Speaker: Joan Nathan
Concept: The David W. Belin Lecture in American Jewish Affairs was established in 1991 to provide an academic forum for the discussion of contemporary Jewish life in the United States. Attendees enjoy a catered reception and the opportunity to mingle with the featured speaker before the lecture. The lecture is followed by a book-signing for anyone who is intersted in purchasing one of the speaker’s publications.
Scope:
- Budget: $25,500
- Total Attendance: 150
- Books Sold: 43
- Production Requests:
Joan Nathan is the author of twelve cookbooks including her latest work, My Life in Recipes: Food, Family, and
Memories. Her 2018 book, King Solomon’s Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World, won the IACP International Cookbook of the Year. That same year, the much-acclaimed Jewish Cooking in America, which in 1994 won both the James Beard Award and the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook of the Year Award, was named an IACP classic. In 2022, Nathan was included in the Forward
125: The American Jews who shaped our world. Nathan is also a regular contributor to The New York Times and Tablet Magazine.
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