Award-winning Author, NY Times Journalist MARGALIT FOX Discusses New Book with Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor in West Palm Beach
“The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum” pulls back veil on Jewish woman who was a notorious crime boss during the Gilded Age
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET
West Palm Beach Marriott (1001 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401)
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — At the West Palm Beach Marriott on Sunday, January 26, 2025, from 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET, MARGALIT FOX, author of The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss (Random House, 2024) and a celebrated New York Times reporter and editor for 24 years, will discuss her new book with Hadassah Magazine executive editor Lisa Hostein. The book resurrects a little-known figure: a Jewish woman who reigned as one of New York City’s most notorious underworld leaders during the Gilded Age. A book signing will immediately follow the interview and books will be available for purchase.
WHAT & WHO
Award-winning author MARGALIT FOX discusses her latest book, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss, with Hadassah Magazine executive editor Lisa Hostein. The book pulls back the veil on a little-known Jewish woman who was one of New York City’s most notorious underworld figures during the Gilded Age.
WHEN
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET.
WHERE
West Palm Beach Marriott – Ballroom A-D, Lobby Level (1001 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33401)
PARKING
Daily onsite parking is $6.
TICKETS
Reservations are required. Seats ($18) may be reserved here: https://www.hadassah.org/oboh-jan-2025.
MEDIA CONTACT
Mitchell Slepian, mslepian@hadassah.org
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