Literatour is a community-wide celebration in its sixth year with 11 exceptional events featuring authors, celebrities, and cultural influencers throughout Berks County from September 2024 to May 2025.

Literatour is being presented by Jewish Federation of Reading in partnership with Exeter Community Library.

Jewish Federation of Reading is happy to be an affiliate of the Weitzman Museum Store, part of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History Museum in Philadelphia. Enjoy tax-free Judaica purchases while supporting two Jewish institutions with every purchase! (double mitzvah!) By shopping through the link below, our Federation will receive 10% back on your purchase.

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JFR Comedy Night at the Goggleworks

with comedian Joel Chasnoff

Grab your friends and join us for a night of light and laughter! Come and hear entertaining stories and reflections about Jewish life in Israel, with plenty of laughter along the way!

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:30 pm

$18 per person

 followed by a dessert reception

Learn more about Jewish Federation’s Israel Emergency Relief Fund.  Israel needs you, please give generously. For more information, please click on the link below:

The Lakin Holocaust Library & Resource Center is proud to celebrate its 30^th anniversary this year! $30 for 30 campaign

Your gift of $30 will allow us to transcribe more than two dozen video testimonies of local Holocaust survivors held at the Lakin HRC. These transcriptions will allow students at Albright College and researchers around the world to better search and 
analyze these important first- person accounts of survival during the Holocaust. This vital addition will ensure that the 
survivors' legacies live on and stories are heard.