Virtual Programs

Literary Lecture Series

Mondays at 3:30 pm
Bringing you authors with new books on a wide variety of topics from all over the world.

• October 7: 
  Saying No To Hate; Overcoming Antisemitism in America by Norman Finkelstein with Rabbi Barry Schwartz in conversation with Rabbi Dan Levin, Temple Beth El
• October 28: 
  The Einstein Effect: How The World’s Favorite Genius Got Into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds with author Benyamin Cohen
• November 18: 
  Bernadine’s Shanghai Salon; The Story of the Doyenne of Old China with author Susan Blumberg-Kason
• December 9: 
  On Her Own; A Novel with author Lihi Lapid
• December 16: 
  Matchmaker, Matchmaker; Find me a Love That Lasts with author Aleeza Ben Shalom
• January 6: 
  Unstuff Your Life! Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life For Good with author Andrew Mellen
• January 13: 
  Final Verdict; The Holocaust on Trial in the 21st Century with author Tobias Buck
• February 10: 
  Target Tehran; How Israel is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East with author Ilan Evyatar
• March 3: 
  Hidden Star with author Corinne Joy Brown In partnership with the Sephardi Federation
• March 17: 
  For Such a Time as This; On Being Jewish Today with author Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, Park Avenue Synagogue
• March 24: 
  Israel/Palestine in World Religions: Whose Promised Land? with author Ilan Troen
• April 7: 
  Prescription for Pain; How a Once Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer” with author Philip Eil
• April 21: 
  The Joy of Costco; A Treasure Hunt From A-Z with authors Susan and David Schwartz
• May 12:
  The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements that Changed the World with author Stuart Eizenstat

The League of Women Voters:
Florida's Constitutional Amendments 2024

Presented by Janet Elinoff, Levis JCC Board Member
and Chair of the LWV Speakers Bureau

Tuesday, October 15, 3:00 pm
There are six statewide constitutional amendments on the November ballot in Florida. This presentation provides a summary for each amendment, an analysis of each amendment, including the impact of a yes or no vote, organizations that support or oppose the amendment, and the League’s specific position.

The League of Women Voters is nonpartisan. It does not support or oppose any political party or any candidate. It does take a position on some of the amendment proposals. The Speakers Bureau educates citizens on state and local issues including ballot amendments, legislative session updates, health care, gun laws, environmental and water issues, redistricting, election laws, and local government topics of interest.

Free and open to the public but registration required for non-virtual members.