Author Rochelle Weinstein is thrilled to launch her latest novel at a place she’s long had a connection with – the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North Miami Beach.
Weinstein, who lives in Bay Harbor Islands, launches “When We Let Go” at 7 p.m. on May 17 at the MARJCC’s Alan & Diane Lieberman Theater, 18900 NE 25th Ave. in North Miami Beach. The launch event includes a reception, book signing and Weinstein discussing her novel in conversation with book influencer Lauren Margolin, the writer and creator of the blog, Good Book Fairy.
Weinstein’s book credits include “What We Leave Behind,” “The Mourning After,” “Where We Fall,” “Somebody’s Daughter” and “This is Not How it Ends.” In “When We Let Go” the readers meet Avery, a woman haunted by a painful tragedy from her past and the eventual path she takes to overcome her grief and guilt.
Weinstein was raised in Miami and attended the University of Maryland, where she received her journalism degree. After graduation, Weinstein relocated to California to begin her writing career with the LA Weekly before returning to Miami, where she gave birth to twins.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to launch my seventh novel at a place that has been an extension of our family,” Weinstein said. “From 1978-2021, we lived a few short blocks from the JCC, attended summer camps and after-school programs and watched our children play tournaments and Maccabi games on the fields. Community is important to me, and presenting at the JCC is returning home, just as Avery Beckett does in ‘When We Let Go.'”
The JCC is offering the book launch as part of its complimentary Meet the Author Jewish Book Series, presented in partnership with Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, Chabad Chayil, Mishkan Miami of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Temple Sinai of North Dade.
Beth Albert, a member of the JCC’s Meet the Author Jewish Book Series committee, said, “We are extremely excited to be so lucky as to have such a well-published author like Rochelle Weinstein — a home grown talent who is a part of our local Jewish community — launch her latest literary work here with us at the MARJCC for the concluding program of this season’s annual Meet the Author series.”
According to the JCC, the series is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners and the State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture.
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