.org