The Detroit Jewish Book Fair opens its 75th season Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Detroit Institute of Arts, launching three weeks of author talks and special events centered at The J in West Bloomfield Township.
The nation’s longest-running Jewish book fair continues through Monday, Nov. 16, according to The J’s website. Programs include free talks and ticketed events.
Opening day begins at 1 p.m. at the DIA with Christopher C. Gorham discussing Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France. He will speak with Jill Shaw, the museum’s curator of European art from 1850 to 1970.
A docent-led tour and book signing follow the presentation, according to the DIA’s event listing.
Most subsequent programs take place at The J, 6600 W. Maple Road. Highlights from an organizer announcement published by The Jewish News include:
- Monday, Oct. 26: Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp present The Last Free Women at Book Club Night. The registration page listed an Oct. 19 deadline; contact organizers about availability.
- Thursday, Nov. 5: Emily Franklin and Julia Ioffe appear at Lunch with the Authors. Michael Kimmel discusses Playmakers, his history of Jewish entrepreneurs in America’s toy industry, that evening.
- Tuesday, Nov. 10: Joan Lunden discusses her memoir with journalist Sherry Margolis.
- Thursday, Nov. 12: Patron Night features Shai Davidai in conversation with Oakland University President Ora Pescovitz.
- Sunday, Nov. 15: A Holocaust literature panel and a separate program featuring Jason Klamm and screenings of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
- Monday, Nov. 16: Mandy Silverman, known as “Mandylicious,” leads a food demonstration and tasting tied to her book Twisted.
Another off-site event brings four Michigan authors to Schuler Books in West Bloomfield from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Cindy Frenkel, B.L. Makiefsky, Jaemi Blair Loeb and Rabbi Dorit Edut will discuss their work, according to the bookstore’s event page.
Programs are open to the public, with registration required for some events. Readers can find tickets, registration links and the full schedule on The J’s book fair page. Questions can be emailed to [email protected].
