Join Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and the 72nd Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ner for the Chil­dren’s Pic­ture Book cat­e­go­ry Shosh­sana Nam­bi in the lob­by of the Mar­lene Mey­er­son JCC for a read­ing of her book, The Very Best Sukkah: A Sto­ry from Ugan­da.

This pro­gram is part of the Books That Changed My Life Fes­ti­val, a new ini­tia­tive that cel­e­brates the trans­for­ma­tion­al role books play in our lives through a two-month cel­e­bra­tion of lit­er­a­ture and cul­ture. Click here to learn more.

Shop the fes­ti­val books with our part­ner, Books Are Mag­ic, a fam­i­ly-owned inde­pen­dent book­store in Brook­lyn, com­mit­ted to being a wel­com­ing, friend­ly, and inclu­sive space for all people.

Books That Changed My Life Fes­ti­val is made pos­si­ble thanks to The Harold Anfang Foun­da­tion and the Israel Office of Cul­tur­al Affairs, Con­sulate Gen­er­al of Israel New York.

Gallery exhibits and pro­grams are made pos­si­ble with the gen­er­ous sup­port of the Lau­rie M. Tisch Illu­mi­na­tion Fund. Addi­tion­al sup­port is pro­vid­ed by the New York City Depart­ment of Cul­tur­al Affairs in part­ner­ship with the City Coun­cil and the gen­eros­i­ty of indi­vid­ual donors.

This event is in part­ner­ship with Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and the Mar­lene Mey­er­son JCC.