Artists & Scholars in Residence

Artists & Scholars in Residence

Open Minds is excited to host artists and scholars as they bring their talents and expertise to our community.

Artists and scholars hosted in partnership with the Jewish Book Council will be denoted below.

You can see our upcoming events below.
Click here to view our past JBC Author Series events. 

Click on an event to learn more or to register to attend.

	Thursday, Sept 19

Make your own Halava & Book Talk with June Hersh
Thursday, September 19 at 7:30 PM  
 

June Hersh is a former teacher and businesswoman who began her food writing career after retiring in 2004. She
has authored five books with a focus on the Holocaust,
Jewish food and food history, all of which have generated proceeds for charitable organizations.

She was a featured guest on QVC’s In the Kitchen with David, has given hundreds of book talks in connection with her published works and writes extensively for food blogs and magazines.

Her book, "Food, Hope & Resilience: Authentic Recipes and Remarkable Stories from Holocaust Survivors" is a vital collection of survivor stories uplifts and inspires alongside recipes that nourish your soul. Read about daring partisans who fought in the woods, hidden children who sought comfort from strangers and those who endured unimaginable internment.

For Holocaust survivors, food was a way to connect their lives before the war with the homes they created after.  Culinary icons such as Michael Solomonov, Jonathan Waxman, Ina Garten and more contribute their own recipes as tribute to the remarkable survivor community.

June gives readers a taste of history and a life-affirming message that honors the legacy of Holocaust survivors.

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*A portion of the proceeds from sales will benefit organizations committed to Holocaust education.

June Hersh is the author of Recipes Remembered: A Celebration of Survival, written in association with the Museum of Jewish Heritage as well as The Kosher Carnivore, a primer on how to cook kosher meat and poultry. Hersh served as editor and interviewer for Still Here: Inspiration from Survivors and Liberators of the Holocaust. 

She resides in Bedford, New York, with her husband of forty-seven years. When not cooking or writing, June enjoys traveling, playing with her dog Mallomar and, most of all, being called Nana by Henry, Daisy and Aria.

Past Events

Israeli and Palestinian Forecast: A Perfect Storm with Patrick Martin
Friday, April 5 at 6:30 PM

Patrick Martin

Long-time Middle East correspondent for The Globe and Mail, Canada's premier newspaper since 1844, Patrick Martin lived for many years in Jerusalem, and covered assignments from Yemen to Morocco.

He is a former co-host of a weekly national CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) radio program that focused on international affairs.

He is uniquely qualified to discuss the current Israel-Hamas War as he is the creator of Inside Hamas, a six-part online documentary nominated for an Emmy Award.

And, on top of all of that ... Patrick is also the father of our beloved Cantor Gladsone Martin!! 

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Jewish University for the Day
Sunday, April 7

On April 7, Stony Brook University Hillel is hosting their 13th annual "University for A Day". Jewish University for a Day is a wonderful opportunity to support Jewish life on a local, Long Island college campus and brings together leading authors, academics, rabbis, public figures, journalists and others in a day-long series of mini-courses and presentations centered around Jewish themes.

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