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APPEARANCES

Joshua Safran is currently working on his next book and scheduling private appearances around the country.
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To propose an event, please use the CONTACT FORM.
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2023 Light of Hope Breakfast
DENVER CASA
Denver, Colorado


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Midrashabang
MIDRASHA
Berkeley, California


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Talk

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
St Louis
Co-sponsored by the Women's Law Caucus,
Jewish Law Society, and WashU Hillel
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Film Screening and Q&A
DENISON UNIVERSITY
Granville, Ohio
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Engaging Men
YWCA
Oaklahoma City


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ntersections of Violence:
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Conference

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
Hampton, Virginia

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Spoken Word Stage
OREGON COUNTRY FAIR
Veneta, Oregon


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JEWISH CENTER OF ICELAND
Reykjavik, Iceland


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Kvenréttindafélag Íslands
ICELANDIC WOMEN'S RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

Reykjavik, Iceland
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2019 Conference -
​"We Choose All of Us: Moving from Theory to Practice
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OREGON COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Sunriver, Oregon
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O C T O B E R 
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Oregon Jewish Voices -
Readings by Prominent Oregon Jewish Poets and Writers

OJMCHE
Portland
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CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
Seattle

MERCAZ
​Seattle


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UNIVERISTY OF WASHINGTON HILLEL
Seattle


NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL
Seattle
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Crime After Crime Screening and Panel Discussion:
The Troubled Intersection of Domestic Violence and the Justice System
SEATTLE JFS
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Seattle


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Spoken Word Stage
OREGON COUNTRY FAIR
Veneta, Oregon


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Book Talk
CORVALLIS-BENTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Corvallis, Oregon


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​Keynote Address:  From Child Witness to Pro Bono Attorney for Incarcerated Survivor of Domestic Violence
ADVOCACY IN ACTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico

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Workshop:  From Victim to Perpetrator:
Shifting Identities in the Eyes of the Law

ADVOCACY IN ACTION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
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Annual Dinner and Meeting
INSTITUTE FOR JUDAIC STUDIES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Portland, Oregon
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Dublin Hebrew Congregation
Dublin, Ireland

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Mystic Mountain
Tsfat, Israel

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Children of the Love
LITQUAKE  
California Historical Society
San Francisco
Part of San Francisco's 50th anniversary celebration of the Summer of Love
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DVCC Spring Luncheon 2017
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS CENTER
Stamford Marriott Hotel
Stamford, Connecticut



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Screening of Crime After Crime
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS CENTER
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Garden Cinema 
Norwalk, Connecticut



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N O V E M B E R
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PCADV 40th Anniversary Conference
with Gloria Steinem
PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Lancaster, Pennsylvania



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Presentation to Board of Directors
T'RUAH: THE RABBINIC CALL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
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New York City


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Film Screening and Talk
WOMEN'S PRISON ASSOCIATION
Downtown Community Television Center
New York City

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D E C E M B E R 

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Joshua speaking at Authors@Google
Joshua and film crew speaking at LA Film Festival's Grand Performance screening
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Film Screening Fundraiser
​UNCOMMON LAW
Lark Theater
Larkspur, California


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Lawyers & Professionals Breakfast
The Associated
 Baltimore, Maryland


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CHANA
20th Anniversary Signature Event

The Suburban Club
Baltimore, Maryland
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CLE/CEU Course for Attorneys and Social Workers, Film Screening, and Talk
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
GREATER CINCINNATI

Cooper Creek Event Center
Blue Ash, Ohio
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Awards Luncheon​

STANDING FIRM 
Omni William Penn Hotel

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Benefit Event
UNCOMMON LAW
New Parkway Theater
Oakland, California

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Domestic Violence Law Lecture

BERKELEY LAW
University of California, Berkeley
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8:00 AM
Grand Round 

UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Oakland, California

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STANWOOD LIBRARY/
SNO-ISLE LIBRARIES                 
Stanwood, Washington
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5th Annual Bridge to Justice Breakfast
LEGAL AID SERVICE OF 

BROWARD COUNTY - and -
COAST TO COAST LEGAL AID OF 
SOUTH FLORIDA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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INSIDE STORYTIME
La Movida Wine Bar & Community Kitchen

San Francisco

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Co-sponsors and partners:
Hillel, The Women's Resource Center
OU-JLIC, CUJF, CUJEF, Religious Workers
Association, College of Law, Program in Jewish Culture and Society, and the Office of Inclusion
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Anniversary Luncheon Keynote
THE WOMEN'S CENTER
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


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OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Oakland, California

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JEWBILEE! JCC OF SILICON VALLEY
Los Gatos, California

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GREEN APPLE BOOKS
San Francisco

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Stories from the Shtetl
JEWISH COMMUNITY LIBRARY
San Francisco
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KOLOT Cocktail Reception and Award Ceremony
Jewish Book Festival
DAVID POSNACK JCC
Davie, Florida 

Co-sponsored by Goodman JFS of Broward and
KOLOT Voices to End Domestic Abuse
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34th Annual Jewish Book Festival
DAVE & MARY ALPER JCC
Miami

Cosponsored by JCS Shalom Bayit - the Domestic Abuse Program of Jewish Community Services of South Florida


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Jewish Book Festival
ADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JCC
Boca Raton, Florida



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Jewish Book Festival
JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE GREATER 
SAN GABRIEL AND POMONA VALLEY

Temple City, California
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RECYCLE BOOKSTORE WEST
Campbell, California

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JCC GREENWICH

Greenwich, Connecticut

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25th Bank of America Festival of  

Arts, Books, and Culture 
KATZ JCC 

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

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The Lessans Family Annual Book Festival
JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON
Rockville, Maryland
Co-sponsored by Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse

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Keynote, Panel and Film Screening
Survivor: Women Defendants/Victims of
Domestic Violence Conference

CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER
LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Gainesville, Florida

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PROJECT SARAH

San Diego, California
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Empower: 8th Annual Benefit Lunch
NEW BEGINNINGS
Seattle, Washington


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Rachel Coalition 
Women to Women Luncheon

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF METROWEST
Crestmont Country Club
West Orange, New Jersey

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LITQUAKE PORCHLIGHT STORYTELLING 
Verdi Club
San Francisco
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Story Slam Against Violence
OAKLAND CITY CHURCH
Oakland, California

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6th Annual Women in the Movement Awards & Screening
NEW JERSEY COALITION FOR 
BATTERED WOMEN

Ewing, New Jersey

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DEPOT BOOKSTORE
Mill Valley, California
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Talk and Crime After Crime Screening
CAYMAN ISLANDS CRISIS CENTRE
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Sponsored by 100 Women in Hedge Funds


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Memoirist Panel and Fireside Reading
LITQUAKE
OSHMAN FAMILY JCC
Palo Alto, California



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LITERARY DEATH MATCH
Shadow Ultra Lounge
Oakland, California

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Screening and Discussion
SHOMREI TORAH
Santa Rosa, California
Co-sponsored by Copperfield's Books

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Presentation at the 13th Annual 
NCVLI Conference 
Never Whisper Justice; 
Demand Victims’ Rights

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM LAW INSTITUTE
Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, Oregon
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Leadership by Example 2014 
East Bay JCRC
THE MAGNES
Berkeley, California

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STORIES FROM THE SHTETL 
Spoken Word
Chevreh Ahavas Yisroel
Brooklyn, New York
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KEHILATH JESHURUN
New York City
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Screening and Talk
WOMEN'S PRISON ASSOCIATION
Anthology Film Archives
New York City
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Keynote Speech
Justice for All: Celebrating Pro Bono 
Listen to Talk Here
Special MC: CBS TV reporter Sherry Hu
Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
ALAMEDA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Oakland, California
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Keynote Speech
Shalom Bayit’s 22nd Anniversary Celebration: CREATING HOPE
SF JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
San Francisco
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Keynote Speech
In Celebration of Mothers Annual Event

CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE - MARIN ABUSED WOMEN'S SERVICES
San Rafael, California

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Talk and screening of Crime After Crime
OSHER MARIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

San Rafael, California
Co-sponsored by Center for Domestic Peace
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LITERARY DEATH MATCH
Elbo Room
San Francisco

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THE FAMILY PLACE
Dallas, Texas
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Talk and Screening of Crime After Crime
Series on women’s incarceration, domestic homicide, and prison reform -
States of Denial: 
The Illegal Incarceration of Women, Children, and People of Color

ELIZABETH A. SACKLER 
CENTER FOR FEMINIST ART
BROOKLYN MUSEUM

Brooklyn, New York 

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Book Talk and Signing
CONGREGATION BETH JACOB
Oakland, California

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Sara Glasgow Cogen Annual Memorial Lecture
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences:
Judaic Studies
 

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Portland, Oregon

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Screening of Crime After Crime, discussion and book signing
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW
Eugene, Oregon
Co-sponsored by Women's Law Forum, The Criminal Law Association. and the
Child and Family Law Association
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A Conversation About the Victimization & the Shifting Nature of Identity in the Criminal Justice System
National Crime Victim Law Institute
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL
Portland, Oregon
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Shir Tikvah
Portland, Oregon

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Talk, Book Signing with Bookshop Benicia and Screening of Crime After Crime
CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL
Vallejo, California
Co-sponsored by SafeQuest Solano

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Keynote Presentation, book signing and screenings of Crime After Crime
JEWBILEE! A DAY OF JEWISH LEARNING
ADDISON-PENZAK JCC 
SILICON VALLEY CAMPUS
Los Gatos, California
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The Man Behind "FREE SPIRIT"
HANSON BRIDGETT LLP
San Francisco
Co-sponsored by 
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
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OBERLIN CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO 
Berkeley, California


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D E C E M B E R 
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Authors@Google
GOOGLEPLEX
Mountain View, California
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MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL
Miami Dade College
Miami
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How Prison Set Me Free: 
The Story Behind FREE SPIRIT
JEWISH COMMUNITY LIBRARY/
JEWISH LEARNING WORKS

San Francisco
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A Martin London Lifelong Learning Lecture 
Screening of CRIME AFTER CRIME, 
Q &A and Book Signing
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
James Bridges Theater on the UCLA Campus
Co-sponsored by 
- Hillel's Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts
- A Window Between Worlds  - Art as a Healing Tool
- UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
- The Righteous Conversations Project
- Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus
- loveisrespect.org
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Book Reading, Discussion and Signing
STORIES LA - BOOKS AND CAFE
Echo Park - Los Angeles
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Book Talk and Signing
HAVENRedefine: Men and Feminism
Pontiac, Michigan
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LAW SCHOOL
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Book Talk and Signing
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL


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Screening of CRIME AFTER CRIME, 
Discussion and Book Signing
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Planning, Jewish Law Students Association, and Family Law Project

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Screening of CRIME AFTER CRIME,  
Discussion and Book Signing
JEWISH BOOK FAIR
Co-sponsored by the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival and The Berman Center for the Performing Arts

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Book Talk and Signing
JEWISH BOOK FAIR
JCC Metro Detroit
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Co-sponsored by the Kindness Project, an initiative of the JCC and Partners in Torah, Oakland University - Judaic Studies Program
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JEWISH BOOK FESTIVAL
JCC of Greater Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Society
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UNDER ONE TENT
CONTRA COSTA JEWISH BOOK AND ARTS

Congregation B’nai Tikvah
Walnut Creek, California

O C T O B E R
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER
Berkeley, California
Benefit for Shalom Bayit and the 
Family Violence Law Center

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Sharing Our Stories About Domestic Violence 
BERKELEY LAW, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 
Co-sponsored by STOP DV, Domestic Violence Law Practicum, and the Henderson Center for 
Social Justice
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MORIAH CONGREGATION
Deerfield, Illinois
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Overcoming Adversity and Abuse: 
Paying it Forward
KOL SASSON
Skokie, Illinois
Co-sponsored by SHALVA
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WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST
Chicago
Co-sponsored also by SHALVA and the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network
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MILT'S DOWNTOWN LUNCH AND LEARN
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Chicago
Co-sponsored by Shalva and 
Milt's Barbeque for the Perplexed
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UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
Emerging Leaders and Philanthropists
In Partnership with Hillel International

UJA-Federation of New York
New York City
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"BEST OF FEST" 
Screening of CRIME AFTER CRIME, 
Q&A and Book Signing
PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL at
KENESETH ISRAEL (KI)
Elkins Park, Pennyslvania

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Private Dinner Talk
Eliezer at Yale
YALE UNIVERSITY
New Haven, Connecticut
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Book Talk and Signing 
With Special Guest - The Honorable NJ State Senator (Majority Leader) Loretta Weinberg
TEANECK GENERAL STORE
Teaneck, New Jersey
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TEMPLE EMETH
Teaneck, New Jersey
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COMMUNITY OVERCOMING 
RELATIONSHIP ABUSE
San Mateo, California
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Men's Club Speaker Series
SHIR HADASH
Los Gatos, California
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Berkeley Book Release Party and Reading
AFIKOMEN JUDAICA
Berkeley, California
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BOOK PASSAGE
Corte Madera, California
Co-sponsored by Kol Shofar and Shalom Bayit
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Wine Reception, Screening of CRIME AFTER CRIME, Book Signing and Q&A Moderated by 
ABC News Anchor Cheryl Jennings
ORINDA LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
Orinda, California
Co-sponsored by
STAND! For Families Free of Violence

S E P T E M B E R
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JCC OF THE EAST BAY
Berkeley, California
Co-sponsored by
Shalom Bayit and Bend the Arc
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Book Launch
DIESEL BOOKS
Oakland, California

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SUBTERRANEAN ARTHOUSE
Berkeley, California



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ORRICK LAW FIRM
San Francisco


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RUSSIAN CENTER
San Francisco


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FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Oakland. California

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OBERLIN COLLEGE
Oberlin, Ohio

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SHOMREI TORAH
Santa Rosa, California


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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS

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CONGREGATION NETIVOT SHALOM
Berkeley, California

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BERKELEY VIDEO AND FILM FESTIVAL
Berkeley, California


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YALE LAW SCHOOL
with Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers. Presented by the Connecticut Bar Association
New Haven, Connecticut

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
New York City

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TOURO LAW CENTER
Central Islip, New York

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TEANECK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
with New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg
Teaneck, New Jersey


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SILICON VALLEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Cupertino, California

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
 Presented by the Women's Law Society
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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SHALOM BAYIT
Annual Shelter of Peace Prayer
Oakland, California


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ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES
Special Screening by the Women's Prison Association
New York City

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ANNUAL SHALVA LUNCHEON
Chicago

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SHALVA
Special Benefit Screening
Chicago



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CORO FELLOW PROGRAM IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS LEADERSHIP TRAINING
San Francisco

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BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION
San Francisco

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SPRING AWAKING: SEEDS OF HOPE BENEFIT
COMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIP ABUSE (CORA)
Atherton, California

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THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
Los Angeles


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MONTEREY PENINSULA JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Carmel, California


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ELMWOOD THEATER SPECIAL SCREENING
Co-sponsored by A Safe Place and
Project Peace East Bay

Berkeley, California


J A N U A R Y
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JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Special Presentation with New York State Legislators. Sponsored by the New York Women's Foundation.
New York City

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PHILADEPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Philadelphia


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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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NASHVILLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Nashville, Tennessee

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OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK (OWN)
Online Event

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SUBTERRANEAN ARTHOUSE
Berkeley, California


O C T O B E R
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PROJECT SARAH IN SUPPORT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
San Diego, CA

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USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS
Sponsored by the Entertainment Law Society and The Post Conviction Justice Project
 
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CINEMA SOCIETY
San Diego, California


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CREST THEATER
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence Policymakers Forum
Sacramento, California

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STAND! FOR FAMILIES FREE OF VIOLENCE
REBUILDING LIVES AWARD EVENT
Concord, California


S E P T E M B E R
EVENTS AT THEATERS AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA


A U G U S T
EVENTS AT THEATERS AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

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NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
Seattle, Washington

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IFC CENTER
New York City


LAEMMLE'S THEATER
West Hollywood, California


LAEMMLE'S THEATER
Encino, California

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SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
San Francisco



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LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 
GRAND PERFORMANCES
Los Angeles


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MANHATTAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
New York City

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CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S LAW CENTER
PURSUIT OF JUSTICE AWARD CEREMONY
Los Angeles

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TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Toronto, Canada

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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS NIGHT
San Francisco

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JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES 
San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
San Francisco 


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PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
Emeryville, California

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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Berkeley School of Law
University of California


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Social Justice Salon Panel
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
San Francisco


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NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR DEFENSE OF BATTERED WOMEN
Philadelphia

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BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW
University of California


M A R C H
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STANDARD CLUB
Chicago


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UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK ADDRESS TO PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS
New York City



F E B R U A R Y
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ATLANTA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Atlanta, Georgia


J A N U A R Y
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Crime and Punishment Panel
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Park City, Utah

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NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

LINCOLN CENTER
New York City

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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Park City, Utah