120th Anniversary Celebration:
2008 Calendar of Events
| January 1, 2008 | JPS Announces 120th Anniversary celebration |
| February 21, 2008 | JPS hosts Author Forum at Borders in Wynnewood |
| March 4, 2008 | JPS wins two National Jewish Book Awards |
| March 12, 2008 | JPS hosts Interfaith Panel featuring prominent scholars: Peter Petit, Susannah Heschel, Rueven Firestone, and Khalid Blankenship |
| May 30, 2008 | JPS honors seven past presidents at the Pyramid Club |
| June 4, 2008 | JPS hosts Jewish Law Day. JPS welcomes special guest speaker, Rabbi Elliot Dorff, PhD. |
| July 2, 2008 | Prominent storyteller and JPS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Ellen Frankel, hosts Havruta Study Seminar |
| September 10, 2008 | Annual meeting of the JPS Board of Trustees |
| September 14, 2008 | Arie Kaplan, author of From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books, will be speaking at the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties in Ft. Myers, Florida. |
| September 16, 2008 | Reuven Firestone, author of An Introduction to Islam for Jews, will be speaking on the topic of "Islam: What Every Jew Should Know" in Buttenweiser Hall at The 92nd Street Y in New York City at 8:15 pm. |
| September 21, 2008 | JPS hosts poolside cocktail party on the Main Line |
| October 2, 2008 | The Jewish Publication Society's 120th birthday party at Philadelphia's Federation. |
| October 30, 2008 | The Jewish Publication Society's 120th Anniversary Celebration at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts |
| November 6, 2008 | Arie Kaplan, author of From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books, will be speaking at the Rosenwald Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia at 5:30 pm as part of an exhibit and program on the history of comic books in America. |
| November 9 - 12, 2008 | Vanessa Ochs, author of the National Jewish Book Award winning title Inventing Jewish Ritual, will be the Scholar-in-Residence at the Women's League of Conservative Judaism Biennial Conference, taking place on November 9-12, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. |
| Maggie Anton, author of the acclaimed historical novel series Rashi's Daughters and now the JPS young adult novel Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar, will be conducting several sessions at the Women's League of Conservative Judaism Biennial Conference, taking place on November 9-12, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. | |
| November 16, 2008 | Arie Kaplan, author of From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books , will be appearing at the Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair in St. Paul, Minnesota at the JCC of St. Paul. His event will take place at 3:00 pm. |
For additional information about specific author events, and about JPS staff events and convention listings, see our detailed JPS Author/Staff Events calendar.
