BOOKS & LITERATURE
FALL BOOK CLUB
To The End of the Land - Thursday, October 16, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
by acclaimed Israeli author David Grossman
Book reviewer: Denise Drabkin
Exchange ideas, participate in engaging discussions, and connect with our community!
Even if you haven’t read the books, you are welcome to join us for the stimulating reviews, the opportunity to discover new authors and titles… and the coffee and bagels!
CANADIAN JEWISH LITERARY AWARDS
2025 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards Winners Gala - Sunday, October 26, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Join us in the Al Green Theatre to honour and celebrate the winners of the 2025 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards! Hear local and international authors discuss their award-winning publications on important Jewish themes and subjects. Selected by an independent jury, awards are presented in diverse categories including: Fiction, Jewish Thought and Culture, Biography/Memoir, Yiddish, Children/Young Adult, Holocaust, and the Irving Abella Award in History. Following the ceremony, meet the authors at a dessert reception and purchase autographed copies of their books.
Book Launch: The Posthumous Landscape - Thursday, November 6, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Guest speaker: filmmaker and photographer David Kaufman
In honour of Holocaust Education Week, learn about The Posthumous Landscape: Remnants of Jewish Life in Eastern Europe, a new book of photographs of Jewish historical places that survived the Nazi and Soviet eras. David will reveal the stories behind remnants of former Jewish neighbourhoods, synagogues, cemeteries, and Holocaust sites in Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Latvia. Presented in partnership with the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards. Following the illustrated presentation, there will be book sales and signings. Join us in-person, on Zoom simulcast, or register to receive the recording.