Mandel JCC Conversations
We are excited to introduce Mandel JCC Conversations: Authors, Ideas and People Who Inspire, the newly reimagined name for the Mandel JCC’s longtime Jewish book festival. While our name is changing, our mission remains the same: to bring engaging authors and speakers to Greater Cleveland and create meaningful opportunities for our community to explore new ideas and perspectives.
Mandel JCC Conversations
Most events are free and open to the public. All in-person and virtual author presentations are accompanied by lively Q&A sessions. Books will be available for purchase at our partner Mac’s Backs-Books of Coventry in Cleveland Heights.
2026 Keynote: Shai Davidai
Join Shai Davidai, former Columbia Business School professor, at Mandel JCC Conversations for a firsthand look at the rise of antisemitism on American college campuses following the October 7 Hamas massacre.
Mandel JCC Conversations Co-Chairs
Dan Borison and June Scharf
Thank You To Our Major Sponsors
Cleveland Jewish Book Festival Leadership
Deborah Bobrow
Director of Arts and Culture
216-593-6278
Beth Rosenthal
Arts and Culture Program Associate
216-593-6216
