Calling all readers

Event chairs Monique Kaufman and Barbara Brounes (pictured, from left) are preparing for the 2025 Community Read event as part of the Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston (ERJCC). This year, the chosen book is Counting Backwards by Jacqueline Friedland. Community Read is an annual event and shared literary experience for book clubs and individual readers. ERJCC is calling for book clubs and readers around the city to join the event by reading Counting Backwards this fall. Friedland, the best-selling author, will speak about her novel at the ERJCC on Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Counting Backwards can be purchased online at erjcchouston.org/tickets and in-person at the J’s front desk. For more information on Community Read, visit erjcchouston.org/jewish-book-arts festival/. 

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