The Jewish Federation of Omaha and the Jewish Press are excited to announce a new local author series in 2022! Every
other month, we will host a local writer who will introduce their work to the community.
Hosted on Zoom, the local author will engage in a moderated conversation with Annette van de Kamp-Wright of the Jewish Press, Rachel Ring, JFO Director of Development, and Margo Parsow, JFO Engagement Associate.
upcoming AUTHORS
ARI KOHEN
Tuesday, December 13 | 10:00 - 11:00am
Wiesman Family Reception Room & Via Zoom
Ari Kohen, professor of political science, Schlesinger professor of Social Justice and Director of the Harris Center for Judaic Studies at UNL. Together with Gerald J. Steinacher, he is the author of Antisemitism on the Rise: the 1930s and Today.
The Local Author Series is FREE to attend and open to all. Light refreshments will be available.
previous featured AUTHORS
Brett Atlas | February 1, 2022
Brett discusses his book Three
Things Matter Most, which was published last year.
“This
book began as a collection of Post-it notes, journal entries, and
emails,” he writes in the introduction.
“I wanted to develop a repository of generational wisdom for my kids to
have... Also, I wanted to write it to see if I could do it—and I hope it
inspires people to think.”
Watch the Zoom recording HERE.
Jan Schneider Lund
| April 5, 2022
Jan discusses her book Sari and Cass,
a story of an intense friendship between two college girls coming of
age in the '60's and their adventures traveling and living in Paris, and
their subsequent lives back in the States.
Watch the Zoom recording HERE.
Harold R. Mann | 
June 21, 2022
Harold R. Man is the author of the series of children’s books
about Marvin The Golf Caddy Dog. After retiring from a food processing
company as a President/CEO, Harold Mann turned his hobby into a new
career. Combining his love for the game of golf and his true talent of
storytelling, he has composed a series of children’s golf books - which
he describes as “his true passion.”
Watch the Zoom recording HERE.
Ariel O'Donnell 
| August 2, 2022
Ariel will shared how she became a
poet, and talked about the place of femininity, Judaism and childhood
trauma in her work. She will also do a poetry reading.
Preorder her newest collection of poetry and prose, Amaranthine, here