Previous Events
2023
May 30
Private Book Club Zoom
Boca Raton, FL
June 19
Renaissance Over 55 Community, In-Person Event
Monroe, NJ
July 11
Private Book Club Zoom
Cape Cod, MA
August 2
Men’s Club at The Greens, In-Person Event
Melville, NY
Aug 3
Private Book Club Party
Merrick, NY
Aug 4
Community Event
Temple Israel
Riverhead, NY
Sept 20, 6:00 PM
AJ Sidransky interviews Miriam Bradman Abrahams about her family’s experiences in Cuba, the basis for his new novel, Incident at San Miguel.
Long Beach Library, Long Beach, NY
Event open to public
October 12, 7:00 PM
Beth Rishon Book Club
Private virtual event
October 15, 10:00 AM
Congregation Emmanuel
West Hartford, Connecticut
AJ Sidransky speaks about Incident at San Miguel and the Jewish Experience in the Caribbean
October 16, 7:00 PM
AJ Sidransky interviews Miriam Bradman Abrahams
Temple Beth-El
Cedarhurst, NY
October 20, 7:00 PM
Flushing Free Synagogue
Flushing, New York
Interview with Miriam Bradman Abrahams and discussion of Incident at San Miguel
In-person and virtual
October 22, 10:00 AM
Marlboro Jewish Center
Marlboro, New Jersey
Interview with Miriam Bradman Abrahams and discussion of Incident at San Miguel
October 25
Hadassah Book and Author Lunch
Hadassah Commack Hills Chapter
Dix Hill Jewish Center
Dix Hills, New York
November 5, 11:00 AM
Lido Beach Hadassah
Lido Beach Synagogue
Hadassah event open to public
AJ speaks about Incident at San Miguel
November 7, 11:00 AM
Katz JCC
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Multi-author event
November 10, 7:00 PM
Temple Beth Torah
Melville, New York
Friday evening program after services
AJ speaks about Incident at San Miguel
November 11, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Author Showcase
Long Beach Library
Long Beach, New York
November 13, 7:00 PM
Grace Church Book Club
Private Virtual Event
November 19, 4:00 PM
Jewish Federation of San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys
Monrovia, California
Community Read
December 12, 5:30 PM
Meridian Design Associated Architects
Manhattan, New York
Private Event
December 13, 1:00 PM
Oceanside Hadassah
Private chapter event
2021
January 13
The Interpreter Book Club event
Charlotte, NC
February 18
The Interpreter joint Book Club event
San Francisco, CA
2020
May 17, 10:30 a.m.
Virtual Event
Malvern Jewish Center
Led by Rabbi Susan Elkodsi
Private zoom event
May 19, 7:30 p.m.
Virtual Event
Co-sponsored event by B’chol Lashon & The Society for the Advancement of Judaism
Author A. J. Sidransky in conversation with Julian Voloj, author about his new book, The Interpreter
View recorded event
June 9, 10 a.m.
Virtual Event
Book Club discussion on zoom, with Rabbi Susie, Heneson Moskowitz
Temple Beth Torah
Melville, NY
June 9, 6-8 p.m.
Virtual Event
MWA-NY Crime Fiction Reading Series
Open to public, event via zoom
June 23, 7–8 p.m.
Virtual Event
Voices of Hope—Summer Lecture Series
Holocaust Fiction
(See video below)
July 6, 7-8 p.m.
Private Book Club Book Talk
July 9, 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Virtual Event
Sponsored by Word Up Book Store
July 21
Private Book Club Book Talk
August 24
Regency Hadassah
Private event
August 26
Somerset Run, Hadassah and Book Club
Private event
September 8, 7 p.m.
Virtual Event
Book Talk—The Interpreter
Hosted by Stamford JCC, Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County, Stamford JCC
Register Here
September 9
The Greens at Melville, Men’s Club
Private event
September 14
Suffolk County NY JCC
Private event
September 15
New Jersey Hadassah
Private event
October 14
Book Club, Over 55 Community
Lake Worth, Florida
Private event
October 21
Women’s Club at Renaissance
Raritan Valley, New Jersey
Private event
November 2
Book Club, Over 55 Community
Boyton Beach, Florida
Private event
November 9
Jewish Federation of Hamilton, Ontario
The Interpreter, Special Kristallnacht Presentation
Private event
November 19, 7:30 p.m.
Congregation B’nai Israel of Staten Island