Forthcoming Public Events
Sunday, February 22, 1-2:30pm, St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum (in-person) The Museum welcomes author Tracy Slater in conversation with third-generation Japanese American Robin Hattori as they discuss Hattori’s family history of incarceration and Slater's book, Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp. Co-sponsored by the St. Louis Japanese American Citizens League. Free and open to the public, but registration is requested.
Monday, May 4, 7pm ET, Joint Distribution Committee (online) Join Tracy Slater, recipient of the 2025 Sorrell and Lorraine Chesin/JDC Archives Fellowship, as she discusses her new work-in-progress uncovering the hidden history of Jewish refugees who found temporary shelter in Kobe, Japan, during World War II. Free and open to the public; Registration info coming soon.
Book Clubs & Private Events
Please feel free to get in touch to inquire about virtual book-club visits, or in-person or virtual private events. Select 2026 dates are still available. I’ll be thrilled to hear from you!
Past Events
Tracy has done readings and been a featured speaker at major museums, cultural centers, and bookstores across North America. See Press & Media for recordings from many of these past events.
List of Recent Events:
December 9, 2025: Falmouth Jewish Congregation, Falmouth, MA (online)
November 24, 2025: Temple Or Rishon, Orangevale, CA (online)
November 12, 2025: The Toronto Holocaust Museum, the Miles Nadal JCC, and Jewish& (in person)
October 29, 2025: The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, The Pardee School of Global Studies’ Asia Center, & the College of General Studies @ Boston University (in person)
October 26, 2025: Holocaust Museum LA (in person)
October 20, 2025: The Morristown/Morris Township Public Library of New Jersey, Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael Adult Ed, Gottesman RTW Academy, National Council of Jewish Women - West Morris Section, Or Hadash, Pine Brook Jewish Center Of NJ, Temple Beth Am, & Temple Shalom (online)
September 29, 2025: The Jewish Community Library of San Francisco, Japanese American Citizens League San Francisco Chapter, and the Workers Circle/Arbeter Ring of Northern California (online)
September 18, 2025: Sandra Seltzer Silberman HBI Conversations Series (online)
September 15, 2025: The Museum of Jewish Heritage NYC (online)
July 15, 2025: Densho.org (online)
July 8, 2025: Newtonville Books, Great Boston Area, MA (in person)