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Florida JCC's Jewish Book Festival 8

When: October 18, 2020 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Where: Virtual festival
18900 NE 25th Avenue
FL
Organizer: Diani Azout
Contact: David Surowitz at [email protected] (3059324200 Ext 127)
Cost: Ticket ($10) Book Fest Pass ($75)
Summary: Jo Ivester author of Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey Mimi Lemay author of What We Will Become
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2020-10-18 16:00:00 2020-10-18 18:00:00 America/New_York Florida JCC's Jewish Book Festival 8 Jo Ivester author of Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey Mimi Lemay author of What We Will Become (http://jewishmiami.org/events/florida_jccs_jewish_book_festival_8) Virtual festival Diani Azout [email protected]

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Ivesters Once a Girl, Always a Boy is Jeremy’s journey from childhood through coming out as transgender and eventually emerging as an advocate for the transgender community. This is not only Jeremy’s story but also that of his family, told from multiple perspectives.

What We Will Become is A mother’s memoir of her transgender child’s odyssey, and her journey outside the boundaries of the faith and culture that shaped he. What We Will Become is a powerful testament to how painful events from the past can be redeemed to give us hope for the future.

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18900 NE 25th Avenue

FL

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