The JCC Jewish Book Festival celebrates its milestone 40th anniversary with this year’s event running February 22nd to 27th.
The Festival once again brings the community together with a line-up of writers from across Canada, USA and Israel who absorb the reality of these turbulent times and return it to readers in different, magical and stirring ways.
As it has for four decades, The Jewish Book Festival continues to create community dialogue around recent publications that showcase pivotal ideas stemming from the modern world. From controversial political statements, to entertaining quirky comedy writing and food; from history in the shadow of the Holocaust, to thrilling local stories brought by our own BC writers, the wide range of offers attuned to timely and universal themes speaks to every age and artistic interest.
“As we approach this milestone 40th festival we are filled with excitement and anticipation for what it represents—a culmination of hard work, creativity, and growth. It’s a powerful reminder of the progress we’ve made and of our mission to continue creating relevant, engaging and safe space for Jewish literature and conversation, for community, ideas and dialogue. The nucleus of our festival is Jewish-themed, but our speakers, events and audience happily represent a diversity of cultures and lived experiences that defy narrow categorization. Everyone is welcome, we build community and bridge identities across divides!” says Festival Director, Dana Camil Hewitt.
February 22, 2025: Opening Night with Selina Robinsonin conversation about her memoir Truth Be Told, revealing the antisemitism she experienced in government.
February 27, 2025: Closing Night featuring actor and comedian Brett Gelman (of Stranger Things and Fleabag fame) with his hilariously neurotic literary debut The Terrifying Realm of the Possible: Nearly True Stories.
In between find a host of events featuring writers covering a wide range of topics and styles. From family memoirs, to historic non-fiction covering war, espionage, science, arts and culture. Short stories and novellas, cookbooks and children’s picture books and more are all presented at the 40th JCC Jewish Book Festival February 22-27, 2025.
Find complete festival details, register for tickets and download the digital program at jccgv.com/jewish-book-festival